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CarpCrusher
Posted 4/19/2006 12:35 PM (#42588)
Subject: To eat, or not to eat?


Do you eat these walleye, yes or no?
1. Caught in the Bay of GB?
2. Caught by the DePere dam?
3. Caught on the Fox in Menasha?
4. Caught at the dam in Menasha?
5. Caught at the dam in Neenah?
6. Caught in Little Lake Butte des Morts?
7. Caught in Lake Winnebago?
8. Caught in the Fox in Oshkosh?
9. Caught in Poygan?
10. Caught in the Wolf?
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Viking
Posted 4/19/2006 12:39 PM (#42590 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?


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Location: Menasha, WI
Do you eat these walleye, yes or no?
1. Caught in the Bay of GB? No
2. Caught by the DePere dam? No
3. Caught on the Fox in Menasha? Yes
4. Caught at the dam in Menasha? No
5. Caught at the dam in Neenah? No
6. Caught in Little Lake Butte des Morts? No
7. Caught in Lake Winnebago? Yes
8. Caught in the Fox in Oshkosh? Yes
9. Caught in Poygan? Yes
10. Caught in the Wolf? Yes

Anything below the Neenah/Menasha Dam is pretty much out of bounds for me. It's not so much that I'm worried about my own health, but my kids love to eat the fish we catch and I don't want to put them at risk even if that risk is not great.
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CarpCrusher
Posted 4/19/2006 1:46 PM (#42593 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?


Do you mean from PCB's and mercury levels? Thanks for the reply!!
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Purple Skeeter
Posted 4/19/2006 2:41 PM (#42596 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?


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Wisconsin Wade
Posted 4/19/2006 3:14 PM (#42598 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?



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Location: Lincolnshire, IL
Do you eat these walleye, yes or no?
1. Caught in the Bay of GB? No, but others I have taken have kept a few....
2. Caught by the DePere dam? NO
3. Caught on the Fox in Menasha? NO
4. Caught at the dam in Menasha? NO
5. Caught at the dam in Neenah? NO
6. Caught in Little Lake Butte des Morts? NO
7. Caught in Lake Winnebago? YES
8. Caught in the Fox in Oshkosh? NO
9. Caught in Poygan? YES
10. Caught in the Wolf?
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BeFishin
Posted 4/19/2006 3:23 PM (#42599 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?


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Location: Green Bay, WI
1. Caught in the Bay of GB? Yes - the West side Oconto and north, the east side Sturgeon Bay and north
2. Caught by the DePere dam? NO
3. Caught on the Fox in Menasha? NO
4. Caught at the dam in Menasha? NO
5. Caught at the dam in Neenah? NO
6. Caught in Little Lake Butte des Morts? NO
7. Caught in Lake Winnebago? Yes
8. Caught in the Fox in Oshkosh? Yes
9. Caught in Poygan? Yes
10. Caught in the Wolf? Yes

Purple Sketter - You better stop advertising or you'll get your hand slapped Don't you and Mike get enough business from us here in Green Bay any way?

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Purple Skeeter
Posted 4/19/2006 3:30 PM (#42600 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?


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Larrys
Posted 4/19/2006 3:53 PM (#42601 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?



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Location: McFarland, WI
CarpCrusher - 4/19/2006 12:35 PM

Do you eat these walleye, yes or no?
1. Caught in the Bay of GB? Yes if caught north of Pensaukee
2. Caught by the DePere dam? No
3. Caught on the Fox in Menasha?No
4. Caught at the dam in Menasha?No
5. Caught at the dam in Neenah?No
6. Caught in Little Lake Butte des Morts? No, but I too have a slight glow to my teeth in the dark from eating perch from here as a kid.
7. Caught in Lake Winnebago?Yes
8. Caught in the Fox in Oshkosh?Yes
9. Caught in Poygan?Yes
10. Caught in the Wolf? Yes

I stick to smaller fish and trim the fat for all the above yes responses.
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jerry
Posted 4/19/2006 4:36 PM (#42605 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?


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Location: Manitowoc, WI
Do you eat these walleye, yes or no?
1. Caught in the Bay of GB? NO!!!!
2. Caught by the DePere dam? NO!!!!
3. Caught on the Fox in Menasha? Never fished there.
4. Caught at the dam in Menasha? Never fished there.
5. Caught at the dam in Neenah? Never fished there.
6. Caught in Little Lake Butte des Morts? Never fished there.
7. Caught in Lake Winnebago? Yes
8. Caught in the Fox in Oshkosh? Yes
9. Caught in Poygan? Yes
10. Caught in the Wolf? Yes
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Viking
Posted 4/19/2006 4:50 PM (#42606 - in reply to #42593)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?


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Location: Menasha, WI
CarpCrusher - 4/19/2006 1:46 PM

Do you mean from PCB's and mercury levels? Thanks for the reply!!


My primary concern is with PCBs -- avoid them altogether when possible even though the risk is minimal. With mercury it's harder to avoid but by eating only smaller fish and limiting my kid's consumption to a few meals/month I think the risk is minimized to nearly zero.

Someone mentioned previously cutting the fat off. That is the proper way to dress a fish to avoid PCBs but mercury is found in the muscle/flesh so trimming the fat doesn't do much.
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Purple Skeeter
Posted 4/19/2006 5:09 PM (#42609 - in reply to #42588)
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Viking
Posted 4/19/2006 5:34 PM (#42610 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?


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Location: Menasha, WI
I believe the accepted standard for mercury testing is to use scaled, skin-on filets ground twice. I'm not sure how they sample for PCBs.

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GWH
Posted 4/19/2006 6:23 PM (#42621 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?


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Location: Hartford, WI
1 - 6 No ! the rest yes
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Horshak
Posted 4/19/2006 7:22 PM (#42625 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?


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Location: Manitowoc, WI
Mercury is not much of a problem for me in the extremely cold months. I just hang them up side down in the garage and when the temps fall below 40 degrees I just cut the heads off with all the mercury in them. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Shep
Posted 4/20/2006 8:43 AM (#42642 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?



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CarpCrusher - 4/19/2006 12:35 PM

Do you eat these walleye, yes or no?
1. Caught in the Bay of GB? No
2. Caught by the DePere dam? No
3. Caught on the Fox in Menasha? Don't fish it
4. Caught at the dam in Menasha? Don't fish it
5. Caught at the dam in Neenah? Don't fish it
6. Caught in Little Lake Butte des Morts?Don't fish it
7. Caught in Lake Winnebago? Yes
8. Caught in the Fox in Oshkosh? Yes
9. Caught in Poygan? Yes
10. Caught in the Wolf? Yes
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Jayman
Posted 4/24/2006 10:15 AM (#42795 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?



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"1. Caught in the Bay of GB? occasionally, but I feel guilty because Jayman says I should release anything I catch. I think it's because my brother keeps winning the weekly Walleye contest at work and he works with Jayman. "


Now that just made my day.
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Larrys
Posted 4/24/2006 6:34 PM (#42819 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?



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Location: McFarland, WI
Horshak my friend, that is comedic genious.

Larry Strelow
McFarland, WI
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Horshak
Posted 4/24/2006 7:53 PM (#42822 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?


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Location: Manitowoc, WI
Thanks Larry. If it brought a laugh to anybody, especially if they've had a bad day, then I accomplished what I set out to do with my reply. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Purple Skeeter
Posted 4/24/2006 9:56 PM (#42828 - in reply to #42588)
Subject: RE: To eat, or not to eat?


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