Grilled bacon wrapped walleye...

[DitchPanda]

Is this a thing? If so how is it done? Its walleye time here and I'm looking for something outside of the usual delicious fried option.

[Jar11591]

I recommend par-cooking the bacon before wrapping, otherwise you’ll have overdone walleye wrapped in rubbery raw-ish bacon. 
 

I’d par-cook the bacon for a minute or 3 just until the fat begins to render. Then wrap the filet and secure with a toothpick or tuck both ends under the filet.  
 

This is how I cook bacon wrapped salmon, but walleye doesn’t take quite as long to cook. 
 

 

[gim]

I usually wrap bacon on things that need taste or flavor or because its tough to eat.  Walleye doesn't need bacon.  Goose needs bacon.  Then you eat the bacon and toss the goose.  LOL

[MN Fisher]

9 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

I'm looking for something outside of the usual delicious fried option.

Broiled or grilled with a little butter, salt and pepper...maybe a dash of rosemary

 

It's the only way I eat fish - if you don't want the flavor of the fish, why eat it?

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10 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

Grilled bacon wrapped walleye.

Sinker side up or sinker side down?...

[bowhunter63]

Larry Smith outdoors has a video on it on YouTube I wanna try it 

[Kev-mo]

Idk anything about bacon wrapped walleye...but prior to covid we did a potluck at work every Thanksgiving for years. One year someone wrapped one of the turkeys in bacon and stuffed it with another pound of bacon. It's the best 'smoked' turkey I've ever had!!

 

[Darth-Baiter]

in general, I dont wrap anything with bacon.  I just never understood it.  bacon flavor is so dominating.  maybe jalapeño poppers since they play equal parts...but I dont love them either. 

[slonezp]

Done it plenty of times. Cut the fillets into scallop size pieces, wrap with bacon, put on skewers and grill over indirect heat.

[TnRiver46]

6 minutes ago, slonezp said:

Done it plenty of times. Cut the fillets into scallop size pieces, wrap with bacon, put on skewers and grill over indirect heat.

I was thinking they kind of look like scallops 

[Jig Man]

Smoked is my favorite way to eat walleye.  I don’t skin or even scale them.  I fillet them, take out the ribs and lateral bones.  A little olive oil and some lemon pepper is all I use.

[DitchPanda]

5 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Broiled or grilled with a little butter, salt and pepper...maybe a dash of rosemary

 

It's the only way I eat fish - if you don't want the flavor of the fish, why eat it?

Well for one thing walleye is very bland and has very little flavor on its own. For another thing I just like seafood...namely scallops or mussels...with bacon. I've eaten fish my entire life, everything from channel catfish all the way up to sushi grade tuna so fishy flavor doesn't bother me.

 

5 hours ago, gimruis said:

I usually wrap bacon on things that need taste or flavor or because its tough to eat.  Walleye doesn't need bacon.  Goose needs bacon.  Then you eat the bacon and toss the goose.  LOL

well a cheeseburger doesn't need bacon..doesn't mean it isn't delicious.