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Feel That Bass
Anybody here eat 'em. Curiousity makes me ask.
Yes, I'm weird, but I enjoy my life
A friend took me on a short drift in his McKenzie Dori, and we caught several small trout and two Pikeminnows. I'd been nerding out online and researching the potential with "trash" fish like Pikeminnows and Carp. I found out that both have redeeming qualities if prepared a certain way, and since they were not classified as a "game fish", there was no limit on them. This makes them extremely sustainable for anyone who actually aspires to fish to supplement their diets with native caught, hormone/antibiotic free, non-farmed protein sources. This is actually what motivated me to return to fishing and hunting after learning organic gardening techniques.
James
Schnur07,
thanks for the reminder!
So... is the health advisory for the Willamette for mercury, or for the contamination from the storm water run-off as the river passes cities along the way? I thought I remembered that the advisory was in effect for days just after a rain...? I know both reservoirs in Cottage Grove have mercury for sure.
Anyway, the two suckers that I caught in the above post were from the Middle Fork (from the dam to a little ways along Jasper Rd). That part should be pretty pristine, shouldn't it?
James
They're native but aren't supposed to get much over like 12-13 inches iirc. The larger ones are very destructive to smolt populations.caught a couple this year in the 18 inch range (woahink & foster reservoir). there is a bounty for them in the columbia. but what about here? they are invasive so do we kill them? release them?
AMercury advisory for all waters is in the regs. Pat
Now I feel like the bad guy. I find them disgusting and I do not release them, native or not. Just doing my part.
You know its illegal to waste them, right?
you are correct, the regs do not differentiate between 'game fish' and 'nongame fish', so below applies to all:
regs page 8- "unlawful: 10. Wasting fish, shellfish or marine intertidal invertebrates."
but I have not found an official definition of "wasting", so it might be safe to say that tossing them in the bushes or trash is wasting fish, using fish as garden fertilizer or crab bait is likely not wasting...
Kind of a tagent, but Zen, all 3 of the critters you mention just laugh at the fence in my backyard! I even have raccoons scale a wall of my house. You must have a serious fence.
Haha next forum topic: what to do with bbq raccoon
Kind of a tagent, but Zen, all 3 of the critters you mention just laugh at the fence in my backyard! I even have raccoons scale a wall of my house. You must have a serious fence.