How many would eat Ohio River crappie?

[Tim_T]

Tyme I know your wife, I expect her to shoot you at anytime! Lol

[Moveon]

By informing the fishing commuity they can make up their own minds as to what to eat or not. At least they now know what's going on in the water.

I think that Peter had a good post about ORSANCO. They test the water and fish for pollution and the State's issue fish consumption advisories.

But you are right that we can't worry too much about this. We are all going to die someday. Might as well try to enjoy our time on this earth and be happy.

How about name one interstate that's totally safe to drive everyday for the rest of your life? Life is too short worrying about eating fish from the river. Sorry, but I'm not a "doom & gloom" person. We're all going to die from something. Hopefully, I won't die from a contaminated fish in the river...I can just picture the Big Guy upstairs doing that to me after typing this post! Lol!

[The Beagler]

By informing the fishing commuity they can make up their own minds as to what to eat or not. At least they now know what's going on in the water.

I think that Peter had a good post about ORSANCO. They test the water and fish for pollution and the State's issue fish consumption advisories.

But you are right that we can't worry too much about this. We are all going to die someday. Might as well try to enjoy our time on this earth and be happy.

Well said!

[colonelmeyer]

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[tree11]

I will give you money for your favorite charity .You could give me ohio river fish from your freezer.I'll donate them. I'm not glowing in the dark yet.I eat the small catfish.

[toomanycasts]

I will give you money for your favorite charity .You could give me ohio river fish from your freezer.I'll donate them. I'm not glowing in the dark yet.I eat the small catfish.

I eat them at times. Plenty of people eat ky lake fish and that water flows right into the big O. I'm sure somewhere along the line the TN river picks up pollutants. I don't eat a ton of fish anyway, but when I do its crappie and sauger from the mcalpine and cannelton pools

[ronzo]

I grew up on them. How many people on here have ever been to a comercial chicken house. They are disgusting. I used to service the propane systems on them they are baaaad. Plus most of you on here probably eat at McDonald's once a week too. I'm guessing most of us probably eat things a lot worse for us than a few Ohio river crappie from time to time.

[Longdrive]

I was always a heck no, that river is a toilet. Then the guy pointed out how gross macdonalds is and I have eaten that in the past
So I'm changing my vote from heck no to- as little as possible.

[mhall]

Sauger out of the Ohio in winter may be the best fish I have personally ever put in my mouth. The Crappie would probably be just as good. The mercury content in Cumberland is about as bad as the Ohio river but people eat fish out of there every day, whats the difference.

Moderation is the key and all will be good. River is cleaner now than it has been in a century or more....

[GeoFisher]

Sauger out of the Ohio in winter may be the best fish I have personally ever put in my mouth. The Crappie would probably be just as good. The mercury content in Cumberland is about as bad as the Ohio river but people eat fish out of there every day, whats the difference.

Moderation is the key and all will be good. River is cleaner now than it has been in a century or more....

I go to Canada every year.........the lakes I visit up there have the exact same warnings.......

SCREW THAT...you're gonna die from something anyways. Hell, I even drink the water directly from the lake, and my balls have not melted off yet........