Missouri Spoonbill opener

Do you eat the caviar?

Google says they are famed for the caviar. Lol.

Edit. I've never fished for them. Cool critter.
 
Do you eat the caviar?

Google says they are famed for the caviar. Lol.

Edit. I've never fished for them. Cool critter.
My boys ate some fresh out of the fish this morning. I actually processed some last year. Regs are very restrictive around the caviar. It’s ok, glad I tried it once. Just sucks cause you can’t transport it, can’t give it away, etc. Most of it gets thrown away.
 
To say I am jealous is an understatement. I didn't discover paddle fishing (we call them paddlefish up north) until about 6 years ago. It took me 5 years to draw a keep permit.

In my group of 5 we have drawn 5 tags over the last 5 years. We caught a few big ones. I also hate how little meat you get after all the trimming.

Do you ever get them aged? The male I caught last year was 30 years old and the female my wife caught the year before was 28.
 
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