Required for following recipes:  
Large baking potatoes, cut into French fry strips or baked
1 large bowl of Coleslaw 
 
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Beer Batter:
1 (12-ounce) bottle beer
2 cups all-purpose flour
Salt and pepper to taste and maaaaaaybe a touch of Gaaa  ......ummmm Garrr.......... errrrrrr..........  GARLIC!!  But, JUST a touch!!!!!

1 1/2 pounds fillets,  (for BTDT) 
Oil at 375` F.  (deep Fryer or dutch oven)

In a large bowl, pour in 1 bottle of beer. Sift 1 1/2 cups flour into the bowl, whisking in gently until just combined, stir in seasoning. Pat fish dry and coat the fish in the beer batter. Dredge the pieces of fish in 1/2 cup of remaining flour and slide into oil as coated. Fry fish, turning over frequently, until deep golden and cooked through.  Fry remaining fish in batches, returning oil to 375 degrees F between batches.

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2   quarts vegetable oil (for frying);   Enough (4 ounce) walleye fillets for BTDT;  salt and pepper;  1 cup general purpose flour; 2 tablespoons Gaaaa....... rlic powder   (using a very small tablespoon);  2 tablespoons paprika;  2 teaspoons salt;  2 teaspoons fresh ground pepper;  1 egg beaten;  1(12 ounce) bottle Schiltz.
• Heat oil in a deep fryer or dutch oven (big cast iron skillet over camp fire, better) to 365 degrees F.
• Rinse fish, pat dry, and season with salt and pepper.
• Combine flour, garrrrrr........ lic powder, paprika, 2 teaspoons salt, and 2 teaspoons pepper. Stir egg into dry ingredients.
• Gradually mix in one beer (Schlitz) until a thin batter is formed.
• Fillets should be thinly coated.
• Dip fish fillets into the batter, then drop one at a time into hot oil.
• Fry fish, turning once, until both sides are golden brown.  Oil should be 365 degrees before frying more fish.
• Drain on paper towels, serve with french fries and slaw. 
   
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My wife and I are looking for a place at Pymatuning too. We've looked mainly south of the causeway on the PA side.

So I'm heading up in the morning "day break" to do a little fishing and then the wife is having a picnic with the niece and nephew so I'll be in charge of pontoon boat rides!! Might do some serious fishing Sunday afternoon!

The wife and I fished out of bay 41 yesterday. Got a bunch of perch, mostly small but I did weed out enough for a dinner, some gills and some nice eating size channels. No eyes but it was a very nice afternoon to be out.
Mike

Air is too hot, land is too dry, the water is too wet. That's enough excuses I think...it's been slow in the heat

One of the better threads on this dead site.
 
Chris - Congrats on the vacation home.  I'm sure you'll have that place looking nice in no time.  You have some great craftsman skills.  Hopefully the boys took on some, and give their old man a hand, before they end up with kids of their own and their free time slips away.
 
BTDT - I've never heard of dipping in flour after batter dipping.  I'm guessing extra crunchy.  Will have to give a shot.  If looking for a good tip to grill, coat with mayo, season to liking (salt & pepper or whatever), then grill on a cleaned oiled grill on high heat.  Mayo will keep it from sticking, and give you tasty grill marks.  Almost as good as frying.
 
Roy - Good luck on the Pymie place.  I'm still years away from getting any sort of vacation home.  Pymie would be the top of the list for me (although I'd love something in NC or FL, but don't have the time or money to use it enough).  I've looked at some places (online) to just fantasize, some good deals to be had.  I've tried to convince my folks to get a place near Pymie, but no go.  They'd rather just complain about Pgh and dream about getting away from it, instead of doing.
 
Oh yeah...  The heart of the thread, reading the reports, keeps me going when my fishing is slow (catching and getting out).  Arthur is living up to it's Dead Sea nickname.  At least for the time that I am able to get out and fish (midday), and only one trip in the past month + (although did get a week vacation to OBX in that time).  Hoping to get a dusk or dawn run in, and remind me why the lake is worth fishing.  Although, if Pymie were equal distance, I'd rarely fish Arthur.  Work is kicking my rear, so just getting to read threads like this is likely my fishing time until the end of Sept.  Sucks, but great to see a thread like this in times that fishing is just a day dream for me...

Porktown I appreciate the heads-up on the non-sticking mayo tip, will definitely give that a try.  I'm still waitin' for my first legal stripper to try  on a grill.   
 
I don't think Arthur is the only 'dead sea' at the present time as it seems good catchin' reports have been far and few between on all the lakes talked about on these boards.  Although, I'm sure, fish are being caught by some.
 
I have to chuckle at your comment about workin and wishin' ya was fishin' as I've certainly BTDT, for sure.  Just been thinkin' myself about writing about how things (fishin'/huntin') seem to change after retirement.  Might be interesting just to compare notes with other retirees.
 
Hang in there, better times are coming.............. 
 
PS. Dredging in beaten egg then dipping in corn meal, flour, crunched Wheaties, cracker crumbs, ect............... goooood!
PSS.  Over use of garlic.............  baaaad!(lol)
 
Tight lines.

FYI - Stripping is legal, it's what they do for the extra tips, that the law doesn't look kindly on.  And they are humans, most likely daddy issues, tossing them on the grill Geoffrey Dahmer style isn't going to help their problems.  Covering with mayo, well...  Stripper spelling thing never gets old (to my simple mind at least).
 
Good luck on the legal striper!  Cpt. Hook seems to have a good pattern down.  Maybe trade him some walleye fillets for some tips!  

Those strippers that are too far over the legal size aren't very attractive.

Lol....just remember when you catch a big striper, dont send your wife a text that says. "Just got my self a big fat stripper". You will get an immediate response if you do. Just saying.

Head up to the the lake this afternoon I think!