Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Harvesting LMB - what do you do with them?

I eat them. They are not the most flavorful but they taste OK fried with Uncle Bucks batter or similar. Actually, since they are the only fish I fry, I sorta look forward to them.

I would not bother filleting the 10" LMB. The cutoff to get a reasonable filet seems to be right around 1-1.25 lbs or 12-14".

Another option is to see if any of the neighboring pond owners need them. You never know.