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Caught a bunch of crappies and a few walleyes, now looking for a good fish fry mix. Got some canola oil and a presto fryer ready to go. Thanks

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I don't know where you are from, but out west we have a brand, "Pride of the West", available most everywhere that is just outstanding. High content of rice flour in the blend. Mixes well with 7 Up, beer, or wine if you lean that way.

"Shore Lunch"

Louisiana brand in the blue bag. The yellow and orange bag flavors are a waste of money but the blue is good. It’s a very fine ground cornmeal with Cajun spices. I prefer to add a tablespoon of Old Bay for each bag of Louisiana but it’s good the way it comes out of the bag too.

Another good trick is to soak your fish in 50/50 yellow mustard and Allaga or Louisiana hot sauce for about 2 hours before you dredge it in cornmeal or Louisiana fish fry. Maybe the best way ever to prepare lower class fish like channel or blue cats.

I’ll use zatarains or Louisiana fish fry.

Or Tony’s. Whatever the store has really.

Then add some Cajun seasoning to it.

Thanks guys

Seriously, that mustard thing will sure take the whang out of a lot of fish. We especially do so w sand bass(white bass) and channel cats. Go neutral in taste but that vinegar base make a big improvement to us. YMMV.

Yea it will. I don’t use it for any of the “premium” fish we have around here, walleye/saugeye, crappie, or flatheads. But stuff that’s not bad but not the firm pure white flesh like sandbass, blues, or channels it really improves them.

I’m putting together stuff for a fish fry this evening. Made twice baked potatoes yesterday that will go back in the oven. Going to put a light beer batter on some jalapeño strips. And I just finished trimming and chunking a big flathead filet, it’ll get rolled in Louisiana before a trip through the hot oil. Mom has a big bunch of vinegar coleslaw she whipped up and maybe a cobbler for dessert. Should be good feed for the holiday.

Are you asking about deep fat, or pan frying?

A good friend uses cornflake crumbs for pan frying.

Thinking deep frying this time

Friend Keith battering, and cooking fish.

Looks delicious

It was.

Keith uses beer, club soda, or a little baking soda will work as well.

My go to.


Sometimes use panko too👊🏻

Dunno if you can find it in the US, but this is all I use.

Marinated in Franks red hot and then battered with seasoned flour.

I simply make up some 50/50 flour and yellow corn meal with a bit of Old Bay to taste. It can then be either a dry coating or a batter; both work fine.

Went on an annual trip to a high-altitude cold water reservoir in Utah last week. Brought home five nice smallmouth to three pounds. Pan-fried those fillets on two nights, once as fillets and once as tacos. Fabulous.

Had a big fish fry yesterday for 14 adults and used the tried and true mix!!! 1 cup yellow cornmeal seasoned with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Did not hear anyone complain. This mixture is what I have used for 50 plus years, primarily on crappie but works on catfish also.

The best fried fish is breaded not battered. Battered fried fish sucks. But I am from the south so I am biased.