Possible Clues:

• Fish from bistro, a chub
• The fish, a char, is swimming round in it
• Fish having head removed on spit
• Papa ___
• Bring up boys initially wanting fish
• Carpet salesman goes missing? Something fishy here
• Mythological bird swallows a hot freshwater fish
• "Our Gang" series creator Hal
• Maybe catch a creepy-crawly
• Out of enclosure, trespass to get fish