Fly_Guy Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 Hey y'all I rarely see anyone keep trout up by the dam in the trophy area. There are bunches of under 12''s - the littlest ones are the tastiest anyway! Is it "frowned upon" to keep a few up by the trophy area? I tend to notice more "purists", who are in it for the bigger fish. Is it considered 'tacky' to carry along a stringer? (I must keep up on my trout etiquitte [or however you spell that bloody word]) Thanks, Brian
bigredbirdfan Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 Get ready Brian. You will get plenty of opinions both ways. If you like to eat fish keep em as long as you are within the law. And you are correct on the small ones tasting good. It is the good hatchery trout food. I would also clean them right up there for all to see too. God Bless the USA.
Fly_Guy Posted March 16, 2009 Author Posted March 16, 2009 I have cleaned em right there a few times OOPS! I just think of it as weeding out the small ones so they won't get in the way of the trophy hunters
Fly_Guy Posted March 17, 2009 Author Posted March 17, 2009 I think you have to keep head and tail attached - i fillet - but the trout is still intact head to tail. I keep them in a bag until i leave. Personally, I like the fish that have been there for a while - fins are sharp and meat is firm. mmmmmm!!
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted March 17, 2009 Root Admin Posted March 17, 2009 If you're done and leaving the water you don't have to leave any identifiable parts. If you're on the water and still fishing with fish in tow, you have to leave head or skin. If it's under 12 inches- keep 'em! That is if you're going to eat them. There shouldn't be anyone that would have a problem with that... if he does, he has the problem!
Members Poke 'Em Posted March 17, 2009 Members Posted March 17, 2009 Fly Guy, question for you: if you clean them at the dam do you have to keep the head and tail attached? or can you fillet? To me all trout under 17 inches are good and tasty. Out west we used to catch ten inchers in the mountains, split in half, de bone and deep fry coated with flour. We call them trout french fries. Out west we love to keep small brookies (6-8"), just gut 'em, wash their insides out real well, and fry 'em whole. Just pull the meat off the bones when you eat them
laker67 Posted March 17, 2009 Posted March 17, 2009 Hey y'all I rarely see anyone keep trout up by the dam in the trophy area. There are bunches of under 12''s - the littlest ones are the tastiest anyway! Is it "frowned upon" to keep a few up by the trophy area? I tend to notice more "purists", who are in it for the bigger fish. Is it considered 'tacky' to carry along a stringer? (I must keep up on my trout etiquitte [or however you spell that bloody word]) Thanks, Brian I guarantee that you will catch more grief from keeping fish over 20, than you ever will for keeping the silver bullits. Some will criticize to the point that you think you must be some kind of criminal. The law is written for you to have the option to keep any fish that fall within the limits. Trout at taney are not stream born. They are put and take or die of old age. If you want the fish for food, then keep it. If your next catch happens to be the largest fish that you have caught, then keep it, it is your choice plus your legal right. IF you choose to release, that is your legal right also. I feel that overpopulation is as harmful as overharvest.
brownieman Posted March 17, 2009 Posted March 17, 2009 I agree laker, If you're hungry it's a put and take fishery...keep whatever the laws say you can, after all...we pay for them. Within reason the larger fish eat fine...some have fillets pink as salmon just be sure to clean all the bloodline off. I enjoy them broiled with various spices on them....salmonoid species are some of the healthier fishes you can eat...good and good for ya. My friends say I'm a douche bag ?? Avatar...mister brownie bm <><
Bman Posted March 17, 2009 Posted March 17, 2009 If you're done and leaving the water you don't have to leave any identifiable parts. If you're on the water and still fishing with fish in tow, you have to leave head or skin. If it's under 12 inches- keep 'em! That is if you're going to eat them. There shouldn't be anyone that would have a problem with that... if he does, he has the problem! Well put, I couldn't agree more. Keep those chinass trout! The only good line is a tight line
Terry Beeson Posted March 17, 2009 Posted March 17, 2009 I don't think you'll have anyone talk down keeping the smaller ones for dinner. I certainly don't have a problem with it and don't have a problem with anyone keeping anything legal. Several here will tell you that if they take a larger fish, they might just take it home for dinner. Nothing wrong with that. I only have a PERSONAL "twinge" when I see a true trophy fish - 28 inches or greater - taken home. But the person doing that is well within his rights and the law to do so. As I say, it's a PERSONAL feeling that I would rather see the fish put back for others to enjoy. Most times those fish are not that good to eat anyway. And I don't like killing a fish just to mount it. Replicas are just as good. Now if the fish should die during the fight, then that's a different story. Usually can't be helped and usually is an accident, so no foul. But it boils down to this... I agree totally with what Phil said. If it's legal, do it. Those that frown on it have the problem... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
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