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Asian Rainbow Trout
Baked Lake Trout
Baked Northern Pike
Baked Whitefish Parmesan
Barbequed Steelhead Trout
Beer Battered Catfish
Bluegill Chowder
Bluegill Fritters
Bronzed Catfish w/Crabmeat Sauce
Cajun Baked Catfish
Cajun Crappie
Citrus Fish Fillets
Crispy Crappie
Eel in Red Wine w/Sage and Bacon
Fish Batter Recipe
Foil Steamed Fish
Grilled Salmon 1
Grilled Walleye w/Fruit Chutney or Basil Pesto
Mediterranean Trout in a Parcel
Parmesan Perch
Peppered Catfish
Pike Recipe
Simple Fish on the Grill
Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad
Smoked Trout and Cucumber Sandwiches
Texas Style Catfish
Trout w/Caper Sauce
Baked Whitefish Parmesan
Ingredients:
2/3 cups sour cream
1 tbls dry onion soup mix
1 tsp dry onion soup mix
Crushed red pepper flakes (optional) or ground black pepper (optional)
2/3 cups breadcrumbs
1 tbls grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp grated parmesan cheese
2 tsp fresh parsley, chopped
1/8 tsp paprika
4 (6 ounce) white fish fillets
2 tbls peanut oil
2 tsp peanut oil
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Combine sour cream and soup mix in bowl
Combine next 4 ingredients in a shallow dish
Dip fish into sour cream mixture, then lightly coat with breadcrump mixture
Arrange fish in a lightly oiled baking dish
Drizzle oil over top
Bake about 8 minutes, until fish is lightly browned
Turn and bake another 5 minutes or until golden
Wine pairing: Riesling, White Zinfadel or Chablis
submitted by: Manami
Bluegill Chowder
Ingredients:
Dice or grate:
5 large potatoes
1 large onion
3 stalks celery
1 green pepper
Add vegetables to:
2 cups water
2 beef bouillon cubes
2 tbls butter
Salt and pepper
Directions:
Bring to a boil then simmer at least 2 hours
About 30 minutes before serving add paste:
1/2 cup water (about)
3 tbls flour
2 pounds diced bluegill
2 tbls butter
Simmer 30 minutes
Remove fro mheat and stir in:
1/2 cup whipping cream
(optional, but gives rich flavor)
Mediterranean Trout in a Parcel
Ingredients:
4 trout fillets
1 leek, cut into strips
1 head fennel, cut into strips
1 carrot, cut into strips
1 red bell pepper, deseeded and cut into strips
2 tbls white wine
8 sprigs fresh dill
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400°F
Set out 4 12 inch squares of foil
Place a trout fillet on each square and top with the vegetables and dill
Gather up the edges, add salt and pepper and 1/2 tbs of wine to each parcel and seal fully
Place on baking sheet in the oven and bake for 10 minutes
submitted by: English_Rose
Foil Steamed Fish
Ingredients:
1 whole fish, cleaned (2-3 pounds)
1 tomato
1 onion
1 lemon
salt
pepper
Directions:
Slice tomato, onion and lemon thin
Tear allminum foil 2&1/2 times the length of the fish
Layer half the sliced onion, lemon & tomato on the foil.
( this will keep fish from burning)
Season fish with salt, pepper and lay it on top
Layer the rest of the vegetables on the fish and seal the foil tightly
Grill for about 45-60 minutes turning every 15 minutes
submitted by: Simon Torres
Baked Lake Trout
Ingredients:
1/4 cup chopped onion
Lemon slices
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Clean, fillet, and skin 3 to 4 lb. lake trout
Arrange 2 fillets next to each other on Aluminum foil
Spread chopped onion on fish
Put a slice or two of lemon on each fillet
Salt and pepper to taste
Wrap tightly in foil and bake 20 minutes on each side in 350 degree oven or on the grill
When done, unwrap fish, throw away, and eat the foil
submitted by: Sharon Gray
Citrus Fish Fillets
Ingredients:
2-3 lbs Medium Fish Filets
2 Lemons
2 Limes
Butter
Parsley
1 Small twig fresh Rosemary for each Filet (optional)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions:
Place filets skin side down on broiling pan
Cut 1 Lemon and 1 Lime in half and squeeze juice over filets
Place under Broiler for 3-4 minutes
Remove from oven
Cut the 2nd Lemon and Lime in half and squeeze juice over filets
Add several pats of butter to each filet
Sprinkle the filets with parsley and place Rosemary twig on each Filet
Return filets to the oven
Place under Broiler for another 3-4 minutes until fish is done (flakes easily with a fork)
submitted by: Gary Makely
Texas Style Catfish
Ingredients:
6 eggs
3 teaspoons of your favorite hot sauce
1/2 cup water
2 pounds catfish fillets
1 cup medium-grind cornmeal
1/2 cup flour
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
Cayenne pepper, to taste
Peanut oil, for pan frying
Directions:
Mix the eggs, hot sauce and water to make the egg wash
In a shallow dish, place the catfish fillets in the egg wash and refrigerate the fillets for at least 1 hour and up to several hours
Combine the cornmeal, flour, paprika, salt, pepper, and cayenne in a shallow pan
Pour enough oil into a cast iron skillet to reach halfway up your fillets
Heat the oil to 300 degrees
While the oil is heating dredge the fillets, in the cornmeal mixture one at a time, coating both sides well
Gently place a few pieces of fish in the skillet, frying them in batches
Fry the fillets a total of about 5 minutes per 1/2-inch of thickness, turning them once
Adjust the heat as necessary to get a deep golden brown crust and a flaky interior
Drain the fillets
Serve the fish immediately, with whatever you like
submitted by: John Hannah
Baked Northern Pike
Ingredients:
3-4 lbs. Northern Pike fillets
5 tbsp butter
1 med size onion
1 med size green pepper
6-8 strips bacon
Lemon juice
Salt and pepper
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Melt butter; pour in a 9x13 inch cake pan
(For easy cleaning, line pan with aluminum foil)
Place fillets in the butter
Season with salt and pepper
Slice onions and green peppers over fillets
Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of lemon juice over fillets
Cover the fillets with the 6-8 strips of bacon
Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes
Bluegill Fritters
Ingredients:
6-12 slab bluegills
Old bay
Pepper
Cornmeal
Flour
1-2 eggs
(Red pepper powder if you like)
Directions:
Filet fish (should look like a chicken finger)
Mix all ingredients together except egg
(make a batter, you can handle that)
Then dip fish in egg
Then in batter
Deep fry (I prefer a deep fryer) for about 4-5 min
submitted by:Bob Gill
Crispy Crappie
Ingredients:
25 large crappie fillets cut into 1 - 2" pieces
Bowl of ice water
Tempura Fish Batter
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce (optional)
Juice from 1/4 squeezed lemon (optional)
Directions:
Place pieces of fillets in a bowl of ice water and refrigerate for 15 minutes
Prepare fish batter as directed on package
Mix in 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder and salt and pepper, and ice cold water
(mix should be thick enough to stick, but thin enough to easily drip)
Add 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce (optional) and juice from lemon (optional) mix
Remove cut fish from water and dab with a paper towel to remove excess water
Dip in batter, let excess drip off and place in deep fryer or frying pan with enough hot oil to cover fish pieces completely
Remove when lightly brown (about 3 minutes)
Parmesan Perch
Ingredients:
2 lb perch fillets
2 c saltine crackers, finely crushed
Parmesan cheese
2 eggs
1 tbsp pepper
Cooking oil
Directions:
Beat eggs and pepper until well mixed
Dip completely dry fillets into egg and then in finely crushed cracker crumbs
Heat 1/2 inch cooking oil
Then add perch
Turning when golden brown
Salt lightly
Grilled Walleye w/Fruit Chutney or Basil Pesto
Ingredients:
Walleye:
4-6 medium walleye filets
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, minced
salt and pepper
Creamy Basil Pesto:
2 tablespoons fresh ground basil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons fresh ground parmesan or romano cheese
1/2 cup half and half
2 tablespoons ground pine nuts
Fresh Fruit Chutney:
1/2 cup vinegar
1 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon oregano
1 red delicious apple, cut into cubes
1 orange, chopped
1 cup cantaloupe, cut into cubes
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
Directions:
In a large bowl cover walleye filets with oil and garlic
Let sit covered in the refrigerator for 15 minutes
Heat grill
Sprinkle salt and pepper on filets
Then wrap all walleye filets in one large sheet of tin foil
Place on grill
Keeping it away from extreme heat
Filets will be done in approximately 15 minutes or when they flake easily with a fork
Remove from heat, and coat with one of the two sauces below
Creamy Basil Pesto:
In a food processor, vigorously combine ingredients to form a paste
Serve immediately
Fresh Fruit Chutney:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well
Fruit may be substituted for fresh regional varieties of apple, citrus, and melon
submitted from: fishingworks
Simple Fish on the Grill
Ingredients:
2-3 lbs. Fish Filets(skin on)
1/2 cup vegtable oil
Sauce:
1 cup Ketchup
1 Cup Hot Sauce (Durkee's extra hot is my favorite)
1/2 Cup Vinegar (White for less vinegar taste, Apple Cider for more)
1/2 cup water
Directions:
If using a gas grill, preheat the grill.
Brush the grill with oil to minimixe sticking.
Place the filets on the grill skin side down, and brush the filets with sauce. After 2-5 minutes (depending on the thickness of the filets) turn the filets and brush with sauce again. Wait 2-3 minutes, turn and sauce the filets one more time, salt and pepper to taste and cook until done.
Submitted by: Gary Makely
Trout w/Caper Sauce
Ingredients:
2 whole trout
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 garlic clove (crushed)
1 lemon, juice of
4 ounces capers (crushed)
salt and pepper
Directions:
* A few hours before cooking put oil in a bowl with the crushed garlic and lemon juice and beat together then add capers and salt and pepper to taste
* Leave to infuse
* When ready to cook fish, remove grill rack from pan and line with foil, pre heat grill and arrange the trout over the foil
* Then gash the trout twice in the thickest part of the body and brush with a little oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper
* Then pour over the caper sauce
* Grill under a high heat untill the skins become crispy brown (3-4 mins each side)
* Then serve with the pan juices alongside a nice fresh salad or good old fashioned chips
submitted by: Chef ian b
Bronzed Catfish w/Crabmeat Sauce
Ingredients:
Crabmeat Sauce
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1/2 cup red pepper, finely chopped
1 teaspoon garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 cup whipping cream
8 ounces crabmeat, Fresh
salt, to taste
black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
Fish
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon black pepper, ground
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon thyme, dried
salt, to taste
1 pinch cayenne
16 ounces catfish fillets
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Directions:
Melt butter in pot on medium heat
Add onion, celery and red pepper and sauté for 5 minutes or until softened
Stir in garlic and paprika
Cook 1 minute
Stir in hot pepper sauce, mustard and whipping cream
Bring to simmer and simmer 1 minute
Add crabmeat
Heat until warmed through
Season well with salt and pepper
Stir in parsley
Mix together flour, pepper, paprika, oregano, thyme, salt and cayenne on a plate
Season catfish with salt and pepper then dredge the catfish in the flour mixture
Heat oil in skillet on medium-high heat
Add catfish and fry until golden about 3 minutes per side
Place on individual serving plates and top with crabmeat sauce
submitted by: Buster's Friend
Cajun Baked Catfish
Ingredients:
3 slices bacon, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons Grey Poupon mustard
1/4 teaspoon basil
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon oregano
5 dashes Tabasco sauce (or to taste)
2 tablespoons crab boil, spice
1 1/2 lbs catfish fillets
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375º
Saute the diced bacon, onion and garlic
Add the butter and herbs
Simmer 3 minutes
Add the fish, stir and simmer 3 minutes more
Transfer to a baking dish and bake for about 20 minutes or until the fish is done
submitted by: TxGriffLover
Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad
Ingredients:
11 ounces multi-colored fusilli pasta
1 small carrot, grated
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 cup diced cucumber
1/2 cup diced celery
8 ounces smoked salmon, cut into 3/4 inch pieces
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 pinch salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
Directions:
Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat
Stir in the fusilli; return to a boil
Cook the pasta uncovered, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes
Drain well and rinse with cold water
Transfer cooled pasta to a large bowl
Toss the carrot, onion, cucumber, celery, and salmon with the pasta; mix well
Combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl; mix well
Pour sauce over pasta mixture
Mix well to coat evenly
submitted by: ekatiemo
Asian Rainbow Trout
Ingredients:
4 (6 ounce) fillets boneless, skinless rainbow trout
2 teaspoons soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
4 green onions, chopped
Directions:
Rub trout fillets with soy sauce Season with salt, pepper, and sugar; set aside
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat
Add garlic, ginger, and green onions; cook and stir until golden brown
Add trout fillets and cook until browned and crispy, about 3 minutes
Turn fillets over, and continue cooking until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 3 minutes more
submitted by: KerriJ
Grilled Salmon 1
Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds salmon fillets
Lemon pepper to taste
Garlic powder to taste
Salt to taste
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Directions:
Season salmon fillets with lemon pepper, garlic powder, and salt
In a small bowl, stir together soy sauce, brown sugar, water, and vegetable oil until sugar is dissolved
Place fish in a large resealable plastic bag with the soy sauce mixture, seal, and turn to coat Refrigerate for at least 2 hours
Preheat grill for medium heat
Lightly oil grill grate
Place salmon on the preheated grill, and discard marinade
Cook salmon for 6 to 8 minutes per side, or until the fish flakes easily with a fork
Pike Recipe
Ingredients:
3lb pike, scaled, gutted and washed
3 1/2oz of fresh breadcrumbs
5 fl oz of single cream
2lb of onions or shallots, chopped
1 head of garlic, minced
1 large handful of chopped sorrel
1 small handful of chopped parsley
A little thyme
A bayleaf
2 glasses of white wine
1 teaspoon of cornflour
5fl oz of double cream
A little butter
2 beaten eggs
Salt and pepper
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 400F
Soak the breadcrumbs in the single cream
Sweat 1 onion with the garlic and sorrel in the butter until the onion is tender
Put the mixture into a bowl and mix in the eggs, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper
Stuff the fish with the mixture and sew up the opening
Butter a roasting dish big enough for the fish
Put in the remaining onions, all the herbs, wine and more salt and pepper
Put the pike on the top of the mixture and dot with the butter
Roast in the oven for 35 mins, basting frequently
Remove the fish from the roasting dish and transfer to a serving platter
Beat the cornflour with the double cream and add to the onions and juices in the pan
Stir over a low heat until the juice thickens
Pour the sauce over the fish and serve
Cajun Crappie
Ingredients:
Crappie filets (about 1 pound)
1/3 cup yellow corn meal
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 egg
1/2 cup of milk
Corn oil for frying
Directions:
Combine Corn Meal, 1 cup of flour and spices in a small bowl, mix well
Beat the egg and milk in another bowl
Remove skin from the Crappie filets and wash with cold water
Dry the filets with paper towels
Put ½ cup of flour in a plastic bag
Add the crappie filets to the plastic bag and shake to coat the filets with flour
Dip one by one, into the egg and then dip into the Corn Meal, flour, and spice mixture
In a large frying pan, heat the corn oil, 1/4 inch deep, to about 375 degrees
Carefully place filets into the hot oil
Fry filets till golden brown on both sides
Place cooked filets on paper towels to drain excess oil
Serves two
recipe from: LakeMichiganAngler
Fish Batter Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1 cup water
Directions:
Sift all of the dry ingredients together
Add water and mix the rest of the ingredients until smooth
Coat the fish fillets
Cover the fish completely in oil (I use vegetable oil)
Deep fry until a nice golden brown
It’ll float when ready
recipe from: Game and Fish Recipes
Peppered Catfish
Ingredients:
Three-Pepper Catfish Rub
3 tablespoons coarse-ground black pepper
2 tablespoons kosher salt
1 ½ tablespoons coarse-ground white pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Six 8-ounce catfish fillets
Catfish Mop (optional)
2 cups seafood or chicken stock
½ cup oil, preferably canola or corn oil
Juice of 3 limes
1 to 1 tablespoons remaining Three-Pepper Catfish Rub
Golden Mustard Barbecue Sauce (optional)
1 cup white vinegar
¾ cup prepared yellow mustard
½ medium onion, minced
1/3 cup water
¼ cut tomato puree
1 tablespoon paprika
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 ½ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
Makes about 2 cups
(Recipe for making the Golden Mustard Barbecue Sauce:
Mix the ingredients in a saucepan and bring the liquid to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and cook until the onions are tender and the mixture thickens, 20 to 25 minutes. Use the sauce warm or chilled. It keeps, refrigerated, for a couple of weeks. Variation: Add a tablespoon or two of mayonnaise or brown sugar for a different level of tang.)
Recipe for Peppered Catfish:
At least 2 ½ hours before you plan to barbecue, or preferably the night before, mix the rub ingredients together in a small bowl
Cover the catfish lightly and evenly with the rub, reserving at least 1 to 2 tablespoons of the mixture if you plan to baste the fish
Place the fillets in a plastic bag and refrigerate them for 2 hours or overnight
Prepare the smoker for barbecuing, bringing the temperature to 180 degrees F to 200 degrees F
Remove the fillets from the refrigerator and let them sit at room temperature for 20 minutes
If you are going to use the mop, mix the ingredients together in a small saucepan and warm over low heat
Place the catfish in the smoker on a small grill rack as far from the fire as possible
Cook the fish for approximately 1 ½ hours, dabbing the catfish with mop every 20 minutes in a wood-burning pit, or as appropriate for your style of smoker
When cooked, the catfish will be opaque and firm, yet flaky
Serve warm
If desired, accompany the catfish with Golden Mustard Barbecue Sauce
recipe by: Idaho Fish and Hunt
Eel in Red Wine w/Sage and Bacon
Ingredients:
8 pieces of eel - 3 to 4 inches each
2 tbls lemon juice
2 tbls vegetable oil
1/2 pint (300ml) red wine
1 large onion - peeled and chopped
2 tbls fresh parsley
Whole sage leaves
Bacon rashers - enough to wrap the eel
1 egg yolk
2 tbls cream
Directions:
Put the eel into a dish and pour over the lemon juice, oil, wine, onion and parsley - leave to marinade for an hour or so
Remove the eel from the marinade and wrap in sage leaves and then bacon
Either place these pieces with the join side down into your crockpot or skewer with a cocktail stick or tie with string
Then pour the marinade over the pieces
Cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours
Combine the cream and egg yolk and mix into the sauce - allow it to reheat for 15 mins or so
If you prefer, you could thicken the sauce with cornflour/arrowroot/cornstarch
recipe from: find-a-seafood-recipe
Smoked Trout and Cucumber Sandwiches
Ingredients:
200 g smoked trout, flaked
150 g cream cheese
1 lemon, finely grated rind and juice
1 tbls fresh dill, finely chopped
1 tbls capers, rinsed, drained, finely chopped
8 slices wholemeal bread, crusts removed
2 lebanese cucumbers
Sea salt, to taste
Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:
Combine the trout, cream cheese, lemon rind and juice, dill and capers in a small bowl
Divide the trout mixture between 4 slices of bread; using a vegetable peeler, slice the cucumbers into long ribbons; top the trout with the cucumber slices; season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; cut each sandwich into thirds
recipe from: bluemoon downunder
Beer Battered Catfish
Ingredients:
3 lb catfish
1/4 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup flour
2 eggs, beaten
1 12 oz beer
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Oil
Salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
In medium mixing bowl blend flour, cornmeal, salt and pepper
In a separate bowl beat egg well; add beer and minced onions and mix well
Cut the fish into 2 inch cubes or strips
Heat the oil to 375 degrees
Roll the catfish in the flour mixture then dip in beer-egg mix then back into the flour
Place dipped catfish into the oil and fry to golden brown
recipe from: Mountain Breeze
Barbequed Steelhead Trout
Ingredients:
2 pounds steelhead trout fillets
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup barbeque sauce
Directions:
Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil the grate
Arrange the trout fillets on large piece of aluminum foil
Whisk together the butter, lemon juice, paprika, and cayenne pepper; brush the mixture onto the fillets
Cook on the preheated grill until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes; brush the fillets with the barbeque sauce; cook another 2 minutes
Recipe from: zeppelin68