Hudson River Fishing

Richard Periut said:

Hi all and greetings,

When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the
Hudson River on the Hoboken bank.

The fish were mostly eels, and an occasional stripped bass.
They tasted like oil, and so did the crabs. The local bums
and my cat used to cherish them.

Recently, a friend of mine told me that he pulls in 5 and
sometimes 10 pound striped bass, which he says taste great.
What bothers me the most, is that he states that the river
has been cleaned up, and that the fish taste great.

Quoted message said:

I vaguely heard that consumption should be limited to one
serving per week, because of Dioxin levels? Then again,
other fresh water fish have been implicated regardless of
location.

Anyone have any knowledge regarding this?

It really depends on the river, check with the state
health agency.

health.state.ny.usfish.htmOpen ↗

That said predator species, even pelagic species like tuna,
concentrate toxins in their bodies. PCBs, mercury, whatever.
There's growing concern that consumption of even wild caught
fish should be limited to one serving per week.

In some rivers, such as the Anacostia in D.C., people are
advised not to eat any fish they caught in any amounts.

Best,

Marc

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Quoted message said:

Hi all and greetings,

When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the
Hudson River on the Hoboken bank.

The fish were mostly eels, and an occasional stripped
bass. They tasted like oil, and so did the crabs. The
local bums and my cat used to cherish them.

Recently, a friend of mine told me that he pulls in 5
and sometimes 10 pound striped bass, which he says
taste great. What bothers me the most, is that he
states that the river has been cleaned up, and that the
fish taste great.

I believe most of the dioxin is from the old releases from
the GE transformer plant. The last I read about it they were
considering extensive dredging of the river bottom but
opposing thoughts say that may make a bigger mess.

Quoted message said:

I vaguely heard that consumption should be limited to one
serving per week, because of Dioxin levels? Then again,
other fresh water fish have been implicated regardless of
location.

Anyone have any knowledge regarding this?

TIA,

Richard

Hudson River South of Catskill, Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull
and Upper Bay of New York Harbor (North of Verrazano
Narrows Bridge)

a.. Eat no gizzard shad.
b.. Eat no more than one meal per month of American eel,
Atlantic needlefish, bluefish, brown bullhead, carp,
channel catfish, goldfish, largemouth and smallmouth
bass, rainbow smelt, striped bass, walleye, white
catfish and white perch and eat no more than one meal
per week of other fish species.
c.. Eat no more than six blue crabs per week and don't
consume the hepatopancreas (mustard, tomalley, liver) or
cooking liquid.

Quoted message said:

--
"'Who knows for certain? Who shall here declare it? Whence
was it born, whence came creation? The gods are later than
this world's formation; Who then can know the origins of
the world? None knows whence creation arose; And whether
he has or has not made it; He who surveys it from the
lofty skies. Only he knows-or perhaps he knows not.' And
this is tempered by another, perhaps still greater: That
men are not the dreams of the gods but that the gods are
the dreams of men."

The Rig Veda Circa 1500 B.C.

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Quoted message said:

Hi all and greetings,

When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the
Hudson River on the Hoboken bank.

The fish were mostly eels, and an occasional stripped
bass. They tasted like oil, and so did the crabs. The
local bums and my cat used to cherish them.

Recently, a friend of mine told me that he pulls in 5
and sometimes 10 pound striped bass, which he says
taste great. What bothers me the most, is that he
states that the river has been cleaned up, and that the
fish taste great.

I vaguely heard that consumption should be limited to one
serving per week, because of Dioxin levels? Then again,
other fresh water fish have been implicated regardless of
location.

Anyone have any knowledge regarding this?

The Hudson has been cleaned up a lot, but you need to ask
the state wildlife or game department, not a newsgroup.

--
Peter Aitken

Remove the [censored] from my email address before using.

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 05:09:47 GMT, Richard Periut <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Hi all and greetings,

When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the
Hudson River on the Hoboken bank.

The fish were mostly eels, and an occasional stripped bass.
They tasted like oil, and so did the crabs. The local bums
and my cat used to cherish them.

Recently, a friend of mine told me that he pulls in 5 and
sometimes 10 pound striped bass, which he says taste great.
What bothers me the most, is that he states that the river
has been cleaned up, and that the fish taste great.

I vaguely heard that consumption should be limited to one
serving per week, because of Dioxin levels? Then again,
other fresh water fish have been implicated regardless of
location.

Anyone have any knowledge regarding this?

TIA,

Richard

Stop in any place that sells fishing licenses and get the
book that comes with them..its a freebie. It tell about how
many servings of fish you should eat each month from the
various waters of New York State.

Far as I can tell said:

When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the
Hudson River on the Hoboken bank.

My daughter lives in Hoboken just of Washington Blvd.

They done aGREAT job building the park and bike trails, etc.

But the water still looks like [censored] and I wouldn't eat a
fish that came out of it.

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Quoted message said:

Hi all and greetings,

When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the
Hudson River on the Hoboken bank.

The fish were mostly eels, and an occasional stripped
bass. They tasted like oil, and so did the crabs. The
local bums and my cat used to cherish them.

Recently, a friend of mine told me that he pulls in 5
and sometimes 10 pound striped bass, which he says
taste great. What bothers me the most, is that he
states that the river has been cleaned up, and that the
fish taste great.

I vaguely heard that consumption should be limited to one
serving per week, because of Dioxin levels? Then again,
other fresh water fish have been implicated regardless of
location.

Anyone have any knowledge regarding this?

TIA,

Richard

There was a comic a few years ago (I don't remember which
one) who theorized about actually catching a fish in the
Hudson near NYC. He said that the fish would be well
[censored], slap around the fisherman, steal his bait,
insult, chastize and slime him, before disappearing back
into the water.

MrAoD said:

Richard Periut said:

Hi all and greetings,

When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the
Hudson River on the Hoboken bank.

The fish were mostly eels, and an occasional stripped
bass. They tasted like oil, and so did the crabs. The
local bums and my cat used to cherish them.

Recently, a friend of mine told me that he pulls in 5
and sometimes 10 pound striped bass, which he says
taste great. What bothers me the most, is that he
states that the river has been cleaned up, and that the
fish taste great.

Quoted message said:

I vaguely heard that consumption should be limited to one
serving per week, because of Dioxin levels? Then again,
other fresh water fish have been implicated regardless of
location.

Anyone have any knowledge regarding this?

It really depends on the river, check with the state
health agency.

health.state.ny.usfish.htmOpen ↗

That said predator species, even pelagic species like
tuna, concentrate toxins in their bodies. PCBs, mercury,
whatever. There's growing concern that consumption of
even wild caught fish should be limited to one serving
per week.

In some rivers, such as the Anacostia in D.C., people are
advised not to eat any fish they caught in any amounts.

Best,

Marc

Thanks Marc and others for the links/advice.

It shouldn't surprise me of what I read. You don't want to
know the stuff in the air that we inhale, and the amount
of people with respiratory problems not related to
personal habits.

Thanks again,

Rich

Far as I can tell said:

Stop in any place that sells fishing licenses and get the
book that comes with them..its a freebie. It tell about how
many servings of fish you should eat each month from the
various waters of New York State.

I agree that this would be a good idea if you HAD to eat the
fish, but honestly, why would you want to eat something that
more than likely is toxic if you eat a just a wee bit too
much. The Hudson River at Hoboken?

I mean we're not talking about hamburger fat here. We're
talking about fish that live breathe and eat diesel fuel.

Suggestion. Go to the riverbank. Catch some fish. Throw them
back. Go to the Fulton Fish Market. Buy something. Go home
and eat it.

For a real fight, catch a tire in the Rahway River.

Petey the Wonder Dog said:

Far as I can tell said:

Stop in any place that sells fishing licenses and get the
book that comes with them..its a freebie. It tell about
how many servings of fish you should eat each month from
the various waters of New York State.

I agree that this would be a good idea if you HAD to eat
the fish, but honestly, why would you want to eat something
that more than likely is toxic if you eat a just a wee bit
too much. The Hudson River at Hoboken?

I mean we're not talking about hamburger fat here. We're
talking about fish that live breathe and eat diesel fuel.

Suggestion. Go to the riverbank. Catch some fish. Throw
them back. Go to the Fulton Fish Market. Buy something. Go
home and eat it.

For a real fight, catch a tire in the Rahway River.

He did not ask if I would eat fish from the Hudson...he
asked about information, which I gave him. I personally fish
the l Finger Lakes.