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TLWOODS
04-25-2008, 02:21 PM
My brother has a small pond that is overrun with green sunfish.
We catch them by the bucket full, some of them are very nice size, up to 11"-12". We have never kept any and cleaned them for the frying pan.

What is the consensus on MS?
good table fair or not.



Bailipanga
04-25-2008, 02:29 PM
Right now we be a great time since the water is cold. Sunfish have a tendency to be in the warm shallows in the summer and if the bottom is at all mucky they will taste mucky. I caught a mess of big gills once from real shallow beds back in a cove with a mucky bottom and they tasted horrible. Catch a couple before they move in and fry'em up...if they're good then go crazy my friend!!!
sixft4par
04-25-2008, 02:50 PM
They will eat just fine.... soak them in ice water before you fry them.
theozmeister
04-25-2008, 03:14 PM
yeah, green sunfish will eat real nicely if they are outa cold, clean water. gotta be careful though, later in the summertime they can develop a bad case of worms that are all throughout their flesh.
fishenrg
04-25-2008, 03:32 PM
I think they're like bananas and taste better when they turn yellow. lol
stinger63
04-25-2008, 03:40 PM
If you need some help getting rid of them out of that pond let me know:evil:
Jnamo
04-25-2008, 04:15 PM
If you need some help getting rid of them out of that pond let me know:evil:

You beat me to it...



I have an empty bucket...
Where was that pond at your talking about?!!!:D
fishonbb
04-25-2008, 05:23 PM
Let them soak in full flavored beer and mustard and they will taste just fine;).
RobFromFlint
04-26-2008, 08:23 AM
Fillet them instead of scaling them. Put the fish on ice for about a half hour before filleting though. Soak fillets in milk for 15 minutes, bread with a 50/50 mixture of flour and cornmeal, fry in butter. 12" green, wow.
KI Jim
04-28-2008, 09:16 AM
Yes. They are very good.

Jim
RichP
04-28-2008, 03:59 PM
What is the consensus on MS?
good table fair or not.

they taste awful. PM me an address and I'll swing by to dispose of them for you. :evilsmile
esoxer
04-30-2008, 10:49 PM
My God man! What ever you do DON'T EAT THEM!!!! They are extremely poisonous! I have a device to capture them & safely remove these dangerous fish for a small fee.. Please PM me & I will be happy to set up an appointment. :lol::lol::lol:
MFischer576
05-02-2008, 02:11 PM
12" green, you might wanna check out the state records...last time i checked it was only 10.5"
BBBYpsi
05-03-2008, 03:26 AM
12" green, you might wanna check out the state records...last time i checked it was only 10.5"


there are 2 listings for the state record for a green sunfish. 1 is 10" the other is 9.25". Here is a link to state records. No bluegill listed for some reason.

http://www.michigandnr.com/MasterAngler/MasterAngler.asp