7/5/2005: Largest fresh water fish ever caught

capnhowdy · 07-06-2005, 05:54 PM

I have a pond in the backyard. Stocked w/ channel cats. Only 2 acres at most. If you feed the regularly they taste much better. If you don't they eat mud, shit, etc, of course. (they WILL survive). The smaller they are, the better they taste. Bigger than 3-4 lbs......chunk'em.
The pond is creek fed as opposed to spring fed. In a dry, hot summer, even the small ones taste a little "muddy".
My Dad's pond, which IS spring fed, and therefore stays cooler & cleaner, seems to yield better fish. I have eaten some pretty big ones (which were cut into fillets) & they were rather tasty.
I'm thinking its a combo of the food AND the water.
Lots of folks think the taste comes from the bones, and insist on fillets.
xoB: Don't tell me you eat carp..............

07-06-2005, 05:54 PM	#27
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I have a pond in the backyard. Stocked w/ channel cats. Only 2 acres at most. If you feed the regularly they taste much better. If you don't they eat mud, shit, etc, of course. (they WILL survive). The smaller they are, the better they taste. Bigger than 3-4 lbs......chunk'em. The pond is creek fed as opposed to spring fed. In a dry, hot summer, even the small ones taste a little "muddy". My Dad's pond, which IS spring fed, and therefore stays cooler & cleaner, seems to yield better fish. I have eaten some pretty big ones (which were cut into fillets) & they were rather tasty. I'm thinking its a combo of the food AND the water. Lots of folks think the taste comes from the bones, and insist on fillets. xoB: Don't tell me you eat carp.............. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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