Paddlefish

[7mm08]

Protected in TN or not?
Thanks.

Someone asked me at work. Never even seen one but I said I know who to ask!

 

[stik]

april 24 - may 31. 2 fish per day. no culling. most are caught by snagging

 

[shopson]

Apri1 thru 15 and only 1 per day in local lake, Cherokee.

 

[Mudbone]

Apri1 thru 15 and only 1 per day in local lake, Cherokee.

If they would run the generators for more than an hour a day I would be snaggin below priest and old hickory.

 

[7mm08]

So no. Lake dependent.
Do you eat them or the roe?

 

[scn]

So no. Lake dependent.
Do you eat them or the roe?

You can eat both. They are primarily commercial fished for the roe, but there is also a meat market for the fish.