Santee Lakes Fishing Report: Beer Battered Bluegill Recipe

By Greg Even with Santee Lakes

WEEK OF: June 24, 2013

BASS

The Bass bite continues to be good. Hot spots: north, east and south lake 1, north lake 2, south and west side of lake 5. Frogs and swim baits are working well.

BLUEGILL

Bring the kids out and introduce them to fishing. Bluegill have been spotted near the rocks and docks. North lake 1 and south lake 4 are the best spots. Redworms work best.

Lakes 3 and 4 received a stock of Catfish this past Friday and another 1,000 lbs. is due to arrive this Friday, July 5th.  A total of 11,000 lbs. has been stocked so far this summer. 

Norm Hicks from San Diego caught 3 Catfish while nightfishing lake 3 with mealworms.

Join us July 11th for our next Nightfishing Event. Come fish lakes 1 through 4 from 5 pm till 11:30 p.m. 

·      July 5th    Movies at the Lakes- Madagascar 3

·      July 5th    Catfish stock 1,000 lbs.

·      July 11th  Nightfishing 

Recipe of the Week: Beer Battered Bluegill

Ingredients:

• 10-15 bluegills
• 1/2 Tbsp. Salt and 1/4 tbsp. Pepper
• 1/4 Tbsp. Paprika
• One can of Beer
• 1 Cup Flour
• 4 Cups Peanut oil

Directions:

Start by filleting the bluegills and washing the cleaned fish in cold water. In a bowl add the flour, salt, pepper, paprika and 1/2 cup of beer. For the beer I recommend using a light beer. Mix the ingredients and add more of the beer till you have a pancake like batter. Pour the peanut oil in a deep well pan and heat on high. Dip the fillets in the batter till thickly coated and drop into the hot oil. Cook for 3-4 minutes a side.

NEXT STOCK

(stock will arrive on or before date below)

July 5, 2013

1,000 lbs. of Catfish