When you're fishing your favorite freshwater hot spot, what species of fish, if caught, is just such good table fare you can't throw it back?
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[black][size 3]Anything that looks too injured to survive. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I love to eat all fish and I haven't found any that don't taste great when prepared right.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]One thing in our area though, because they are so over-abundant in some waters, I have a hard time with the idea of throwing back Carp. They make such good catfish bait that I always have a use for them and I always seem to have some in the freezer. Not to mention how good they are for bait when they are fresh out of the water.[/size][/black]
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I have to disagree with fishhound as far as most fish being pretty good if prepared correctly. However, i'm with Fishhound as far as if a fish doesn't look like it's going to make it.
As far as the question, I have a hard time tossing back a nice sized crappie. I've let plenty of nice flatheads go, even though they are probably my favorite freshwater fish to eat. But, crappie are just so good, flakey white meat, I have a hard time letting them go. [cool]
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Can't argue with a slab crappie, for sure!
Kokanee salmon are probably #1 on my list.
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Kokes for me. [
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[cool] I can't throw back a slab crappie!!!!!!!! That is the best tasting fish to me!!
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[cool] I like catching those big bluegill too. They put up a good fight and are very tasty!!!!
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[black][size 3]LOL ! I've never met a fish I didn't think would taste pretty good. Maybe there is one out there, but me being the picivourous primate that I am, I would probably still like it. Fish=YUMMY in my dietary lexicon.[/size][/black]
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kokanee salmon!
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Trout for me. Lgmouth will be C&R
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If I was going to consider not throwing a fish back, it would most likely be a trout.
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Large Mouth Bass are toys. Trout, Blue Gills and Catfish under 30lbs are food.[cool]
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WALLEYE? For me Nothing tops 'em. Except maybe on occasion pike if you can weed out the Y-bones.
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