Up at the crack: fishing day breakfasts?
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I don't function without breakfast. So, Hempler's uncured bacon, two eggs over easy, and two slices of toast - Dave's Killer bread - with butter & home made freezer jam. Black coffee and another in the travel mug for the road. Unless I'm camping, then it's old fashioned rolled oats with craisins and brown sugar, ready in 5 minutes. And the obligatory coffee.
In the old days when in Forks it was the Coffee Shop, parking lot full of drift boats.
Opened at 5 , which during winter steelhead season was plenty of time to eat, drink coffee, get intel, and still be on the water at dawn.
Biscuits and gravy, eggs, hashbrowns, toast.
Opened at 5 , which during winter steelhead season was plenty of time to eat, drink coffee, get intel, and still be on the water at dawn.
Biscuits and gravy, eggs, hashbrowns, toast.
That is the way I make oatmeal, but I add a spoon of peanut butter.
I have not. I’ll have to give them a shot.
I definitely feel like I am forcing myself to eat sometimes. Especially those really early mornings in July and August having probably just eaten dinner 8-9 hours prior. On those occasions, coffee only would be just fine. That said, I know if I don’t eat on the way to fishing, I probably won’t eat again until that evening. Probably a better idea to bring a lunch and take a break.
Hold on there cowboy.
It depends on what time you eat dinner. We usually eat by 6 or 6:30. And we don't eat huge portions.
My years of telco ops & engineering have made me a night owl. I usually go to bed at 11. And since I sit on my ass all day for work I'm mowing the lawn, tinkering with the boat/rafts or doing the ongoing re-org of the garage to maximize space after dinner. If I'm a really good boy, I'll take a 2 mile walk at about 7 or 7:30. Or even work out on the elyptical.
So I've burned that 6pm dinner off by 9 or 10. I'll usually have a piece of toast and small glass of milk before going to bed otherwise I'll wake up hungry. And I wake up starving every morning. I definitely need breakfast or everyone on the highway and waterways will witness my ugly hangry behavior.
Oh I know we're all different. Most are eating 1,000cal dinners at 6 then being sedentary. I typically eat around 5, bed by 8:30. I'll get up at 4, run or go to the gym at 5. I still typically don't start eating until 10-12 or so most days. If I'm fishing, I'm totally fine into the afternoon as my mind is on other things.Hold on there cowboy.
It depends on what time you eat dinner. We usually eat by 6 or 6:30. And we don't eat huge portions.
My years of telco ops & engineering have made me a night owl. I usually go to bed at 11. And since I sit on my ass all day for work I'm mowing the lawn, tinkering with the boat/rafts or doing the ongoing re-org of the garage to maximize space after dinner. If I'm a really good boy, I'll take a 2 mile walk at about 7 or 7:30. Or even work out on the elyptical.
So I've burned that 6pm dinner off by 9 or 10. I'll usually have a piece of toast and small glass of milk before going to bed otherwise I'll wake up hungry. And I wake up starving every morning. I definitely need breakfast or everyone on the highway and waterways will witness my ugly hangry behavior.
Was mostly just here validating folks like Breck saying they don't crave breakfast. Like I said: huge fan myself, but the more I learned about the way our bodies burn calories and such, I tried out the whole not eating in the morning thing and find it actually helps a ton with a lot of cravings/over-eating issues I had. But that can be another thread.
But I still love me some beakfast burritos, oatmeal, pancakes, etc.
My absolute favorite is a breakfast burrito with homemade pork geen chile scrambled egg, and cheddar. That'll get you warm on those cold mornings. That said, any burrito works. Also love steel cut oats with berries and walnuts, but you have to remember to start them ahead of time.
In a pinch, mini donuts work just fine, but I prefer the gourmet "crunch" variety.
In a pinch, mini donuts work just fine, but I prefer the gourmet "crunch" variety.
Jim in Anacortes
Life of the Party
For decades I have showed up at the boat at first light with food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I prepare the food the night before! I can sleep later by doing that.
First. A large "fruit cup"... Tupperware filled with cut fruit. Lots of it, best quality and a good variety. It is a good breakfast (that can be shared) and also a good snack during the day.
Then two large sandwiches wrapped in tin foil and put into Tupperware. I'm talking good sandwiches, with good bread, roast beef, ham, turkey assorted cheeses, lettuce tomato etc..
Two sport drinks, a couple of mini candy bars, maybe a protein drink etc...
In the morning I throw it all into a small backpack with a couple of blue ice packs.
Keeping my body properly fueled IMHO is every bit as important as being properly hydrated.
Coffee and doughnuts followed with cold pizza and beer is nice on my days off...but when I am out fishing, I need the energy of good food.
First. A large "fruit cup"... Tupperware filled with cut fruit. Lots of it, best quality and a good variety. It is a good breakfast (that can be shared) and also a good snack during the day.
Then two large sandwiches wrapped in tin foil and put into Tupperware. I'm talking good sandwiches, with good bread, roast beef, ham, turkey assorted cheeses, lettuce tomato etc..
Two sport drinks, a couple of mini candy bars, maybe a protein drink etc...
In the morning I throw it all into a small backpack with a couple of blue ice packs.
Keeping my body properly fueled IMHO is every bit as important as being properly hydrated.
Coffee and doughnuts followed with cold pizza and beer is nice on my days off...but when I am out fishing, I need the energy of good food.
Part of the fishing day for me and the guys was stopping someplace for breakfast. We figured a good breakfast might be the highlight of our day !
Nowadays there's usually only two of us and, unfortunately, over the vast number of years our favorite restaurants have either changed hands (not for the better) or closed during the covid lockdown.
We usually tried to find a place that had great biscuits and gravy (or hashbrowns and gravy). Usually if somewhere had great biscuits and gravy, the rest of the breakfast items were also pretty damned good. Plus, they would need to serve hashBROWNS not hashBEIGE as some places serve.
As it was a fishing tradition, I really miss those before fishing breakfasts....
Nowadays there's usually only two of us and, unfortunately, over the vast number of years our favorite restaurants have either changed hands (not for the better) or closed during the covid lockdown.
We usually tried to find a place that had great biscuits and gravy (or hashbrowns and gravy). Usually if somewhere had great biscuits and gravy, the rest of the breakfast items were also pretty damned good. Plus, they would need to serve hashBROWNS not hashBEIGE as some places serve.
As it was a fishing tradition, I really miss those before fishing breakfasts....
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Yeah, you could eat breakfast there, and not eat again...Some of my more hilarious early pre fishing breakfasts were at "The Hungry Bear" restaurant on the OP before winter steelheading. The food portions were enormous! One pancake was like 5,000 calories and the side of ham a full pound.
For a day or three...
@Jim in Anacortes
You're a commercial fisherman, right ? Yeah I can see that kind of caloric intake, you're moving almost all day.
My kids loved that place LOL.Some of my more hilarious early pre fishing breakfasts were at "The Hungry Bear" restaurant on the OP before winter steelheading. The food portions were enormous! One pancake was like 5,000 calories and the side of ham a full pound.
If you weren't going to spend the day logging, it might have been a touch over the top.
I do breakfast burritos similar to yours. After double wrapping them in foil, I press them so they are about an inch thick. When we are on the river, I warm them up on the BBQ grill around 350 degrees but my small Weber doesn’t have a thermometer. So, I cook them about 6 minutes per side. The grill crisps up the burrito shells and they are always a big hit. We eat them on the Deschutes in the mornings after the sun hits camp water. That won’t happen this year. Don’t forget to spray olive oil on the foil or the burrito shells will stick badly. Ask me how I know….
I am usually leaving the when eating mine so they get popped in the microwave.
Which is an appliance that only sees the light of day during salmon season. My wife detests them but we bought one for $100 when doing a kitchen remodel 5-6 years back. A small one to help out while the stove was down over a period of a few weeks. Stays in storage 9 months a year but gets busted out during coho season to heat my breakfast burritos
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rooftop
Steelhead
My buds and I also do breakfast burritos on our annual steelhead trip. We bring a big-ass frying pan to accommodate the volume to create burritos for 3 mornings. After cooking, make the burritos for day one and let the pan cool, then into the fridge it goes. Day two, pull out your ingredients to roll your own, then back to the fridge. Day three, heat the rest of it in the pan and finish it. 16 years without any issues.
One year I made English Breakfast burritos. Heinz beans, bangers, eggs, mushrooms, sharp white cheddar, and tomatoes. They were good, but it wasn't as good as it was in my head. Really heavy. Fortunately, we had classic fixins' for the rest of the trip.
One huge benefit of a breakfast burrito is you can make an extra one, get it piping hot, double wrap it in foil and put it into your wader pocket, and shortly after the sun rises and you can feel your hands, you can have that extra boost of calories to heat your body (and fingers).
One year I made English Breakfast burritos. Heinz beans, bangers, eggs, mushrooms, sharp white cheddar, and tomatoes. They were good, but it wasn't as good as it was in my head. Really heavy. Fortunately, we had classic fixins' for the rest of the trip.
One huge benefit of a breakfast burrito is you can make an extra one, get it piping hot, double wrap it in foil and put it into your wader pocket, and shortly after the sun rises and you can feel your hands, you can have that extra boost of calories to heat your body (and fingers).