Caught a ton of fish!!!

PeakOiler · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Caught a ton of fish!!!

I've been thinking of doing something like Patti (the Garden Girl) showed us. I just might be able to have a very small pond dug on the property, and try raising some fish.

Where is Patti, anyway? We need to bump her "Aquaculture" thread.
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xerces · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: Caught a ton of fish!!!

Well last year, we put about 70lbs of fish guts into our garden as compost. It works like a charm.
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PeakOiler · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: Caught a ton of fish!!!

frankthetank · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:37 pm Post subject: Re: Caught a ton of fish!!!

I forgot to mention. We generally troll for walleyes around here. Roughly in 6-8ft of water that has current and usually sand bottom. From time to time we do catch sauger, which have no size limit, but are generally smaller then walleyes, but just as good to eat. The one thing about sauger is that they can be downright beautiful fish. I caught a 17inch one earlier this spring and it was one of the prettiest ones i've caught, and also one of the biggest. They are closely related to walleyes and i think perch.

We also catch a lot of crappies around here. Some guys won't keep them. I guess the meat can be soft/mushy. During the fall you'll catch more then you could ever keep. Actually, fall is a very good time to fish due to less pressure, falling water temps. I think fish caught in cold water taste better.

I'm going fishing tomorrow, so i'll post some pics to give you guys an idea of how it is around here.
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