Another 'big fish' story !
Dec 12, 2020 21:40:36 #
Article 'borrowed' from 'The Free Press', Mankato, Minn. !
Johnny Boutchee (on right in photo), a 69-yr.-old retired maintenance worker, while
fishingone of his favorite spots
on the Minnesota River, caught and landed this 45-in. paddlefish that turned out to be too heavy
for a 40-lb. scale !
Paddlefish are a close relative of sturgeon and can reach sizes up to 5 ft./60lbs. !
Just over a year ago he pulled
in a 52 in./38 lb. muskie, and recently caught a 35 lb. catfish !
Way to go, Johnny !
Johnny Boutchee (on right in photo), a 69-yr.-old retired maintenance worker, while
fishingone of his favorite spots
on the Minnesota River, caught and landed this 45-in. paddlefish that turned out to be too heavy
for a 40-lb. scale !
Paddlefish are a close relative of sturgeon and can reach sizes up to 5 ft./60lbs. !
Just over a year ago he pulled
in a 52 in./38 lb. muskie, and recently caught a 35 lb. catfish !
Way to go, Johnny !
Dec 13, 2020 14:24:15 #
Pete the welder
Loc: Guerneville ,ca
Funky looking fish . Nothing like that in California . Lots of dinners there . Are they good eating ?
Dec 13, 2020 17:57:00 #
Pete the welder wrote:
Funky looking fish . Nothing like that in California . Lots of dinners there . Are they good eating ?
You'll have to wait for some
of our midwestern members (Randy/Oz ?) to chime in; I believe
that they're mostly found in the Mississippi watershed, including tributaries and/or lakes, but I'm not sure ! There are supposedly some in Lake Perry, where we've scheduled our May outing; for now, just taking a 'wait and see' attitude towards those plans !
I did read that some people like them, and that they're considered to be pretty tasty ! Another odd fact is that since they're closely
related to sturgeon, their eggs
are considered a delicacy (sort
of an 'alternate' caviar), and fairly pricey (about $25/oz.) !
Dec 13, 2020 19:18:03 #
Woodsman
Loc: Brainerd Mn
Paddlefish are protected and must be released in Minnesota there is no season for them
Dec 13, 2020 19:25:37 #
Pete the welder
Loc: Guerneville ,ca
If they taste like sturgeon that’s a good thing . Not a big fan of any fish row except to catch more fish 😆
Dec 13, 2020 23:50:59 #
Dec 14, 2020 09:17:33 #
WOW?!??!
Johnny was the custodian in the building I managed from 2005-2007 in Mankato. I'm a native from "Kato" and I bet I know EXACTLY where he caught this :)
Small world or what ?|?!?!?!
Johnny was the custodian in the building I managed from 2005-2007 in Mankato. I'm a native from "Kato" and I bet I know EXACTLY where he caught this :)
Small world or what ?|?!?!?!
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