People eating suckers?!?!?

[BGSH]

Originally Posted by BIGBADJOHN

You can keep Walleye out of Whitemud creek at the river as long as it was caught in the creek and not the river .

Not for long

[BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES]

Originally Posted by BGSH

Not for long

According to who ? Fish and Wildlife have been trying to get it changed for several years . And they will not change it . But it would be nice for the enforcement stand point .

[RavYak]

Originally Posted by KegRiver

That statement would worry me.
If it isn't safe to eat more then one a week, in my opinion, they aren't safe, period.

On the other hand, government people are often more concerned with covering their own butts then ours.
It's possible they are 100% safe but maybe the biologists are 100% sure of that.

You should likely try to avoid fish if that is the case.

http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/guide.asp

Tuna, Halibut, Cod, Perch, Bass, Lobster for example all fall in the 6 times per month or less category.

Mercury content intake is highly overrated, the main thing to remember is that it mainly affects children and pregnant women and as such they should avoid large amounts of consumption.

I bet you could eat NSR sucker fish for supper every day of the week and not have any serious consequences because of it.

[NSR Monger]

Originally Posted by BIGBADJOHN

You can keep Walleye out of Whitemud creek at the river as long as it was caught in the creek and not the river .

yup you are right bigjohn, asked the fw officer, though I was at the mouth so the fw officer said basically anything caught b4 the bridge about 40 yards from the mouth would be considered the nsr.....not my opinion just relaying the mssg, makes sense tho, you need to set a line

[KegRiver]

Originally Posted by RavCanoe

I bet you could eat NSR sucker fish for supper every day of the week and not have any serious consequences because of it.

That would be my guess too. But it does make me nervous when professionals say things like that.

As far as the species you mention goes, they are not part of my normal diet.
In fact there is only two you mention that I have ever eaten, in my life, and then, only very rarely.

[climid]

even if suckers taste bad, you can still boil them for fishstock, a basic ingredient in many asian and european soups.

[NSR Monger]

doesnt the toilet plunger mouth throw you guys off I understand not all fish look appetizing even if they are delicious (halibut) but I gotta draw the line at NSR SUCKERS, thats one book I WILL judge by the cover