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                     Buttermilk Bream (fried in the skillet)

Looking for a good quick and excellent fried meal for around the campfire or in your cabin, here it is. Vernon Summerlin’s buttermilk bream is an excellent recipe for these tasty small giants. The combination of the ingredients in this recipe will keep you coming back for more fish.

Fish Cakes (for the next day)

Rather than toss away your leftover fish, or eat it cold, try Vernon Summerlin’s fish cakes recipe. It’s a great selection from his Fishy Dishes book and it will get you started with a warm sandwich, or go great with eggs and toast as you prepare for another day outside.

Walleye/Sauger and Garden Grown Goodies As Fried Side Dishes


Vernon Summerlin uses a Timber Ridge fryer to turn walleye and sauger golden brown. He makes a great meal fantastic by tossing in a few garden-grown vegetables with the batter remaining from his tasty fish entree.

Crappie Tempura and Lightly Battered Veggies From The Garden


Vernon shows us how to take a box of Tempura and turn it into a full meal of lightly battered crappie and veggies from  his garden. If you have a garden, or you are a farmer’s market junkie, you’ll like this recipe. It’s good on all fish, great on crappie.

Crappie Dry Rub, Plus Pickles and Sweet Potatoes In Tempura

You can watch the crappie Tempura video and see much about this excellent bater, but you have to try it with pickles or sweet potatoes to get the full effect. And, Vernon is a magician when it comes to making spices come together to make for an excellent crappie dish. Eating your catch is the ultimate culmination in a fishing trip.Crappie_Rub_2011.htmlCrappie_Rub_2011.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0
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