Where I grew up in Tennessee, we had many streams full of trout. We didn’t just go fly fishing for Rainbows, we went out to lunch.

We’d take a large cast iron skillet and all the ingredients for the best pan-fried trout I’ve ever had. After we built the fire, seasoned the skillet, and put the hoecakes on, we’d start casting flies.

Sometimes we cheated and used corn, but not often.

Anyway, we’d catch one; gut and fillet it, and immediately throw it in the pan while it was still wiggling. Now, that is some fresh fish, and a great meal.

Wash it down with some cold beverages, and we were good to go.