Interesting... I have lived in Indiana most of my life, 120 mile from that dam, and have never heard any local fish called Herring.Only Herring I know of are saltwater fish. Purdue University's (Go Boiler Makers!) "Fish Of Indiana" has two matches for Herring family...https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/nutr/fish4health/indiana/FishesofIndiana/Herrings/Herring_Family.htmThe Alewife and the Gizzard Shad.
Kris, You are joshalling my memory cells. Over a decade ago I would do the 20+ hour DRIVE to Florida when my Daughters were on "Spring Break" and pack my 40 lbs test Salt Water rig and do surf fishing at Cocoa Beach and Fort Myers Beach. I would first catch a fish and then use them for bait for larger fish.Do you call them "Croakers"?
I remember fishing by the dam at the Mystic Lakes in Medford/Arlington/Winchester with my dad and brother, watching the Herring hit the dead end and being scooped up by Asians and put into anything they could...pillow sacks, trash bags, buckets, etc.. So they must be edible. The fact they made it up the entire Mystic River is reason enough to not eat them though.
Quote from: JoninMA on November 20, 2021, 08:21:21 AMI remember fishing by the dam at the Mystic Lakes in Medford/Arlington/Winchester with my dad and brother, watching the Herring hit the dead end and being scooped up by Asians and put into anything they could...pillow sacks, trash bags, buckets, etc.. So they must be edible. The fact they made it up the entire Mystic River is reason enough to not eat them though.Anything that lives, we eat—well, almost anything
Quote from: Rick67 on November 20, 2021, 01:02:28 PMQuote from: JoninMA on November 20, 2021, 08:21:21 AMI remember fishing by the dam at the Mystic Lakes in Medford/Arlington/Winchester with my dad and brother, watching the Herring hit the dead end and being scooped up by Asians and put into anything they could...pillow sacks, trash bags, buckets, etc.. So they must be edible. The fact they made it up the entire Mystic River is reason enough to not eat them though.Anything that lives, we eat—well, almost anything I believe what Jon is referring to is that all the bodies of water around the Boston area was very polluted back then. It's much, much cleaner now, but still....
These days silver carp are invading the Illinois river, as well as the TippecanoeThey just jump out of the water aggressively.......Catch them with a net from your boat as you pass by.Dunno if they were around when you were a young 'un tho........