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03-21-2011, 03:05 PM
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X2, have seen them caught by the quesnell bridge area many years ago.
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. Where they on the fly, or pickeral rig? That would freak me out if I caught one. Glad to hear other stories that people have seen them in the city.
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03-21-2011, 03:14 PM
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Is it safe to eat the fish in the NSR (edmonton area)? I remember it was pretty polluted when I was a kid. I've fished it the past 10 years but only catch and release.
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03-21-2011, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by burblecut
Is it safe to eat the fish in the NSR (edmonton area)? I remember it was pretty polluted when I was a kid. I've fished it the past 10 years but only catch and release.
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It's approx one fish a week I think due to the Mercury poisoning. I havent eaten anything from devon on, but i have heard they dont taste great. i have had a few smoked and they were just ok i guess.
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03-21-2011, 04:43 PM
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Personally I wouldn't even think about eating NSR fish unless it's before or just downstream from genesee, before the river hits the city, you might find a human finger in there belly. Haha
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03-21-2011, 05:09 PM
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I don't have a lot of experience with the NSR but I have spent a lifetime fishing the Peace and it is far muddier most of the year.
Most of the year bait is a must. We use chicken gizzard, frog, or beaver meat.
For Walleye we fish the bottom along a current break, like the head of an eddy. For Goldeye we fish our bait about a foot below the surface in gentle current.
For Ling/Burbot we fish the bottom in dead water, and for Pike we fish mid column in moderate to slow current.
With all bottom presentations we leave the bait sit. If fishing off the bottom, we drift our bait.
Once the water clears up we return to conventional fishing. Here a yellow twister tail works as good as anything.
Don't know if any of that would apply to the NSR, but it couldn't hurt to try.
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Thank you KegRiver. You provide a lot of useful information
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03-21-2011, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by KegRiver
I don't have a lot of experience with the NSR but I have spent a lifetime fishing the Peace and it is far muddier most of the year.
Most of the year bait is a must. We use chicken gizzard, frog, or beaver meat.
For Walleye we fish the bottom along a current break, like the head of an eddy. For Goldeye we fish our bait about a foot below the surface in gentle current.
For Ling/Burbot we fish the bottom in dead water, and for Pike we fish mid column in moderate to slow current.
With all bottom presentations we leave the bait sit. If fishing off the bottom, we drift our bait.
Once the water clears up we return to conventional fishing. Here a yellow twister tail works as good as anything.
Don't know if any of that would apply to the NSR, but it couldn't hurt to try.
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a lot of it is very similar to how I fish the river so in my opinion it all applies except I've found a lot of fish in unexpected areas aswell as in exceptions to rules are very common so on days when nothing seems to work try something weird
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03-21-2011, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ice
Personally I wouldn't even think about eating NSR fish unless it's before or just downstream from genesee, before the river hits the city, you might find a human finger in there belly. Haha
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A guy I know caught a walleye by the Vinca bridge, and cooked it.
It tasted like motor oil.
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03-21-2011, 10:49 PM
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It's approx one fish a week I think due to the Mercury poisoning. I havent eaten anything from devon on, but i have heard they dont taste great. i have had a few smoked and they were just ok i guess.
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The Mercury in the fish is naturally occurring from the silt from the river. There even is Mercury in the salmon from our oceans. You are supposed to be ok at 1 fish a week except if you are a child or are pregnant.
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03-22-2011, 08:35 AM
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I have fished the NSR since i was in grade 3... and i have yet to eat a fish that came out of that river, lol
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03-22-2011, 08:54 AM
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A guy I know caught a walleye by the Vinca bridge, and cooked it.
It tasted like motor oil.
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lol, sounds about right.
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03-22-2011, 11:57 AM
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my dad siad they would ice fish the nsr all the time with big weights and jigs for walleye and would catch them all day in deep holes
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Eating Fish out of the NSR....NO WAY
this summer was my first year fishing the NSR (which we ended up doing almost every weekend) and based on the number of tampons, condoms, used diapers and pairs of underwear alone we saw, I would probably shy away from eating anything out of it. (and this doesn't include the syringes) 
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Walleyeca where's your NSR Wally pic?
There is going to be an Alberta record caught this year!!!
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