[Ship Happens]

@Commander Wallace: I'm a shore-fisherman, so I prefer inland lakes and rivers. I like the peace and solitude of fishing and I like being out in the wilderness, so I try to find and fish places with few (or no) people around. I target brook trout mostly and if they're a decent eating size, I might keep one or two but mostly I catch and release. I teach my daughter to do the same. Her first fish was a perch (about 12", if I recall) that we cleaned, cooked and ate together so that's her preferred fish. I stick to basics for preparing them. Walleye and perch are great fried in a beer batter. Trout, I usually stuff 'em with lemon, garlic, etc and cook 'em in the fire or on the barbecue.

@Eichhörnchen: Cheese is a new one; never tried that but I might just to see what happens. Once, out at the family camp, I put beef jerky on a hook and actually got a hit but it spit the hook before I could bring it in. Didn't even see what it was but the jerky was gone. I tried again but nothing. Whatever it was, apparently it didn't care for beef jerky. No worries...more for me.