jrego7 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I checked out the video jug way and it was so easy. I follow their steps and completed them easily. Until I had to take out those darn bones with pliers or tweezers. they would not come out so easily and if they did they would tear the meat ruining the appearance. The meat was not as colorful as the video jug example. Wednesday I caught a large male and filleted it. Today I caught a nice small male about 8-10 lbs. Still a silverish colour. Filleted it and the colour in meat was equal to the larger 15 lb male. Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 were these fish out of the river? at any rate, I would NOT NOT NOT NOT eat a salmon out of the river right now, or even the harbour. These fish are breaking down, in their last stages of life and there would be no quality to their meat. The only way I would eat a salmon from lake O at the moment would if it were caught out in the blue zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dp3200 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Agreed. I would not eat ANY salmon this time of year...they aren't eating when they spawn, so the tissue breaks down and is awful. A few years back, my uncle caught a 35 pounder and when he picked it up his hand went right into the stomach! It was nasty... Anyways, that's probably why the meat looks worse than the video and gets beaten up when you take out the bones. Smaller ones caught in the lake should be nicer for eating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Yep salmon are not the way to go but lamprey are especially tasty this time of year so I suggest you give them a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrego7 Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Can someone possibly post a pic of a fillet from the "blue zone?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Can someone possibly post a pic of a fillet from the "blue zone?" Not a Salmoon. Not from the "blue zone". ... but some noice orange fillets! ... and I'm not drunk... I always look like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickGG Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) Not a Salmoon. Not from the "blue zone". ... but some noice orange fillets! ... and I'm not drunk... I always look like that! Yummy! those fillets look like Lakers and wow he's got enough go around. Edited October 24, 2008 by PatrickG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneFly Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I could be wrong, but I beleive the MNR recomendations for eating sportfish in Ontario states 0, ZERO for pacific salmon out of lake O, whether they be out of the lake or out of the river (Barf) and the reason being is that they are a top predator in the food chain and so all the nasties get bioaccumulated and biomagnified in their tissue. Since Lake O is not exactly the cleanest lake around, and since the fish seem to feed like crazy as they are staging out from the river mouths before making the journey to spawn up river and since that can be the most polluted water (ie. storm waterrunoff), Im not sure it is the healthiest thing to eat,..might make MikeyDeees look like a healthier choice. Just my $0.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 The thought of eating anything out of Lake O makes me a bit queasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuchikubo Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) Current Eating guide only suggest 4 servings per month on fish under 16" from the blue zone (zone 6). I had a chance to consume one earlier this year, let me say, I won't be going that route again. Edited October 24, 2008 by HearingFish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I think a few of us have different definitions of the 'blue zone' ...its not a particular fish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 oh and as far as eating fish out of lake O and its tributaries...I had a resident bow bleed out on me two weeks ago. Beautiful fish, very large for a resident on the river I was on was probably around 16-17 inches and beautifully coloured. anyways, moral of the store I took it home and cleaned it because im not one to toss a dead fish back into the stream and it was by far the BEST trout that I have ever tasted. Unbelieveable. sad part is there was 4 hooks and roe bags in its stomach. Poor little guys pick at the ones we snag into logs until they come out, not knowing there is a hook in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishdawg Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I know many folks that are now 50-60 yrs old that have been eating Lake Ont salmon & trout for 25+ yrs... healthy & cancer free a couple fillets arent going to be any worse off for you then that pack-a-day habit some have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrego7 Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 still a photo from a blue zone lake O salmon fillet would be nice to compare to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeforelle Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 (edited) IMO, if you eat anything out of Lake Ontario, you should go for a physical the next day and check yourself for radiation. Those fish are full of mercury and God knows what else. Edited October 25, 2008 by eyeforelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 IMO, if you eat anything out of Lake Ontario, you should go for a physical the next day and check yourself for radiation. Those fish are full of mercury and God knows what else. If you are concerned about mercury then you better stop fishing altogether as contamination is widespread throughout N America due to burning coal for power generation . Also keep in mind that our skin breathes so it does absorb toxins from air pollution as well as from the showers we take from our contaminated water sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Is this post for real? Dude, you might as well grab a dead salmon right off the shoreline and cook her up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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