I understand, it's a pretty ugly fish.  But the fillet was beautiful white meat.  The meat is good!  (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

prouboy

Yeah, good point Kf...   Those fish in that first link definitely don't look like the fish I caught!  But the text in that link was interesting. 

Anyway, try THIS link!  It's pictures of the fish are similar.  (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

Honestly, I was unsure what the heck it was.  I showed the picture to a MN DNR fisheries guy...he was pretty adamant it was a Whitefish.

prouboy

I believe your correct. I caught a similar fish on a cabin trip into the White Otter area.
We had use of a gas grill at the outpost cabin and one of the guys was into smoking fish.
We smoked it but brined if first because they don't have a high oil content and can dry out.

Very interesting Starwatcher.  The MN DNR staff person I talked was familiar with them, said their sitings were not all that common, but didn't seem to excited by them.  Probably because their impacts (as your citation noted) are not well known and their bite doesn't harm humans. 

He said they go for years unnoticed, in some alternate form attached to the underside of vegetation.  Then, when conditions are right, they "bloom."


prouboy

Here's a young buck taking a break from munching his way through the willows on the back 40 this afternoon. They need lots of twigs in their diet to keep their digestive system in good shape. He had two younger buddies with him, no does.

Almost all the deer we see out here are mule deer (like this one) - only rarely do we see white tail.
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