The chub tasted just like any other smoked fish. In fact, the meat was white and moist and the hint of hickory smoke and marinade made the chub taste just like whitefish or even trout. It was actually very good and I ended up eating the entire first fish by myself. These fish are very tasty when smoked this way.
Is chub an edible fish?
What Eats Them? Creek chubs are a main larval item for many predators, such as walleyes, brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass. Not too many humans eat creek chubs, although they reportedly are tasty. Some anglers and bait dealers harvest them for bait.
Can you keep creek chub?
Creek chub can be bred in an aquarium and usually live for a maximum of eight years. They will only breed if fed properly. Remove the adults from the tank once they have spawned. Keep them in a separate aquarium, continuing to feed them a mixture of live and prepared food.
What are creek chubs good for?
Creek chubs are a main larval item for many predators, such as walleyes, brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass. Because they often school in lakes, loons, kingfishers, and mergansers also commonly eat them.
Are creek chubs good for ponds?
Chubs live good in a pond and you don't have to feed them. Stock them by where the water supply comes in.May 3, 2005
Are creek chubs endangered?
Not extinct
What does chub look like?
Appearance: A shoaling fish, dusky silver in colour, often with a brown to bronze sheen. They are quite distinctive with a blunt snout, rounded body and very large mouth. Small chub can often be confused with dace.
Is a creek chub invasive?
Re: Chubs - are they invasive? As you know, when it comes to "minnows", creek chubs and fall fish have have quite large mouths. So they can and will compete for food with larger sunfish and bass in your pond. Yes they do.
Can you keep a creek chub as a pet?
Creek chub are classed as larger minnows. They are often used as bait for catching larger fish, such as largemouth bass and kingfishers. They also can be kept as pets and adapt well to an aquarium environment. They will need to eat a varied diet of live food, such as aquatic insects and worms, and regular fish food.
Are chub fish good to eat?
Creek chubs are a main larval item for many predators, such as walleyes, brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass. Not too many humans eat creek chubs, although they reportedly are tasty. Some anglers and bait dealers harvest them for bait.