The BEST meal I ever made was a stuffed Brown Trout on the grill. The ex (who was a Chef - his ONLY endearing quality!) went on some excursion on Lake Michigan and came back with one.
I had an OLD cookbook that told me what to do and family members STILL talk about that Stuffed Brown Trout on the grill.
I remember lemon slices, green onions, chunks of bread, etc.
I have never had Brown Trout, but I have no doubt that was amazing!
As kids, dad used to take us trout fishing in a National Forest. The mountain streams were stocked with trout & fishing ‘season’ for those waters came in at 12:00 noon. We had to get up very early, make the 2 hour trip then wind our way up gravel roads until we found a spot dad liked. We were staked out on various pools along the stream, rods & bait in hand, to wait for noon. Other fishermen, looking for their own pool, would see we had dibs on our pools & move on. We could see trout in the pools & the wait until we could actually start fishing seemed interminable. These fish were not easy to catch - sometimes we caught our creel limit (6 fish) & sometimes we caught one or two (each). It was usually pretty cold, too - early April & if we were lucky, it wasn’t raining.
So the best trout I ever ate was one of these trout. It was a rainy, cold fishing day. We caught enough fish that we were anxious to leave, being cold & wet. While we were warming up with hot showers & dry clothes, dad got the trout cleaned & on the grill, wrapped in foil, with butter. Mom made mashed potatoes & slaw. Best.trout.ever! Fresh caught within hours & grill/butter, plus the experience of catching them all made for some very tasty eating. The majority of the trout were Rainbow with an occasional Brown trout in the mix.