Things Just Got a Little Fishy at Circle Z

Try a Few of Our Fave Fish Camping Recipes

Pan-Fried Fish (Scottgardner) 2013

Camping and fishing is just one of Circle Z’s favorite past times. We love taking the horses down to the river and throwing in a few lines, then bringing our catch back to camp to cook up some amazing meals. With all of this fish talk this week, we thought you might find a few of our favorite fish recipes something to rave about back home or around the campfire.

With being so close to the streams here, we have

an amazing time catching panfish and trout which is what we predominately catch here at the ranch. Now, I wish we could take full credit for these recipes we share with our guest, but our friends at Outdoor Life have some really good ones for cooking up bass, crappies and a variety of panfish. If you can get past all of the bones, they have a recipe that could turn your head into liking bullheads all fried up with a little dill pickle and mustard to give it some zing. Check out their amazing recipes at OutdoorLife.com to bring some with you to cook up here while staying in any of our fully furnished cabins.

For all our camping peeps, we have five succulent panfish meals you’ll want to try from the awesome crew at Bass Pro Shops that will cook up fantastic over the campfire. These recipes will go great with bluegills or sunfish, but feel free to try them with any of your favorite panfish. We have lots of rock bass, sunfish, or perch here at the ranch and can help you fix them up just the way you like them. You can check these Bass Pro Shop recipes out right on their website.

Campfire Trout (Lum3N) 2016

Lastly, trout is one of our most popular catches in the streams that run along the ranch and is super tasty when cooked up fresh over the campfire, especially with a little lemon, salt, and pepper. We found a great recipe that is going to be one not to miss for all of our bacon lovers. We came across this one on TasteeofHome.com and the prep and grill time is really quick, just 40 minutes and your meal is ready.

For anyone of our campers or lodgers, it’s also important to plan your meals at home to make sure you have all the ingredients that you will need. Bass Pro Shops has some super tips to help you plan the necessary items to pack, like a grill basket to hold your pan-dressed fish or fillets, along with a camp stove to support your skillet to make lunch or dinner a cinch. You’ll definitely want to take a quick peak at their article to double check that you have all the necessary items before you head off to camp. 

Well, all this fish talk has made us hungry and excited for camping season to start so make sure to swim on by our Facebook and Twitter page to hear all about the camping and fishing excitement we have going on this week. Happy Trails until next week, when we will be bringing y’all some trailer safety tips as we saddle up to head out to Madison, WI to set up camp at the Midwest Horse Fair.