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Mat S

Joined: 07 Nov 2004
Posts: 282
Location: Leicester

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 05 5:49 pm Post subject:

Res wrote:

Mat S wrote:

is the Stort near Bishops Stortford or elsewhere? MIght need to start looking for weirs...

Yes mate. The stort goes through B/Stortford, then Harlow.

I kinda guessed.

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 05 6:32 pm Post subject:

Mat S wrote:

The Orange wrote:

Mat S
You are in my neck of the woods there! the blue line out of your circle to the right goes right through my holding! I will keep an eye out for you!

Were they your horses that followed me across the field then? Scared the life out of me when one appeared out of the darkness!

No not mine! There is one field between me and the river, It would have been GOS sows if you were on my land, much friendlier than horses and tastier too!

Jeff

Joined: 23 Feb 2005
Posts: 145
Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 05 3:17 pm Post subject:

Mat S wrote:

Nettie - I did feel a bit guilty dropping them in the pan but it soon passed. Made sure it was a rolling boil, mind.

You'll be pleased to know that you can avoid having to do this! Do what chefs do with Lobster, put then in the freezer in a tub, scientists say this is the most humain way to treat them because they unknowingly shut down... Once you're sure they've passed then drop them into the rolling water as you would normally...

zigs

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 524
Location: Somerset

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 05 7:58 am Post subject:
arr, i do that with the prawns i catch

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 05 8:52 am Post subject:
my brother caught a crayfish once while we were fishing. Scared the life out of him well, he was only about 5 at the time. what do they taste like? and do you only eat certain parts?

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 05 10:06 am Post subject:
Like chicken Not really, more sort of prawny. You eat the meat from the tails.

Treacodactyl
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Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 05 12:23 pm Post subject:
Is there much meat in the claws?

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 05 12:26 pm Post subject:
Not a huge lot in my limited experience. If we have crayfish or the like I usually save the shells, claws etc. for making a bisque anyway.

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 05 6:08 pm Post subject:
thank you I like prawns

zigs

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 524
Location: Somerset

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 7:58 pm Post subject:
went prawn fishing last nite, bad result . only shrimps for first hour, then, as darkness came, so did the prawns, but they were only tiny so none to take home. caught 5 pollack by accident. something was nibbling off the worm on the pier rig but coudnt catch it. but other wise a good evening

Mat S

Joined: 07 Nov 2004
Posts: 282
Location: Leicester

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 05 9:36 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

Is there much meat in the claws?

Enough for me to bother cracking them open. Just like crabs / lobsters inside, same structures and meat. I do so enjoy dissecting and eating crustaceans.

mandycharlie

Joined: 19 Jul 2005
Posts: 211

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 05 10:49 am Post subject:
hi Mat, Your not far from me, I've always fancied cray fishing.. I've been watching various little snippets on the tele for a while and one expert recommended, puncturing a tin of cat food in several places for the bait, apparently the cray fish love it, (very smelly) and it stays around in the water for ages before all the catfood is washed out the tin.

dougal

Joined: 15 Jan 2005
Posts: 7184
Location: South Kent

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 05 11:16 am Post subject:

mandycharlie wrote:

... one expert recommended, puncturing a tin of cat food in several places for the bait, apparently the cray fish love it, (very smelly) and it stays around in the water for ages before all the catfood is washed out the tin.

Nice idea! Important, I'd guess to choose an old-fashioned firmish corned-beef-style one rather than a modern sloppy "chunks in gravy"...

Mat S

Joined: 07 Nov 2004
Posts: 282
Location: Leicester

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 05 1:46 pm Post subject:

mandycharlie wrote:

hi Mat,

Your not far from me, I've always fancied cray fishing..

Where are you? You considered coming on the East Mids meet?

mandycharlie wrote:

I've been watching various little snippets on the tele for a while and one expert recommended, puncturing a tin of cat food in several places for the bait, apparently the cray fish love it, (very smelly) and it stays around in the water for ages before all the catfood is washed out the tin.

Another method to try. Ta.

mandycharlie

Joined: 19 Jul 2005
Posts: 211

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 05 11:45 am Post subject:
Hi Mat, I doubt I'll be able to make it, as weekends tend to be a tad busy at the mo. Thanks for asking though

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