INVASIVE Multispecies Catch Clean Cook! Mayan Cichlid, Peacock Bass, Oscar

Since the ocean was too rough to fish this week, Brook and I headed inshore to chase after some freshwater fish. We caught Peacock Bass, Oscar, Mayan Cichlid and crappie! Oscars and Mayan cichlids are considered highly invasive fish in Floridas water, while Peacock bass are nonnative meaning they don't pose a threat. All three fish species we tried were delicious and far from trash fish!
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[@joeblow655]

I literally have all those fish in my fish tank. That's crazy!

[@johnaverick7468]

Thats how they get in the south FL. waterways. lol

[@AKhan.28]

John Averick they escape the fish tank? Lol jk

[@scotthunter3793]

Haha me too! Wonder how they taste sometimes but I love those fish

[@longhorn44jc]

I just started watching you and Brook. This show is excellent. You answer a lot of questions about what is in all the ponds, lakes , etc in residential areas. Cooking the fish adds "credibility" to your show. I watch your shows every day now. Very entertaining.

[@terrybyrd4386]

Keeping it real and simple when making the catch and cooks is the best. We can all follow these examples of good food idea for dinner. Good stuff and fishing is fun too.

[@AnimalBro]

Terry Byrd I just did a primitive catch and cook! Would Appreciate a sub

[@latherookie]

Awesome, thanks for putting this out there and getting folks to help slow down the invasion.

[@crosscountryliving710]

We love your videos, keep it up! Im glad you keep your content clean and professional. We and my 3 year old can watch your catch and cooks all day long!

[@joecorrero6763]

When I was in college, one of my roommates had 4 or 5 Oscars in an aquarium. They were about 4” long when he got them and in less than a year, they were the size of the one Brooke caught. We would go to the bait shop and buy shiners to feed them when they were grown. We would drop 20-25 shiners in the aquarium and the Oscars would demolish them. One Oscar would have 5 or 6 in their mouth at a time. Just couldn’t believe how aggressive those fish were. Great vid as always👍

[@eriklarson9137]

We had a GIANT one growing up. Had a 400 gallon tank and he was alone most of his life because he killed and ate everything except one GIANT pleco. It was nuts. I bet that thing weighed 4 lbs.

[@stuartjohnson4438]

I have 3 and they are never not hungry I fed crickets today and one had like 4 in it's mouth.

[@arnoldeperna4839]

how big was the tank, jesus

[@billywhite3579]

Great day of fishing. I would like to see and Brook fish freshwater more often.

[@averageeverydayfishermansh4501]

I went to Miami for work for three weeks in February/March 2019 and of course had to bring a fishing pole...or course I had to. I fished the canals every night after work and all day on the weekends. Caught a ton of Peacocks, Mayans, a Jaguar Gapote, and some other species. It was so much fun and so easy for anyone to do. I was on the west side right by the Turnpike and just north of IKEA/Bass Pro. Seriously, if you have ever thought of doing it, you have to. Get a hotel for a couple of days and hit the canals. They are everywhere and so are the fish. Way too much fun!!!! I didn't get to eat any since I was in the hotel but I wanted to try them. Glad to see you make this video to show that they are good fish!

[@couped243]

I know this is a year + old but when you broke out the rice a roni I had to post.. On a night my mother wanted to make a quick meal Rice a Roni was definitely a possibility. You are absolutely right, the smell of the butter and seasoning packet while browning the rice is amazing. thanks for the memories.

[@gsbswf]

What a great video and a great take on "trash" fish. Same goes for big game. Handled properly from the start and cooked properly, you can't go wrong. Thanks for sharing this experience!

[@ziniarae1691]

I've watched all of your videos, and what really stood out is your advocacy that there's no such thing as trash fish. I am from the Philippines, and here mostly all fish, wether a salt water or a fresh water fish, they're all edible. All parts, aside from the guts. I'm a huge fan. Hope you try stuffed grilled fish next time.

[@Greencoachdog]

Excellent video as always Victor!... I'd like to see a Bowfin catch, clean, cook vid please! Tip: don't let the fillets come into contact with water as it will make the meat mushy, clean them carefully and blot them with dry paper towels. 😉

[@MrMightyBeans]

I can hang out with this guy all day long. Thanks for the video man.

[@frombrickstosticks1679]

Cool video keep up the good work. I think you should do a catch and cook on every species you can possibly catch in Florida face it you got a pretty good start so far LOL keep your lines tight man looking forward to the next video

[@patrickharris4641]

Its pronounced my-en cichlid not mae-en

[@timfields6130]

Thank you.I was just going to post the same thing.

[@blakeerikson4529]

Thank you. Was going to say the same thing. Either way they are great eating but still.

[@eriklarson9137]

Shame you didn't watch the whole video.

[@LeeBro999]

Maine* makes more sense. Mae is pronounced the same as Mayan.

[@migueldiego1964]

I was just bout to write that down too lol

[@coastdweller]

Awesome video, we drive from south Ga every year in april and catch tons of Oscars, cichlids. Talapia, peacocks, and walking catfish. Last year we came home with 770 fillets.

[@ronnie.1983]

Satisfying content Landshark.Appreciate it.

[@YourLordAnon]

With so many invasive species in your area I'm surprised you didn't throw that crappie back.

[@sunnydayrealestate]

nice! where i fish with my mates, we typically leave the peacock bass on the line for an extra while the other guys throw their baits in the vicinity of the already hooked up peacock bass. it sort of keeps a chain of peacock bass landing going once you've got the teamwork system down haha

[@bigsxy2289]

Love your videos keep up the good work and good luck fishing

[@lewisspeed3041]

Great video,fishing south Florida is amazing.

[@nansu3380]

Also, you've been a great model, and i've taken a lot of inspiration from ur channel, btw many 5 lb+ peacocks are showing up in my backyard lake

[@ronnalscammahorn8002]

Snake Head fish and Armored Catfish , I've not had either but curious . Thanks for your time and effort , happy trails 👣 God bless 🕊️🌷

[@ncoutdooradventures6148]

Peacock bass sustained us daily while our small crew was"trapped" rebuilding a part of Homestead after hurricane Andrew. Work during the day, catch a couple peacocks in the evening, eat, sleep, and do the same thing the next day,, for 6 months!

[@jacobmccandles1767]

Victor, your fillet technique has improved with practice. Well done!

[@steveprice114]

Wow I am so jealous of the fishery there. I live in SO Cal and have never been very interested in fresh water. But I would love to do that on an off day. Thanks

[@Pyan1]

i feel bro, if only socal had more freshwater, and more species

[@chris6054]

Have some Mayans that have taken over a local dog park canal. Used to go catch all my mullet bait in it, 15 years later I can't catch more than a dozen for an entire day. Time to give it a try

[@phishingphil5965]

Great vid as always. I know you say there’s No trash fish but I think you should try a mud fish aka dogfish. I tried it once and will never again lol

[@user-vx1cg3jy8e]

Have to bleed them, lots of work.

[@run4est34]

Very informative catch n cook..thanks!! Hey Mike..GO PHINS!!

[@ralphie0224]

Maine cichlid? Or Mayan cichlid! 😆

[@eriklarson9137]

Shame you didn't watch the whole video.

[@darryldelernojr.7198]

Mayan cichlid.

[@buckybarns5984]

I know I was cringing the entire time he said that

[@sammyhall8694]

Mayan

[@sammyhall8694]

I have pet fish and I have 2 oscars and 1 peacock bass 2 and 2 channel cats they make good pets

[@stevenmoore2695]

Nice video man. These freshwater videos are dope asf

[@nikmar1338]

13:26 TACTICAL NUKE INCOMING!!

[@tombocchino6889]

lmao like a airplane or something

[@jamesbell6361]

Great vid man.. Love it

[@eliomorejon3323]

Thank y’all for what y’all do!!!! Amazing!!!

[@robin9886]

The way u fried it made delicious .. 🤤

[@gregjohnson720]

The peacock is very common in the Amazon where they are called Tucunaré (Too Koo Nah Ray). In the Amazon, they get really big (over twenty pounds).

[@kerrydevrient4885]

OMG!!!!! More freshwater fishing!!! And... invasive species...even better. Catch, clean and COOK!!!!

[@exoticed7833]

Ive been waiting on somebody to do a heavy peacock bass catch & cook

[@richd5059]

I've always found that as long as the fish has been bled out that the mud taste goes away.

[@keylargo2001]

I just noticed something. You might want to consider moving that grill away from being under the over hang on the roof. Houses have been known to be damage by just the simplest grease fire or propane tank malfunction.

[@LeeBro999]

Bruce Lloyd best not to have to explain to insurance company! You’re right.

[@keylargo2001]

@@LeeBro999 I was on the fire dept. for 33 years. In that time I saw 4 houses get destroyed by either an over filled propane tank that vented while they were cooking or they started a grill right under right under the over hang. Even the radiate heat from a grill can start a fire. The best place to get propane is from a store that has an exchange program. They fill it to the legal weight and check every tank they fill. It's their reputation and insurance if something goes wrong. A lot of gas station propane fill stations really don't know what they are doing. A lot of times the bottle will say it's a 20 lbs. tank put it on the scale and fill it to 20 lbs even though the tank weighs 15 lbs empty. So your only getting 5 lbs. of gas.

[@TsunamiSam]

Love the catch -N- cook great video again Guys

[@AnimalBro]

Tsunami Sam btw I just did a primitive catch and cook! Would Appreciate a sub for a small KZbinr

[@TsunamiSam]

Animal Bro same here buddy

[@redtruckrunning6]

Peacocks are the best eating fish!! Nice job guys, great video!

[@kyledixon4647]

Hey fresh water fish are great I live by the Great Lakes and that’s all I’ve grown up catching. Walleye taste great among many other kinds !

[@josephvalle5976]

Get a meat grinder, load up on invasive cichlids, and grind them up for chum. Add some menhaden oil to it to give it a nice oil slick. My neighbor used to do this for reef fishin for yellowtail snapper. Be a great way to help the environment and save yourself a few bucks on chum.

[@samwarm4878]

Those bass look Awesome!!!!

[@The63blonde]

Wow those cichlids get really big out there

[@rdoliver2965]

I really want to visit Florida and just hit this ponds, canals, etc. Just do some fun simple fishing 🎣

[@kevinhicks5143]

Keep up the good work,I can actually let my kids watch your vids thanks

[@eliomorejon3323]

What’s up Victor and Brook. My three boys have been following both brook and yourself. Have a major question about the freshwater fishing vid. What happened to the Crappie? I grew up in the bayous of Louisiana, and that’s I would fish for as a child, and till today at Lake “O”. You have to try to it!!!!

[@gwddmt1]

*@Landshark Outdoors Breaking News in South Florida: Apparently Maine has changed It's State Fish from: salmo salar Sebago to Cichlasoma urophthalmus. In other news... the Mayan Motorcycle Club has changed their Motto to: Los asesinos de peces de agua dulce... All in jest Victor... I saw that you corrected the faux pas at the end.* I do Appreciate you two, too ...gw

[@iamremy-kl3xm]

some big mayans..!!! Good Stuff

[@johnbowhunter7676]

It had to to be the chef Vic seasoning!....😆 hopefully you didn’t catch those near the dump off sample road where I think you were?🙈

[@dsbaarda1]

Just a handy tip for spices that you make at home, save the parmesan cheese containers and fill them with your spice blend after a wash. makes it much easier to store and to shake on foods.

[@Schnot]

I want to see you get up to north Florida. Lake Seminole or talquin would be a good spot.

[@Aztek996]

Im from minnesota and crappie is my favorite fish to eat atleast around here. Just amazing.

[@bigchad8929]

Crappie is the best.

[@Aztek996]

@@bigchad8929 in my opinion it is. Some people think walleye is the best but i think that is just because of the nice big fillet

[@AnimalBro]

Kyle DeAtley btw I just did a primitive catch and cook! Would Appreciate a sub for a small KZbinr

[@gatekeeper3660]

Walleye>crappie=blue gill

[@jaspertrainor5792]

When I was a kid in the 70’ we used to say If you want to know what a fresh water fish tastes like; drink some water from the lake and that’s what it will taste like. Now that I am older Realize it’s all about taking care of your catch.Like you always say no bad fish just bad cooks. Greetings from N.Y.C. Are season should be in full swing in a few weeks. We kill time trying flies and Fly fishing for trout. It’s a blast, you should try it down in Florida. And the trout are delicious!😋🎣

[@andreuzee9455]

I believe any fish that is cooked fresh is good. I think it is the care you take with the fish also.

[@1992pv]

what doesn't Vik do a lot of? freshwater fish. lol. you said that so much but I'm not being picky. great video. love peacock bass.

[@kwong7058]

Another awesome episode. Singapore has similar problems with invasive fish species, the only difference is that our waterways regulatory department don't have such enlighten approach to the control of invasive species. We citizens will be charge in court for poaching if we are caught removing any fauna n Flora, even the invasive species. We are even not supposed to remove rocks or sand from the beaches. Pls do the ultimate trash fish taste test: the invasive armoured plated catfish, AKA plecos. Much appreciated K

[@scottodonahoe9505]

Soak the fillets in iced water with salt over night and bloodline taste is gone . Salt draws it out ! Kill the fish your keeping right away and toss on ice makes it even better !

[@archzay5073]

Thanks, I’ll try 😎

[@sistaslab3159]

I live in central Florida I would love to come down and catch some of those fish

[@TheFishingMommy]

I don’t like to eat freshwater fish either except trout, crappie and walleye. I’d be really curious to try these more exotic species!

[@daiserbeams_adventures7486]

Great video vick

[@carrieeasley3995]

What is sad, is that the Cichlids and Oscars were aquarium fish that were dumped in the waters of Florida and they thrived and multiplied into an invasive species. The same with Peacock Bass, only someone transported the first ones from Mrxico

[@dtaybrakin5450]

The Mayan I like pan seared with old bay and lemon pepper then I’ll put it on a salad kale or spinach and the peacock love it fried into strips!!! Anyway good catch

[@kendatachi5490]

Black Croppie are super tasty! Where was that located at?

[@ytharper66]

Great video!!! We live in North Alabama and eat mostly freshwater. This was fascinating!

[@AnimalBro]

Chris Harper btw I just did a primitive catch and cook! Would Appreciate a sub for a small KZbinr

[@ytharper66]

Animal Bro You’ll have to speak English circa 1980s or earlier. I don’t speak Net Young’un.

[@AnimalBro]

Chris Harper ha ha I was just saying that I have a similar channel and I would appreciate a view from you!

[@ytharper66]

Animal Bro Will do!

[@mericanwit]

Way to go on the prep and even better on the eating

[@MrGary10k]

I love Crappie. I love fishing for them up here in Iowa.. So very good. Great job Shelby. Enjoy that papermouth :)

[@frankbollotino2270]

Very impressive dinner, I often wondered what Peacock tasted like .

[@Rodentfisherman]

Frank Bollotino it’s kinda bland I’ve had it before

[@msgreen487]

For your blackening seasoning mix try a bit of white pepper.

[@javiergalvan242]

Great video Victor, listen brother all with love, keep you're hair the way you have it now, I bet Brook would agree. Awesome video's brother, keep them coming!!!!!!!

[@LandsharkOutdoors]

Noted haha thank you

[@LeeBro999]

Tell me why you love his hair so much to make a comment. Generally interested as to why 😂

[@javiergalvan242]

@@LeeBro999 I've been watching Victor and Brook for years now, I hadn't subscribed to their channel, it's not that "I love his hair", it makes him look more mature as opposed to the buzz cut and he looks like a professional fisherman plus he is now engaged.

[@johnaverick7468]

I have eaten extensively out of south FL. canals. The only muddy tasting fish out of the 3-5 fish you tested that I have eaten was female Peacocks. Thats the Peacocks with no pronounced head hump. So I only ate the male Peacocks.

[@joshuamartinezlawshee9411]

I’ve always wanted to see u fish fresh water ❤️

[@AnimalBro]

joshua martinez btw I just did a primitive catch and cook! Would Appreciate a sub for a small KZbinr

[@BuluLuciano]

Peacock Bass it's called a tucunaré here in Brazil. They weigh up to 24 pounds in the Amazon region.

[@jl5728]

I caught a peacock bass and it got gut hooked and floated back up after releasing so we put it in the cooler and in my opinion it better for the environment than my dinner plate lol but snakehead is the bomb , filet and release only

[@davidsmith8048]

I can't wait to get to Florida!!

[@joeblowjohnny2297]

What about how to catch baitfish like shiners , shads , mullets , sand fleas ? I think that will be cool !

[@3110567]

I live near cedar key and new to area and really want to get into those panfish you did your catch and cook on.

[@deivysmarrero305]

love your videos brother

[@sophandarapo4016]

Hi. I’m heading to Clearwater, Florida the 28-30 this month. Was wondering if I needed a license for fresh water and salt water?

[@franklintrudell5148]

I wish we had those fish here but everything I've eaten fish wise is good

[@hermesalejandrocerdenia1153]

You should try to introduce Philippine Milkfish in Florida. It is not an invasive species like snakehead or Asian Carp. It taste great after you debone it.

[@niciegunderson541]

I drive down to the glades two hours one way to catch them once a year we load up the cooler come home takes more time to clean when you catch them

[@God_wins]

I would love to know where that spot is. Im looking to try more freshwater spots. Can you please share it. Is that by Markham Park?

[@thomasvoeltz4100]

You need to fish Lake Erie for Walleye and do a Catch, Clean & Cook.

[@enriquecampos7349]

I’ve caught and eaten plenty Mayan cichlids and I’ve never seen the fillets so yellow there usually really really white

[@Handgunslinger]

I'd like to see you guys go after some snakeheads.

[@mike.m.7639]

not sure if you have one yet but how about a catch and cook squid fried rings?

[@bassaddictryan5926]

I have always wanted to target peacocks but nave new where to find them. I live in Iowa and go to Florida every year

[@astrofoid109]

We get peacocks natively in Venezuela. We deep fry them almost all the time we catch them. Give that a shot.

[@tntoutdoors_]

I live in Maryland and fish most fresh water. Large mouth Bass here is a great eat. You need to do more videos like this one. When you have the time. I love you guys out in the salt water but it’s a great change.

[@joshbeach9147]

Not sure why anyone would think the freshwater fish wouldn’t taste good. I’ve always found freshwater fish (from good water) tasting clean. Good vid!

[@Matas226]

Mayan Cichlid are good fighting fish and they are good to eat.

[@DdBb-cz9yn]

You and Dear Meat are my two fav channels to follow.

[@R85DAVID]

I totally saw you fishing in my neighborhood yesterday wasn’t sure if it was you. Now that I see the vid yup it was. Township of coconut creek!

[@pete5137]

I thought it looked local...im in margate...i go east on royal palm evey morning and come home on coconut ck pkwy...i knew that looked familiar !....thanks for the heads up.

[@cunningtonalonzo7214]

So was that crappie in broward as well

[@pete5137]

I would have to say....yes, broward

[@WetBandits69420]

i lived in Miami for the summer years ago and ate some peacock bass but it said to watch how much you consume due to mercury levels.

[@ahellicopter1396]

I physically died when he called it a may - en cichlid

[@needmoreramsay]

Filleting is definitely an art and I can appreciate the ease of eating and the fine dining presentation, but I LOVE cooking fish with the bones in. Ads so much flavor and also satisfies that primal urge we all have to pick apart food with our hands and sort of prolong the dining experience. Same with lobster, oysters, RIBS, T-Bone, etc. Now on a date or dinner with the in-laws, filet is the way to go.

[@ernestoxavier4769]

Get some mantis shrimp and do a cookout on them, that would be awesome!!