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Looking for more ways to prepare fish? Check out what Michigan Sea Grant is eating at their Freshwater Feasts blog. Our friends at Eat Midwest Fish also have an assortment of fabulous recipes.

Recipes for Any Fish

Baked fish a' la Maurice ingredients - fish, butter, onion, tomato, green pepper, tomato juice, sour cream.

Baked Fish a’ la Maurice

Any Type / Entree / Recipe

Chipotle Grilled Fish Tacos with Cilantro Slaw

Any Type / Recipe

A cranapple fillet

Cranapple Fillets

Any Type / Recipe

Easy Ginger Soy Grilled Fish

Any Type / Recipe

Fish fillets with slices of lime.

Fish Fillets with Lime

Any Type / Recipe

Two fish pies baking in an oven

Fish Pie

Any Type

Great Lakes Almondine

Any Type / Recipe

fish chowder decorated with parsley

Lake Michigan Fish Chowder

Any Type / Recipe

Sushi rolls on a wooden board.

Lake Superior-style Sushi

Any Type / Recipe

Lake whitefish sprinkled with green onions and a bright pink flower

Lake Whitefish on the Run

Any Type / Recipe

A bowl of fish chowder topped with cheese, oyster crackers and chives.

MKE Fish Chowder

Any Type / Recipe

Creamy fish chowder in a blue bowl.

Northern Waters Smokehaus Lake Superior Chowder

Any Type / Chowders / Soups and Bowls

Poached Fish Fillets with Cheese Sauce

Any Type / Recipe

Rosalia’s Barbequed Fish

Any Type / Recipe

Cisco encrusted with salt.

Salt-encrusted Cisco

Any Type / Cisco / Lake Herring / Recipe

San Diego Fisherman’s Chili

Any Type / Recipe

This is a photograph of seared fish accented by asparagus, lemon, potatoes and dill on a green plate.

Titus’ Quick Pan-fried Fish with Lemon Butter Sauce

Any Type / Recipe

Bowl of fish chowder with parsley, croutons and paprika.

Vern Hacker’s Fish Chowder

Any Type / Recipe

Sublime Salmon and Trout (these fish can be substituted for each other in recipes)

Barbecued Trout

Recipe / Salmon and Trout

Salmon with butter pats on top on a grate over an open fire.

Blackened Salmon with Paprika Dressing

Entree / Recipes Featured / Salmon and Trout

Crispy Fried Rainbow Trout

Recipe / Salmon and Trout

Cooked fish sprinkled with pumpkin seeds in front of squash and kale.

Crispy Salmon with Roasted Squash and Kale Chips

Salmon and Trout

Whitefish covered in delicious yellow sauce

Dad’s Mushroom Masterpiece

Recipe / Salmon and Trout

Fillets with Sesame, Garlic and Ginger

Recipe / Salmon and Trout

Three fish tarts with parsley on a marble counter.

Fisherman’s Brunch

Recipe / Salmon and Trout

Grilled fish, pork, mushrooms, onions, pepper, and cucumber on a cabob.

Fishes on Sticks (a.k.a. Fish Kabobs)

Recipe / Salmon and Trout

Grilled Lake Trout with Lemon Mayonnaise

Recipe / Salmon and Trout

Grilled Marinated Lake Trout with Herb Butter

Recipe / Salmon and Trout

Salad-Stuffed Rainbow Trout

Recipe / Salmon and Trout

A spoon and four chunks of salmon in sesame-ginger marinade.

Salmon in Garlic-Ginger Marinade

Entree / Recipes Featured / Salmon and Trout

Pieces of salmon on a dark place with a dollop of wasabi on them. A lemon slice and cherry blossoms are also in the photo.

Salmon Sashimi in Citrus-Ginger-Sesame Sauce

Recipe / Salmon and Trout

Tim’s Salmon BLT

Recipe / Salmon and Trout

A traditional fish biol with lemons, potato's, and onions.

Traditional Fish Boil

Recipe / Salmon and Trout

Trout with Orange Saffron Sauce

Recipe / Recipes Featured / Salmon and Trout / Trout

Walleye fillets plated with asparagus, potatoes and a twist of lemon.

Vineyard Trout

Salmon and Trout

Cisco Cuisine (lake herring, chubs and bloaters)

Cisco roe crostini

Cisco Roe with Saffron-Garlic Aioli

Cisco / Lake Herring

Root Vegetable Hash with Lake Herring

Lake Herring / Recipe / Recipes Featured

Cisco encrusted with salt.

Salt-encrusted Cisco

Any Type / Cisco / Lake Herring / Recipe

Seared Whitefish with Creamy Grits, Sweet Corn Chow Chow and Poached Herring Butter Sauce

Lake Herring / Recipe / Recipes Featured / Whitefish

Lake Whitefish Extraordinaire

Baked fish with a parmesan spread served with cilantro, lemon, and lettuce.

Baked Great Lakes Parmesan

Burbot / Recipe / Trout / Whitefish

Creole Sautéed Whitefish

Recipe / Whitefish

Fried Whitefish Tacos

Recipe / Whitefish

A fish fillet rests on a bed of tomato compote and is topped with parsley and a twist of lemon.

Great Lakes Whitefish with Tomato Basil Compote

Recipe / Whitefish

Sauteed whitefish with seasonings and Greek yogurt

Greek-Style Lake Whitefish

Whitefish

Kedgeree

Recipe / Whitefish

Lake Michigan “Scallops” Recipe

Recipe / Whitefish

Lake Whitefish with Ginger Cream Sauce

Recipe / Whitefish

Potato-Fried Fish

Recipe / Whitefish / Yellow Perch

Seared Whitefish with Creamy Grits, Sweet Corn Chow Chow and Poached Herring Butter Sauce

Lake Herring / Recipe / Recipes Featured / Whitefish

Sesame Fish Steaks

Recipe / Whitefish / Yellow Perch

Two stuffed lake whitefish fillets over potatoes and leeks in a cast iron pot.

Stuffed Whitefish Rolls

Recipe / Whitefish

Surreal Smoked Fish

A slice of frittata on a white plate with four small preparation photos at the top.

Hello Breakfast! – Smoked Trout Frittata

Recipe / Smoked Fish

No-Fail Smoked Fish Dip

Recipe / Smoked Fish

Smoked fish coupled with chipotle peppers can spice up your life.

Smoke and Fire Over Rice

Recipe / Smoked Fish

fish spread in a metal bowl with lemon, parsley and red onion garnish

Smoked Fish Spread

Recipe / Smoked Fish

A sushi roll arranged on a black square plate with 2 purple flowers, wasabi, pickled ginger, a spoon with soy sauce and chopsticks.

Smoked Lake Whitefish Sushi

Recipe / Smoked Fish

Smoked Rainbow Trout Hash with Poached Eggs

Recipe / Smoked Fish

Smoked Whitefish Cakes

Recipe / Smoked Fish

Burbot’s the Bomb

Baked fish with a parmesan spread served with cilantro, lemon, and lettuce.

Baked Great Lakes Parmesan

Burbot / Recipe / Trout / Whitefish

Lobster sprinkled in red spices, butter, and lemons

Poor Man’s Lobster

Burbot / Recipe

Poor Man’s Shrimp

Burbot / Recipe

Penchant for Perch

Miso Marinated Perch

Recipe / Yellow Perch

Oven Fried Perch Fillets with Tartar Sauce

Recipe / Yellow Perch

Parmesan Perch

Recipe / Yellow Perch

Perch Sandwich

Recipe / Yellow Perch

Potato-Fried Fish

Recipe / Whitefish / Yellow Perch

Sesame Fish Steaks

Recipe / Whitefish / Yellow Perch

Wisconsin Fish with Bacon-Mushroom Stuffing

Recipe / Yellow Perch

Yellow Perch Chowder

Recipe / Yellow Perch

Tempting Tilapia

Egyptian engraving on wood.

In da’ Nile

Recipe / Tilapia

Cooked tilapia with a mango-cilantro salsa and two tomato slices on a glass plate.

Pan-Seared Tilapia with Mango Salsa

Recipe / Tilapia

Sauces, Marinades and Rubs for Fish

Balsamic vinaigrette in a small glass vase on a wooden cutting board along with toasted golden bread, tomatoes and basil.

Balsamic Vinaigrette

Recipe / Sauce

Creamy lemon sauce recipe.

Creamy Lemon Sauce

Recipe / Sauce

BBQ sauce in a small white dish with a dressing brush balanced on top.

Easy BBQ Sauce

Recipe / Sauce

Fish covered in simmering red sauce in a black pan surrounded by lemon parsley, onions, peppers, and spices.

Easy Simmering Sauce for Fish

Recipe / Sauce

Fish marinade being pored into a bowl on a wooden cutting board awaiting fish soon to be prepped.

Hunter’s Fish Marinade

Recipe / Sauce

A fish dish arranged with parsley, eggs, and peas drizzled in vinaigrette.

Lemon Vinaigrette

Recipe / Sauce

This photograph shows mango sauce in a jar.

Magnificent Mango Sauce

Recipe / Sauce

Salmon sashimi in citrus-ginger-sesame sause with a lime on top in a white and blue bowl.

Sriracha Mayo Sauce

Recipe / Sauce

Za'atar Marinade

Za’atar Marinade

Recipe / Sauce