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Too Little Trout

Posted on May 16, 2023

The problem with frying a nine-inch trout is that you’re frying A nine-inch trout. And, doggone it, that’s not much of a meal.

However, this one was gifted to me this morning by a neighboring camper who was on the water by 7 a.m.
This one I fried in butter with garlic powder, a little smoked paprika, salt and pepper. You see the remains of it in the photo.

Decades ago, when the family and I lived in Oregon, I was owned by a blind Schnauzer. Ernie, blind and generally terrified but sort of my dog. Ernie and I would occasionally — too seldom — visit a little meat shop by the river bridge and get a small bag of smoked trout before heading out for a day hike on Mt. Jefferson.

Midway, Ernie and I snacked on smoked trout. He was pretty blind but he could smell and he could taste. We both enjoyed the smoked trout.

Tonight’s trout — selfishly, I didn’t share with Millie; it was too small — fried out here in the big woods, took me back to Ernie, to Oregon and the big woods of the Cascades.

12 thoughts on “Too Little Trout”

  1. Katie says:
    May 17, 2023 at 12:44 am

    Poor Millie! I hope you had a fried honey bun to go with that trout!

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    1. Bill Woodall says:
      May 17, 2023 at 11:17 am

      🙂

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  2. David Terre says:
    May 17, 2023 at 1:55 am

    Neat story! Take up fishing there and get you a bigger one.

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    1. Bill Woodall says:
      May 17, 2023 at 11:21 am

      I fished some in Oregon and more when I lived in Denver metro (gold medal streams) but would have to start from scratch with tackle. I am considering it, though. Guys here are catching walleye and pike even fishing from the bank.

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      1. Fred Gebhardt says:
        May 17, 2023 at 6:13 pm

        My boss has a Norman Rockwell painting on his wall of 2 kids returning from the lake. The sharp dressed kid decked out with all the latest fishing gear carries a fish on a string and a scowl on his face. His “barefoot and overalls” fishing partner with his tin can of worms and cane pole, proudly carries a dozen fish on a string.
        Need we send you a care package with a $9.88 Zebco Slingshot and a $1.27 package of Eagle Claw bait holders? We’ll put Millie to searching out the earthworms.
        Your blog is making us want to go camping.

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        1. Bill Woodall says:
          May 17, 2023 at 9:58 pm

          Fred… I’m considering that. 🙂

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  3. Roland . Brown says:
    May 17, 2023 at 2:01 am

    Bill – I’ve been following your posts off and on for a couple of weeks or so. I’m a bit jealous. I told Gayle we needed to hook up our trailer and come find you. What is it from Central Texas – half a day! 😉

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    1. Bill Woodall says:
      May 17, 2023 at 11:16 am

      At least.

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  4. Cristi Langley says:
    May 17, 2023 at 4:35 pm

    Looks like it was delicious! And I’m sure the surroundings made it even better. 🎉

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  5. barbara Woodall says:
    May 17, 2023 at 7:03 pm

    as good as Colorado trout caught in a little 2 foot across stream?

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    1. Bill Woodall says:
      May 17, 2023 at 9:02 pm

      Babs: No. But pretty darned tasty.

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  6. Bill Woodall says:
    May 17, 2023 at 9:04 pm

    Babs: No. But pretty darned tasty.

    Reply

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