re: Best tasting Freshwater Fish

Not sure how crappie didn't make the op list. That's up there with walleye for me. As far as fishing, nothing beats large mouth bass casting. I'm not a fan of simply watching a bobber in complete silence.

Unagi is another good answer.

Smelt. We used to sit on the pier drinking beer all night while hauling up net after net full of smelt. It was a team effort. One would lower and hoist the net, another would scoop the bounty from the net with a long pole that had a can on the end of it, and another would take a scissors, snip off the head and gut them. Battered, then you had deep fried goodness. I miss smelt.

I used to love smoked chubs and ciscoes when I had access to them in the North.