South Coast A plaice for sole and whiting (battered).

[Goateeblank]

Evening session with @cap'nhaddock on Boscombe Pier last night. He is still sore after his mini huss, but more so his lost blonde!

Set up on the pier under cover and by a bench, with the rods 5ft away. No way to dress it up it was a whiting fest and some.

I managed to winkle out a small but perfect plaice and Haddock managed to winkle out a sole. Both new species for our hunts so shouldn't grumble.


The whiting were coming in 2 at a time and various sizes. Put out a 3 O hook for a ray, but its amazing how small a whiting can take it. Kept 6 of the bigger ones and decided nothing was going to change so we packed up.

So what to do with the whiting? Batter them!


They need to be at least 300mm plus to make it worth filleting depending on your skills. The batter has lager in it not water. So just plain flour, salt and black pepper and lager.

Dip in batter. Let them drain a bit and into the hot oil. I use a jam thermometer to monitor the oil temp cause l got one.



Don't waste the little bits of fish or bits that don't cut well. They all taste the same!

Whiting is a nice light fish and great when eaten fresh like this.

How to enjoy fishing for whiting!

 

[Stoker]

A great advertising campaign for whiting. Do you make fish broth with the remains of the fish?
It looks very tasty indeed ????

 

[John Mitchell]

Looks nice , the wife bakes mine in the oven, with just a bit of pepper what a nice tasting fish , ps best when fresh

 

[Warby72]

Stunning looking Plaice. ?

 

[Landlocked Northants]

Fantastic
At least they are a better size

 

[bananas]

Well done on the Plaice, that's a good catch for the time of year.
And that's one cracking tasty looking plate of food, I love Whiting, nice tasting fish, hate deep frying at home tho, a quick shallow fry for me.

 

[ouchthathurt]

Snap! My battered whiting! Nice job mate!

 

[Goateeblank]

View attachment 21115Snap! My battered whiting! Nice job mate!

I like big batter like yours, the wife likes it lighter. Mind you I am cooking it ,so I could do both l suppose.

 

[DJDBazzer]

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[Darren_P]

Looks like you had a good session gents even though it was a whiting fest. I am definitely going to try some whiting.

 

[Wolf]

Nice catches mate,great piccys ???

 

[Leginfisher]

Hopefully the ting will start thinning out soon giving other species a chance! That plaice is stunning, just like those you see in the artists impression in the old angling books, perfectly marked and fin perfect.

 

[Dutchman]

I just cook most fish i get either in the frying pan or in foil in the oven, dont bother with batter, i find them a better taste.

 

[Emmcee75]

Nice session there and a nicer looking plate of food. Had Whiting for the first time last year and will be having ot again, exactly how you've done yours.

 

[Cfish]

Can't get much better than that!!!!!

 

[Beach]

We cook ours, take the meat off and make fish cakes.

 

[Jimmyfloydreturns]

Great report and post, I love whiting for the table!

 

[Shirleycodlin]

Top marks for thinning out the sea rats ?

 

[Jimmyfloydreturns]

P.s. I kept the belly off cuts and bony bits and froze them down and plan to use them as bait. I bet whiting would have no problem scoffing one of their own which would mean no need to dig lug worm ?

 

[Trampster]

Great report & photos Goatee! That plate of Whiting looks delicious. ????

Never keen on seeing folk deep fat frying in a saucepan though - so many horror stories of fires. Our deep fat fryer was getting a bit tired & grubby this time last year - I'd dismantled & cleaned it a number of times but refused to do it again. Awful mucky job.

I saw a professional chef using one on Youtube, and out of curiosity, tried to find the same one online. It is a Logik and I found one on Curry's eBay store. For £19.99, it was never worth me cleaning the old one! It's only been used about 4 times since though - Wifey's nagging me about my waistline & eating Chips! ??

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