I had no idea. Gosh, hate to hear this. ** -- Riverguy 04/15/2022 08:09AM
Do any of you eat any fish you might catch at Smith Mountain Lake? -- HokieSignGuy 04/13/2022 5:08PM
We eat striper, white perch, crappie and an occasional -- HokieObsession 04/14/2022 11:01PM
PCB story. FIL worked for GE medium transformers in Rome, GA. They used PCB -- soldcokesatLane 04/14/2022 2:33PM
Good lord, that's awful. Can't imagine they are following any regulations -- HokieSignGuy 04/14/2022 4:13PM
The "Stick" fish are excellent right now. & they just float on the surface -- whatIpostlike 04/14/2022 1:36PM
The striper is sort of awesome ** -- HOKIE1 04/14/2022 12:41PM
I release all of them. I used to eat pond fish but have not had access -- fordham 04/14/2022 08:48AM
I've always released mine ** -- VaTechHokiesACC 04/14/2022 03:58AM
Yeah, I haven't eaten anything from inland fishing since I was a kid. -- HokieSignGuy 04/14/2022 4:14PM
Yes sir ** -- VaTechHokiesACC 04/15/2022 02:01AM
If the PBCs don't get you , the Mercury levels will. Pretty much the same -- FLKEYSHOKIE 04/13/2022 8:57PM
Eat steak, not fish! -- EDGEMAN 04/13/2022 9:03PM
Yeah ... but meats can have nasty hormones. And grilling not healthy. ** -- VTVOICE 04/14/2022 11:25AM
Can you elaborate on "grilling not healthy"? ** -- MP4VT2004 04/14/2022 9:18PM
Grills tend to like high fat meats and sausages. Also potentially cancer -- VTVOICE 04/15/2022 01:13AM
Vegans can eat stakes. -- EDGEMAN 04/14/2022 07:33AM
And with a bigger fish, you're gonna need a bigger boat. ** -- KCHokie2 04/14/2022 06:19AM
North Fork of the Holston river has added mercury for extra body ** -- UberHOKIE 04/13/2022 8:55PM
I remember my geology field camp was in Saltville in 1988. The North Fork -- Nortazhokie 04/14/2022 09:21AM
I grew up around there. As kids we didn't know Olin was dumping all those -- DeBord 04/14/2022 08:28AM
I live near the N. Fork Holston River -- GCHokieof91 04/14/2022 08:43AM
They have a few other rivers in that general vicinity that have had -- RJHokie 04/13/2022 8:58PM
Stripers ** -- VTstateofmind 04/13/2022 8:28PM
Are VA's rivers that polluted-even in the mountains where streams begin? ** -- seacain 04/13/2022 8:25PM
Yes contamination can come from many sources -- Mercury 04/14/2022 08:26AM
^^ ironic name for this thread ^^ ** -- Riverguy 04/14/2022 7:06PM
NF Holston polluted by a waste dam break decades ago -- TomTurkey 04/13/2022 9:05PM
My understanding of the source of mercury - the chlorine plant -- LaneRat 04/14/2022 12:07PM
Ringers? ** -- VTVOICE 04/14/2022 11:23AM
Big, talented boys who won games -- TomTurkey 04/14/2022 1:27PM
Thx! Was Saltville's nickname "Shakers"? ** -- VTVOICE 04/15/2022 01:20AM
Yes ** -- TomTurkey 04/15/2022 07:21AM
Olin would hire parents of excelling football players in the region ** -- LaneRat 04/14/2022 11:58AM
Now that you mention that, I remember hearing about the event. -- RJHokie 04/13/2022 9:12PM
Yes, next question, just eat limits on fish, cool link enclosed -- VaTechie 04/13/2022 8:52PM
Probably. I’ve heard of remediation of old power transformers along -- HokieSignGuy 04/13/2022 8:41PM
SML's water hasn't been clean for years now. ** -- BAMRising 04/13/2022 8:22PM
PCBs, MSG, it’s all the same. ** -- Stork 04/13/2022 6:46PM
Like Kramer says, "get extra MSG" ** -- Burke Hokie 04/14/2022 10:21AM
Not really, MSG has a much better taste ! ** -- FLKEYSHOKIE 04/13/2022 9:04PM