Hi all,

My first post...

I have read in a few places that freshwater drum will eat Zebra mussels. I suspect the fish have to get to be a moderate size to do this. The local fish and game guy has said the same but they would likely NOT make a significant dent in the mussel population. They grow slowly too.

Odd though I would think you could raise them exclusively on Zebra's, get them to the right size and a school of them could do some real value in eliminateing these pests in a pond (until they breed again of course)

The last one I caught up here in Pittsburgh was not worth eating -- very taugh. Perhaps it was the cook (me)