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 Re: Do any of you eat Carp/Alligator Gar?
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10/10/15 02:01 AM
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Carp can be deep fried like any other fish but you must scour the fillets to break up the bones. You can then eat the fish bones and all, but ofcourse still be careful. Carp are also good on the grill, keep the skin on and grill them skin side down. Baste with hearty flavors like mesquite, bbq, teriyaki, etc. Then pick out the bones as you eat them. Unfortunately Carp can have a strong earthy taste to them, so marinating them overnight in "bright" flavors like sprite, 7up, etc, will really make them taste alot better. (Same for any fish btw.) Please only eat Carp under 10lbs, the best eating size is 5lbs for sure. Buffalo taste incredible and to this day are one of the most popular commercial fish in Texas. And chances are Buffalo is what you're eating at any typical buffett. Cook them the same way as Carp, but they have lighter tasting flesh so you can also use sweet and sour type sauces for this fish. Again...on the grill they are superb. Perfect eating size, 5-10lbs. Forget Alligator Gar, stick with Longnose Gar if you want some good eating Gar! The flesh is white, boneless, but... a little more softer, spongy compared to other fish. So the flesh of Longnose Gar is SUPERB for patties, gar balls, etc. Boil small chunks in Crab Boil until they float, dip in butter, cocktail sauce and enjoy! When it comes to Catch & Eating rough fish, you REALLY and I mean REALLY need to research ahead of time what your plans are. You don't want to bring home any rough fish from stagnant waters. Plus keep in mind the population where you're fishing at. Taking home a mess of Carp from Joe Pool (they taste good from there btw!) will NEVER hurt the population for instance. Longnose Gar are doing well and are available pretty much anywhere in the DFW area, you can take as many as you want (for tablefare) and never hurt the population. Perfect eating size, pretty much any.  Thanks, that is very informative. My mother wants to get a fishing license soon and I want to take her out to catch some guaranteed fish. I think California Crossing Dam/Park might be the spot. I never knew there were so many types of Carp/Gar. I've only ever been exposed to alligator gar and common carp (brown scaled carp). I will have to look up what Buffalo and Longnose gar are.
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Re: Do any of you eat Carp/Alligator Gar?
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10/13/15 04:55 AM
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The sand bass run at Rowlett creek is only about 4 months away. It would be the perfect place to take her to catch plenty of fish. Keep your eyes out on the bank fishing section in early spring.
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Re: Do any of you eat Carp/Alligator Gar?
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10/13/15 04:24 PM
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Daniel Mtanous
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The sand bass run at Rowlett creek is only about 4 months away. It would be the perfect place to take her to catch plenty of fish. Keep your eyes out on the bank fishing section in early spring.
Reggie I looked for Rowlett Creek. Are you referring to Rowlett Creek Preserve in Garland? Or some section of Rowlett Creek in particular?
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Re: Do any of you eat Carp/Alligator Gar?
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10/13/15 05:35 PM
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The sand bass run at Rowlett creek is only about 4 months away. It would be the perfect place to take her to catch plenty of fish. Keep your eyes out on the bank fishing section in early spring.
Reggie I looked for Rowlett Creek. Are you referring to Rowlett Creek Preserve in Garland? Or some section of Rowlett Creek in particular? You are correct The creek that runs under Miller Rd all the way to Firewheel Pkwy.However the place to be during the run is just south of the Firewheel Brigde for the most part. 
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Re: Do any of you eat Carp/Alligator Gar?
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10/15/15 08:16 PM
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Thanks for clarifying that. There are other posts that say that place is closed for remodeling and won't be open until next year.
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Re: Do any of you eat Carp/Alligator Gar?
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10/22/15 12:27 PM
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They sell buffalo in just about every Asian and Hispanic grocery store so quite a few people eat them.
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Re: Do any of you eat Carp/Alligator Gar?
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10/22/15 06:57 PM
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I've never eaten alligator gar, but I have tried longnose gar and found the meat to be surprisingly good - firm and white. It's worth the trouble of cleaning them (which is kind of fun as a new experience the first time you do it - requires a hack saw and metal snips).
Carp are a different story. I wouldn't say that their meat is bad as such as long as they come from clean water (and as long as you cut out the dark, bloody and fatty tissue along the lateral line), it's just kind of bland and flavorless. It reminds me of tilapia, actually.
The big drawback of carp isn't so much their flavor as how bony they are: their fillets are full of thin, y-shaped bones that you (or at least I) can't really get out. If the meat were delicious, it would justify the trouble and effort of dealing with the bones. Since it's mediocre at best, to me it isn't.
Having said that, I'm thinking of trying to pickle some carp the next time I catch them - gets rid of the bones, and if it can make herring tasty, it can make anything tasty.
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