Catch in lake oroville

Dad caught this today in lake oroville not sure what it is we think it's some type of carp most of the bass Fishermen we saw didn't recognize it either.

Pike Minnow aka Squawfish, but we need the official work from Adam (ATD).

Guessing grass crap but have never seen one in Oroville before

Nosoup is correct.

Yep. Pike Minnow.

Thanks found the monsters name.

I noticed your dad has the pikeminnow on a stringer.  Did he eat it?

No he let it go just needed to get pictures of it. We fished Oroville for years when I was younger when the family had a house boat I use to fish from a kayak 20 years ago. Never did we catch One of these. It hit his thin fin lure just out of the Marina.

Good call.  I cooked a pikeminnow...  once.

 

Good call.  I cooked a pikeminnow...  once.

 

How was it?   

There's got to be a reason why only one must taste like Lake bottom

How was it?   

I broiled it in tinfoil with lemon and butter but it smelled so bad I couldn't bring myself to taste it.  If I catch another I might try pickling it.

I noticed your dad has the pikeminnow on a stringer.  Did he eat it?

Somebody grilled a pikeminnow at Salmon Slam last year. I didn't taste it though.

I've never eaten a pikeminnow, but I've only heard bad things.  They were utilized by Native Americans as a food source, so I figure there's gotta be some way to make them taste decent...deep fried in beer batter perhaps?  Beer batter makes everything taste good  .

I don't recall anyone saying anything bad about how it tasted, just surprise to learn its identity.