Severn slam 11/17

[Slobber Bob]

Nice day on the water, Ryan!

Pickerel, like Northern Pike are tasty. Having said that you need to be a maestro with a filet knife as they have a set of "Y" bones running down their sides that need to be removed and doesn't leave much meat. Most people don't bother trying to do it, and I don't blame them. I've done it a couple of times but no longer bother with it. Best to just treat them as catch and release.

If you are going to keep one, watch a maestro at work. I'd hate to see a fish wasted because of poor technique.
http://www.fischfilieren.de/en/fille...filleting-pike

A good website for other fish cleaning too.

[WeCallEmRockfish]

Nice! I was casting a spinnerbait in Spa Creek on Halloween, just hoping to catch anything really, and I couldn't believe it when I started to catch Pickerel. I'll definitely be going over there again to catch some more. Great to know they're still hitting. I'm up on the Patapsco, and have never fished much in the Severn. Total NOOB when it comes to Pickerel.