Now I am really going to show my ignorance. Although I don't doubt there would be disagreement - how would you rank the various pond fish for good eating? Seriously - I don't know due to lack of experience. I have a far north (Lake Erie) warm water pond (won't support trout).
How it's prepared is of course part of it, but please answer seriously. Here would be my guesses from very limited experience and "lore":
1. Smallmouth bass
2. Yellow Perch
3. Channel catfish
4. Largemouth Bass
5. Bluegill
the reason I ask is I was going to just put in some LMB and BG, and occasionally catch and release with the kids. since I found PB, I am becoming a pondoholic. At first I wanted a nice pond with a view, some wildlife and a place to swim. The fish were not important. Now I am planning on managing the fish population and eating a lot of them. So help me out here. also, as I am so dumb, I need advice on cleaning em too. As in - are some easy and some harder to clean? (I am lazy). I am wondering if I would be happier with SMB instead of LMB (based on taste).
I did subscribe so I am sure I will learn some of the answers from the magazine. I searched the archives but could not find any threads on taste comparisons or cleanability. The mag will also be a source of recipes - don't know if I can wait 2 or 3 years to start eating em.
