Giving Thanks to the 'All-American Game Fish'

“The fish is spiny, chunky, and substantial in a way no trout will ever be. Its sides are rough to the touch and it wears an in-your-face look befitting a species that isn’t afraid to eat other vertebrates half its size for lunch.” —Author E. Donnall Thomas, Jr. In the book “Whitefish Can’t Jump”

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It was a warm steamy day, the kind that southern Louisiana is famous for. Though it was still early, the rising heat had already sapped my energy and yours truly—at the ripe old age of 7—was already daydreaming of heading home for the comfort of the AC, a Moon Pie snack and an ice-cold...

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