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Eating fish from the JOCK
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:45 am
by huskyboy
Hey...
I have been fishing out of the jock for the past few years..
What is a quality of the water? _ in the spring anyways? - are they ok to eat?
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:48 am
by Todd B.
It it's not listed in the MNR's safe eating guide, I would suggest using the recommendations based on the Rideau R., for the stretch where the Jock flows into the Rideau.
My guess would be that it's a limited consumption based on the possibility of pesticide runoff from the farms, etc.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:59 am
by RJ
Early season yes....after May....No....growing up on the river I've seen the effects of run off....
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 3:22 pm
by joco
last year we went on the jock in may and its was great.
went back to the jock in august.wow water went down like 3 feet.
..in some area 3 feet meen.no water at all..
its a great river to paddle.,,and there some nice fish in there frome walleye to musky.
joco.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 4:13 pm
by troutnmuskiehunter
I believe he wants to know if the fish are good to eat...did you eat any Joco
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:49 pm
by TrollingThunder
Rumour has it there are no fish he Jock haha. I doubt there are no fish in there but I've heard many people swear that fish simply don't exist in the Jock hahahaha. Maybe they dont know how to catch them.....I know the Rideau can be sketchy at times, and if there are people that have lived on the Jock for long enough and they say don't, I'd take into acount what they say as they are local to the area. Personally I wouldn't eat fish from the Rideau, but I dont keep fish haha. My two cents
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:52 pm
by joco
hey,,TroutnMuskieHunter
you right i was way out off the question...
nope.did not eat anything frome there...................YET
not sher about quality off water in there..but can t be worst then some part off ottawa river or the south nation river and i eat fish frome them.
joco
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:58 pm
by Bass Addict
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 7:13 pm
by joco
I believe he wants to know if the fish are '' Safe '' to eat Shocked Shocked
actualy i am not the one that can say if its is safe or not.
there some people that do test on water and fish in there..those are the one to ask sutch a question.
no one can say for sher its is 100% safe.
but..some eat it..some dont.
I probably would in some case..but i realy dont think i will ever keep a fish frome there.
joco
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 7:33 pm
by troutnmuskiehunter
food
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 7:49 pm
by huskyboy
hmmm interesting -
I have caught lots of Fish - in there - all in the spring - and I admit - have consumed some... no major issues yet..
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 7:51 pm
by joco
no major issues yet..
YET.
nothing is turning GREEN YET....?
jooc
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:12 pm
by fishead-ed
I live along the Jock in Richmond...I don't let my dog go in the river anymore. She stinks even long after she's dry
I agree with RJ - lots of farm run-off...I've never tested it but I'm sure it's not "good".
Your body is your temple
hmm
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:37 pm
by huskyboy
Green>? no - but there is got to be lots of run off into the rideau too -
ah... only live once..
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:58 am
by Tip-up