Thread: Which are DO NOT EAT fish?

Originally Posted by Pier#r

Keep in mind that Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens are NOT the same species as Saltwater (Black) Drum Pogonias cromis

Not the same species but same family an the only fresh water one.

Either one, freshwater or black, the small ones are good eating!

And like I noted in another post, grilled fresh sardines are a very popular dish along the Mediterranean Sea and all over the world.
Give the size of the sardines we catch at the pier, I may try them. if I ever get a chance to fish again.......

Anyone ever tried a gar? I watched a youtube video awhile back and this guy skinned it like a deer to get all the armor-plated like skin off of it. After that he fillet it into small chunks, let it sit in buttermilk a little while, and he tossed it in the grease. He said its good.

I guess if I could ever get one to strike a lure I'd try it, but usually they just mill around at the lake...not too aggressive. Not like a Bowfin, or Grennel as we like to call them, aggressive with a mouthful of teeth. Real prehistoric looking...wouldn't eat it.

Originally Posted by SNAKE

Anyone ever tried a gar? I watched a youtube video awhile back and this guy skinned it like a deer to get all the armor-plated like skin off of it. After that he fillet it into small chunks, let it sit in buttermilk a little while, and he tossed it in the grease. He said its good.

I guess if I could ever get one to strike a lure I'd try it, but usually they just mill around at the lake...not too aggressive. Not like a Bowfin, or Grennel as we like to call them, aggressive with a mouthful of teeth. Real prehistoric looking...wouldn't eat it.

Best way I have found to catch gar is at night with some kind of live baitfish. I actually took what I learned from pier fishing last year and applied it to walleye fishing. Unfortunately, when the walleye are not there most of the time the Gar are. I use the same leaders for them as I used fishing off the pier. They put up a pretty good fight and I also wanted to try one to eat, but couldn't figure out how to get through the armor type skin. Alewife's are what we were using for bait and I think we caught every gar in the vicinity. Not a single Walleye. Threadfin or Gizzard shad would be even better bait.

Originally Posted by SNAKE

Anyone ever tried a gar? I watched a youtube video awhile back and this guy skinned it like a deer to get all the armor-plated like skin off of it. After that he fillet it into small chunks, let it sit in buttermilk a little while, and he tossed it in the grease. He said its good.

I guess if I could ever get one to strike a lure I'd try it, but usually they just mill around at the lake...not too aggressive. Not like a Bowfin, or Grennel as we like to call them, aggressive with a mouthful of teeth. Real prehistoric looking...wouldn't eat it.

They are a pretty tastie fish. Most people around here use cut bait or bow fish for them.

Easy way to catch gar. Take about 1ft of nylon braded rope, tie a knot in one end and brush out the rope. Fold it over to the knot tie your line and look for a gar on top of the water. The teeth will tangle in the rope.

In Mississippi we call freshwater drum Gaspergou ( gas-pa-gou-la)

Originally Posted by Sean

In Mississippi we call freshwater drum Gaspergou ( gas-pa-gou-la)

Louisiana also. Or, more often, just, "Gou"
Very plentiful and easily caught in tail waters below spillways of bigger lakes

Originally Posted by SNAKE

Anyone ever tried a gar?

Not more than about a thousand times growing up. My grandmother made garballs the likes of which I haven't had since.

Way back when I was a kid, I shot a gar with a spear gun and it just bounced off!

Real Cajun Cooking - Pure and Simple: How to Cook Garfish

"Warning: Under NO circumstances should you consume the eggs of a garfish (roe) because it is poisonous to humansand other warm-blooded animals."

Here is a video on how to clean a gar: