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On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:30:47 -0400, JohnH
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On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:35:53 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

Fishing report for yesterday.

Rain, moderate winds, had to run with radar - boated 33 schoolies
before I called a halt to the festivities.
Yesterday's news reported a fish kill down south of you, off the NC
coast
I
believe. Pictures showed many, many dead stripers, mixed with some
smaller
fish, maybe croakers. Anything like that happening up your way?
No - but we're seeing a lot of "sick" fish - lesions and such.
We are seeing a large die off of freshwater drum (sheephead) here on
the
western basin of Lake Erie. We first noticed it a couple of weeks
ago
when we were out. I had first thought they were killed by fishermen
(this
is the peak of the walleye season here) as the sheephead often take
the
bait. Most fishermen kill them and throw them back for the gulls.
The
number of dead fish was too large for that situation though.

http://www.ohiooutdoornews.com/artic...news/news1.txt

Sheephead are a useless fish and I am glad to see them go. The
problem,
however, is the stench as they lie dead along the beaches.
Lakefront
property owners are being told to bury them and cover them with
lime.

Half the sources I've read say they're useless, and half say the taste
is
totally bland, like haddock. As it turns out, you can use it as a
substitute
for crab in crab cake recipes, and it's terrific.
Are you sure you are talking about the same fish as I am? I have never
heard of anyone eating freshwater sheephead.

I'm your source. Baked with just a little butter, it's as boring as
haddock.
Jazz it up, and it's fine.
I will pass. I can send you all you need though...........you just pay
the shipping and handling charges. ;-)


I'm curious as to why you feel this way about a fish you've never tasted.
Some people say "I've never tried that food, but I know I don't like it".
These people are usually among the stupidest. Is that you?


Hey Doug, how are you doing this evening?

I see that you have changed your handle but not your condescending and
arrogant attitude.