In Nigeria we have a variety of the Clown Fish, same mushy flesh and very bony. The trick isn't to try and remove the bones or scrape off the flesh, the trick is to clean it cut into chunks, season properly and then shock fry it in extremely hot oil. If the oil is sufficiently hot, it breaks the bones and fuses it with the flesh. You're left with a delicious tasting fry that's unlike anything you've ever tasted.
Or, scrape it off the bones and boil it up for cat food. Use it for wild pig bait or use it in chunks fresh in a micro netting for real food fish bait and catch catfish, who have good firm meat. Sorry Clowny that was not the kind of mushy meat I like. Might make good mock crabcakes though. Like a shitload of mock crabcakes. Just sayin...
Love yalls friendship. The candid crap talk during the cooking process added humor to the video. All around great video and an outside the box way of preparing mushy fish. Can’t wait to copy cat this recipe! Love your videos
I used to live down there. I'd go to canals and with a 5 gallon bucket, would 'kachunk' the bucket in the weeds close to shore. I'd catch all sorts of non native cichlids as fry, raise them in my 120 gallon tank. When they got too big I brought them over to the Non Native fish research lab (off of Spanish River, now gone) and drop them off for one of their tanks. They had a big deformed Pacu in one of their tanks named Igor. Talked to Dr Shafland, who helped bring the Peacock bass to SoFla. I fished Lake Ida a few times, but never caught a Knifefish. I miss the fishing down there a lot. Cool video guys.
Glad to see another vid! You’re absolutely right, im definitely flocking to my fishing channels during the 4 months the weather doesn’t let me fish myself.
Vic I feel like videos like these are your bread and butter …. The whole “there’s no such thing as trash fish” thing makes for amazing content. Btw not sure if y’all already had the wedding or not but if you did congrats!!
I was just in Florida a month ago for a wedding, I really wish I could've done some fishing while I was down there. Unfortunately there wasn't much time for such an adventure. Thanks for the vid boys!
Was Johnny kidding about cooking videos? Sounds good even if he steals your recipes and gives us a list. Stopping, rewinding and listening again is brutal
yes, we had 2 inches of snow yesterday, and more on friday. Fishing is done here in CT.... but loving the videos, Hey Viktor get sponsored by Aftco like Johnny 👍👍
Man, you are so right. Florida is a fisherman's paradise. You can catch all kinds of fish throughout the year. I spent a week and a half there after Christmas and it was a blast. I go there pretty often but I rarely get to fish unfortunately. But I am planning on moving there in some near future. The whole state is amazing.
You’re correct about us watching from up North…..single digits up here as we watch with jealousy! You guys always post the best vids though and we’ll be there next year …and we’re using your posts to map out our trip😎
You can see them breathing, then you know where they are. Also - Yes they can swim backwards and are super fun fighters. Number of missed hooksets is also no surprise - their mouth is so hard. Great video! Caught once a 30 pound one on a light freshwater rod, was fun :D
Thanks Victor for putting out another bagger of a video bro!! I’ve been watching you and Brooke for a while and think you two are awesome!!! I’m now subscribed to both channels to get my fishing fix especially when I’m unable to hit the water myself!! Y’all take care oh and check out new country song “Me around you “ by James Harris featuring Matt Riner it’s really good
I've had so many clown fish in just about all my 55 gallon tanks for many years and I really enjoyed sitting there staring at them swimming around for hours. But my biggest ones were only about 8 inches or so the most. But nothing like what you all are catching. They are Very Kool looking fish to watch and enjoy.
Saw a water bird trying to eat a juvenile clown knife fish it caught at the boat ramp in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge at Boca the other day.
Knifefish are rad! I've got a black ghost knifefish in one of my aquariums. Knifefish of any kind can swim in any direction and orientation combo. It's incredible watching them eat and explore
Thanks for showing how to make fish cakes! I've got some Whitefish I caught during the summer that's kinda mushy from being frozen. I think I'll try your recipe and see how it goes. Subscribed
To each their own. I love open water fishing but I love ice fishing even more. I wish I could do it 365 and feel bad that so few people ever get the opportunity. All the same, all love to you Floridians.
Mate, you need to do a Thai fish cake recipe. We do this with our Australian salmon (not a true salmon)/Kahawai. Have to bleed the fish and place in a saltwater ice slurry first. Make a spicy garlic, ginger, lemon, chilli, sweet, soy etc dipping sauce and serve with coconut chicken rice and a side salad or steamed green veggies or stir fried Chinese broccoli and Shiitake mushrooms in oyster sauce. Absolutely divine! 🤤😋☺️ Before anyone cracks the s***s, I am well aware of the difference of saltwater and freshwater fish
Here in Brazil we have a freshwater fish VERY similar to the treadfin, it's called Lambari (Astyanax bimaculatus). We love spending the afternoon fishing for them in dams and rivers. We usually eat them fried , with a cold beer.
I’m from Minnesota and I only dream of being able to fish like you guys . I live in the city and 95% of the waters near me are over fished by poachers ..
I live in MN and understand your concerns. If you want decent fishing, you got to drive 15-30 miles out. Or you just need know when and where they are. What species are you targeting?
You have no idea how lucky you are to live where you live. Here in Indiana mostly all of the fish are small and there’s only a couple months out of the year when the fishing is even halfway decent.
Vic and Brook both always mention how blessed they are to reside where they live❤️ They are super appreciative and it definitely shows through the passion they both have for fishing 🎣🙏🏽❤️
Love the vid I love making fish cakes but have never made it this way. I normally cook the fish then add bread crumbs to it. Definitely going to give this recipe a try looks delicious.
I grew up in palm beach and Broward counties fishing as a kid and a lot of those fish weren’t yet populating the lakes and canals. Hope the native fish can survive cause those evasive fish are aggressive eaters like lion fish. Thx again for the content 👊🏽👍🏽
BTW, there's no way that sandwich ain't awesome! You're right, Vic. No such thing as trash fish, just trash cooks. I gave you a shout out in my Ladyfish cooking videos last week. I will be posting a banger in the next couple of days, I think you're gonna like it. Much love, brother.🎣🍻👍
Hi Victor. Great video as usual. In Trinidad 🇹🇹 there is nothing as thrash fish. People have different preferences but here people eat what they can afford and as I said no fish go to waste or is considered thrash fish here.
Pretty much no fish is trash fish, if you prep and cook it right. Just takes a bit of experimentation to figure out what the ideal recipe is. Another good vid mate. Tight lines and keep it up!
Makes me so annoyed when people leave yellow perchon the ice here in Maine as they call them trash. Man,you fry themup or make a Hardwater chowder it's great!!😊
Hahaha. Vic, you should try some "hard water fishing" up north this time of year. Aaahhhh, nothing like sitting on the ice, below zero temps, wind gusting to 20 mph giving you a -25 to 30 wind chill. One good thing is it only takes about 5 minutes to chill your beer. And yourself. I've done a little saltwater fishing in Alabama. Mostly smaller species like croaker, whiting, white trout, speckled trout. All were quite delicious fried up. Good fishing!
@@eugeneblum5686 I was up in northern Wisconsin a couple years ago ice fishing and I took my beer with me out to check some tip ups and bait one hook. Couldn't have been out of the shack for more than 5 minutes. Went to take a drink of my beer and it had frozen.
Looks delicious. Do any of those hair bones try to shed off when you scrape the meat away with the spoon? Any after scraping clean-up to check for bones necessary?
It's no secret that Saltwater fish is the most popular fish around the globe. However, anyone who says that freshwater fish are not good hasn't had any freshwater fish really worth eating. Fish like rainbow trout out of a cold mountain river, arctic grayling, Walleye or Sauger, any trout out of a cold deep lake, or two of my personal favorites, Sockeye Salmon and Arctic Char. There are a lot of freshwater fish that are incredible eating fish, their flavor is incredible and will have you coming back for more. Even, of all fish the lowly Yellow Perch, which is so boney that, my father used to say that you get hungry eating them, are so tasty that despite all of the bones you can't get enough of them, but the prize fish in that family are the Walleye and the Sauger, the bigger cousins of the Yellow Perch. And what's more about almost all of these fish is that you don't need huge expensive gear to catch them, and they are fun to catch because they all fight like crazy! There is another fish that I have heard far too many people praise it for its flavor and that is the Burbot or Ling Cod freshwater fish, it looks scary, like a cross between and eel and a catfish but everyone who has ever eaten one says they are the most delicious fish they have ever eaten out of freshwater. I have not had the pleasure of trying these fish personally but those who have go out with the expressed intention to catch these elusive fish. There are lots of fish that are very good eating and like all things it also is highly dependent upon how the fish is prepared. Yes, freshwater fish is milder than saltwater fish, except for the Salmonids, but that doesn't mean they are any less delicious than saltwater fish. I would put my Favorite Arctic Char against any saltwater fish and still feel that it is one of the best tasting fish regularly available. Of course, some of these fish may not be available in American waters but most are, and they should not be overlooked. Plus, the fishing of these species is also a sport that many engage in at specific locations of North America that are world renowned for their quality and enjoyment. Locations that are far from any other human habitations or any other traces of humanity except the lodge built on the shore of the lake itself, deep into the wilderness of Canada's Boreal Forests where nature is so pristine and untouched that just being there is in and of itself a trip worthy of making and can only be accessed by float plane or helicopter (provided the helicopter has the range needed).
I think what Victor, and most Floridians are talking about when they talk down on freshwater fish is the ponds where the water is stagnant….. I guess they think the water is garbage so the fish is garbage..
The recipe looks pretty solid. The only thing I would probably adjust right off the bat would be to just add a few thinly sliced Thai chilis and some Thai basil.
Wow.. that marulioides snake head on 1st catch is sure very tasty, with size that big, it sure have a lot of albumin, very healthy food for people after having a surgery 😊. The clown fish, we use them also as food source here, we use their meat as fried fish cake and also fish crackers, here in Indonesia, clown fish meat price is also expensive, as expensive as the snake head meat around 5$ / kg or more. For your easy cooking next time if you wanna make a fish cake, you can use spoon to scrape the meat directly from their skin after you cut them, instead of cutting them into loin first and minced them. That way you can get more lean minced like meat and avoid their little bones being into the fish cake. 😊
Hi, Indonesian here. There's a really popular snack dish in my country that is made using that clown knifefish. You may want to check out "Pempek Palembang ikan belida" recipe or watch people make it on youtube. Pempek is the name of the fish cake, this dish is originally from the Palembang area (an area in Sumatra island in Indonesia), and "ikan belida" is the local name for the clown knifefish. It is very delicious!
hi there ... this fish is good when u make a fish soup but need to freeze the fillet abit like 20 or 30 minute or so and use plastic spoon or ceramic spoon so the boon wont break... no need to skin out just fillet then scrap the meat out it easier this way ... make sure u guts it out first before freeze it
He has TONS of "trash fish" catch and cook videos. Not sure how long you've been watching his content, but if you a bit newer of a viewer, I highly recommend you take a look at his older videos. I guarantee you won't be disappointed with any video you chose to watch 💯🙏🏽🔥💪🏽
As a SE Asian, I can confirm that scrapping the meat is the easiest and correct way to process this clown knife fish, after scrapping we mix the flesh with salt, pepper and the magic seasoning (MSG). The more you mix it the more chewy the meat is. Then you could dry them or put it in the soup…
We kinda accept them as non harmless invasives. They don't make it hard for natives to keep surviving like snakeheads and some of the weird catfish do. Peacocks are full blown accepted in Florida and I think clowns will be in a few years
Thank you. Im tired of yelling in the comments as a Floridian stop releasing invasive species back into the water ways ... its your civil duty to off that thing
Here at my place, those knife fish aka Chital fishes are popular in West Bengal,India. We people also make a fish cake kind of recipe called "Chital Muitha". and its tasty.
couple of questions - I know you use Dexter Knives for filleting,, what do you prefer in the kitchen? and - have you ever done a catch/cook of an oyster toad fish?
In Nigeria we have a variety of the Clown Fish, same mushy flesh and very bony. The trick isn't to try and remove the bones or scrape off the flesh, the trick is to clean it cut into chunks, season properly and then shock fry it in extremely hot oil. If the oil is sufficiently hot, it breaks the bones and fuses it with the flesh. You're left with a delicious tasting fry that's unlike anything you've ever tasted.
Are you still in Nigeria
@@swashp7094 Nah bruh, been out for a bit.
I left in 97
Or, scrape it off the bones and boil it up for cat food. Use it for wild pig bait or use it in chunks fresh in a micro netting for real food fish bait and catch catfish, who have good firm meat. Sorry Clowny that was not the kind of mushy meat I like. Might make good mock crabcakes though. Like a shitload of mock crabcakes. Just sayin...
Here in Malaysia, its called a Belida and there are more than 3species here. A good fish for making fishballs actually.
That snakehead was like bro you already caught me , why are you beating on my head now🤣
Love yalls friendship. The candid crap talk during the cooking process added humor to the video. All around great video and an outside the box way of preparing mushy fish. Can’t wait to copy cat this recipe! Love your videos
In 2015 I went fishing for Snakehead in Lake Ida this time of year and they were biting all day ! They are some fighters lol
I love watching young people utilizing their natural recourses. Way to go!
Hell yeah knife fish and snakehead. This is my dream is to do exactly what Vic is doing right now. Thanks for inspiring me, victor! Keep it up
Y’all were fishing the canal my grandparents live on!! Glad to see you find the honey hole 😂
Oh cool where do your grandparents live…👨🦯👨🦯👨🦯
I used to live down there. I'd go to canals and with a 5 gallon bucket, would 'kachunk' the bucket in the weeds close to shore. I'd catch all sorts of non native cichlids as fry, raise them in my 120 gallon tank. When they got too big I brought them over to the Non Native fish research lab (off of Spanish River, now gone) and drop them off for one of their tanks. They had a big deformed Pacu in one of their tanks named Igor. Talked to Dr Shafland, who helped bring the Peacock bass to SoFla.
I fished Lake Ida a few times, but never caught a Knifefish. I miss the fishing down there a lot. Cool video guys.
Awesome video and the way you cleaned it at the end is so unique. Thank you for the recipe! Tight line.
Glad to see another vid! You’re absolutely right, im definitely flocking to my fishing channels during the 4 months the weather doesn’t let me fish myself.
Vic I feel like videos like these are your bread and butter …. The whole “there’s no such thing as trash fish” thing makes for amazing content.
Btw not sure if y’all already had the wedding or not but if you did congrats!!
Oh well! Just another GREAT video! Keep it up fun to watch both the catching and the cooking!!!!
I was just in Florida a month ago for a wedding, I really wish I could've done some fishing while I was down there. Unfortunately there wasn't much time for such an adventure. Thanks for the vid boys!
Haven't viewed, seems like a long while, but this was refreshing...and your Co-Cool was funny...
That top water snakehead actions looks awesome!
Was Johnny kidding about cooking videos? Sounds good even if he steals your recipes and gives us a list. Stopping, rewinding and listening again is brutal
Man, I would fly down to FL just to eat at Victor’s restaurant 😂 every meal looks fantastic!
I'm going ice fishing this Sunday hope the perch and walleye are biting. Great video keep them coming!!!
Great work victor.love from Canada up in Inuvik,we all watching your videos
Bro I try to support him as much as possible because of my respect for him, He’s a married man, he’s kind, and most important, he fishes😊
yes, we had 2 inches of snow yesterday, and more on friday. Fishing is done here in CT.... but loving the videos, Hey Viktor get sponsored by Aftco like Johnny 👍👍
Man I got about 6inches of snow can’t wait for the season to start again here in ct.
@@FishermanSqui where in CT did you get 6 inches of snow from last night? I live outside of New Haven, and drove to Cornwall to go Skiing
Hahaha aftco does make nice stuff
@LandsharkOutdoors they sure do. It's all I wear brother!!
Man, you are so right. Florida is a fisherman's paradise. You can catch all kinds of fish throughout the year. I spent a week and a half there after Christmas and it was a blast. I go there pretty often but I rarely get to fish unfortunately. But I am planning on moving there in some near future. The whole state is amazing.
You’re correct about us watching from up North…..single digits up here as we watch with jealousy! You guys always post the best vids though and we’ll be there next year …and we’re using your posts to map out our trip😎
I love watching you fish, but I can't wait to get on some ice and do some fishing this weekend.
I really enjoy the video Victor!, 💙👍👊
You guys are awesome and real gentleman!
In southeast asia
We usually dry them with salt or just pound up the fish meat and make them meatballs and fry
You can see them breathing, then you know where they are. Also - Yes they can swim backwards and are super fun fighters. Number of missed hooksets is also no surprise - their mouth is so hard. Great video! Caught once a 30 pound one on a light freshwater rod, was fun :D
Caught my first snakehead here in MD last year. Blast to catch and delicious!
3:17 LOL 😂
Love it Victor. I add Old Bay seasoning to my fish cakes for people who are allergic to shellfish. Taste like a crab cake.
Removing of the skirts of these plastic frogs can increase in more hook-ups !
Thanks Victor for putting out another bagger of a video bro!! I’ve been watching you and Brooke for a while and think you two are awesome!!! I’m now subscribed to both channels to get my fishing fix especially when I’m unable to hit the water myself!! Y’all take care oh and check out new country song “Me around you “ by James Harris featuring Matt Riner it’s really good
Glad to see the catch and cook. Always wondered how the table fare was on these guys
BTW , I thought they were identified by the big red nose 🤣
I've had so many clown fish in just about all my 55 gallon tanks for many years and I really enjoyed sitting there staring at them swimming around for hours. But my biggest ones were only about 8 inches or so the most. But nothing like what you all are catching. They are
Very Kool looking fish to watch and enjoy.
You got that right. Watching from the far north of Canada. Cheers mate. Send some sunshine this way
I’ll do my best ! Thanks for watching!
landshark you got me watching old videos I've already watched 😭 you NEED to post
Good 👍 shows I enjoy them Vic and cooks u guys got good balance shows family good times 🎉 good memories for you guys love the fishing 🎣 trips
Used to love fishing for snakehead in Borneo. They turn up anywhere there is water. Even places that were grassy fields the day before
Bro not only can you fish, but you can cook also wow!
Saw a water bird trying to eat a juvenile clown knife fish it caught at the boat ramp in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge at Boca the other day.
Knifefish are rad! I've got a black ghost knifefish in one of my aquariums. Knifefish of any kind can swim in any direction and orientation combo. It's incredible watching them eat and explore
Definitely looks delicious 👍
Freshwater fishing yesssss!!!
I grew up in Lake City Fl. in the 60's and 70's had 2 tackle boxes one for Fresh Water and one for Salt Water
Clown knife's bottom fin is like a ribbon that ripples... they can hover and swim backwards upside down (or face-down at an angle) with ease
Thanks for showing how to make fish cakes! I've got some Whitefish I caught during the summer that's kinda mushy from being frozen. I think I'll try your recipe and see how it goes. Subscribed
A good fisherman is also a good cook! Good job
To each their own. I love open water fishing but I love ice fishing even more. I wish I could do it 365 and feel bad that so few people ever get the opportunity. All the same, all love to you Floridians.
Definitely not the only spot ive caught plenty in west palm
Spooning Clown knife fish meat is the same thing we do with awa (lady fish) & oio (bonefish) here in Hawaii
yum! that fish sandwhich looked soo good!
I’d eat that in a skinny minute! Looks great Vic!
Mate, you need to do a Thai fish cake recipe. We do this with our Australian salmon (not a true salmon)/Kahawai. Have to bleed the fish and place in a saltwater ice slurry first. Make a spicy garlic, ginger, lemon, chilli, sweet, soy etc dipping sauce and serve with coconut chicken rice and a side salad or steamed green veggies or stir fried Chinese broccoli and Shiitake mushrooms in oyster sauce. Absolutely divine! 🤤😋☺️
Before anyone cracks the s***s, I am well aware of the difference of saltwater and freshwater fish
Here in Brazil we have a freshwater fish VERY similar to the treadfin, it's called Lambari (Astyanax bimaculatus). We love spending the afternoon fishing for them in dams and rivers. We usually eat them fried , with a cold beer.
I’m from Minnesota and I only dream of being able to fish like you guys . I live in the city and 95% of the waters near me are over fished by poachers ..
Try to contact your mayor and complain about it
I live in MN and understand your concerns. If you want decent fishing, you got to drive 15-30 miles out. Or you just need know when and where they are. What species are you targeting?
Thats awesome i need a trip to florida to do both that looks so yummy
Yea I need a trip soon! Below zero weather is rough. Vik - do a fishing trip giveaway to come fish with you!
Thanks for watching!
never had clown fish, but my Vietnamese's girl friend make snake head fish and it was amazing, I was so surprised
Hey Victor, what's the brand name of the garlic/chili crunch thing that you added to the mayo - I'm intrigued.
You have no idea how lucky you are to live where you live. Here in Indiana mostly all of the fish are small and there’s only a couple months out of the year when the fishing is even halfway decent.
Nobody makes you live there!!! You can live anywhere you want
Vic and Brook both always mention how blessed they are to reside where they live❤️ They are super appreciative and it definitely shows through the passion they both have for fishing 🎣🙏🏽❤️
Love the vid I love making fish cakes but have never made it this way. I normally cook the fish then add bread crumbs to it. Definitely going to give this recipe a try looks delicious.
Crown knife fish, in Singaporean cantonese, my dad called it tofu fish. Best fish cake fish to make vegi fish cake curry 🍛.
Vic man… if you were to ever open a restaurant, I would be first in line brother! Looks great!
First time you not using garlic powder.
🤣😂I was thinking the same, I was even anticipating him reaching for it 🤣😂🤤😉
I grew up in palm beach and Broward counties fishing as a kid and a lot of those fish weren’t yet populating the lakes and canals. Hope the native fish can survive cause those evasive fish are aggressive eaters like lion fish. Thx again for the content 👊🏽👍🏽
BTW, there's no way that sandwich ain't awesome! You're right, Vic. No such thing as trash fish, just trash cooks. I gave you a shout out in my Ladyfish cooking videos last week. I will be posting a banger in the next couple of days, I think you're gonna like it. Much love, brother.🎣🍻👍
Dude that fish sandwich looked sooooo good!!!
Hi Victor. Great video as usual. In Trinidad 🇹🇹 there is nothing as thrash fish. People have different preferences but here people eat what they can afford and as I said no fish go to waste or is considered thrash fish here.
I wouldn't say just lake Ida. . ive caught them in Orlando and in Miami. I saw a small one today in a canal in miramar
Do they have polarize sunglasses? I enjoyed your video very much!
Pretty much no fish is trash fish, if you prep and cook it right. Just takes a bit of experimentation to figure out what the ideal recipe is. Another good vid mate. Tight lines and keep it up!
Makes me so annoyed when people leave yellow perchon the ice here in Maine as they call them trash. Man,you fry themup or make a Hardwater chowder it's great!!😊
I swear the more I watch catch clean and cooks im gunna have to try fish again
Clown Knifefishs are literally one of best tasting fish.
Of course it’s not O-Toro, but still taste so amazing.
You are a great chef innovative and great fun videos.
Hello from Wisconsin! It got above zero degrees today! Yay!
Yikes I can’t even imagine
@@LandsharkOutdoors I'm sitting at the pub having a pint, living vicariously through you.
Hahaha. Vic, you should try some "hard water fishing" up north this time of year. Aaahhhh, nothing like sitting on the ice, below zero temps, wind gusting to 20 mph giving you a -25 to 30 wind chill. One good thing is it only takes about 5 minutes to chill your beer. And yourself. I've done a little saltwater fishing in Alabama. Mostly smaller species like croaker, whiting, white trout, speckled trout. All were quite delicious fried up. Good fishing!
@@eugeneblum5686 I was up in northern Wisconsin a couple years ago ice fishing and I took my beer with me out to check some tip ups and bait one hook. Couldn't have been out of the shack for more than 5 minutes. Went to take a drink of my beer and it had frozen.
I love how vic is ripped everytime before the meal XD
You said the north was getting snow.i live in vt.we just got a foot of snow.i fish southern nh.for stripper
.cant wait to go
Great vid. One question. Why is one section of your kitchen a different colour?
Joy of Cooking has a recipe like this, Thai fish cakes. I use my food processor, throw in filets, egg, rest of the ingredients. Like the Bass-o-Matic.
There is no bad ingredient it only a good cook can make a delicious dish
Nice .. i would like to see any delicious dish made out of common carp 👍🏻
Looks delicious. Do any of those hair bones try to shed off when you scrape the meat away with the spoon? Any after scraping clean-up to check for bones necessary?
It's no secret that Saltwater fish is the most popular fish around the globe. However, anyone who says that freshwater fish are not good hasn't had any freshwater fish really worth eating. Fish like rainbow trout out of a cold mountain river, arctic grayling, Walleye or Sauger, any trout out of a cold deep lake, or two of my personal favorites, Sockeye Salmon and Arctic Char. There are a lot of freshwater fish that are incredible eating fish, their flavor is incredible and will have you coming back for more. Even, of all fish the lowly Yellow Perch, which is so boney that, my father used to say that you get hungry eating them, are so tasty that despite all of the bones you can't get enough of them, but the prize fish in that family are the Walleye and the Sauger, the bigger cousins of the Yellow Perch. And what's more about almost all of these fish is that you don't need huge expensive gear to catch them, and they are fun to catch because they all fight like crazy! There is another fish that I have heard far too many people praise it for its flavor and that is the Burbot or Ling Cod freshwater fish, it looks scary, like a cross between and eel and a catfish but everyone who has ever eaten one says they are the most delicious fish they have ever eaten out of freshwater. I have not had the pleasure of trying these fish personally but those who have go out with the expressed intention to catch these elusive fish. There are lots of fish that are very good eating and like all things it also is highly dependent upon how the fish is prepared. Yes, freshwater fish is milder than saltwater fish, except for the Salmonids, but that doesn't mean they are any less delicious than saltwater fish. I would put my Favorite Arctic Char against any saltwater fish and still feel that it is one of the best tasting fish regularly available. Of course, some of these fish may not be available in American waters but most are, and they should not be overlooked. Plus, the fishing of these species is also a sport that many engage in at specific locations of North America that are world renowned for their quality and enjoyment. Locations that are far from any other human habitations or any other traces of humanity except the lodge built on the shore of the lake itself, deep into the wilderness of Canada's Boreal Forests where nature is so pristine and untouched that just being there is in and of itself a trip worthy of making and can only be accessed by float plane or helicopter (provided the helicopter has the range needed).
I think what Victor, and most Floridians are talking about when they talk down on freshwater fish is the ponds where the water is stagnant….. I guess they think the water is garbage so the fish is garbage..
The recipe looks pretty solid. The only thing I would probably adjust right off the bat would be to just add a few thinly sliced Thai chilis and some Thai basil.
Wow.. that marulioides snake head on 1st catch is sure very tasty, with size that big, it sure have a lot of albumin, very healthy food for people after having a surgery 😊.
The clown fish, we use them also as food source here, we use their meat as fried fish cake and also fish crackers, here in Indonesia, clown fish meat price is also expensive, as expensive as the snake head meat around 5$ / kg or more.
For your easy cooking next time if you wanna make a fish cake, you can use spoon to scrape the meat directly from their skin after you cut them, instead of cutting them into loin first and minced them. That way you can get more lean minced like meat and avoid their little bones being into the fish cake. 😊
It’s January and they’re still throwing top water in south Florida… I’m jealous
My man vic the 🐐 in the kitchen
In South East Asia, we call the fish Belida.
Awesome video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hi, Indonesian here. There's a really popular snack dish in my country that is made using that clown knifefish. You may want to check out "Pempek Palembang ikan belida" recipe or watch people make it on youtube. Pempek is the name of the fish cake, this dish is originally from the Palembang area (an area in Sumatra island in Indonesia), and "ikan belida" is the local name for the clown knifefish. It is very delicious!
Nice fish burger, I made this burger with flat fish and cheddar cheese. I used onion and dill 🍻🍻🍻🍻
hi there ... this fish is good when u make a fish soup
but need to freeze the fillet abit like 20 or 30 minute or so and use plastic spoon or ceramic spoon so the boon wont break... no need to skin out just fillet then scrap the meat out it easier this way ... make sure u guts it out first before freeze it
We eat small(8-10") knifefish fried crispy and covered in sour fruit sauce. Then just crunch em down.
Vic you need to do more trash fish videos such as any of the buffalo fishes or gars.
He has TONS of "trash fish" catch and cook videos. Not sure how long you've been watching his content, but if you a bit newer of a viewer, I highly recommend you take a look at his older videos.
I guarantee you won't be disappointed with any video you chose to watch 💯🙏🏽🔥💪🏽
As a SE Asian, I can confirm that scrapping the meat is the easiest and correct way to process this clown knife fish, after scrapping we mix the flesh with salt, pepper and the magic seasoning (MSG). The more you mix it the more chewy the meat is. Then you could dry them or put it in the soup…
If the clown fish are invasive, why do you release them?
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The population is so bad that it this point getting rid of one or two is going to do just about nothing
We kinda accept them as non harmless invasives. They don't make it hard for natives to keep surviving like snakeheads and some of the weird catfish do. Peacocks are full blown accepted in Florida and I think clowns will be in a few years
You are not required to keep invasives. Keeping them doesn’t even put a dent in the population.
@@robgover8341 you don't have to keep them but you cannot release them back into the wild alive,Florida statute
Thank you. Im tired of yelling in the comments as a Floridian stop releasing invasive species back into the water ways ... its your civil duty to off that thing
LOL! None of these fish are having an impact and we have the best fishery in the country. Let em go, let em grow!
Here at my place, those knife fish aka Chital fishes are popular in West Bengal,India. We people also make a fish cake kind of recipe called "Chital Muitha". and its tasty.
couple of questions - I know you use Dexter Knives for filleting,, what do you prefer in the kitchen?
and - have you ever done a catch/cook of an oyster toad fish?
Now I gotta Google what an Oyster Toad fish is lol 😉