You need fish eggs?

[Oakie Drifter]

Just go to Cascade Locks and buy some from the Indians. They are asking $4-5 per pound. We bartered a bit and got the $4 price http://www.ifish.net/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif Got to go back tomorrow to get some more too!

[Mrdorkfish]

Oakie.....My friend i talked to today thought it was a bit confusing that he had to pay more for the eggs than he had to pay for the fish.....but i bet they are well worth it ! See ya !

Mrdorkfish

[whitewaterbill]

While I know you need eggs..I must post that I as a sport fisherman would not purchase them or a fish from a source that was a Gill net. Why would we want to put dollars into a fishery that we would like to see eliminated?
I saw Native Americans on 82nd Ave. today selling fish from coolers, Next to the rest of the prostitutes, that were not even gutted for $2.50 a pound. It was the sad close to what was otherwise a great day!
Where and when do we put our money where our mouth is and recognize that purchase of these fish and eggs from them helps there cause and not ours?

Only a thought?!

Bill

[Deleted User]

Hi Bill. I know you meant to say "next to the prostitutes", not "next to the rest of the prostitutes". BTW, which one was going for $2.50 a pound? That could get pretty spendy! http://www.ifish.net/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif - Steve

[Deleted User]

Good one RT, I think Bill is right though. I have to admit, I bought some eggs from the natives this year (I have been having a horribly slow year on my own) and wondered about exactly that when I did it. Now that someone else has voiced it, I think it will be the last time I do it. Thanks Bill.

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LW

[NEUTRON]

for those of you who live in the Metro area,
the Sausage Kitchen (the place I take my fish
to get smoked) sometimes has fresh eggs for
3.95 a pound. They process game there etc.
Try some jerky or pepperoni hmmmm. They are located in Gladstone, 656 9766. Nice folks,
good service.

[Deleted User]

I second that Neut. I have some of my springers smoked and also some fresh canned there (after eating and freezing some fresh ones). They are pros there! Is it Alick's or Alex's Sausage Kitchen? It's located on Hwy. 99 just a couple miles toward Portland from the bridge over the mouth of the Clackamas. - RT

[STRIKE ZONE]

Good thought Bill,I totally agree with you.Egg hungry or not,there are other sources for egg's.

[THE REEL HEY_YALL]

It's bad enough that you have to spend extra gas money just to drive "hopefully" to a spot that isn't impacted by the nets that day. So why spend money on a fishery that you want eliminated is exactly right! Ever hear of a boycott? I will pay $6 a pound for eggs from a private place, than $3 a pound from gillnetting "people" (see I refrained from demeaning slander). I will (if I have to) buy my fish from a market before I ever buy from the back of a truck. It all has to do with morals as a "sportsman".

[Kerry]

Boy do I agree NEVER buy egg's or a fish from them. Vote with you're money if they have no market to sell them they will not waste the time and money to kill them. Supply and demand Lets cut off the demand!

[Deleted User]

I agree with the boycott, BUT I listen to people where I work, even my family, and they all talk about going over and buying fish from the natives. Now they arn't fisherman, so they are not thinking about it the way we do. How do you get Mr. average-Joe-no-fishin to stop buying these fish? Thoughts?

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LW

[Kerry]

I raised a big stink in QFC when I thought they had wild steelhead from the Hoh river. I now have gotten to know the manager and he tells me they will not sell anything like that again! You have to talk to them and tell them how you fell and why or they think everything is OK. Most people just don't know

[happybrew]

So are you boycotting all fish and fish egg purchases, or just those from Native Americans? Just a question.

happybrew

[Deleted User]

I would like to raise issue with SLUTGODDESS' comment. We here at ifish.net are not suggesting that you gut your prostitutes. If you are pimping them out at 2.50/lb then trust me that you are getting better money for them this way than any other implied way.

Thank you.

[Kerry]

I will not buy any thing that is caught by a net. I still buy farm raised and troll caught salmon.

[Deleted User]

Hey fobb, I'm not sure what you meant by your reply to SG. Clarify? I'm sure you must realize he meant that the Indians were selling the fish uncleaned with the entrils left in. That makes for a much poorer product, but requires less work on the seller's part. - I agree with NO buying of gillnetted fish! There is plenty of great quality BC farmed chinook, ocean troll caught, and Alaska salmon from abundant healthy stocks to buy at the market. The non-fishing public needs publisized awareness of the issues surrounding the buying of gillnetted fish. Bill Monroe & others; are you listening? - RT

[whitewaterbill]

Thank you to those who feel the same as I do.
RT...I thank you for trying to make me politically correct...but I did say what I mean. I respect the fact that we have treaties for the Native Americans and they should be allowed to get the fish that they are entitled to.
I would like it more if they consumed them for subsistance and they did not show up at curbside with them. It does upset me when I see the fish they harvest so poorly cared for and in a condition that is best used for cat food while they try to sell them to the uninformed public for the table.
Have seen some very good posts on this one and thanks to those with ideas of where to find eggs elsewhere.

Bill

[ripalip]

Hey, guys. If you think about it, the price of salmon in a retail market is still cheaper than buying an indian fish for over $2.oo a pound. At least a supermarket guts the damn things. If you guys are hard up for eggs, just ask your local sporting good store to order some through D&G Bait out of Clackamas. They wholesale to dealers. The price is right, and the eggs work quite well.

Tight lines Dudes (and Dutettes)

[Deleted User]

RT-

**wink wink**
**nudge nudge**

Forgot to include the sarcasm flags in my UBB code.

Just didn't want anyone causing problems for those nice ladies of the night out on Burnside. http://www.ifish.net/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Oakie Drifter]

RT, I see that you failed to mention that you told Dot and myself, at the Cascade Locks rally this year, that you too, buy eggs from the Indians. http://www.ifish.net/forum/images/graemlins/mad.gif Hummmmmmmmmm. If you had a change of heart, and dont plan on doing so in the future, then I would of respected such a post. http://www.ifish.net/forum/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif Instead, I was left out for the wolves by myself here. After all, I was only responding to a males posting about the fact that he was having trouble buying from the Indians because someone was buying them B4 they hit the docks. http://www.ifish.net/forum/images/graemlins/confused.gif

[Deleted User]

Bev & Dot called me on the plone today about their above post. I will tell you what I told them. I do NOT buy and haven't bought eggs from Indian netters. Fact. I did tell them that years ago I did buy eggs from fish caught by gillnets on the Columbia R. They both claim I said it was Indians. I do not recall saying it was, but even if I did it would have to of been an honest slip-up mistake because that hasn't happened! There were people around at all times when I spoke to Bev & Dot at this rally- do any of you there re-call that conversation? Could help to clarify this if you'll come forward. It is a MOOT point anyway because the eggs I purchased were from gillnetters. The fact they were non-Indian white gillnetters rather than Indians isn't the issue. I bought eggs from fish killed by a gillnet. This was back before the run declines accelerated to the point that they got listed under the Fed. Endangered Species Act (ESA fish). I am now opposed to buying fish, or eggs, killed by indiscriminate gillnets that take declining native fish. Doesn't matter if the netters decended from Euro, Indian, or Marsian (Mars). Any way we can contribute to curtailing the take of ESA nates will not only help them to recover but also allow more fishing opportunity in the future. 'Nuff said, I hope. - RT

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