Shore Lunch kit

Help! I lost my list of items for the shore lunch kit. Anyone have an up to date list they wish to share? Forever grateful, well, maybe not quite.

There are several mentioned if you do a google search. One that appears good to me is at: www.ontariofisherman.com
Its in htm format so I cann't copy and paste the entire link.
Good luck.
Gary

[campownerchick]

Hi,

I checked out the link from www.ontariofisherman.com and it is a good one. There are a few things I've added.

From the site: fillet knife, coffee pot, long tongs, oven mitts, matches,12" x 16" grill, newspaper to start the fire, can opener, plastic cutlery, paper plates, paper towels, foam coffee cups, large metal serving spoons and flippers, ziplock bags for breading the fish, cast iron fry pans (fry pans with long handles are better), garbage bags, coating/seasoning mix for the fish, oil (bring more than you need in case you burn the first batch), ketchup, tartar sauce, lemons, coffee whitener and sugar, coffee and tea, bread and butter, parboiled potatoes (already sliced), onions (already sliced), pork and beans, cookies, fruit, cold drinks, cooler with ice.

I would add: empty ice cream container with lid, foil, foil pans to put the cooked fish in, scouring pads, dawn dish soap, bar of soap and hand towel, salt and pepper, pail of split wood (use the pail to drown the fire)

Happy shore lunching!

sounds like a lot of extra bs in the boat and a lot of extra work. we pack sandwiches and stuff then head back to camp about 6pm then do the big supper with fried fish and whatnot. anyway each to thier own, looking forward to that trip in a couple weeks.enjoy

[AllenW]

Depending on desired creature comforts and number of boats and size, you can eliminate quite a bit of that, a full blown shore lunch may be nice, but we've done just fish many times and no ones complained.

We'd mix the egg and milk batter before we went, have large baggies with some Fryin Magic in to bread the fish, paper plates, don't really need silverware except the tongs to deal with frying the fish, a medium sized skillet, cast iron is nice, but steel or aluminum works and is lighter, a grate to put over the fire and then put the skillet on, salt and pepper, paper towels and a jug of oil and a couple of bics or matches, along with the basic's ya normally may carry like beverages, snacks and such.

You can get all this to fit in a pretty small area if ya do it right.

Guess it depends on whether ya want a snack or full blown meal.
I find its easier to do the big meal at the end of the day, in camp.

Al

[orchard frank]

After the first few years at Lac Seul, shore lunch became a highlight of the day. Food always simple, fish and potatoes, something sweet for after, but the setting got better and better. Since we had our own boat with enough room, we packed a propane stove, folding chairs and a roll up table. I've got pictures of Basil and Jim Hayes from Lost Island with big grins sitting in the chairs while I fixed shore lunch for them. A "first" they said. Great times. We enjoyed a break in the middle of the day, refreshed us for the afternoon. A little nap was not out of the question.

[wooglin]

We keep it simple:

*box or two of 'shorelunch'
*knife for fillets
*cutting board and/or 2x6 for filleting fish
*strainer for fillets
*bottle of water to rinse fillets
*2 gallon zip-lock for shaking fillets/batter
*large pan
*bottle of vege. oil
*Papertowels for holding fish when finished frying
*Matches/lighter for fire (we used to do burners, but natrual campfire is easier)

We'll either burn the paper and boxes on the fire when we're done, or just take it home with us in the zip-lock.

Washing the pan is simple, cool it off, put it in the lake with sand in the pan, shake it around for a bit - clean.

[tjsker]

I never tried cooking a shore lunch before and have a some questions.

Is firewood that plentiful? Do you skip shorelunch on damp days or do you bring the propane.

[Golden Eagle]

Since pike turn on between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. I take a boat lunch kit that consists of leftover walleyes, sliced bread, sweet onion, ginger snaps, and pretzels. I eat on the move. Don't want to take time from fishing.

I've had plenty of great shore lunches, but mid day pike fishing ranks right up there with the evening walleye bite.

[Nimstug]

Fire wood is plentiful is you find a beaver lodge or two....