I have heard large mouth bass is not all that good eating, although excellent as a sports fishing fish.
What are the best eating fresh water fish choices?
Fortunately, the answer to your question includes many types.
The type of fish is somewhat important, but the fish's water quality, food source, latitude, altitude, and other factors probably contribute more significantly to any final answer.
Largemouth bass from good water and good forage, are excellent eating. Unfortunately, when grown in certain waters, or primarily live on certain forage, they can be nearly inedible.
Every fishery is different. My largemouth bass are great fighters and great table fare. So are my bluegill and my hybrid bluegill. My hybrid striped bass are incredible sport fish that are really delectable.
Overall, my channel cats are by far the most versatile. They are not only fun to catch, but they can easily substitute in recipes for many different species of fresh and saltwater fish. We even substitute their fully skinned bellies in crab and lobster recipes. They are also pretty tasty when brined and smoked.
