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19 pounds 4 ounces. 9.5 inch beard. Longest spur was 1 and 1/8. Other was 1". I didn't weigh him until we were back at the truck and I...

We eat hybrids, caught in the spring, all summer long. Then, fall is rock fish time. We eat rock fish until the hybrids are running...

So you can’t have a trolling motor on your canoe without boat registration… but if you add wings you’re good to go?

Hybrid is good eating when fresh, IMO. Didn't taste as good after freezing though.

Shed season is officially over.

It didn't used to be an odd concept and still isn't in Louisiana, unfortunately. Many don't know the history of the commercialization...

Does it make you feel better to whine about it while refusing to do the one thing that has any possibility of helping the officers make...

So, some final perspective from someone that spent most of his adult life around TWRA, and who has been hunting and fishing going on 70...

Yes, white bass and stripers occasionally spawn together and create natural hybrids. My memory is that most are white bass males and...

I'm the same. Fine for those that want to eat a big one but I just don't want to kill one of those old fish.

Rockfish are "Grouper" of the river. ;)

I keep 30 pounders. Cut out the lateral line and fillet the fillets into basically Captain D’s sized pieces. Delicious!

I don't doubt that they are good. I have eaten big ones from New England and they were phenomenal. I just don't like killing a big old...

Yes if you catch one small enough then keep it and eat. I've done it on several occasions. Very tasty grilled as you would with any...

you might like them this way. ive started doing sauger this way and absolutely love it. just adjust cooking times according to thickness.