Shad Fishing on the Columbia River Bonneville Dam *Fried Shad* Catch and Cook

Pretty slow evening with around 120,000 Shad’s went through Bonneville Dam and not many people were catching. Usually with that high of fish count it should have been a good day. I manage to keep 1 out of the 5 fish I hooked on too. 1 Shad was plenty of fish to cook with.
The Shad meat was extremely tasty and sweet. Very fresh and clean tasting with no smell. You can literally enjoy this fish in so many dishes which I’m planning to make in the future. One of the popular dish most folks make are like can sardines with a tomato base.
Tamarind Sauce Recipe:
*Fresh or packaged tamarind
*Fish sauce
*Sugar
*Lime
*Thai chilies
*Garlic
*Water
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[@HappyOutdoorsPNW]

Yummy!! Dang making me crave fried fish now haha

[@washingtonlife]

The only thing this dish was missing was a bowl of rice lol

[@user-up9iq7ic8z]

Those Two are Fantastic & are Good together , We enjoy ever V They do ...

[@user-up9iq7ic8z]

I was thinking the Same thing .. But still GREAT EAT's ....

[@robertbrowning8725]

@@user-up9iq7ic8zI agree with you for sure! They make amazing videos

[@robertbrowning8725]

With all those bones in the fish it still looks good! Great video pal!

[@Smp323]

I really like ur video with all the technique that you show I will try them…i am like shad fishing. Thank you oun….

[@washingtonlife]

Thank you so much bong for your time on watching my videos and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask me 😃🙏

[@NWSlayers]

Where’s the crowd? Man, we went on Free Fishing Weekend. What a zoo, lucky Shad were biting. Anyway, fried Shad the way you did is one of the best to cook Shad cause the bones dissolved. Shad are delicious if you know how to prepare them. Tight lines bro. 👍

[@washingtonlife]

Thank you my man! Yea I got there super late and everyone were packing and getting ready to leave and it was perfect to make a video lol 😆. Yes I will be doing some more cooking on them if I have more time. Are you going to do some cooking as well on your channel?

[@welcomier]

THE FISH YOU CACH LOOKS BEAUTIFUL AND THE END RESULT LOOKS SO AMAZING !!! 😋😋 THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO😃✨️

[@timothyrsmith881]

Wrap it in foil and bake at 200-250°F for 4 hrs. Bones will melt down to a very soft texture that can be safely chewed and swallowed.

[@washingtonlife]

Thank you so much for the advice! I will have to give this a try and cheers 🍻

[@user-up9iq7ic8z]

Don't Burn the Wife's Pan ... Or mess up Her Kitchen ...Shad is worth the time to Eat .. Even with the Bones ..

[@washingtonlife]

Yes I burnt many of her pans in the past 😆🤣. That’s why this time she kept a close eye on my cooking 🤣

[@user-up9iq7ic8z]

In Our Kitchen We have Judy's Pans and My Pans no Issues .. hahah

[@washingtonlife]

@@user-up9iq7ic8z haha I like that!

[@markgish6002]

If they were only using one or two turbines the water is not moving fast enough to bring the fish closer to the shore. They were probably out further and deeper.

[@washingtonlife]

Yes you’re definitely right about that. I need to put on a little heavier weight to cast out farther and deeper if they aren’t biting close to shore. Thank you! 🙏

[@faqui1969]

Hey bro, in another video of yours, you fried them and seem like you had no problem swallowing the bones. in this video, it looks like they were a little bit more noticeable. Which of the 2 ways would you recommend cooking them and having those bones being less noticeable?

[@washingtonlife]

If you deep fry them or fry them a lot longer than I did then they will definitely be a lot less noticeable. I did it pretty quickly and the bones were still hard and very noticeable. Thank you for watching

[@greatcrossings]

Get it deep fried to solve the bone problem

[@washingtonlife]

Yes I will definitely have to do that next time and thank you for watching and advice I appreciate it 😃🙏