Taking a coarse fish for the pot

[Dick Dastardly]

But it could be very easy for maybe one coarse species to become an "eating" fish if the right people lead the way.

 

I could just accept that might be possible. However I think that the supply/demand equation would soon come in (like trout) and we could soon see that particular "in vogue" coarse species being farmed for the purpose.

 

As you say your self though I couldn't see it impacting on wild coarse fish stocks in general.

 

Going back to the point I keep making/asking about,if people were to turn to coarse fish more (I say more not as an alternative to sea fish etc) would it have any really detrimental affect on long term fish stocks?

 

Maybe some one on here has some knowledge or even personal experience of "coarse fish for food" during times of food shortages such as the war? How many took how many fish sort of thing and did it have any great affect? (even short term as it obviously hasn't long term!)

[Dales]

I could just accept that might be possible. However I think that the supply/demand equation would soon come in (like trout) and we could soon see that particular "in vogue" coarse species being farmed for the purpose.

 

As you say your self though I couldn't see it impacting on wild coarse fish stocks in general.

 

Going back to the point I keep making/asking about,if people were to turn to coarse fish more (I say more not as an alternative to sea fish etc) would it have any really detrimental affect on long term fish stocks?

 

Yeah I may have drifted away from the main topic issue

 

I am in agreement that I can't see it doing any long term damage to wild stocks as long as taken by rod and line.

[HERUTILUS]

Since when did beavers start eating fish?

 

Hello DavyR,

 

Worked overseas with Americans for a whike & I know for a fact that some American men just love the taste of beaver. Never tried it myself mind you.

 

Regards,

 

Mr H.

[poledark]

I'm led to believe (by old books) that there were profesional roach anglers fishing the Thames in the 1800's and they sold them for food. But that was in the 1800's, not 2010.

 

Another thing, have any of you ever eaten Roach? I once had one cooked by my Mum, and it was awful. Chub was worse, but Perch is very tasty.

 

I think this whole new idea of living off the land is just a fad. Mainly being pushed by Chef types who have a serious financial interest in getting the gullible to pay through the nose for second rate foodstuffs/fish/meat etc.

 

Den

[Anderoo]

I've never eaten roach or chub, but I believe you when you say they taste horrible! Zander is nice, pike is good too, I never really liked eels although my old nan loved them. I could never bring myself to kill a perch, and these days I don't think I could kill any coarse fish just for food. However, having the right to is very different to exercising that right, as has been said many times on here before.

[Worms]

I'm led to believe (by old books) that there were profesional roach anglers fishing the Thames in the 1800's and they sold them for food. But that was in the 1800's, not 2010.

 

Another thing, have any of you ever eaten Roach? I once had one cooked by my Mum, and it was awful. Chub was worse, but Perch is very tasty.

 

I think this whole new idea of living off the land is just a fad. Mainly being pushed by Chef types who have a serious financial interest in getting the gullible to pay through the nose for second rate foodstuffs/fish/meat etc.

 

Den

Can't argue with perch. In my opinion one of the best tasting fish in fresh or salt water. I haven't tried roach but chub in summer from clean rivers are quite palatable.

 

I agree with the fad thing. I'm just a bit confused that all of a sudden people are ranting about the possibility that loads of anglers are going to start cooking everything they catch under 8"!

 

If that's likely then obviously anglers are becoming dangerous to the environment.........who started this PETA?

[Rusty]

having the right to is very different to exercising that right, as has been said many times on here before.

 

And to supplement that having the right means you can't be criticised for exercising it provided you remain within the boundaries of the relevant governance.

[Anderoo]

And to supplement that having the right means you can't be criticised for exercising it provided you remain within the boundaries of the relevant governance.

 

Yes. I may choose not to exercise it, others might, and I'd have no problem with that, as long as sensible boundries were set.

 

Nature is way more resilient that people seem to realise. Even when people do their best to wipe out species like pike and zander (some of the best fish for eating), the populations continue to thrive. I think the waters are muddied - pun intended - now by unnatural fisheries, where nature is unable to redress the balance. But these places are owned and managed by individuals, who have absolute say over what happens there, so they aren't really relevant.

[poledark]

Historically, the close season for coarse fish was partly due to falling pike stocks, once again though, this was in an era when people did eat coarse fish.

 

Den

[Tigger]

Personally i'd be very weary of eating any freshwater fish due to the water quality of most fresh waters. The canals and many rivers have an industrial past and harbour lots of pollutants in their substrate which could cause allkinds of illness. If Northwest water do any dredging of canals they have to pay massive ammounts to dispose of the sediment due to all the nasties present in it. Since fish live in the water they invariably consume the pollutants and they stay in the fishes body. Narrh, eating freshwater fish ain't for me.