once a week usually altho this year its seeming like every two weeks due to low retention. and i refuse to buy fish. when i am doing good ( fall ). i give a share away to my grandparents as they have given me there fishing equipment as they have retired from the sport. but most me and the wife eat. although it made it easy meeting the neighbors last fall ,when we moved to monroe, after firing up the smoker in week two and giving it away warm.