Eating Locally Caught Fish?

One thing to keep in mind about our Missouri fish(Saint Joseph here) is the bigger they are the more toxins there are in the fish itself but by the same token dont eat little bitty ones.Big fish are fun to catch but they have been in the water longer absorbing more toxins. I throw back anything over 2lbs. I just usually coat the fish in cornmeal and fry it.

Make sure to cut the "belly" of the fish out. Only eat the "shoulders" of questionable fish.

Contaminates are usually concentrated in the head, bones & stomach of the fish.

(I actually sent some fish to be tested once and spoke to a biologist about this subject.)

Make sure to cook your fish to 140 or slightly above if you believe there is a bacteria present.

Simmering in hot (above 140) soup might be the way to go. Your Japanese friend might want to make a White Miso soup with green onions, spicy peppers, potatoes & your caught fish. Or Tempura-fried fish served on a bed of Soba noodles.

Just make sure to eat only the "shoulders" of the fish and cook it over 140 degrees and you should be OK.

Hope this helps? Good luck! Bon Appetit'!

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I lived in a high population city in Southern California. They would stock trout and catfish at the local ponds for fishing purposes. My rule was that if I caught them the day they were stocked or the day after, I would eat them. Any longer than that and they were stricly catch and release for me. Just make sure they are cooked fully through. NO SUSHI for your Asian friend.

You are going to have to be extremely careful ..The Japanese do not cook their fish as long as we Americans do. I would consider deep frying or Tempura cooking in hot oil, but I would not bake or broil any fish fillets..Cooking thoroughly is the answer here, to minimize the risk of any illness that could result....

We eat locally caught fish all the time.As long as there's nothing posted stating any dangers to where your fishing you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

As far as cooking them,it's a matter of preference between frying,deep frying,baking or grilling them.

Good luck & happy fishing! Enjoy!

if you feel that the risk is too great then dont do it also big fish do contain more toxins and the best way to kill the germs etc is to cook it using intense heat eg frying (hoever this will not always guaruntee its safe to eat why not just catch and release after all you dont want them getting ill

With all the chemicals in our food and water supply plus the amount of chemicals we breathe eveyday eating a contaminated fish is not going to do anything to you. I wouldnt feed it to a child though.

the safe thing to do is throw the fish back, and then stop at McDonald's on the way home and get a fish fillet sandwich.and there's nothing to worry about.

I would go to super-walmart.