This Will Upset SOME Fishermen…. 

Watching you cleaning those fish makes me smile, 50 years ago I would fish for panfish with my Grandpa. We would catch 50 or more a day on the farm, and come home and clean them, than fry them up. Good Days!

“I gotchu Daryl” I freaking lost it lmao 😂

Brooks 😂😂😂 15:25 BLat

Why did your son just flip the camera off I love it

Your son is a gem! When he flipped off that camera, I was dying!

the confidant look in your son's eyes, says plenty about you. good for you man, keep on being a great dad

Your right, when the bass are hard to catch I just go back to the first place my pops took me to learn and fish there. Always brings your self back and stress goes away

This was important info to share, especially from a young guy. I grew up bass fishing in So Cal, I am 62 now and fish many days a week. Growing up ? I fished salt water all summer. I have been a multi species fisherman my whole life. Largies, smallies, spots, flathead, stripers, wiper, Blues, Lake trout.. Anyway, no matter how big your love is for a particular species ? Burn out is real, like you said, keep the fire stoked by fishing other things. Sorry, long winded, but, you touched on an important subject. 🙏. Stay safe

I dont dislike crappie, but I do agree they arent the best tasting fish. I much prefer bluegill over crappie. I know a lot of people shy away from the Bream because of all the bones, but if you can brave all those little bones, its a much better tasting fish than crappie. The meat is firm and flakey and it is this sweetness to it that I cant describe. Maybe they taste different in different parts of the country, but I love them. Bass is also a good tasting fish that people dont usually eat, and if they did eat it they wont talk about it. I primarily a sport angler, but from time to time I will take a couple bass to eat. If I foul hook a bass in such a way I know it probably wont live, or it swallows the hook, its going home with me to the skillet. There are also times, where I just cant find the bigger bass and just catching a bunch of 1-2 pounders all day. As long as they are legal length I will take a couple to eat. You are not hurting the fishery by taking a couple bass here and there, as long as you are doing it conservatively.

Bro, I am so glad you made this video. You are 1000% correct! Crappie is not the best tasting fish at all. It cooks up mushy just like you said and the meat has no flavor. Bluegill is by far the best tasting pan fish, followed by redear and I don’t really care for largemouth or smallmouth bass. I have eaten wiper before and I don’t like him either. To me, the best tasting freshwater fish is definitely walleye and sauger! Here’s a little tip though, if you freeze the crappie filets after cleaning the fish in a zip lock bag with water once you unthaw and cook, they cook up much more firm, I mean much more! So try freezing your crappie filets before cooking them fresh after cleaning them and I assure you they will cook up more firm.

I love the taste of bluegills.

That's a proper dad...

Days like this are priceless.

I’m just glad to hear I’m not the only one that keeps what I catch, and eat it!! 😂😂😂

Other than kokanee, I generally catch and release, BUT it blows me away all the hate that keeping fish gets on social media...especially bass. The dumb thing about this is that tournaments kill WAY more fish than recreational fishermen keeping a few for the table, so the hypocrisy is insane.

Here in Texas where I fish, anytime of day or year, I will catch fish. But I take 8 different setups for whatever is biting though.

Been saying it for years! Glad you're stirring it up!

Loved this video!

I love that van you got...id take off on an angling road trip if i had those kind of resources....i very much appreciate your family style and your RU-vid content,its taught me a lot. Seriously,your direct instruction has absolutely won the day for me.

You’re great man! I appreciate all your videos.

Great discussion, Brian You are spot on with the crappy, however, though up north here through the ice in the winter time, they are way better but bluegill and perch my faves 🇺🇸👍

Thank you for the vid🔥

I agree, crappie can be crappy! Now, walleye on the other hand, one good one feeds the whole family, in my opinion pound for pound they are the best freshwater fish to eat. In my bass tournaments, if I catch a walleye, he’s dinner that night! Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it!

Now you preaching ! Got my first aluminum bass boat in February. Been bass fishing bout 4 times and haven’t caught anything 🤦🏾‍♂️. Ima keep fishing tho!! Love this channel!!

I like the way you talk about learning to fish and keep up your skills.....

SO TRUE!!!!!!! THE BEST

I eat pretty much all freshwater fish. Bass, bluegill, crappie, perch, walleye, pike I like them all.

Caught and ate a lot of bream as a kid at my grandparents house. That was mainly what we fished for except for a little while in the spring and caught Sand Bass (white bass). I especially liked catching Red Ear, just a lot bigger in the lakes we fished. Most of that fishing was either Lake Wright Patman or Elliot Reservoir in East Texas. We never fished for Bass, so until 2020 when I got a place on Lake Fork and bought my first boat I didn’t really fish for Bass. I was 62 in 2020, so Bass fishing is still a challenge for me and one good bite tends to be a good day but on Fork that one can be a good one. While my wife sits on our dock with Night Crawlers and catches a little bit of everything. I love landing a 5lb plus Bass and being on the water is really relaxing so I’m in search of Monster Bass and sometimes grab a spinning rod and play on the dock for fun.

Great advice on just getting reps, catching fish. Been using Nass techniques to catch bluegill and sunfish on my ultra light. Used a tiny yexas rig the other day and was slaying em! Tiny crankbaits have been getting it done too!

Me; not into throwing fish back. Undersize, yes. Out of season, yes. But in season, keeper size, yes I'm keeping them. I'm fishing to eat, to feed my family. Trout, crappie, brim, catfish, striper, surf perch....We like them all. Nothing wrong with keeping fish as long as you're doing it within the law.

Here’s a video idea…come up to Minnesota and target walleyes. I respect your fishing IQ and think it would be fun to watch how you’d strategize the attack, kind of as a clean slate. Plus, there’s fantastic bass fishing here, smallies and largemouth as well as my favorite target species in my region, the leech lake strain muskies! Just a thought…

Honestly large mouth bass is the best

Properly filleted and cooked soon after catching is the best. Doesn't matter which. Fish are delicious. I'd love to hear all the recipes!

I have limited time to fish between working long hours and having a family at home. A good day fishing for me is 6 fish in about 1 hr of bank fishing. Did just get a boat so i do plan to spend more time on the water this year but i do keep up on fishing for all species from panfish to crappie, bass, striper, walleye, and catfish. Working right next the river i take my lunch breaks to fish gar, drum, and bass on the river. My mind has had to soak up so much information for fishing from lakes to ponds and rivers during high water and low water times of the year. I have outfished tournament guys on their homebodies of water but i think it is due to how many different bodys I learn at different times and circumstances so ive become adaptable and as you said intentional throughout the year. I even fish in negative temperatures and have learned where to find a few fish during those days though they are toughest for me. We eat alot vrim here too. We do lemon pepper or lemon juice and tobasco sauce on ours and bake it.

You sir, are an awesome human being 😊

I have been following you for years, look how big Brevyn has become. I get what you are saying too. I basically fish for bass, but if I am with my granddaughters I will fish for bluegills. We also have a lake fairly close to us where nobody kept any bass, they had to put a slot limit on them because there were so many the bass were not growing.

Grilled or fried bream fillets Grilled on top of cedar planks , on top of lemon slices , Lemon pepper or tony chachere’s on top Grilled til golden. My favorite ….

Them crispy fins and tail are the best when they go crunch 👍 but wait till you get into a mess off warmouth they are something else 👍

4:46 duuuude... You're freaking hilarious, never eaten crappie, love catfish. Just had deep fried halibut last night. I'll take your word for it.... Love your content

Hey it's Bobby here...........I almost left the video but I came back cause you said to. Crappie is good fried. You right tho, minimal flavor. Thanks for the vid, have a good one.

bass and bream/ brim depending on where you are from. is best for me. I'm from Louisiana!

15:25😂Well, I guess that about sums up how Brooks feels about cleaning fish😂

I don't like summer bass fishing. I hate the heat, and you're right, B. I try to do it, but it does make you bang your head against the wall. Frustrating, so I'm going to take your advice and go fish for some panfish and maybe others. Great video, B. As far as tast of fish. I have had bream many years ago and remembered it was great. I've never had crappie, but I've heard the same feelings about the taste. God bless Tight lines.

Man Im with you on that one love our big bream down here in Louisiana

Best videos on the Tube. Fish within the rules and who cares what you keep and eat.

Brooks had me weak 😂

😊 Great Story Teller 😊

On Toledo Bend I like keeping spots and them line burner largemouth but i do try to find some crappie 1st because I like them the most. Bluegill are freakin awesome but theyre to much work scaling them and if you fillet them they have to be really big to get enough meat to make them worth it. Im not much on catfish unless they come out of rivers with current. Great video as always keepem coming brother!!!

Perch is really good but up north it can be hard to get a decent amount of fillet-able sized ones.

I'm on the sunfish train! Yes, that is what we call bream up this way. No matter what you call them, I call them the best eating also.

lol little man gestures crack me up,

Great video and your thoughts, we like to keep a few spotted bass when we fish lake Lanier along with stripper and crappie. they eat good. the best eaten fish the we grew up catching and eating is yellow perch, and brown catfish.

5 to 10 would be a good day at Logan Martin.Good point and going to start catching other types of fish. Thinking about targeting carp.

I would’ve lost my mind and gone crazy if I didn’t start fishing for the perch and bluegill and crappie in our lake because the bass are very few and far between. My finless skills have increased dramatically. And sometimes my lake is perfect for top water, crappie, and bluegill action, which is awesome. I can’t say that I have a favorite freshwater fish. I love them all, but if forced, I might have to go with catfish.

Best fish hands down. Brims 2nd large mouth bass.

I've got my fly rods out of the basement and really plan to get on those blue gills . You got me hungry for Bream now...

Brian you are 100% correct,Brim are a lot better tasting! I am also a big fan of what I call the Jimmy Houston knot that you put on that jig!!!👍👍👍

I haven't kept my catch in a while, but I don't mind doing it if I have the right fisk. In Kentucky the best tasting fish are bluegill, crappie, and my favorite is walleye. Thanks for making great fishing videos! I'm a subscribed fan of your channel, I hope to maybe see you someday fishing in Kentucky. That would be awesome. Thanks again for what you do.

brian latimer, you nailed it, by far bream on the bone is the best eating fish, crappie is very mild, not much flavor, seems the ladies like the crappie because they are not "fishy tasting", but us old country boys want that flavor, give me the bream everytime !!!!

I do like crappie, as well as bluegill (bream), but do not overlook channel catfish or (don't faint) smallmouth bass. Any of them from colder, clear waters are fabulous. Then there are walleye and several other white-fleshed fishes that never disappoint.

When they hit that grease and that tail curl up. Good god almighty that's some good eatting. Them tails be crunchy. Also NC loves B Latt. Can we get a Raleigh class. And we got some dope lakes here too.

I must agree with you bro!!!!! I'm more of a trout eater myself. I also eat tilapia however tilapia is a little bland .... These are the only fresh water fish that I eat normally.....

YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH

Great video I love crappie but my favorite is Lake Michigan perch…✌🏽〽️

Do King Salmon count if they're caught during the spawn? If so then thats my favorite. Close second is wild trout. Bluegill are amazing too. Just like Mark D, when they're fried the tail is my favorite part. But when it comes to keeping fish, this is a nuanced discussion. If everyone begins keeping their daily limits for all fish they catch, then our fisheries will get depleted rapidly. I do agree with selective harvest though. Keep a couple schoolie bass for the fryer (they're not my favorite but they ARE good and much better when they come out of clean water). Just dont keep every single one, and PLEASE don't keep the big ones!

And a spoon scales faster than anything else !!!

Probably my favorite eating is the bluegill my gramps used to fry up that I caught as a kid.

I keep gills, crappie, and younger bass or younger cats. Culling is also part of conservation. I don't keep lunkers, cause I'd rather they reproduce than the smaller ones.

Crappie and rainbow trout are my favorite

19:09 I love it

Nothing wrong with keeping a few. I used to do the same thing with my two sons.

My favorite would have to be lake perch right from Lake Michigan or bluegill

My favorite saltwater fish to eat is Croaker and my favorite freshwater fish is also Brim. Both fried whole.

Right now, Northern Snakehead is at the top of my list!

I’m from Arkansas and I love tournaments but I’ll eat the heck out of bass and them bream is the best eating you can get. Just moved to South Carolina and haven’t got out fishing here yet but I’m going tp start trying soon

Great video

My favorite fish to eat is through the ice. Tullibees.

Walleye is my #1, followed by catfish, then Crappie.

The way God planned it. Catch, clean, n Fry. Welcome to the south 😁👍💯

Bluegills/ bream fish is totally awesome and the best tasting fish! ❤️👍🔥

Love crappie to eat. Also love bluegill but they have a bit firmer meat and I don’t like it quite as much because of that (which I guess is the opposite of you, but that is all good-different strokes and all of that). But I have always loved LMB to eat above the rest (freshwater, that is). Maybe it is just because I have fond memories of it from when I was a kid. But that is my favorite. However I rarely keep them-maybe one a year. For saltwater, flounder (fluke) is great and striped bass is a classic, but redfish is probably my favorite. Specked trout and croaker are both very good but a bit too soft in texture to rank at the top for me.

Brooks is the cutest!!😀😀

Good stuff man!! I’m a tournament guy too but I eat the mess outta some bass every year!! My freezer is stocked up good right now from March! 😂

There you go again lol Daryl is not tripping on you keeping fish lol I keep my share too

I agree that too many people throw fits for keeping Bass! Spotted Bass and Bream are better than Crappie to me!

I agree !

I have to agree about bream, they are tasty. My dad and I used to catch a lot of bream. Dad would keep any bream that he caught. The small ones would either be used for trot-lines or else fried crispy to the point where you could eat it whole, bones and all. Enjoy the time fishing with your kids. These will be the times your children will fondly remember you after you are gone.

My take is that several saltwater species have much better taste than any freshwater fish that I have ever eaten. But, that is just my take. Keep up the great work! I just subscribed to your channel.

I grew up fishing for trout, specifically rainbow. But my favourite tasting fish currently is Northern Pike. Tricky to filet with the Y bones but once you figure that out, bon appetit!

4:53 my top 5: Walleye > Rainbow Trout > Crappie > Bluegill > Catfish

One of the places my Wife and I fish, I was talking to the Biologist and he asked if I ever kept any bass. I proudly stated that we only catch and release our bass. He asked, told me (!), to keep as many bass in the slot as we wanted. I gave him one of these...😳🤪. He stated the particular pit was getting extremely overpopulated with smallish bass and they needed thinned. I told him that I guess we could our 10 as I have friends that would take some as well. He clearly told me that if I was willing to keep more to keep basically what we wanted and he would let the Conservation Officers know that I had permission to keep extra. It was weird and extremely hard to change my mindset!! But, we have kept a few more out of those pits.

Totally agree BLat! Crappie is crappy! 😂 Tell you what…spots are wonderful!

In freshwater, I find myself debating between catfish (blue or yellow), sauger, or crappie as the best tasting. Being a bass fisherman from Pickwick Lake area we frown upon eating smallies but someone told me they taste THE best. Great video B!

Yummy in my tummy. Crappie is the most return for the effort, easy to falet.

Favorite freshwater fish to eat for me?? Gotta say are hybrids. Make a soup or bake them with the right greens and pepper inside?? Fire!!!!🔥

I gut hooked a 2lb bass a couple weeks ago so I took it home for my dogs. Baked it with no seasoning and tried a bite when I was putting it on their kibble. It tasted just fine. It didn't taste like this mythical "ass" that the snobs always parrot.

I love eating flounder and redfish on half shell

Oh by the way, try boiling them bream in some Old Bay for a few then dip em in some cocktail sauce.

Bluegill by far are my favorite freshwater fish🔥🔥🔥

Walleye!!