On my last ice fishing trip to Scofield we caught quite a few chubs. We released all of them. I am planning to go again next week and want to go armed with more information.
1. Should we release the chubs? Should we keep them? If we keep them, is it OK to throw them in the trash? (I read the section in the proclamation on "Disposal of Fish" - and it wasn't clear to me)
2. Can I use the chubs as bait? (are they Utah Chubs?)
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Keep them and use them as bait. Their once of the best bait for ice fishing. You can use at any lake except a very few selected lakes that are only artificial fly and lures.
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Thanks FFL. I like using red side shiners from Cabelas, but it seems like they are always out of them. A few chubs from Scofield will be all the bait I need for a long time.
Option 3: Does anyone here eat Utah chubs? A quick google search suggested that they taste good, but have a lot of bones.
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Ok I'll be the first to admit it. I have eaten chubs. I was surprised on how great they tasted. We flitted them and deep fried them. I know I'll hear it from my fellow fishermen, but sometimes you need to think outside of the box. I will try almost any type of fish. I remember growing up being told that perch was trash fish, and how many of you eat them now. As far as boney, I disagree. I guess you will have to try it yourself.
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I'm sure chubs are fine to eat. They just have a higher fish oil content then some other fish varieties you would typically eat.
As for the OP, you can/should keep them all. Use the smaller ones for bait and the rest in the trash or as fertilizer.
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A fine example gmanhunter. Eating the troublesome chub is great. If you can't beat them eat them. The Utah chub is an expensive problem for Scofield Res.
I have herd the Chub is great canned. I have yet to try this hopefully I will get a chance this ice season.
Something needs to be done with the Chub. The problem seams to be at an all time high. There are reports of ill looking Trout flooding this site. And this is not the first year for that. The large Trout have all but disappeared from the reports. Makes me ponder where would the big fish go. Is the DWR's plan going to change. How much illegal harvest is prevalent.
Is it a lost cause to simply place slot limits and introduce the Tiger Trout. If there is no possible way to properly enforce these "solutions". With all due respect for those trying to proctect our environment (DWR and individually). The problem has gotten worse.
I hope this will light some benifishel fires. I hope the masses of anglers will help the Trout in this lake. I hope to help more than complain and to eat my share of Chub.
Thanks for letting me vent BFT I feel better.
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Scofield already has slot limits and tigers in it.
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I know that Scofield has slot limits and tiger trout. My point being is that enough to correct the problem.
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From the sounds of the sizes of fish they predators have cleaned up all the baby fish. All that are left are the chubasaurs.
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I will gladly take chub fish (keep your mind out of the gutter) from anyone one in utah county if you want to donate them.
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I've eaten chubs before on several different occasions. They taste as good as any other white meat panfish. They are bony so the two ways I cook them is to fillet them and bottle them and use them just like tuna fish, or the other way I cook them is to fillet them and score the fillets across the fillet every 1/4" or so almost through the fillet. Dredge them in seasoned corn meal and deep fry. Bones disappear from the frying.
They are also good smoked and especially good as bait for everything from trout to panfish to catfish.
Keep em and help the fishery.
Mike
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Loren, If you are from the Ogden area I would be more that happy to take some chubs off your hands. Keep all you can then share.
Richard
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[quote r2u2]Loren, If you are from the Ogden area I would be more that happy to take some chubs off your hands. Keep all you can then share.
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As with Richard, I'm in Farrwest (Ogden area) and would love to take some of them off your hands or anyone else local that wants to bring some back.
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Then that means we have 20 years of the status quo until the chubasaurs die off. Too long to wait, in my opinion. Rotenone will dissipate in a couple of weeks. Red Fleet was poisoned twice and restocked all within a month's time. Or we could wait until 2035 or so.
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