cptenn94
Well-known member
Hello today I have a few questions about catching fish for food. Lately it has occurred to me that I should try to eat more healthy, and eat more lean proteins. However nuts and meat in store can get quite expensive. So that leads me to aim for just fishing which I already enjoy, and bringing home dinner.
Anyways here goes the questions.
1. Where are good locations to find the best eating sized fish within a 2 hour max drive of chattanooga?
By eating sized, I generally mean larger sized panfish such as bluegill, crappie, perch and trout, and smaller large fish such as catfish, bass, walleye, sauger. I need larger small fish to get enough meat off them, and smaller large fish, so I do not accumulate as much mercury as you find in large fish(the taste as well in smaller large fish would be better).
I am limited to shore fishing, and fishing 1 man in a 3 man canoe, or a kayak which was not designed for fishing.
Ideally I would like to stock up on some meat from as many species as possible to have variety.
2. What are the best methods of catching eating sized fish?
What kind of lures work best, what kind of retrieves, etc.
3. What is the best way of putting them in the freezer(so they dont get freezer burn, and that they last longer and fresher)
Ideally it would be best for me to be able to hit a spot, and catch all the fish I need for food, and then just fish for fun.
So any tips or advice would be great.
Anyways here goes the questions.
1. Where are good locations to find the best eating sized fish within a 2 hour max drive of chattanooga?
By eating sized, I generally mean larger sized panfish such as bluegill, crappie, perch and trout, and smaller large fish such as catfish, bass, walleye, sauger. I need larger small fish to get enough meat off them, and smaller large fish, so I do not accumulate as much mercury as you find in large fish(the taste as well in smaller large fish would be better).
I am limited to shore fishing, and fishing 1 man in a 3 man canoe, or a kayak which was not designed for fishing.
Ideally I would like to stock up on some meat from as many species as possible to have variety.
2. What are the best methods of catching eating sized fish?
What kind of lures work best, what kind of retrieves, etc.
3. What is the best way of putting them in the freezer(so they dont get freezer burn, and that they last longer and fresher)
Ideally it would be best for me to be able to hit a spot, and catch all the fish I need for food, and then just fish for fun.
So any tips or advice would be great.
