Quote Originally Posted by jphunter View Post
I have a private pond/lake that i crappie fish every year for about 5 years now, well i went out monday and set out my yo yos as i normally do this time of year. An i got 4 crappie and 26 grennell. This is the first time i have caught grennell on this lake. Is that a bad thing or is it just normall for them to be there. What should i do with them when i catch them, can you eat them? An will they wipe out the crappie??
thanks
Cypress trout/bowfin/ grinell are highly predatory fish, they are hard on the sportfish population, even more so in small bodies of water, they are a blast to catch, and really put up a awesome fight. I have not heard of any recipes that will make them edible yet. They do however make good fertilizer for your garden if you know what I mean. They can live out of water for several hours, they dont have lungs, they have gills. they are some what prehistoric. Oh by the way, dont try to lip them out of the water like you would a bass. In my opinion they are a bad thing. I do believe they are considered a rough fish.