riverzurinsky posted:I have heard Crappie is not a game fish, but I don't know if that's true or not. If it is, that might explain why they don't deal with Crappie. Red Snapper is sold in a lot of places but I don't know if it is Gulf Red Snapper. Hibachi Japanese Steakhouse sells Red Snapper and Red Lobster has sold Red Snapper in the past but only at certain times of year. Legend's Steakhouse menu list the Red Snapper they sell as Gulf Red Snapper: http://www.legendssteakhouse.com/menu0812b.php. You can find the Red Snapper under Fish Market.
I have always been under the assumption that Crappie, along with Brem, and Bass are all game fish and cannot be legally sole., unless the law has changed in recent years .
There is , however, one place where it is legal to sell Crappie, and I can remember when I was a kid , quite a few restaurants had crappie as their special, and that is Realfoot Lake .
However, it seems to me that that lake is shrinking , and I don't know if that is still true.