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Housepower
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 Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:57 pm Post subject: New user from Windsor |
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| Hi everyone, my name is James and I live in Windsor. You can usually find me spring fishing for shad and stripers on the Farmington and CT rivers around Windsor. During the summer I switch over to large mouth fishing on the local lakes and ponds. Can't wait to get that first shad of the season! |
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PECo
Joined: 06 Oct 2009
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Location: Avon, CT
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, James. I haven't caught any shad, yet. Are they good eating or just good bait?
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SeaDog1
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Phil,
Hello James, welcome!
Shad are excellent eating!
They are boney though and you need to learn how to fillet them properly.
There's a very few commercial Shad fishermen out of Haddam, Ct. still and there's a fellow (in Haddam) that sells the Shad fillets as well as Smoked Shad.
The roe (caviar) is a particular delicacy which I relish very much 
The Penn. Dutch have a slow cook method on a cedar plank that is super as the slow cook method melts the bones much like salmon.
Haven't looked -> but there may be a video on youtube on how to fillet them.
As for recipes -> I have a couple that I have to dig out!
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Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Welcome aboard James |
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SeaDog1
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
Yeap! There is a video on youtube on ..... "how to fillet Shad".
As I said -> It is a bit involved.
Best to scale the shad 1st before you fillet it.
My Uncle Ed loved Shad and was very good at filleting them.
Takes me a lot longer then him.
Delicious!
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chud059
Joined: 29 Mar 2011
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Location: Manchester
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:23 am Post subject: |
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| Welcome james, I grew up in the W.L /Windsor area... very familiar with both towns... welcome aboard! |
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Housepower
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:58 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys, hope to see some of you out on the water.
PECo - I don't eat them but know of people who like the roe. I am mostly catch and release but keep an occasional one to chunk for striper. The shad put up a good fight that will keep you coming back for them. |
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