Grennell atack...

[jphunter]

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

[slabsntaters]

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.

[soswine]

Good for baitin coons an such...

[olduckhunter]

ip, i keep a pair of pliers on the deck of the boat so when i catch one of the nice cypress trouts i get he/she/it by the lower lip with a good hold with the pliers and when i get my bait back i hold tight and give the trout a couple or three spins and tear a good sized chunk out of he/she/it's lower jaw and turn it loose. i've yet to catch one with part of it's lower jaw missing.

oh, and i laugh out loud every time i get to do that. i got a morbid sense of humor don't i?

[creekslick]

Make sure they are grinell and not snakeheads

[slabsntaters]

ip, i keep a pair of pliers on the deck of the boat so when i catch one of the nice cypress trouts i get he/she/it by the lower lip with a good hold with the pliers and when i get my bait back i hold tight and give the trout a couple or three spins and tear a good sized chunk out of he/she/it's lower jaw and turn it loose. i've yet to catch one with part of it's lower jaw missing.

oh, and i laugh out loud every time i get to do that. i got a morbid sense of humor don't i?

Oldduckhunter, I like the way you think, they serve no porpose in the water of any lake I really don't see that as a morbid sense of humor at all.

[gabowman]

Doesnt sound like a good thing...especially in a small lake. I'd kill every one I caught.:o

[gobblergettervideo]

Plus 1 on killing all of them that you can!!!

[NIMROD]

They are a native fish and could keep Crappie from over populating small waters. Fun to catch on a pole , but suck as far as table fair. Been told eggs can be used as caviar.

Here is a site all about Grinnel . It covers alot , even recipies.

http://www.bowfinanglers.com/index.html

[RCC]

I ate some grinnel with Soswines uncle and cousin while fishing down toward Island 40. It wasn't too bad hot, but after cooling it was like eating cotton. You sure can get a long fillet off the side of one of those.