I'm looking at buying a property with a 5 acre carp lake on it, some other fish too, like roach and trout. But I've never had carp or roach, can you eat them or are they only good for catch and release.
2007-09-06 07:28:50 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
speyshawk ? This is not a business, this would be my personal property. Although renting out rods may be a good idea for some, I live in the country because I don't people trapsing all over my property. Bankrupt???? Give me a bloody break!
2007-09-08 08:33:59 · update #1
Carp is mighty tasty. A real PIA to prepare, but worth the effort.
When I get a big carp, I filet it, pull out the big bones and toss it in a pressure cooker with a couple of onions (quartered), some minced garlic, and an inch or so of water. I set the pressure cooker to it's highest pressure setting and cook over high heat until the pressure has been venting at lest 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, check the filets. Large bones should come out easily and small bones should be very brittle, like the small bones in canned salmon. If needed, cook a while longer.
When done, remove from pressure cooker, remove as many bones as possible, and flake the flesh into small pieces. Chop up the cooked onion, add to the flaked fish, and prepare as you would Salmon Croquets.
Doc
2007-09-06 08:42:37 · answer #1 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason there are so any carp ponds around is because Monks used to stock them as a Food source.
The chef on River Cottage Hue fernley whitingstone did an episode where he catches a grass carp keeps in in a bath of fresh flowing water to clean the mud out of its system for a few days then cooks and serves it to a dinner party, He poached it in a fish kettle, everyone enjoyed it.
There are also loads of recipes for Bream, Pike, perch, never seen any for roach
2007-09-07 19:52:48 · answer #2 · answered by thelev51 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never ate roach or even heard of them, so I can't help you with that one.. But i do know quite a bit with carp.. In the spring, before carp start rolling around in the mud, they don't have the "mud line" in them. My dad, brothers, and I all go dipping for carp in the rivers, which is using a big net that's hung off a bridge and you pull it up and grab the carp out of it.. but carp don't just have to come out of "clean water" because they roll around in the mud anyways so they still have the mud line after the water is warm to touch.. My dad and I fillet the carp and smoke them.
A lot of people will tell you they're nasty or something because they've never tried it but i guarantee if they tried it without knowing they're carp, they'd fall in love. They are to die for!
2007-09-06 13:49:41 · answer #3 · answered by Shelly 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are serious about opening a lake wouldn't it be a good idea to find out a bit more about fish than you apparently do.If you are in U.K. the local fishermen would be horrified that you would even consider eating course fish and you would only attract eastern Europeans to your lake and that would not be a viable proposition.You obviously have no idea of the cost of stocking decent size carp in a lake and yet you seem to be advocating allowing them to be caught for the pan do that my friend and you will soon be Bankrupt.
2007-09-08 07:34:07 · answer #4 · answered by speyhawkzamek 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Carp is rather tasty if cooked right.
One way
1.Remove the scales
2.Remove the head-cut up the remainder
3.Cover with a mixture of flour and corn meal
4.Place in a deep fryer. Cook in vegetable oil for about 10-12 minutes. Oil should be pre heated to about 400 degrees f.
5.Serve with salads. Etc.
2007-09-06 08:39:25 · answer #5 · answered by Truth Seeker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carp are a very popular fish to eat in some countries (poland etc.) not sure about roach, but Pike is supposed to be quite tasty too.
2007-09-06 07:33:50 · answer #6 · answered by skullian 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
carp have a very earthy taste to them. u would need to place them alive in a tank which has clean fresh running waterthrough.
find out the size and numbers of fish and open up a fishery
£5 per rod aday
2007-09-06 20:29:06 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carp are good to eat you just have to know how to clean and cook them. I am not 100% sure, but I think you have to remove the mud vein and soak the meat in butter milk or something like that.
2007-09-06 09:40:35 · answer #8 · answered by Scott 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not just the foreigners ,carp were eaten by monks in the 12th century in this country. Personally i haven't tried them ,but pike, perch and trout well they're quite tasty !
2007-09-08 01:22:48 · answer #9 · answered by Rainman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see carp for sale a lot in Asian markets, but never come across anyone who has ever eaten it. I'd say catch and release, they seem like a pretty nasty fish to eat.
2007-09-06 07:47:58 · answer #10 · answered by hippiewhomper57 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋