Pool 4 Walleyes

I fish Pool 4 a lot and was just curious as to why the walleyes are so oily after filleting them and soaking them in water/salt brine. I assume its do to the forage that’s available?

Probably throw them back in warm water months.

Shad

interesting…..i only fish and sometimes keep eyes in the spring and fall and never noticed that.

I’ve heard people say saugers have a different taste, due to foraging on sheepshead. I usually only eat river eyes under 18″ in colder water. Lucky to have spring fed coal mines to take a few fish for eating.

stevenoak wrote:

I’ve heard people say saugers have a different taste, due to foraging on sheepshead. I usually only eat river eyes under 18″ in colder water. Lucky to have spring fed coal mines to take a few fish for eating.

I’ve lived on the river most of my life, and can truthfully say I’ve never heard that – nor could I tell a sauger from a walleye that is baked, fried, or grilled the same way.

The fish in Pool 4 are all pre-cooked due to the nuclear warm water discharge. If you turn the lights off they also glow in the dark.

buckybadger wrote:

and can truthfully say I’ve never heard that – nor could I tell a sauger from a walleye that is baked, fried, or grilled the same way.

Well I agree. But then my FGD told me that your taste buds are replaced every 7 years so things might taste different today then 7 years ago.

rvvrrat wrote:

The fish in Pool 4 are all pre-cooked

Kinda reminds me of why I like Spam.

Brian Klawitter wrote:

Kinda reminds me of why I like Spam.

And why exactly does SPAM keep forever? Same process from the Nuke plant….

And salt