We have lots of species on our lake but the subject did not let me put in that much 
Which is easiest to fillet
Bullhead, Bass, bluegill, perch or crappie
P.S which is best eating 
December 20, 2012 at 8:24 pm
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what is easiest to fillet, Bullhead Bass
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December 20, 2012 at 8:30 pm #1122419
i say crappie hands down !!! i have fileted them all over the years
Ajs
December 20, 2012 at 8:34 pm #1122421love scaling and fileting some slab crappies…. then a little cracker crumbs and some hot oil….they curl right up and are so yummy
December 20, 2012 at 8:51 pm #1122425Crappie is the easiest, though I generally don’t eat bass so I didn’t count them. Best eating is gils and perch IMHO, what G said about leaving the skin on only I do that with gils. Its extra special if you keep the tail fin on, extra crunch from the fry pan.
December 20, 2012 at 9:08 pm #1122427Fillet a bullhead ??
Gut and skin…..Heaven….
Bass….don’t touch the stuff
December 20, 2012 at 9:17 pm #1122432If the bullheads are big enough, they are just as easy to flillet, but you need to skin them first. If you are not fromIowa, you may have learned that bullheads are muddy, slimy, only good in the Spring, or something else negative. But they are very good table fare, and are fun to catch!
December 20, 2012 at 10:57 pm #1122463Which bullhead we talking about here? Brown, black or yella?
December 20, 2012 at 11:03 pm #1122467No kidding Ed, bullheads are good, my mom said it’ll eventually help the crosseyes I have if I eat enough of them, its too bad I can’t find them anymore, oh well I’ll always see and fish with two poles instead of just one. See there are benifits to being able to fish with two lines here in Iowa.
Wilton, WIDecember 20, 2012 at 11:03 pm #1122468I think 40lb. flatheads are the easiest to fillet and best tasting…
December 20, 2012 at 11:08 pm #1122471Heck I thought thoes big onse were just big bullheds, their Flatheads?
December 20, 2012 at 11:15 pm #1122478Im with you Brian, those yella bullheads are the best eating.
December 20, 2012 at 11:38 pm #1122490I grew up near Springfield, MN. We fished for bullheads because we could catch a lt of them, and we didn’t get out that much. Lake Shetek, Bingham Lake, Fish Lake just south of us. Anything we caught besides bullheads was considered a bonus. I still like a mess of those if I have been lucky enough to hit them!
December 21, 2012 at 12:21 am #1122513Heavily floured and fried in Butter with tartar sauce, hey Ed? I could also go for a bunch right now too. Some long green onions a baked red potato with crisp skin and some asparagus, all loaded with butter.
December 21, 2012 at 12:41 am #1122519Quote:
We have lots of species on our lake but the subject did not let me put in that much
Which is easiest to fillet
Bullhead, Bass, bluegill, perch or crappie
P.S which is best eating
They are all about the same to fillet. Perch taste the best. Bullhead is a very very close second.
December 21, 2012 at 5:32 am #1122582Quote:
I think 40lb. flatheads are the easiest to fillet and best tasting…
..Once Flatheads get to 30lbs. or more they taste like CHICKEN. At least thats what BK says.
They are even better if you use Kentucky Fried Chicken Secert Herbs and Spices. …rrrDecember 21, 2012 at 5:45 am #1122583I grew up a stones throw away from crystal lake in north central Iowa. Google it and you will see a statue of the WORLD’S LARGEST BULLHEAD. We would bring home buckets and buckets and buckets of bull-gators to clean every spring/summer. Filleting is easy. Remove skin first and use your knife to fillet meat from bones. My kids call ’em gator nuggets! Like their father, grandfather, and great-grandfather… I hope they pass on the love for GATORS to their own children someday!
December 21, 2012 at 11:18 am #1122600Quote:
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I think 40lb. flatheads are the easiest to fillet and best tasting…
..Once Flatheads get to 30lbs. or more they taste like CHICKEN. At least thats what BK says.
They are even better if you use Kentucky Fried Chicken Secert Herbs and Spices. …rrr
And if someone from Iwoa offers you,”CATFISH CHEEKS” don’t eat them. They are cutting them off the wrong end of the fish.
December 21, 2012 at 12:32 pm #1122626As a kid growing up on the lake, we had an aunt that would make bullhead chowder. When she would ask for some, we would run down to the dock and reach into the tires that were hanging on the poles (as boat bumpers) and grab a bulhead out of each
they lived in the tires and we all knew it 
When we would remove one, another one would move in shortly after talk about easy pickins 
and the chowder wasn’t too bad either December 21, 2012 at 12:44 pm #1122634Not to change the subject but…walleye cheeks are much better then bullheads or flatheads…and they are easier to come by.
Since we cut out the cheeks, then release the eye, it’s considered a “renewable” resource.
Soaked in Hamm’s beer takes away all the mustie walleye smell.
December 21, 2012 at 12:46 pm #1122638almost as good as musky eggs
December 21, 2012 at 1:33 pm #1122649Quote:
almost as good as musky eggs
December 21, 2012 at 2:02 pm #1122659Yeah, G went a little over the top there.
December 21, 2012 at 2:03 pm #1122660I cooked bullheads once and I got to say they were very delicious. Im going to have to try them again.
If this spring there are lakes that they open up for liberal fishing, that is a great place to start. Most these lakes have good bullhead populations and if the lake is dying, you punch a hole and they swim to the top. At least I heard that happened on one lake.
Kind of off topic, but I wish I knew someone who worked at the Minnesota Zoo. The bullheads are huge in there. If you have ever eaten on the patio, you know what I am talking about. You could also have turtle soup on the side.
December 21, 2012 at 4:53 pm #1122743Quote:
Which bullhead we talking about here? Brown, black or yella?
I am talking brown, at our lake they get pretty big
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