Buffalo Fish anyone ?

I'm netting now to catch a mess of Flathead Catfish. I always catch lots of nice fat Buffalo. Would load someone up with these fish. All I ask is a small donation to help cover gas and tags. Last year a guy stopped by with a 20 dollar bill. He left with more fish than him and his dad wanted to dress.;) I could sell these fish if I wanted to dress them for .70 lb to a wholesaler. Too much work and would have to haul them. That's why they are such a bargin.:D I'll only dress a few for my self and friends. I love buffalo ribs for a change from Crappie and Catfish. They are really good during the winter while it's cold.:cool:

WISH i LIVED CLOSER. MY KIDS WERE RAISED ON BUFFALO RIBS.

doubt if many of our fellow fishermen knew what buffalo ribs are.

KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY:) :)

I used to eat ribs with a little LA Hot Sauce. :cool: Big difference from crappie. Are you netting them in Lake Nimrod?

YES! It has some of the best Buffalo I've caught or seen anywhere. We can only net fish till March 1st.:D

Man those buffalo ribs bring back some fond memories of eating some fine soul food when I was a teenager. A guy I went to High School with lived down at Scott and his mama could flat cook some soul food. We would fish all day and come in starved to death. She would have some buffalo ribs, greens and ham and some saltwater cornbread. Man those were some of the finest meals of my life.

Going to have to take a rain check on them this time arround but thanks for bringing back that fond memory. Well got to go, my wife has some tuna helper crap ready for dinner.

buffalo ribs are hard to beat. we used to net them alot on the old river, but now our caretaker of our island is a commercial fisherman and we get it anytime we go over there. to be honest it is my favorite fish to eat

You mean this buffalo? These smallmouth buffs start spawning in the spring and I've seen several three times this size in shallow water looking like a salmon run.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...uthbuffalo.jpg

That one looks skinny compared to ours in Nimrod lake. That looks more like a river fish ,they are usually slimmer in rivers.:D

When I was a kid my grandfather, dad and I would go snagging in the spring when these fish called "red horse" and "black horse" were running up the streams. I havent heard of them in years now and wonder if we were catching a drum or buffalo of some kind? My grandmother would get them and gut em and cut em into steaks then pressure cook em. They were great prepared like a salmon crocet.

Has anyone else heard of a Red horse or black horse?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by NIMROD

That one looks skinny compared to ours in Nimrod lake. That looks more like a river fish ,they are usually slimmer in rivers.:D

---

This one was a male, probably why it's skinnier. I've seen two different kinds in the Tennessee River. These which are smallmouth buffs, dark grey with black fins, and a brown one, which is much bigger. I've seen some nearly big around as a 5 gallon bucket and go 50 pounds with scales big as quarters.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by gooch

Has anyone else heard of a Red horse or black horse?

---

There is a fish in the TN River called a silver redhorse. We actually have a state record for it, around 17lbs I think. It's some sort of a big sucker fish similar to buffalo but the buffs are more carp like. The pictures I've seen of redhorse are more like a typical slim bodied sucker fish you seen in rivers.

A lot of people used to snag redhorse in the Spring River around Hardy. They are a species of sucker, but they are good to eat

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by blairarnold

A lot of people used to snag redhorse in the Spring River around Hardy. They are a species of sucker, but they are good to eat

---

I am glad to finaly hear of somone other than myself having eaten red horse. I remember that when my grandmother canned them that they turned red like salmon and infact tasted just like salmon. This thread may get me started planning a red horse fishing trip next spring.

From cajun country louisiana them buffalo make a mighty fine gravy to!! my great grandmother cooks some every time we catch some just gotta watch for them big tooth pullin bones

I am from south louisiana, and the best thing i found for Buffalo is to filet them and cut them up in 1 inch cubes and bait some jugs for some kitty's.
Here is a post i did a while back and the cut bait mentioned was cut buffalo.
Here is the link for that post for those interested. Pics with lots of kitty's
http://www.crappie.com/gr8vb3/showthread.php?t=22782

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Charlie R

White River Buffalo are the best the state has to offer, I have tried buffalo from various lakes and streams in Arkansas, nothing comes close. between Oil trough and Jacksonport is the area where I grew up, maybe thats why.

---

You probably never had none from Nimrod lake then.:D

Never ate Buffalo from Nimrod, but the Crappie from Nimrod is the best I have ever ate. I think Its the quality of the water they live in that give them the great taste.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by gooch

I am glad to finaly hear of somone other than myself having eaten red horse. I remember that when my grandmother canned them that they turned red like salmon and infact tasted just like salmon. This thread may get me started planning a red horse fishing trip next spring.

---

I haven't personally been redhorse fishin', but some of the old timers around here still go after them here in the Saline River. They went a couple weeks ago and caught 10. I hear it's alot of fun, I'm just always busy fishin' for somethin else this time of year. They just get mussels out of the river and use em for bait.

I never heard of a Black Horse but Red Horse used to be fairly common in the upper White river Below Batesville, They are of the sucker family, slim body with reddish fins, good eating, but are full of small bones.

maybe its carp Mom used to pressure cook them tasted great hot but cold yuk