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Montauk17 · #1 10-14-2009, 07:20 AM

Someone told me that the mercury levels in big lake are really high,and you should only eat fish out of there once a month. Does anyone know if this is true or not?

Dink · #2 10-14-2009, 07:26 AM

I hear that about EVERY body of water at sometime throughout the year............I never pay attention to it................Haven't heard it this particular time, but won't pay it any mind either way...................It's prob "W" starting rumors to keep people off "his" water???

all star rod · #3 10-14-2009, 07:33 AM

Dink...good one......that would not suprise me!!!!!

cmdrost · #4 10-14-2009, 09:14 AM

high levels wouldn't surprise me with all the work that's been going on out there.

Ray · #5 10-14-2009, 11:16 AM

I have been hearing that for 40 years. At one time, there were signs at every boat launch and at the jetties in Cameron.
I still ate the fish and I am still alive. If they pass a law, then I will stop eating them.
Fresh fish out of Big Lake are much much better than any fish you can get out of the store.
And you know when they were caught and that they were never frozen.
Plus you don't know the mercury, bacteria and fecal coliform levels in any fish caught in other countries that you buy in the stores.
I'll take my chances right here at home.

yak'em-n-stack'em · #6 10-14-2009, 11:35 AM

yea, but i have seen lots of yamaha's and suzuki's everytime ive went out there?

Gerald · #7 10-14-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Montauk17

Someone told me that the mercury levels in big lake are really high,and you should only eat fish out of there once a month. Does anyone know if this is true or not?

I think most of us would be dead by now if mercury was a problem. I probably eat fish 6 or 9 times a month.

It might be interesting if we got tested for mercury and compair the results to what is considered "NORMAL".