Many people are intimidated of fish because of bad experiences with cooking it.
Are you one of those people? Not to worry...
By following some common rules, you'll soon be enjoying those favorite fish recipes savored by millions of other people.
Quick Tip: Generally, fish take little time to cook, so you can count on a quick preparation. A good rule of thumb is that fish take about 10 minutes to cook per 1 inch of thickness.
Lean fish will go nicely with buttery sauces or other liquids. It may be cooked using any method, but when baking or broiling, it should be basted with extra butter or oil to help prevent it from drying out.
Moderately oily fish are particularly well suited for baking or broiling.
You can use citrus juices, vinegar, or wine when cooking oily fish if you prefer a milder taste.
A common rule of thumb is that white fleshed fish is lean, and dark or pink flesh fish are oily.
These recipes can also be used and switched out for any species of relative freshwater fish, brackish fish and saltwater fish.
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Click on your choice of the freshwater fish above to find your favorite recipes and enjoy. If you are planning on frying, broiling, or grilling your catch, it's all here. We continue to add more recipes as fast and as often as we are able to.
If you are interested in a few tips and techniques about cleaning, preparing, dressing, and filleting your fish before you cook it, then check out this page on how to clean a fish.
Or click here if you want to brush up on some techniques about cooking fish.

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Have a quick look at our review on this awesome Freshwater Favorites cookbook here.
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Blades Baked Fillets
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Ingredients for baked fillets 1 stick of real butter
4-6 pieces of toast
Old Bay seasoning or emerill's seafood seasoning to taste
any kind of fish ...
Canned Shad Fish Recipe
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* Though not a shad recipe per se, canning Shad is a simple, practical preparation method that solves the problem of dealing with this notoriously boney ...
Baked Striped Bass with Orange-Lime Sauce
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Baked Striped Bass Recipe with Orange-Lime Sauce
1 whole striped bass, 6 pounds scaled and cleaned
3 bay leaves
extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup ...
Catfish Pie Recipe
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Ingredients For Catfish Pie: 1-2 lbs. of cubed catfish (cut your filet into strips) 2 boxs of jiffy corn muffin mix 2 eggs 1 cup vegetable oil 1 ...

