Please Identify

[Steveo-1969]

Certainly nothing wrong with legally harvesting/eating the bass you catch.

 

My question for you @Pkfish49.  If you weren't 100% certain on the ID of the fish you kept and ate, how were you 100% certain it was legal for you to keep them?

[slonezp]

5 hours ago, Steveo-1969 said:

Certainly nothing wrong with legally harvesting/eating the bass you catch.

 

My question for you @Pkfish49.  If you weren't 100% certain on the ID of the fish you kept and ate, how were you 100% certain it was legal for you to keep them?

and the plot thickens...

[Pkfish49]

9 hours ago, Steveo-1969 said:

Certainly nothing wrong with legally harvesting/eating the bass you catch.

 

My question for you @Pkfish49.  If you weren't 100% certain on the ID of the fish you kept and ate, how were you 100% certain it was legal for you to keep them?

I knew both fish were either Smallmouth Bass or Largemouth Bass and both were at least 12 inches, (The Smallmouth was just 12 inches) so they were keepers.  New York State regulations are the same for both Smallmouth and Largemouth.

[TOXIC]

Most fishermen and women here know that legal harvest is good for a fishery.  That being said, I have found many other species that just plain taste better than bass to me.  And the good thing is that many of the species I like to release into lake Crisco are prolific breeders and the creel limits are much higher so I get multiple meals out of every trip.  Crappie, White Bass, Stripers, Wipers, White Perch, Ring Perch, Walleye, Northern Snakehead, and various species of Sunfish, all come home for dinner if caught in an outing or whether I am specifically targeting them.  The concern you picked up on was that "IF" you were going to release them then you need to give them the best chance of survival.  Enjoy your dinner!!  

[Pkfish49]

13 hours ago, TOXIC said:

Most fishermen and women here know that legal harvest is good for a fishery.  That being said, I have found many other species that just plain taste better than bass to me.  And the good thing is that many of the species I like to release into lake Crisco are prolific breeders and the creel limits are much higher so I get multiple meals out of every trip.  Crappie, White Bass, Stripers, Wipers, White Perch, Ring Perch, Walleye, Northern Snakehead, and various species of Sunfish, all come home for dinner if caught in an outing or whether I am specifically targeting them.  The concern you picked up on was that "IF" you were going to release them then you need to give them the best chance of survival.  Enjoy your dinner!!  

I did enjoy my dinner!  I basically steamed it by wrapping in in aluminum foil, placing it in a frying pan and putting the flame on high for 16 minutes a side.  I usually fry fish in butter but I found that this method works better for Bass as it keeps the natural juices.

 

Thanks

[lo n slo]

love me some fried flounder