This camp stove fish fry is our favorite way to cook fresh-caught fish while camping — crispy, buttery, and hungry kid approved.

This camp stove fish fry recipe is our go-to way to cook fish when we are out camping in the wilderness. Make the most delicious fish on your next trip!

We recently came home from an awesome trip to the Bowron Lake canoe circuit.

The fishing on Isaac lake was amazing! We caught lake trout, rainbow, and kokanee.

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This was Isaiah’s fish lake trout, a gorgeous fish!

Knowing that we would likely catch fish on our trip, we packed our favorite ingredients for fried fish.

We had about 5lbs of fish for two nights in a row before running out of butter and seasoning. Next time we will pack more!

Ingredients

Fresh fish – Straight from the lake to the skillet, this is the star of the show and tastes extra amazing after a day of paddling and fishing.
Butter – Adds rich flavor and helps create that perfectly golden, camp-worthy crust.
Mango chipotle seasoning – A sweet-smoky kick that turns simple fried fish into something truly special.

Instructions

1. Prepare the fish. Clean, fillet, skin, and de-bone the fish.

2. Heat a skillet over the camp stove, drop in about 1 Tbsp butter, and allow to melt.

3. Sprinkle both sides of the fish with seasoning and place in the skillet.

4. Cook on each side for five minutes each until the fish is cooked through.

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We use this Outbound Cook Stove for all of our grilling when in the back country. It’s lightweight and easy to use!

One canister of propane lasted us six days of meals, boiling water, and cooking dinner. We packed instant noodles and instant mashed potatoes to pair with our fried fish.

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Camping Essentials for Grilling

I love using these non-stick T-fal Frying Pans for all of my sauteing.
These silicone tongs are perfect for flipping and grasping food.
This Henckel Knife is my favorite for slicing and dicing in the kitchen.
These grilling bags make clean up a breeze and these parchment paper bags are perfect for packaging.

The kids loved eating fresh fish every day during our trip and were so sad when we ran out of the ingredients we needed to fry it. Who knew that we’d catch so many fish?

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