Strange Catch

[hogdawg]

Used to be one of the best dove fields around. I lived in Rayon City and the grandfather of my friend owned the farm next to the one by the golf course. Good times!

[Saltwaterwalt]

That's an American eel, the only ones we have in TN supposedly, and yes, mostly in the Cumberland River system.

Cool catch, I don't think that common to get on a rod & reel. I've heard you can skin them like a catfish and they're quite good fried. Never had one to try.

But I did pull this off a website, "Take note of the location (and take a picture if you can) and email Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency biologist Pandy English at Pandy.English@tn.gov."

Guess he's doing some study on them or something.

[crosshairy]

My dad caught an eel about that size on the Mississippi River about 5 years ago while bank fishing for catfish.

They are pretty well dispersed, but I'm not sure that the TWRA or anyone else has much population data for them.