A perch about 7 inches long. Maybe it was 6 inches. I forget, but i caught hundreds of them in the lazy hazy day summer's of the 50s. Oh ya!
Bill
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Hi, Biking, I don't know anything about fishing, but were the perch good to eat in those days? Do you know when the concern started about the pollution of the river? Jack
Theomer,.I Remember early 60's that the pollution concerns were very evident,yet everyone still did fish & hunt (ducks in season) ,well into the (mid 60's at least)........... I Remember as kids we used to go out to the Old Dam in Lasalle ( Power house).where the bird sanctuary is today ( a nice place btw:) & we would try to catch sucker fish ( carp) ,,,,,,,one day we tried spearing them as we hung over the rocks towards the rapids so we could see the fish just hanging around the rocks,......Our Spear of the Day,....and old Ski Pole we founf in a lane or shed somewhere..........hahahahaha Jacques Cousteau we were not ,.don't think we ever speared one..........hahaha HF&RV
Thanks for the response Jack. No I haven't heard about the pollution. During my humble days there was no Seaway Nun's island was uninhabited, and the fish we caught in the river tasted pretty good. We fished a little further up-river from Verdun specifically for perch or bass. We usually anchored closer to the other side (forget the name) . We dug for our worms at the farms over there or netted our own minnows by Rock Island. Once we trolled by the Victoria Bridge for Pike but never did get a bite. That was a good thing, b/c It was shallow, fast moving water with plenty of rocks. if we did catch any large fish there, we'd chance it again I'm sure.
Why is it polluted today?
Bill
Hi Biking 2006, Your message brought back memories, my dad used to catch his minnows across from rock Island (I have my initials carved on that Island along with many others) I can remember my dad Cal Edwards netting minnows there with Blackie Woods and his brother Harold Edwards. On the south shore of the river( the other side) was called la prairie. We had a cabin on Goat Island and there was a great perch hole just of shore. One day we caught about 100 in an hour, man they were good!! Greg
Hi, Guys, I don't know if the river is as polluted as it once was. I do remember, though, advisories about swimming in certain beaches around the Montreal area. Some were okay, some were closed, either temporarily or permanently; but which ones I don't know. Not too many years ago, removal crews were not allowed to dump snow into the river, as that also contributed to pollution. I don't know if that policy is still in effect. As you can see, I'm not current with these things. I should be, but my interests have always been elsewhere. Maybe someone who is more up-to-date ecologically with these Montreal concerns can give us their input. Take care, Jack
OK so far all the replies have been from the guys but when I saw your post the first day I almost thought that it was a joke because that didnt seem like a very big fish of course I am only familar with trout speckled and rainbow from the seafood section. I have no idea how big a perch should be. I once went fishing with my father in law and husband to Coteau Landing and I think all he caught were barbot - cat fish.
Okay, I must confess that I don't eat fish of any kind, let alone go fishing. When I tried once or twice many years ago, I felt I'd throw up when I put the worm on the hook. But I do eat Chinese breaded shrimp now and then. Does that count? Jack
Jack what about Fish and Chips - there were some great fish and chip places around Montreal growing up. I love breaded shrimp and I eat fish and chips or tuna/salmon sandwich as long as the salmon is the boneless skinless Cloverleaf Sockeye - I bought a whole salmon couple of months ago - see it was like .25/100g whole and fresh - my husband BBQ'd it but after a few mouthfuls I got a bone and gag gag gag spit spit spit at the kitchen sink and that's it folks no more dinner for me and a vow never to be suckered into buy whole salmon again oh it was headless. Now people tell me to buy the salmon fillets no bones. As kids we used to have smoked filled of haddock or haddock fillets that my mother would batter but that was the limit. I once went to a friend who lived in the country and had trout filled large dugout on the property - I remember that trout was delicious served with new potatoes and carrots fresh from the garden.
Hi, Shirley! I just went for the chips. Now, if I recall correctly, I think there was a fish-'n'-chips store on Bannantyne Avenue between Woodland and Argyle. It might have been right next door to Lamarre Hardware, where, as a child, I watched television for the first time. I must've been around ten or so. I remember sitting on the floor of the store with a whole bunch of other kids and looking in awe at this very tiny black and white screen. Those were the days in Verdun . . . Regards, Jack
Shirley, I don't know if you have an A & P near you, but once in a while they have on sale wild& fresh sockeye salmon, filets too if you prefer and there are no bones, believe me I am too afraid of choking on a bone, but it is so delicious. I would recommend that you try it sometime. It's like eating the canned sockeye salmon but only better! Claroleca
I used to throw away the spines of canned sardines and salmon, big mistake, that is the most nutritious part of the fish, full of vitamins and calcium, I have been doing this since I read about it a few years ago. Guy
Hi Did anyone see the show on Marketplace called Product of Canada. Very interesting..how they can call it that...does not mean it comes from here but is packaged here..and so on, Speaking of fish they told of Highliner and where some of the product comes from. Some product travels over 22000km to get here to be packaged in Nova Scotia.Caught,processed,shipped in container,trucked to plant,packaged,and finally to the store..makes ya wonder... Lad
Saw that show, found it very interesting as we just went through allergy testing with our grandson because he had a second severe reaction while eating ....fish sticks......couldn't pinpoint what the allergen is/was.................hmmmmmmmm
Hi Maggie Interesting what you said. I think they did touch on certain products which may contain "items" or whatever they called it in the fish. I hope they play this show again...maybe if you are not sure you can contact the show itself.. Take care Lad
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