Mcalpine Sauger

[jfw]

Where did you get this info .I have been eating them for 30 years ,and I am fine .Did you know when they test a fish they grind intrels and all and test that .....I would not eat any Catfish ,Buffalo CArp ,Drum.But Sauger,Walleye,crappie are fine .If you have ever been to Kings on Broadway and get a fish sandwich you are eating Buffalo from the Ohio River.I know this for a fact becasue I know the commercial fisherman that sells them to Kings

[RoadToad]

KDFWR recommends no more than one meal per week of ANY freshwater fish, no matter where it was caught.

http://fw.ky.gov/fishadvisory.asp

The advisory for sauger from the Ohio is no more restrictive than for any other fish, so go for it. Also, I think it's important to remember that trace amounts of mercury occur naturally in ALL fish. Unless you're a woman of childbearing age, you have nothing to worry about.

[DaveR]

Boaters have same rights, but alot more "wrongs". I am a boater and I always give boats and bank fisherman plenty of courtesy space.

Here is the consumption guidline for adults over 6 years of age and women that are not of childbearing age (I wouldn't want my wife to eat if we planned to have any more kids - better safe than sorry)

Paddlefish (and their eggs) 6 meals/year
Channel catfish:
over 21" - 6 meals/year
under 21" -1 meal/month
Carp - 1 meal/month
Drum - 1 meal/month
Hybrid striped bass -1 meal/month
Sauger - 1 meal/week
White bass -1 meal/month
Flathead Catfish - 1 meal/week
Black Bass (largemouth, smallmouth and spotted)
-1 meal/week

KDFWR recommends no more than one meal per week of ANY freshwater fish, no matter where it was caught.

http://fw.ky.gov/fishadvisory.asp

The advisory for sauger from the Ohio is no more restrictive than for any other fish, so go for it. Also, I think it's important to remember that trace amounts of mercury occur naturally in ALL fish. Unless you're a woman of childbearing age, you have nothing to worry about.