11 lb Pike 4 Replies Thanks to Steve for this one of a 11lb Pike that Danny had just caught from the River Thames on Wilsham Road.
Rachel November 7, 2015 at 10:00 pm Wow that’s a big fish. Can you eat what’s caught in the Thames? Reply ↓
Black Flag November 10, 2015 at 2:31 pm As long as it’s not a swan; only Prince Phillip is permitted to eat one of those. Reply ↓
davidofLuton November 10, 2015 at 2:50 pm I have eaten pike. As far as I remember it was incredibly bony and tasted foul. Reply ↓
Daniel November 10, 2015 at 4:38 pm Sounds a bit like chicken, David? I believe the secret is to purge the fish for a few days by having it swim and kept in ‘clear running water’, so all the foul flavour goes away. Then kill it. Reply ↓
Wow that’s a big fish. Can you eat what’s caught in the Thames?
As long as it’s not a swan; only Prince Phillip is permitted to eat one of those.
I have eaten pike. As far as I remember it was incredibly bony and tasted foul.
Sounds a bit like chicken, David?
I believe the secret is to purge the fish for a few days by having it swim and kept in ‘clear running water’, so all the foul flavour goes away. Then kill it.