Little Social Distancing Fishing.

Probably.cleared 20lbs of boneless fillets. He’s gonna be sliced and fried, minced and mixed in a potato mash as gar patties, or gar balls (hold your laughter) he’s going to feed my family and my folks with ample left overs.

why the little knife.....I don’t ef around in the swamp. Unfortunately I don’t have a boat yet so I have to clear paths to fishing holes. And I’ve literally stepped on my fair share of gators. And why I carry my pew-pew too. Glock 40 with 16 rounds. Just in case things get hairy. Not to mention the stretch I fish is a notorious body dumping ground for New Orleans heathens.
 
Congrats !!! Nice catch ! That sounds like some great cooking:-)

Here I am thinking hooking a rainbow trout or bass is something :( That thing is crazy !!!!!!!
I’d be out just on the gators , don’t like big lizards like at all lol.
I’m up in New England. Not much like at all to really worry about in the woods here. That said I still wanna move lol.
 
Beautiful catch! We use to fish for Bowfin in the Mentor Marsh on Lake Erie when we lived up there, some of the best fishing ever. They’re in the same family as the Gar.

Some old timers I knew would grind up boney fish like carp and sheep heads bones, guts and all then mix them with meal and fry them up as patties but never tried it myself. Could probably do the same thing.
 
First year I've encountered an invasive species of snail. Apple snails.....found these pink. What looked like chewed bubble gum growths on some plant life. Carp also invasive, I've seen then but never been actually able to hook one.

Bowfin, or Choupique (Shoe-pick for non Cajun speakers) are some favorites of mine. They are voracious eaters and hella fighters! Many folks consider gar, Choupique....and some catfish as trash fish. Gar and Choupique are difficult to clean but super mild fish taste and like I've always taught my kids, you kill it, you eat it.

Fishing down here is always an adventure, you never know if your going to catch a half pound panfish up to 150lb garfish. Or the occasional alligator that gets too close or giant alligator snapping turtle.....also great eating!
 
Gravelface said:
Carp also invasive, I've seen then but never been actually able to hook one.
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We have carp everywhere I have fished in Ohio that I can recall. We usually avoid catching them and when it happens it's an accident, usually while fishing for catfish. I see them all the time in shallow water just off shore and if I were trying to get one I'd spear it or shoot it with a bow fishing setup, if such things are legal in your area of course ;) They are very soft hitting and at first I usually think I've snagged a log when I catch them. Don't expect the fight of a Bowfin or anything else you've mentioned, they're pretty lame by comparison.
 
In the canals around here it's not uncommon to see 6' gars. I can stand on the levee looking down and see a few swimming around. I never caught one before but I've heard they are best used as you describe Gravel. My grandpa used to joke about the hurricane flooding the field and they would knock out the garfish with a hammer and then ride them. At least I think it was just a joke / tall tale. I haven't been fishing in almost a year. Might have to change that soon. Not many Catfish last time but quite a few beers.
 
1EAED13F-C792-4DA6-A41E-93D955C59BF6.jpeg 76FFC188-86A7-4F2C-A74F-4FC5487D07D9.jpeg Their skin is like armor plates. And this one was no slouch! Did a good bit of rolling on the edge as you have to hack from tail to head at the dorsal fin. It’s the only place to get traction against the interlocked scales. Once you’ve completed that bit, I could only get about an 1” with each swing as they have to be carefully controlled swings/chops if angled up too much you run the risk of chopping through your lead and have to pry scales back up and start again and if you angle too steep you destroy the meat. But once that is cleared it’s easy peasy.
 
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