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Allan Matthews
 
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Default Hudson River Fishing

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 05:09:47 GMT, Richard Periut >
wrote:

>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.