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re: Anyone ever caught a spoonbill catfish?? (with pic)
Posted on 6/1/12 at 4:50 pm to CajunFootball
Posted on 6/1/12 at 4:50 pm to CajunFootball
Anyone ever ate one of these
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Posted on 6/1/12 at 4:51 pm to TigerPox
sportsman and I were in the basin a month ago and he snagged one about 2' long on a crankbait, another friend of mine snagged one about 5' long on blind river, u have to snag them to catch them, they feed on plankton...saw several floating dead in blind river a day after Gustav
Posted on 6/1/12 at 4:51 pm to FieldandStream
Don't think anyone has ever tried to even clean one of those.
Posted on 6/1/12 at 4:53 pm to TigerPox
Intredasting.
Posted on 6/1/12 at 4:53 pm to CajunFootball
quote:So did my thread on the Help Board asking why...
That thread got deleted with the quickness.
Still have no clue.
I have Chicken's e-mail here somewhere.
Posted on 6/1/12 at 4:53 pm to CajunFootball
quote:This guy did.....
Don't think anyone has ever tried to even clean one of those.
YouTube
The comments are great.
This post was edited on 6/1/12 at 4:54 pm
Posted on 6/1/12 at 4:56 pm to TigerPox
Nice catch! 
Posted on 6/1/12 at 4:57 pm to TigerPox
I have caught several. I was always told they were illegal to keep or even bring out of the water. Never heard of anyone eating one but I did see a man keep one around Monterey/Ferriday area.
Posted on 6/1/12 at 5:00 pm to Teyeger
quote:
illegal to bring out of the water
The hell is this?
Posted on 6/1/12 at 5:01 pm to Teyeger
quote:My BIL said that was the law for a while. Looking it up though the law changed in 2007.
I was always told they were illegal to keep or even bring out of the water
Louisiana WLF Press Release
Release Date: 05/15/2007
quote:
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has announced that on May 20, 2007, it will once again be legal to recreationally harvest paddlefish, sometimes referred to as spoonbill catfish, from many of Louisiana's waters.
Similar to a catfish, the spoonbill has no scales. However, it is easily distinguishable by its rostrum, the paddle that makes up the first third of its body. Some anglers claim the flesh of paddlefish is a delicacy, while others question its palatability.
The paddlefish has been protected from both sport and commercial harvest since 1992 to protect it from over harvest. At that time, LDWF had little information on the population status. Since 1992, the department has investigated its numbers and established artificial spawning techniques.
"We feel the limited harvest of paddlefish, one that does not include the taking of mature females, will provide anglers with an opportunity to harvest a unique fish," said LDWF Inland Fisheries Administrator Gary Tilyou.
I just thought it was a wild looking freshwater fish.
Posted on 6/1/12 at 5:02 pm to Teyeger
Used to be illegal but not anymore, 1 per boat ( I think) I hear they are pretty good to eat
Posted on 6/1/12 at 5:03 pm to TigerPox
I'd never eat one.
Posted on 6/1/12 at 5:04 pm to TigerPox
Yes, caught quite a few in Lake Palourde back when I was a kid. I think their were a lot more around back then.
Posted on 6/1/12 at 5:10 pm to CajunFootball
I've caught a bunch from the same D'arbonne Spillway that one came from... They get a LOT bigger than that btw...
This post was edited on 6/1/12 at 5:12 pm
Posted on 6/1/12 at 5:13 pm to ULMaggie
My BIL said he was well known around D'Arbonne.....
Posted on 6/1/12 at 5:16 pm to TigerPox
I've caught manydiffent species in one day on crankbaits when the dam had about that much overflow...
Largemouth
Spotted bass
white bass
hybrid striper
black crappie
bluegill
channel catfish
gar
drum (annoying as hell and all over the face of the dam)
Largemouth
Spotted bass
white bass
hybrid striper
black crappie
bluegill
channel catfish
gar
drum (annoying as hell and all over the face of the dam)
Posted on 6/1/12 at 5:18 pm to ULMaggie
Sounds like a good time to me.
He wasn't saying he was well known for catching this fish. He was talking about him hitting the perch well pretty much every time he goes out there.
He wasn't saying he was well known for catching this fish. He was talking about him hitting the perch well pretty much every time he goes out there.
Posted on 6/1/12 at 5:19 pm to TigerPox
It reminds me of the derp derp red snapper Alx posted a picture of earlier.
Posted on 6/1/12 at 5:28 pm to PapaPogey
Kinda does.
Posted on 6/1/12 at 5:33 pm to PapaPogey
They are illegal IF you are on a body of water that borders Texas OR below the saltwater line. If not, its 2 per person limit with a MAXIMUM lower jaw fork length of 30".
ETA: It cannot be caught with or possessed while in possession of snagging devices
They are also vury, vury, good
ETA: It cannot be caught with or possessed while in possession of snagging devices
They are also vury, vury, good
This post was edited on 6/1/12 at 5:38 pm
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