Answer: panfish

AnswerCrossword Clue
PANFISHPerch or pike
PANFISHPerch, for example
PANFISHBluegill or crappie
panfishany small, freshwater nongame food fish, as a perch or sunfish, usually eaten pan-fried
panfishany small fish that can be fried whole / to fish for any small fish that can be fried whole