I’ve heard people say saugers have a different taste, due to foraging on sheepshead. I usually only eat river eyes under 18″ in colder water. Lucky to have spring fed coal mines to take a few fish for eating.
I’ve heard people say saugers have a different taste, due to foraging on sheepshead. I usually only eat river eyes under 18″ in colder water. Lucky to have spring fed coal mines to take a few fish for eating.
I’ve lived on the river most of my life, and can truthfully say I’ve never heard that – nor could I tell a sauger from a walleye that is baked, fried, or grilled the same way.