The Chain With a Mouthful of Pink Jelly Jig.....4/4/2014

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Comment by Adam Rink on April 6, 2014 at 5:11pm

Very cool fish.

Comment by John Sheehan on April 6, 2014 at 2:43pm

Pickerel  taste fine , and real good,when caught  through the ice when the flesh is firmer . I've eaten a few through the years .Five fillets are obtainable,but only three are boneless if done right .The top  ,and two backside cuts from the back of the dorsal to the tail are basically boneless. The two sides have floating bones that i've blended and made fishcakes out of .

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on April 6, 2014 at 9:01am

Thanks John......we always released them growing up in Louisiana Keith and their populations are limited in these tidal waters so I have chosen to release the ones I catch here in North Carolina......Many folks ate them down in Louisiana but you know how the cajuns are right.....they'll cook anything....LOL...Never tried one so it wouldn't be a fair assessment for me to say they aren't good to eat so I won't........

Comment by sean kerley on April 6, 2014 at 7:04am

I've got a good creek up here full of trophy Chain Pickerel. LOTS of fun to catch, just as vicious as the Pike. And Keith, in my opinion they are great to eat! (just mind the bones)

Comment by Keith Ritter on April 6, 2014 at 6:45am

These are stocked in only one of the TWRA lakes I fish. I've caught a few fishing for LMB. Are they any good to eat?

Comment by John Sheehan on April 6, 2014 at 6:28am

Good Pickerel Jeffrey!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on April 6, 2014 at 5:51am

About a minute Carl.....the fish made a shallow pass first and went deep near the boat but I got surfaced again and Joe put the net on her for me..........I miss more of these fish than I catch.......sometimes the lack of a drag hampers your efforts to play the fish down a bit........

Comment by carl hendrix on April 5, 2014 at 7:45pm

bet it was fun !!  how long did it take you to get it in?