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CEP · 07-29-2005, 04:45 PM

Oh! Yes!
My Mother & Father fished for pout may times. Good eat'n!!
Our favorite place was Salmon Meadow Cove(D-2 on Bizer Map)
We would wait until 7 or so and start out from Veasey's Shore Camps(G-2 on Bizer Map) then drop anchor and fish till oh! around midnight. By that time we have a good mess of pout. After we got back to the camp my mother and I would start cleaning the fish we had cought. You do have to be careful of the horns. There's one on top and one on each side of the head. They will nail you with these horns. If you get horned the area gets very sore and hard to heal. My mother got horned one time while we where cleaning the fish and Mr.Veasey told her to rub the horned area on the belly of the pout. There's something that help the sting and soreness from getting worse.
You probable think I'm full of it but it does work.
As mess of pout make for a good fish dinner! Just be careful of the small bones near the head.
There are many ways to clean a pout but I've found out putting your thumb in their mouth and placing the next two fingers hocked in the gills will keep you away from the horns while you clean.
My mother use to cut the top horn off right away because that's the one she got horned with. She always remarked, "They'ar I'll get rid of that damn thing right off the bat"!!
When you put your finger in the mouth they will bite down on you but don't worry they have very small teeth almost like sand paper. Can't hurt ya! but if you are cleaning a lot of them your thumb will get all raw like if you rubbed it on sand paper. I rap tape around and that takes care of that.
After you have cleaned the fish, clean them off and place them on a platter and sprinkle a little salt of them. Don't be alarmed if they curl up, this is normal.
Cooking: Make an egg wash and roll them in corn meal or cracker crumbs fry them up in a hot skillet. The meat will just fall off the bone.
If you have small children don't let them play around with them.
Take it from experience they will get horned.
If you need any other info, like bait or hooks etc. Just ask. I've been there, done that! Many, Many time.
Later,
CEP

07-29-2005, 04:45 PM	#7
CEP Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Charlton City,MA Posts: 110 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Pout Oh! Yes! My Mother & Father fished for pout may times. Good eat'n!! Our favorite place was Salmon Meadow Cove(D-2 on Bizer Map) We would wait until 7 or so and start out from Veasey's Shore Camps(G-2 on Bizer Map) then drop anchor and fish till oh! around midnight. By that time we have a good mess of pout. After we got back to the camp my mother and I would start cleaning the fish we had cought. You do have to be careful of the horns. There's one on top and one on each side of the head. They will nail you with these horns. If you get horned the area gets very sore and hard to heal. My mother got horned one time while we where cleaning the fish and Mr.Veasey told her to rub the horned area on the belly of the pout. There's something that help the sting and soreness from getting worse. You probable think I'm full of it but it does work. As mess of pout make for a good fish dinner! Just be careful of the small bones near the head. There are many ways to clean a pout but I've found out putting your thumb in their mouth and placing the next two fingers hocked in the gills will keep you away from the horns while you clean. My mother use to cut the top horn off right away because that's the one she got horned with. She always remarked, "They'ar I'll get rid of that damn thing right off the bat"!! When you put your finger in the mouth they will bite down on you but don't worry they have very small teeth almost like sand paper. Can't hurt ya! but if you are cleaning a lot of them your thumb will get all raw like if you rubbed it on sand paper. I rap tape around and that takes care of that. After you have cleaned the fish, clean them off and place them on a platter and sprinkle a little salt of them. Don't be alarmed if they curl up, this is normal. Cooking: Make an egg wash and roll them in corn meal or cracker crumbs fry them up in a hot skillet. The meat will just fall off the bone. If you have small children don't let them play around with them. Take it from experience they will get horned. If you need any other info, like bait or hooks etc. Just ask. I've been there, done that! Many, Many time. Later, CEP