tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post6512408198273988428..comments2023-12-03T08:13:24.652-08:00Comments on Fat of the Land: All Hail the Lunch BrookieLangdon Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-46538155946460190422008-07-30T09:41:00.000-07:002008-07-30T09:41:00.000-07:00finny, a thoroughly excellent post from top to bot...finny, a thoroughly excellent post from top to bottom...that video is classic! i learned to fish back in northern MN, and brookies were the game...the video brought back a lot of good memories. your son made an excellent choice..."i want him for lunch!" thanks for the post!t-moshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774723413030308628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-47986954895138313002008-07-23T12:05:00.000-07:002008-07-23T12:05:00.000-07:00The Berkshires, SW Massachusetts, 1973, Green Rive...The Berkshires, SW Massachusetts, 1973, Green River in late summer when the flow stopped, leaving the fish trapped in pools -- that's when I learned to tickle brookies and catch them with my hands. Subsequent efforts in the Swiss Alps (1975), the Rockies (1985) and Eastern Oregon (1995) established that trout tickling can be done with the right conditions: small stream, abundant cover, gentle Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-78825641939856677162008-07-23T09:33:00.000-07:002008-07-23T09:33:00.000-07:00Oh indeed, my first fish were brook trout taken fr...Oh indeed, my first fish were brook trout taken from the pasture brook that is only 6-inches deep and a foot wide.<BR/><BR/>We would bring the trout, still flopping on the hook, into the house for my grandmother to take off the hook. She put them in the kitchen sink with running water so we could watch them swim.<BR/><BR/>Fried in bread crumb batter, the crunchy tail is the best part!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-12823357961474976632008-07-22T23:09:00.000-07:002008-07-22T23:09:00.000-07:00I have these delectable fishing memories from chil...I have these delectable fishing memories from childhood, the catching, (sometimes the endless waiting) and later the panful of fried fish. You're cooking up some good ones for your kids that they'll remember too. Sweet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-11504122043716798312008-07-22T09:01:00.000-07:002008-07-22T09:01:00.000-07:00Oh man, how can a person not help but smile! That...Oh man, how can a person not help but smile! That was awesome! "what do you think? "I want him for lunch!" That's classic! What great times to be able to share with your children!Tom Sorensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376762648007983014noreply@blogger.com