It's ILLEGAL To Release These Beautiful Fish ALIVE! -- CATCH and COOK Invasive Species! (NEW PB x12)

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Today we are hanging out with my buddy Jared from Outside The Levees chasing down S. Louisiana's most invasive fish species! These fish are insanely beautiful and surprisingly tasty. Follow along to see what all we are able to catch and how we cook them up! Thanks so much for watching and we will see you on the next one!
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@FAFO1983 7 ай бұрын

Try scaling, gutting, and deep frying them whole. The meat falls off the bone. You can season the oil with garlic too. It's super easy and no loss of meat. The little bones crisp up. Plus with a good dipping sauce, it's even better. Sprinkle a little seasoning on the inside once you separate it. Make sure you have a fryer with a basket that allows it to drain right after cooking. Enjoy!

@firemedic5100 10 ай бұрын

The Rio Grande cichlid is a fine fighter, and easily caught. It is considered good table fare. The Texas state record was caught at Lake Dunlap in 2011 and weighed 2.02 pounds.They can grow up to 10 inches

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Would love to catch a big one like that! Next cichlid I’m after are Oscars and Mayan cichlids!

@jimhahn2728 10 ай бұрын

@@COLE_and_JAY In the Everglades, I have caught red tiger Oscar's in the 4lb range. Fun fight on top water

@fishingfreak9734 10 ай бұрын

They are also called Rio Grand Perch in Texas. We catch them in the Comal river in New Braunfels, TX., beside Heidelberg Resort Lodges. The Comal river is crystal clear. If I recall, it's the only river that starts and ends within the city limits of a city. The river comes out of the ground springs then connects to the Guadalupe River which is also beautiful, but not near as clear and clean as it used to be. The Comal River record is 1.27 pounds caught on a worm, it was 10.5 inches long. The Comal species can be tan to green colored but still has the beautiful spots on them. I'm curious as to why they're considered invasive to LA if they are native to North America and a neighboring state? They are delicious!!

@spencersemien471 9 ай бұрын

I raised them they are Called Texas not rio grand

@jayhouston7054 9 ай бұрын

@@COLE_and_JAY Mayans almost seem to have overrun many of the canals around my area in Ft Lauderdale for years now. You can catch tons of them with just bread balls like we used to do with bream cept they are much much stronger and fighters. Heck I can't even catch bream\blue gills with bread in the canal next to my house now a days just mayans. Live worm will get them still but then again a live worm most things will eat.

@maggiechristina8840 8 ай бұрын

In the 80s, we used to catch these tasty babies in Town Lake, Austin, Texas. They would hang out next to the shore's clear water. We would slowly lower our hooks down right in front of their mouths, hook em & quickly pull em out.

@scott9172 9 ай бұрын

Amazing how fast a fish from the aquarium trade can become an invasive species. These came out back around 2002. I bet they make good flathead bait. I bred them for a few years acquiring wild caught ones from northern mexico. Their breeding colors are phenomenal .

@user-zu5fe1mp9v 21 күн бұрын

They didn’t come out they’re native to Texas and Mexico.

@scott9172 21 күн бұрын

@@user-zu5fe1mp9v SO WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN LOUISIANA

@ClarkMiedel-es6ud 10 ай бұрын

I just live watching you and jay fishing glad to see a man taking his better half fishing a true bond

@daerth4423 8 ай бұрын

I never even thought about people eating cichlids since I've always associated them with aquarium fish. I'd definitely give it a try. Beautiful looking fish.

@singsongeric 7 ай бұрын

one of the most common restaurant fish tilapia is also a cichlid :).

@XllxSilentxllX Ай бұрын

I thought the same thing, till I watched some documentary lol and found that It's equal to us frying up bluegill or other pan fish species.

@danielg2946 Ай бұрын

I had a friend show me how he cooked Tilapia, gut it, scale it, rub it down with salt then deep fry it, eat with sauce of choice, very tasty.

@djcrash1104 10 ай бұрын

I followed you recipe on your cook and it was great. The only thing I did differently was I cooked the egg batter(5 eggs) and added them. It was great and my family loved it. Thanks!!

@pomexfishing5061 10 ай бұрын

Always love watching your vids!

@susantao2891 10 ай бұрын

So happy to see you guys using my nieces cousins Bachans (pronounced “baw-chawns”, which means Grandmother in Japanese) Sauce from Northern California!

@cwskoshikun 9 ай бұрын

"Ba Chan" not Baw Chan

@susantao2891 9 ай бұрын

@@cwskoshikun nope

@cwskoshikun 9 ай бұрын

@@susantao2891 yup

@cwskoshikun 9 ай бұрын

Not even close dear....the word baw is not in the Japanese vocabulary....however ba is 😁

@id10t98 9 ай бұрын

Good crunch, good color on the fry job! Some seasoned flour before the egg wash would add some nice flavor as well.

@teamjudahfishing 10 ай бұрын

Awesome!!!! I absolutely loved this one!

@tonnettestrickland3141 10 ай бұрын

WELCOME TO MY STATE!!! THE BAYOU STATE!! I'm late b/c I heard you say --"still here"! 🙂 Wish I could have been fishing with you but I'm up north in Shreveport!! 😞 Hope you had fun and come back!! Blessings!!

@RedlineOutdoors 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful fish and tasty! 👍🏼 Thanks for sharing

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

They were so good and a lot of fun to catch!! Hope to target them again sooner than later!

@jimfausset8122 10 ай бұрын

What a cool pretty fish glad you're trying them thanks for letting everyone know how good they are

@williamstockton2344 9 ай бұрын

You should see the red Texas cichlid. They are very beautiful. They’re a fish you’d want to keep in an aquarium, but they are more aggressive than the ones that they’re catching.

@The-Sportsman69 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your video 👍

@ronaldyeater3322 10 ай бұрын

Was on vacation and cought Rio's, didn't know had to keep, so bigger ones filleted and fried, made a chimichurri mayo dipping sauce instead of tarter sauce, was great fish fry.. next day made a gochujang, gochujaru, soy, brown sugar and sesame oil sauce👍, I wish had in RI lol. Dish looks great, was like our crappie here👍

@patriciaguenzler9150 10 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 for sharing this with us awesome 👍😎

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!!!

@kennethlocke4213 10 ай бұрын

Try cooking them in a beer can on a stick. Lemon butter Italian dressing. & A camp fire.

@trishaarabie956 9 ай бұрын

It's good fishing with Jared ❤

@comiketiger 10 ай бұрын

Fun stuff! God bless all here.

@garydirks8223 10 ай бұрын

I grew up in south Texas. We used them for bait on trotlines. I would see them for sale in pet stores many years ago. Probably how they got to that area.

@amb-yz9ee 7 ай бұрын

They naturally occur in South Texas, another common name for them in the Texas Cichlid.

@stonescapelamps 9 ай бұрын

That first little cichlid you caught with its top fin slicked back looked like some kind of NY slicked back Mob type fish :)

@Noone-rt6pw 10 ай бұрын

That ain't a shrimp boat, that's a "Lafitte Skiff". One of the prettiest boats there is. Buy you a real pirogue while down thar.that. Be sure to get you some ordinary, rice sausage, crawfish is my preference. Thanks for taking me for a visit.

@bayoudreams395 10 ай бұрын

roger that... damn yankees come down and think they lived the 'life'. I spent time in Arkansas and those dudes are fake as shit. At least in Ft. Smith and Little Rock areas

@animulovers3881 Ай бұрын

Wow nice one guys😊 i love fishing too

@victorrobinson7008 10 ай бұрын

Try fishing with ( chitterling's , raw uncooked ) from the grocery store ! Small bag or 2 1/2 pound tub .

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Def need to try that!

@2007crf450r 10 ай бұрын

just subbed the channel i cant believe youtube waited this long to show me your channel great content

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

@sanster7700 10 ай бұрын

Yum. Hope to try your recipe but with bluegill.🙂

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Do it! You’ll love it!!!

@leemowers9395 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

@michaelmosley254 10 ай бұрын

One of our church members went to FL a few months ago and caught Oscars and brought some back for a fish fry and they were great

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

That sounds like so much fun!!

@TakeMeFishingGary 8 ай бұрын

They are on my Cichlid Bucket List!

@Johnyrocket70 18 күн бұрын

Replace the Raman noodles with rice, chow mien noodles or a nice salad to mix the fish with.

@robertlint4742 10 ай бұрын

With invasive species could they create contest to target them by most poundage ,size or color. Then have a fish fry

@vafishingandoutdoors6432 10 ай бұрын

Looks like a fun day on the water

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

We had a blast!! Thanks!

@davidchosewood647 9 ай бұрын

Get one mounted dude. Would be cool. I have mounted Bluegill in my collection that I had done just for the heck of it. Those would be a good addition and conversation piece.

@bradhollaway7011 Ай бұрын

They have some big cichlids in the hippo tank at the Memphis zoo. They are really colorful!

@oneup12 17 күн бұрын

I’m in Canada, they are sold in the aquarium hobby here. I own one and they are beautiful definitely a great addition to my garden and pbass tank

@daviddeking2676 5 ай бұрын

The Bachan's is teriyaki sauce. It's almost identical to my mother's recipe. The noodle and fish combo looked very tasty. Thanks for sharing!

@michellemorgan6295 10 ай бұрын

Great video and the fish looked tasty ❤😊❤😊

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! They were delicious!

@michaelprue9024 10 ай бұрын

Never heard of these fish, but since watching this video would like to try. My cousins turned me on to yellow bass up here in Nebraska. They are also considered an invasive species, are very aggressive and a blast to catch. With no limit, we filled a beer cooler one afternoon a few years back and then had a small fish fry. Very tasty little fish. They don’t get much bigger than say a medium sized rio grande cichlid, so the no limit was a bonus. Tight lines guys.

@becia1540 9 ай бұрын

If it's native then why invasive?

@kenhuynh275 8 ай бұрын

Good size yellow bass taste better than white bass to me.

@pitterpatter917 7 ай бұрын

@@becia1540 over breeding and destroying other fish habitat that hold more value aswell as eating prey fish that other more valued fish would otherwise eat, bass in itself is considered trash fish but they are fun to catch

@bigplanet7818 10 ай бұрын

The Texas cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus), also known as the Rio Grande cichlid, is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family, and the only cichlid species that is native to the United States.

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

They’re a really cool fish!!

@davidgraham2673 7 ай бұрын

As soon as I saw the fish, I thought; Freshwater aquarium fish = Cichlid.

@amb-yz9ee 7 ай бұрын

@@COLE_and_JAYthey do occur naturally in America but in the Rio Grande only.

@TodrickWilliams-dt3pu Ай бұрын

Nope,we have Mayan cichlids and Oscar and tilapia rt here in Florida, especially in the lakes and canals in south Florida.

@TodrickWilliams-dt3pu Ай бұрын

Down here in Florida we have Mayan cichlids and Oscar

@jimdanos9237 10 ай бұрын

Don’t forget to use the head and carcass as crab bait.

@eugenegress5896 2 ай бұрын

Very Cool Fish. Its Color Pattern would look good on a T Shirt. Looks like a Type of Blue Gill.

@fatmanwookie5180 9 ай бұрын

Had a Aquarium shop back in the 90s use to sell them I got $60. For the small ones you caught never tried eating them worth to much thank you for your video

@psiloveyouar 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful fish!!!

@TheFishingNomad 21 күн бұрын

Such a beautiful fish. The Rio Grande cichlid is the only species of cichlid native to the US.

@jesusgaytan1353 10 ай бұрын

Use them for cut bait

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

We saved some for that later!

@RichardPeterson-de2fh Ай бұрын

Use a herring set up to catch several at a time.

@jonant8317 9 ай бұрын

4:25 setting that hook like he is on the Bass Masters

@fgonzalez1994 10 ай бұрын

Cole & Jay, y'all need to take a trip to the rivers and creeks in the Texas Hill County, or even better, the mountains of Nuevo León, Mexico.

@BraddahBruce 10 ай бұрын

The pronunciation for the sauce is bah-chahn. It considered Japanese bbq. Bachan means grandma in Japanese. It is his grandmother's recipe. Great video!!! 🍍😎🤙🌴🥥🌺🌈

@redbeardtexasoutdoors9147 4 ай бұрын

We got those over here in Austin. There are really delicious good job guys.

@daveyboy8907 10 ай бұрын

I remember buying these for our fishtank back in the late 80s .

@jasonkessler6841 10 ай бұрын

Me too, I always liiked African Cichlid's myself.

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Awesome!! They would be cool to keep!

@davidvento5481 10 ай бұрын

A lot of petshop animals became invasive in the warmer states. Besides fish; (Snakeheads, Pelcostomus & various cichlids including Tilapia) there are many reptiles (Green Iguanas, Basilisks, Cuban Anoles, Red-Eared Sliders, Burmese Pythons, etc, etc.) Some (many) aren’t even native to the US!

@chandlernelson5391 9 ай бұрын

The Rio Grande/Texas Cichlid are found all over Texas from South Texas to the Hill Country up through Houston along the bays... wouldnt surprise me if they are found in Coastal LA. But those are some big ones

@RyuRaeArashi 8 ай бұрын

I feel like these would be fun to gut, scale, de-fin and just bread and fry whole.

@JadenHallGolf06 10 ай бұрын

Love the videos! Ive never seen a fish like that 😮

@mrboat580 8 ай бұрын

Lafitte skiff is what that boat is. Great boats. Used to be hand built from cypress.

@jakea511 2 ай бұрын

Best way to cook a Mexican cichlid in LA is u scale it then filet it then batter and fry no matter the size.they are very easy to descale when u ice them up.

@Nightbeltisback Ай бұрын

5:55 I don’t want to go to jail lol😂

@timkaldahl Ай бұрын

I wonder if he meant "back"😂

@thevoiceman6192 10 ай бұрын

I Like the closing song. It works well.

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

It’s our jam!

@c7adventures376 10 күн бұрын

🤠 dang. I was thinking it was s Jack. 🤔

@kayakkim Ай бұрын

I've pulled those out of Comal river in New Braunfels, Texas.

@fgonzalez1994 10 ай бұрын

I wish we had them in numbers I'm seeing in LA. Tilapias have taken over their range in South Texas and Northeastern Mexico.

@BigBass-xf5yi 9 ай бұрын

Looks tasty. I gotta get me some of that sauce

@JPthebeeman 10 ай бұрын

Hey Cole, you guys weren’t too far from me, were y’all in Violet? I’ve caught those Rio Grande cichlids for many years now, they’re scrappy & good eating. As you discovered, the males get bigger, have that bump on their heads. Enjoy your time in Louisiana! 👍🐝👍

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Had a blast visiting down there! Those rios were awesome!!

@CoyMouton Ай бұрын

Good to see you down in my childhood stomping grounds with OUTSIDE THE LEVEES ❤️

@kevinbabineaux3014 10 ай бұрын

Try by the rocks. I caught a bunch the other day in Westwego Louisiana. Threw them on the bank to the cranes. I hate those fish. I caught a hundred Perch , red breast and shell crackers Monday. No boats out at all

@MsKindaSorta 10 ай бұрын

They’re also called Texas cichlids. They get twice that size with biggo noggins on them in Texas.

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

I was hoping to catch a real big one like that!

@jimhahn2728 10 ай бұрын

They look just like the African cichlid except smaller. I catch them in the canals, in the Everglades.

@davidvento5481 10 ай бұрын

Some Nimrod decided they were too big for their fishtank and decided to set them free. The same thing with Lionfish off the FL coast.

@jtlynn1928 10 ай бұрын

Fish them like a Rock Bass or Bream! Rio Grande Cichlids are SUPER AGRESSIVE!!😂 I have a 150 gallon tank with Rio Grande, Maryann amd Pike Cichlids. FUN TANK amd it took time for them all to get along. We got them all AT the same time , same size and same breeder. Moving to a 300 gallon tank here soon so we can add something cool!

@2009numan 10 ай бұрын

you actually went out and bought worms when you can get them for free out of the ground

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Nowhere to find them down there hardly it’s been so dry. I dig them up at my house in Arkansas. I have some great worm beds

@roygorman6624 10 ай бұрын

Watch out for those sharks boys!

@BryanTheCEO 7 ай бұрын

Miami is loaded with invasive fish species. That’s why they introduced peacock bass back in the 80’s.

@ccradventures4298 10 ай бұрын

Hey cool love the vids I live on lake Conway in Arkansas so we live so close love the vids🎉

@206beastman 8 ай бұрын

I had one as a pet for 8 years its crazy u guys eat them

@MsKindaSorta 10 ай бұрын

Don’t add one of those Rios to your aquarium! They are ferocious!

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Noted!

@Mr4twitch 9 ай бұрын

Catfish bait

@Undergroundskrypt Ай бұрын

All cichlids are ferocious my guy!

@MsKindaSorta Ай бұрын

@@Undergroundskrypt they are but Rios are extra

@tylercooper1718 Ай бұрын

They aren’t as bad as you think. My Cuban got mad at my Texan and it ended up killing my Texan before I noticed.

@rl2109 10 ай бұрын

Nice video, and great idea with the fish & pasta! God bless ALL of us! WWG1WGA

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! We had a great time!!

@ianlauhon8760 10 ай бұрын

I'm sure it's been said but that bluegill I believe and bass are a type of cichlid

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Bluegill and bass are in the fish Family: Centrarchidae and Cichlids are in the Family: Cichlidae. S

@pyrodave6407 Ай бұрын

Wish we had those in Pa I would be using them as flathead bait

@PEPLUVER1 7 ай бұрын

You should've brought those Fishes back to Rio Grande, lol

@americanfortruth Ай бұрын

We need to get the Asian carp to market. Some that ate them said they're good when prepared properly. Or even cat food.

@slapurmom5667 10 ай бұрын

Nice plants

@richardsmith6741 10 ай бұрын

Cole Jay Yalls outta consider a trip to Maine....especially during the smelt run this coming winter...great fun and Fish fries are yumm!!. Great bait for a ice fishing experience on moosehead....you can stay at the Birches!

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Been really wanting to travel up there! Definitely high on the list!

@richardsmith6741 10 ай бұрын

You will not be disappointed...you may never want to leave.loljust like the rest of us already here. Maine is the Best Place on Earth!

@gregoryyoung502 8 ай бұрын

River walk in San Antonio has ones at least foot long.

@joshslackslack8115 10 ай бұрын

Azure in Louisiana should try to link up with M.Hood fishing and hook up to some big fish

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

That would be fun!!!

@duypham76 8 ай бұрын

Nice, I would put them in my aquarium lol

@fishfriend143 10 ай бұрын

I love the videos and those fish are cool

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! They were really fun to catch!

@steelermule 9 ай бұрын

Catch and release ------------into the grease !

@jorriewimmer4363 7 ай бұрын

My mom used to clean my dad's panfish whole and then pickle them.

@firestorm8471 Ай бұрын

Where are the cane poles ? That is how you catch pan fish !

@baileealligood7862 9 ай бұрын

You caught cichlid before, North America is home to several Coldwater Cichlid Species including the Rio Grande Texas Cichlid, Bass, Sunfish, Perch, and Bluegill.

@Saved_Sinner0085 Ай бұрын

None of those are cichlid except the Rio Grande cichlid. There are no cold water cichlid either.

@kendalcobb367 10 ай бұрын

Fish is fish. It all tastes good

@MikeBanks2003 8 ай бұрын

Snake-heads and tilapia are both invasive pests which are good to eat. They get MUCH bigger than that where I live--

@danielvelez4001 10 ай бұрын

Nice I have a friend with some of those ❤😂😂

@robertlint4742 10 ай бұрын

You said fresh worm. I found sun cooked worms caught the largest brown trout in the river by western carolina college .

@antonyf2023 10 ай бұрын

Its pearl spot fish.. Very tasty.

@marschallbrooks7706 10 ай бұрын

Can you use them for live bait?

@COLE_and_JAY 10 ай бұрын

Not sure! But I bet a redfish would smash one!

@jerrybeckmann5624 10 ай бұрын

Yes put them on trotlines ,

@Saved_Sinner0085 Ай бұрын

These fish are absolutely native to the US, just not to Louisiana. These are the Herichthys cyanogattatus, the Texas green or Rio Grande cichlid. They are native to Texas and New Mexico. I don't think they are illegal to release as they are a native US fish species.