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Cooking up Walleyes on a Campfire

When I first started cooking up Walleyes on a Campfire, I would keep it really simple. Either; some butter, little bit of lawrys, some lemon pepper or lemon juice....and thats it. The last time I went camping. I had brought all my usaul seasonings I use for the potatoes. We had so many Crappies and Walleye for dinner that I decided to try something different with a few of them!! I put the exact same things I put on my potatoes! Starting with the grate, (one of the burger ones, two sided you put the food in between) Then I put some Lawrys season salt, a little extra cajun seasoning, some budweiser BBQ sauce, onions, green and red peppers, and a few sprinkles of chedder and pepperjack cheese!!! Yeah it sounds like I over did it and took away from the Fish flavor...but that was not the case!! It was some of the best Crappie and Walleye I had ever had. I think it had a lot to do with using the grate too, Im usto using tinfoil. I think with the grate we got more of the fire smokey flaver then wed get with tinfoil.

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Catching Crab

Things to remember when setting crab traps.
- set your traps near fresh water.
- if using square wire traps, remove the bait cage and hang your bait in the center from the top of the trap ensuring the crab can reach it.
- set your traps 50-150 feet deep.
- check your traps every couple hours, they will only hold so much. Check your regulations for size and sex limits.
- Take a jug along with you for salt water, at least 4 liters. Try cooking your crab in ocean water, you will be surprised just how much better it tastes.
- If you think the area is holding some king or snow crab but you don't have a large ring trap. Take a spreader bar or coat hanger, securely attach it to any fishing line. Attach some squid to the spreader bar using wire or zip ties. Attach enough weight to take it to the bottom. Leave it on the bottom for up to 30 minutes then real it up at an even pace. If there are any king or snow crab in the area they will clamp on to the squid and won't let go... A poor mans crab trap...lol

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