JChief wrote on May 2^nd, 2011 at 12:30am:

Kingfisher wrote on May 1st, 2011 at 11:50am: I've eaten smallmouth bass occasionally and have considered it the fish of choice for Cache Lake fish chowder. I'll have to give this a try KF. As I mentioned in another post, Cahce Lake chowder is a favorite of mine. I have only added walleye to date. I would expect NP would do just fine as well. I do agree they are an easy fillet as well, just not as easy as a walleye IMO. I did keep a few SM on a trip to the Western basin of Lake Erie and did not care for them at all when we ate them. On a previous trip to the Q we kept one for dinner becasue it was hooked deeply and I thought it was very tasty even though my expectations were low. J

Like KF, we consider smallmouth the fish of choice for our weekly Cache Lake Fish Chowder dinner (or lunch). Many years ago on a late fall trip we hoped to hang a walleye for dinner while traveling to our next camp. Unfortunately, the weather and fish did not cooperate and we arrived at camp fishless. Determined to have fish for the chowder, I worked the shoreline around camp and caught a decent little smallmouth which we promptly chunked up and added to the soup. From then on it's been a staple.
Fried walleye, baked laker, fried (very good) or "Poor Man's Lobster" for the northerns and smallmouth for the soup........standard weekly fare.