[Augie]

We've been getting some welcome rainfall over the past few days here in Central Missouri. It's been bone-dry for weeks on end.

I've been piddling at putting some green beans in the freezer. I expect I'll have plenty stored away by the time frost kills the vines. The late-planted okra is starting to make pods. There's probably some ready to pick now. Pepper plants are loaded and needing some attention. Still getting a few tomatoes off of the one SuperSteak that survived the monsoon.

Mrs. Augie and I spent a couple evenings dunking nightcrawlers in the pond this week. Yesterday we had #1 Daughter, her BFF, and Pops over for the first, of what will hopefully be many, fish fries with our home-grown bluegill. We transferred ~50 <7" fish to the bait pond, 24 7"-9" fish were released to the grease, and the >9" went back in the drink to grow some more.

The yellow perch are catch and release until after the spring spawn, then they will be on the menu with the bluegill. There ought to be 100 or so this size in the pond now.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

You are simply brilliant! Grow Your Own Fish. I LOVE IT! That counts as ‘gardening’ in my book, LOL!

I would kill for some Yellow Perch. Caught and ate it all the time when I was a kid, fishing with my Grandpa.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Beer Batter on the fish? No! That beer is too GOOD for that, LOL!

Use a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon, LOL!

[MomwithHope]

What a harvest! I remember all the pictures when you were digging out your pond. Beautiful bluegill picture, you look like a professional fish gutter :) Bet they were delicious. I grew up eating perch that my Dad caught across the Illinois birder with Indiana. We had fish every Friday, always deep fried in batter with the heads on. Thanks for posting.