Shore lunch?

[Bobby Bass]

What is your most memorable shore lunch? Several years ago while float fishing down a local river with a lack of water in it. We pulled up under  a bridge and by the flip of the coin my partner had to hitchhike to go and get the truck. Just was not enough water to finish the entire float. While waiting for his return I caught a few walleyes and since I had the cooler with all the fixing as we had planned on having a shore lunch I started a small fire. Deep fried walleyes, onions and fried tatters and a can of peaches for desert. I made enough for my partner but as I kept waiting and waiting for his return I would dig back into the pan and eat some of his lunch that was just getting cold. Did I mention that a light rain had started to fall but I was under a bridge and had fire and was quite comfortable.. A few hours later he returned with the truck, wet, and hungry, no one would pick him up when he was hitch hiking.. Still one of the best meals I have had fishing .

[MadBoBo]

Im go on a fishing trip 2 times a year with some old High school buddies and one of the guys used to be a chef.  This guy cooks up some of the best stuff! Of coarse we have our fish fries but he also makes it part of every trip to do somthing special.  One year he had some special ribeye steaks flown in from a fancy meat distributor, last year it was a full rack of BBQ ribs flown in from a place in Lousiana. Last year he also made a batch of Jambalya with these HUGE prawns as our first meal of the trip.  We always tell him that the food is "Terrible" and after we finish our meal it is tradition to say "that will make a turd".  All i can say is I think i eat better on my fishing trips than I do at home or in most fancy resturants.  You should see the cooking setup/Kitchen we have at our camp, it would amaze you!
We are going again the end of May and I am allready getting things ready for the trip.  No beans and weenies for us.
I can't wait!!

[UncleDave]

Mine would be the last trip and shorelunch with my beloved mother.  This was a trip to Basswood in Ely.  We fished all day with no luck.  Finally my mom caught a smaller pike.  Just enough for 2 people.  We found a nice place to cook it up and enjoyed a nice sunny, warm place to make a fire and enjoy fish and potatos.  She recalled that trip and the joy of son and mom talking and feasting for many years after.  I wish I still had the chance to do it today.   

[thunderpout]

Good story Dave... its the people yer with and where you had it that makes the fish fry memorable, other than that, the food's almost always the best ya ever had, eh?