will be heading north to mich this weekend to friends place.1:to deliver apiece of farm equipment .2:to try to get some fishing in for some suckers(poor mans salmon),yes i said suckers.haven't fished for them in years.i can remember my grandparents cleaning them and grandmother canning them.then we would eat them throughout the winter months.looking for some good canning recipes if any of you fine folks would have some to share.i would really appreciate it.

I have never heard of anyone eating suckerfish! EVER! Yuck! I throw them on the shore when I catch them! I find the idea of consuming suckerfish utterly disgusting! But this is just one man's opinion!

Hi Farmer Red,

I know a lot of people here in Michigan that spear suckers in the creeks every Spring.
I'll ask around and see if I can find a recipe for you.

Bill

Why not eat a real fish like a trout or even a bass? Why a bottom feeder like a suckerfish?

Farmer Red,

Check out the "Member Recipe Swap" forum - there's a recipe there for canned fish that appears to be exactly what you're looking for.

Bill

the secret's in the sauce, CQ!

I'll pass pillman!

cptq:trout are good to eat but,they eat bugs that come from the bottom of the streams and bass eat crayfish that ate whatever died on the bottom of whatever body of water they were in.i bet you eat chicken.have you ever seen what chickens eat?i even eat spring run channel cats.quess what they eat.cptk: i'll checkout the recipe forum for them.thanks

You can't actually be comparing a suckerfish to a trout? Suckerfish live on the bottom and basically suck up anything they come upon. Algae, fish excrement, garbage etc. Everyone around here in this part of the country throws their suckerfish on the shore.

i just can remember eating them when i was a kid and that they were canned and made into patties like salmom or tuna.thought if i caught some i would put some up.i'm one that if i going to catch it and kill it, i'm going to eat it or use it in some way.not just through it on the bank and let it rot.

Hey Captain Quantum,

Why do you end every post with "Respect the fish" yet still find it okay to catch fish and throw them on the shore?

Posted By capnklumpp on 08 Apr 2011 06:26 PM
Hey Captain Quantum,

Why do you end every post with "Respect the fish" yet still find it okay to catch fish and throw them on the shore?

I do not "catch fish and throw them on the shore." I catch and release almost every fish I catch and always practice conservation. Suckerfish and squawfish are worthless fish however, and both are destructive to real fish. I do my duty as a fisherman to rid the waterways of these fish when I catch them. So I throw them on the shore. I have seen hundreds of fishermen in my part of the country do the same as me. It is almost a universal consensus. I never even knew that anyone would even consider eating a suckerfish. You will thank me when you catch trout and bass instead of suckerfish on your next fishing trip!

Great attitude Pal, what exactly is your part of the country? I'm absolutely sure it's not Michigan - you wouldn't last long here!

By the way, your last post (like many others you've posted) contradicts itself - by your own admittance, you do, in fact, throw Suckers on the shore.
If your goal in these forums is to judge fisherman, or the type of fish people catch, keep or consume you should post under your own State and stay
the hell out of the Michigan forum.

By the way, I'm a Trophy Life Member of this Club. As such, I'm not going anywhere, and I will not tolerate your disrespectful comments to the Club members.
I suggest you find a way to post your comments without offending everyone around you. Don't just respect the fish, learn to respect the Club members.

Posted By capnklumpp on 08 Apr 2011 08:12 PM
Great attitude Pal, what exactly is your part of the country? I'm absolutely sure it's not Michigan - you wouldn't last long here!

By the way, your last post (like many others you've posted) contradicts itself - by your own admittance, you do, in fact, throw Suckers on the shore.
If your goal in these forums is to judge fisherman, or the type of fish people catch, keep or consume you should post under your own State and stay
the hell out of the Michigan forum.

By the way, I'm a Trophy Life Member of this Club. As such, I'm not going anywhere, and I will not tolerate your disrespectful comments to the Club members.
I suggest you find a way to post your comments without offending everyone around you. Don't just respect the fish, learn to respect the Club members.

Thanks for expressing your opinion friend! Just like I expressed mine!

was just looking for a recipe for them,not a p$$ing match on what to catch and eat or throw on the bank and rot.cptq:i respect your choice on what fish you like to catch and eat but,don't condemn my choice or others.i'll keep on looking for a recipe.

good luck red...........catch, cleaned and eat many of them poor man's salmon. taken from cold water their great.....even better then most salmon.

i'll see if i can find some of my old recipes for ya farmer red

Didn't mean to offend anyone. Sorry guys! Let's all just be friends!

Posted By Captain Quantum on 07 Apr 2011 06:09 PM
You can't actually be comparing a suckerfish to a trout? Suckerfish live on the bottom and basically suck up anything they come upon. Algae, fish excrement, garbage etc. Everyone around here in this part of the country throws their suckerfish on the shore.

Here's some info on suckers:
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,...--,00.html

According to this source, it seems that suckers aren't even known to consume fish eggs, so why are they considered to be bad for the ecosystem?

Some eat algae exclusively and others eat pretty much whatever they come across. Algae, bugs and yes fish eggs.

well,i wasn'y able to go this weekend.my father was put in the hospital with a bad lung infection.he's getting better and should be home by wednesday.i was able to get in touch with one of my amish friends and she is going to send me a recipe that they use on differant types of fish.hopefully they will still be running in a couple of weeks when i should be able to go again.if not,i;ll have the recipe for a latter date on some real salmon.cptq:we can still be friends!

Same here Farmer red  as  kids we use to dipnet white suckers by the bucket full during their spring spawning runs Great Lakes tributaries

for those of you who have never tried white suckers ! The meat is a firm white meat  and good tasting, white sucker seldom appears on a restaurant menu -- perhaps because the name lacks market appeal. As a result, white sucker is processed in a variety of ways for the market, often under the name "mullet." They are good either fresh or smoked and can be prepared in fish sticks or soups and chowders

canned recipe:
Dissolve 1 cup of salt in a 1 gallon cool water to make brine. Cut fish into jar length pieces. Let stand 1 hour in brine; drain. Pack into hot pint ball jars. Skin side next to glass, leaving 1" head space. Put open jars into kettle. Cover with hot brine. (1/2 cup salt to 1 gallon water). Boil 15 minutes; remove jars and invert to drain 5 minutes. Adjust caps, process 1 hour and 40 minutes at 10 pounds pressure.

heres a few links to other recipes http://www.ehow.com/how_4496580_can-mullet.html   http://www.mullet.net.au/mullet_recipes.html

have a great season on the water

Sorry to hear about your Dad, I hope he's doing well. Don't worry about the suckers - it's still cool here in Michigan - they'll still be running in a couple weeks.

farmer red sorry to hear about yer dad and like rod tender said....white suckers are the best eating of the suckers

Hey guy I don't have a recipe but did know a lot of folks that canned them. Most of us smoked them though. I wouldn't process them in a hot water bath most of the the old timers I knew used pressure canners to process them. You may want to check into the Ball Canning website for a safe recipe that uses a pressure canner. I found this one online: Salmon or Shad You will need:  Salmon or Shad  Salt  Water  Half pint or pint glass preserving jars, only, with lids and bands Directions: 1.) PREPARE pressure canner. Heat jars and lids in simmering water until ready for use. Do not boil. Set bands aside. 2.) DISSOLVE 1 cup salt in 1 gallon water to make brine. Cut fish into jar-length pieces. Let soak in brine for 1 hour. Drain for 10 minutes. 3.) PACK fish into hot half pint or pint jars, skin side next to glass leaving 1 inch headspace. Wipe rim. Center hot lid on jar. Apply band and adjust until fit is fingertip tight. 4.) PROCESS filled jars in a pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure 1 hour and 40 minutes for half pints and pints, adjusting for altitude.

well dad is home after a few days stay.he's on a bunch of antibiotics but,he said he felling better.thanks for your thoughts.ihave wrote down these recipes that have been sent.will be in mich this weekend rain snow or whatever may show up.taking a couple of poles just in case something may be biting.i need to wet a line and need some fresh fish to eat.

good luck to ya farmer red

got back home last night.wasn;t able to catch any keepr fish sat morning.really windy.we tried a couple differant lakes and streams.was only able to catch bass and a couple of pike.i should of bought a turkey tag this year,seen several of them within a couple miles of buddies place and heard several while fishing.never heard a shot.i guess that's the way it goes.buddy is going to try to come down here next week if we don't have to build an ark to get around.the channels and crappies are starting to hit here.i'll be fenturing back that way toward the end of next month.so ,don't catch them all.

sounds like ya still hada great time farmer red