Perch fish fry in the northwoods

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dragon_07

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Looking for a good fish fry in the Land O' Lakes area and would prefer perch. Went to Bents camp last time we were up and couldn't really complain just not a huge fan of beer battered fish. Any suggestions will be appreciated as we will be up riding this weekend, thanks.
 
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ripcord

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If you're looking for real true Great Lakes Yellow Perch, good luck! What most restaurants are serving as lake perch nowadays is actually a european fish called Zander or a european farm raised version of walleye. There is very limited commercial perch fishing on the great lakes these days, I think mainly only on Lk. Erie.(I may not be 100% correct on this but I know the rest of the great lakes have very limited commercial perch fishing). I know there is one place in Green Bay, Maricque's, that can actually serve real great lakes perch because they were originally a commercial fishing family so they can catch it to serve in their restaurant but not for resale. If you ask at any restaurant what kind of fish they're actually serving they should be able to tell you what it really is. Buyer beware!
If you're an aficionado of REAL perch you'll know what I'm talking about... otherwise, everything else is just another fish fry and you probably won't know the difference...???
 
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dragon_07

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Lanny's was on my list, I looked on line and could not find a menu. Any idea what they offer for a Friday fish fry?
 
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highhertel

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Lanny's use to have a nice website, looks like it's down. It has been a few years since I have been there (live out in Oregon for now), but I know they had both perch and walleye done to your liking.

Hands down, one of the best restaurants in the northwoods. The Redman might be worth looking into also, but they are known for their steaks not sure what seafood offering they have.

Enjoy!

HH
 
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gogebic_sledder

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ripcord said:
If you're looking for real true Great Lakes Yellow Perch, good luck! What most restaurants are serving as lake perch nowadays is actually a european fish called Zander or a european farm raised version of walleye. There is very limited commercial perch fishing on the great lakes these days, I think mainly only on Lk. Erie.(I may not be 100% correct on this but I know the rest of the great lakes have very limited commercial perch fishing). I know there is one place in Green Bay, Maricque's, that can actually serve real great lakes perch because they were originally a commercial fishing family so they can catch it to serve in their restaurant but not for resale. If you ask at any restaurant what kind of fish they're actually serving they should be able to tell you what it really is. Buyer beware!
If you're an aficionado of REAL perch you'll know what I'm talking about... otherwise, everything else is just another fish fry and you probably won't know the difference...???
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You know your perch, I feel Red Wood inn has the best perch plate ever. I have Heard Maricques is excellent also. I've yet to find anything close to a GreenBay perch plate in the northwoods
 
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