Western Fish Cleaning

Does anyone know of any fish cleaning places that are either open late on week days or near Toledo, I am currently living in an apartment in Maumee, and the boat is up at Anchors Away in Marble Head. The only time I get out is usually after work on the weekdays and by the time I get a box full everywhere is closed up there. So if anyone knows a place on the way back to the Toledo area to drop off the cooler would be great.

hopefully I'll be done working up here soon.

Thanks
Brad A. Miklovich
Licensed Commodities Broker
Rice Investment Co.
1446 Reynolds Rd # 206
Maumee, OH 43537
(419) 893-7550
[email protected]
www.Riceinvestmentco.com

It all depends on what time you are talking about. Curleys that is located at Brand's dry dock in Port Clinton can take fish to about 7pm from May 15-Sept. If the fish cleaning isn't opened, the store attendant can check them and put them in the cooler. 419-734-9753

Shattos in wild wings does a good job

call Mrs. Cutcher shes close to wild wings.does a great job.usually no waiting.she will cut just about anytime..even late in the evening.419-898-0739

Cutchers used to be in the Brand's builging an I think George still is. Just not sure. They also smoked a ton of steelhead to perfection for me. Very good service.

Mr.Cutcher passed away just over a year ago from bone cancer.He was a great guy.I give Mrs cutcher my business.its how she makes a living

Thank Guys ill be sure to give Mrs. Cutcher a call next time.

She has my vote. She and her late husband cleaned many of my fish and smoked them and they were great. I am still bummed about George. I remember when he went in for those test. What a bummer.

I used to stop by Cutchers almost every weekend! I figured they were done selling smoked fish when the old boy passed away. Are they still doing it? At the same place? Call me gross, but I loved that smoked carp he had.

I know this is going to raise afew eyebrows and it might even make a few of you out there gasp in horror :eek:but I have a question has any one ever eaten sheepshead ? I have been told for many years that they are not good to eat .there bony oily,etc .:p

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I know this is going to raise afew eyebrows and it might even make a few of you out there gasp in horror :eek:but I have a question has any one ever eaten sheepshead ? I have been told for many years that they are not good to eat .there bony oily,etc .:p

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I tried smoked sheephead once. I didn't think that it was too bad honestly :D

I don't know how the guy did it up or anything though.

Any fish smoked is probably good though.

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I tried smoked sheephead once. I didn't think that it was too bad honestly :D

I don't know how the guy did it up or anything though.

Any fish smoked is probably good though.

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Actually, sheephead dosen't taste too bad. I have cooked some over a campfire onetime. However, it's taste will vary, depending on how hungry you are, or how much you had to drink!!! T.C.

Smoked sheephead is quite good. Check it out at Cheesehaven. The fish overall isn't that bad but compared to eyes and perch, it pales in comparison. It takes a good cleaning to make it table fare.

Where is Cutchers located? Does she work out of her home, I was thinking about headin up this Friday afternoon, hopefully get on some eyes.

we caught so many friday I kept one and put it in the fryer after all the walleye had been cooked. and it was not bad maybe the walleye flavored the oil ? going to try smoking some maybe we can lower there numbers a little . any one know any smoking technique that will work ? or recipes for cooking them.

Best way I've heard for sheephead is to smoke it over an open flame. Use baking string and secure the fillets to a 2x4. Butter, garlic salt and pepper and little olive oil. Continue to turn for roughly 10-15 minutes high over the open flame.

Remove from the fire, discard the fillets and eat the 2x4. :p

Gotta love them eye's.

shes within a mile of besse power plant

Rusty,
I think I like Your Sheephead recipe best. Thats a classic. Forgive me if I repeat that one. Speaking of recipes, I have a good one for walleye. At the grocery store get some Hooters wing breading mix. Its not usually where they keep breading, but where they keep sauces for making hot wings. Its not spicy or anything, you would have to add the hotsauce for that. Anyway, make a soupy broth by adding water or even better your favorite beer. Then put some of the mix on a plate dry. Dip fillets in the wet then directly into the dry stuff then into hot oil. Little bit of salt and your in business. Makes awsome fried fish. Anybody else got any recipes for walleye? Always looking for something new as I eat a heck of alot of fish.
Thanks,
Agent "H"

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we caught so many friday I kept one and put it in the fryer after all the walleye had been cooked. and it was not bad maybe the walleye flavored the oil ? going to try smoking some maybe we can lower there numbers a little . any one know any smoking technique that will work ? or recipes for cooking them.

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Brine them skin on in a mix of water and salt dense enough to float an uncooked egg. Brine them 12 hours or so and smoke them low temp, lots of thick smoke 8 hours or so. Stoke the fire every 30 min or so.

That sounds good will try it next time , going to try the hooters recipe also , I have been using a mix called fishermans all natural coating it is the best I have seen not real thick and with a good oil it fries up golden brown cant wait to get out there and pick up a few more eyes .

Good recipes guys. Thanks. I guess I have to get off the old school of half corm flake crumbs and half cracker meal. It's all I've ever used. Don't laugh but I've been apprehensive about venturing out with new recipes until I've had ample supply in case I screw up. Well, since getting back into this (moving back to Ohio 2 years ago) that ample supply still hasn't made it's way into my fish cooler.

I'm going to try the hooters mix.

Im hungry all ready!!! That hooters recipe sounds good coount me in for trying that. I have tried several things that floped. I'm still looking for a good one for bakeing. Any help?

Anyone ever done this? If so I'm all ears, cause I've always wanted to try it.

Thanks

I seem to slide back to my standby - crush one sleeve of Keebler saltines into fine crumbs. Add one half sleeve of Ritz crackers crushed into flour. Mix the flours together. Dip the fish into beaten egg/milk mixture, let excess drain off, then coat completely in the flour mixture. Fry golden brown in oil, I like to use peanut oil. Seems the only mix I've found over the years that everyone from little children to oldsters will eat and rave about. The fillets also look gorgeous on the plate, and we all know that's part of the deal when you're feeding a group.;)

I do also like original Shore Lunch on walleyes and bluegills occasionally, but doesn't get the raves from everyone else that my tried-and-true recipe gets.

PS - my fishing buddy grills walleye. I'll have him do some next time we go and I'll share his recipe.

i use water kosher salt till an egg floats, liquid smoke, 2 cups brown sugar, if you like it hot add pepper seeds this is good for fish and jerky, i smoke salmon walleye catfish white bass never tried sheep head. when i cook my fish if i deep fry i use peanut oil and drakes batter mix and stale beer let the beer sit out over night the carbonation makes not stick to the filet as well. to pan fry i like to make my own cracker crumbs in food processor with garlic powder,onion powder and season salt till its a very fine. then dredge in flower coat with a egg wash dredge in cracker crumbs and fry in a cast iron skillet with pure lard now if you got to watch your cholesterol just eat less this is a lot of work but worth it the taste is very good this i use just for family at home if im having a big fish fry we always use drakes you have to eat the drakes right away or it gets a little soggy but the pan fry is great cold or heated up with microwave. serve with fries and coleslaw and homemade tarter sauce take mayo add pickle relish dill or sweet little mustard to give it color and some lemon juice mix up and enjoy

foil packs we call em. take your foil big enough to seal eyes in foil put butter down slice onions lay them down put walleye filets down more onion slices garlic powder, old bay seasoning, lemon pepper seasoning and lay bacon strips on top seal foil around it all you want a very tight seal so it steams it and the foil pack puffs up about 15 minutes on medium grill make sure not to get a hole in foil till right before serving to let juice and bacon drippings out this great with fresh eyes

I make my tartar same way you do. If you have a fresh lemon, put some of the zest in the tartar. Unlike the juice of the lemon, the zest adds a strong, bright lemon flavor to the sauce without the acid or extra liquid.

Walleye grilled that way sounds great. I'll try that this weekend. We put 34 in the freezer last weekend, so there's plenty to try!:D

dont tell my wife I am on line swapping recipes:D