North Carolina Trout - From Fishin' Pole to Plate!

subtitled: Fish and whistle, whistle and fish
Eat everything that they put on your dish

We escaped to the wilderness of the Great Smokey Mountains for a few days. We are wasting the days hiking, fishing and tubing down a crisp mountain creek. Our evenings are spent stargazing and roasting marshmallows over the camp fire. It's a nice way to end the summer.

We had a great time fishing for trout today. Marissa caught the first fish, soon followed by Tommy. I have to say, Tommy looks very proud with his catch. When the day was over everyone caught fish and we had nine good sized trout to take back to the cabin and throw on the grill. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, like fresh fresh fresh fish!

A quick stop at the local farm stand landed us some fresh locally grown yellow squash, zucchini, tomatoes and red peppers. I'm ready to grill!

A trusty cast iron skilled did the trick to saute the zucchini, squash and pepper. A little melted butter and seasoning salt is all it took.

 

I stuffed the trout with lime slices and a pad of butter, and added some seasoning. Wrapped each fish in foil and put it on the grill. I kept it real simple because I didn't want to overpower the flavor of the fresh trout. I cooked it for about 8 minuted on each side.

This was such a simple meal but, oh so good! The skin just fell off the fish and the bone lifted right out. Just knowing that dinner was swimming a few hours ago makes it taste even better. A really nice country fresh meal in the mountains!

If you are ever near Bryson City, NC and you want to catch fish - guaranteed! - check out Coopers Creek Fish Farm. They start with little baby trout and feed them the highest quality fish feed. The holding tanks are constantly filled with fresh mountain stream water that overflows into a creek. As the fish get bigger, they are moved down to the next holding tank until they are eventually released into the stream fed pond. They supply the fishing rods and the worms. You only pay for what you catch and, if you like, they will clean your fish for you. It's a great way to have fun with the family.