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 Topic: Any crabs yet? |
Northern Boy
Replies: 2
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 Forum: Fishing Posted: Sun May 10, 15 5:21 pm Subject: Any crabs yet? |
| Anyone found any Brown or Velvet Swimmer crabs yet? Thinking of a trip to the rocks next weekend. |
| Topic: Cod |
Northern Boy
Replies: 13
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Forum: Fishing Posted: Fri Jan 16, 15 5:58 am Subject: Cod |
i know cod are not very fierce but a 22lb anything is a beast to haul in 
When those tides are running in the Channel, a 2lb doggie can feel like 20lb! |
| Topic: Cod |
Northern Boy
Replies: 13
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Forum: Fishing Posted: Thu Jan 15, 15 4:43 pm Subject: Cod |
That's a decent cod from the Bristol Channel! I had a couple just after Christmas but they were only 3-4lb.
I have had a couple of thornies while cod fishing and agree they are really good eats - ... |
| Topic: Dogfish |
Northern Boy
Replies: 27
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Forum: Fishing Posted: Fri Oct 03, 14 7:50 am Subject: Dogfish |
Slightly freaky that its still wriggling hours after its dead & even when skinned gutted & filleted it is still moving.
That's good to know. I've just prepped my first one, initially I thou ... |
| Topic: Numpty Q, but when are mackerel in season? |
Northern Boy
Replies: 23
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Forum: Fishing Posted: Wed Aug 20, 14 7:51 pm Subject: Numpty Q, but when are mackerel in season? |
| Been a terrible year for them here in SW Wales. |
| Topic: Chanterelles |
Northern Boy
Replies: 10
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Thu Aug 07, 14 2:17 pm Subject: Chanterelles |
caeser's are nice but folk need to take care with id cos after heavy rain washing shrooms they could be livia's 
Aye, that's really confident foraging! |
| Topic: Need help identifying these mushrooms |
Northern Boy
Replies: 8
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Jul 20, 14 10:47 am Subject: Need help identifying these mushrooms |
| Dpack is right, steer clear and stay safe. I am no expert but that bottom one even looks like it might be a Destroying Angel about to unfurl. |
| Topic: Chanterelles |
Northern Boy
Replies: 10
Views: 26629
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Jul 11, 14 6:46 am Subject: Chanterelles |
| finally found one yesterday. just one tho! |
| Topic: Chanterelles |
Northern Boy
Replies: 10
Views: 26629
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Jul 06, 14 7:06 pm Subject: Chanterelles |
| Anyone had any more? We went for a scout around our 'early' spots this afternoon and it was dry as a bone, no signs of fungi life at all. |
| Topic: Meadow Puffballs? |
Northern Boy
Replies: 3
Views: 9493
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Jun 06, 14 7:23 am Subject: Meadow Puffballs? |
| My main question is whether they taste good enough to bother exhaustively ID'ing, picking, prepping and eating. |
| Topic: Meadow Puffballs? |
Northern Boy
Replies: 3
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Thu Jun 05, 14 8:19 pm Subject: Meadow Puffballs? |
| Some nearby pasture is heaving with (what I think are) Meadow Puffballs (basically small white puffballs that never get bigger than a golfball). I have never bothered picking them in previous years bu ... |
| Topic: Numpty Q, but when are mackerel in season? |
Northern Boy
Replies: 23
Views: 225993
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Forum: Fishing Posted: Mon May 26, 14 7:22 pm Subject: Numpty Q, but when are mackerel in season? |
Well, they're here on the Gower. Some massive specimens as well - three bruisers went over 14 inches
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e374/NB32/P1000880_zps004141d4.jpg |
| Topic: Numpty Q, but when are mackerel in season? |
Northern Boy
Replies: 23
Views: 225993
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Forum: Fishing Posted: Sun May 18, 14 8:22 am Subject: Numpty Q, but when are mackerel in season? |
| Still no sign of them off the SW Wales coast |
| Topic: Chanterelles |
Northern Boy
Replies: 10
Views: 26629
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Thu May 15, 14 4:33 pm Subject: Chanterelles |
| Wow, summer really is here. |
| Topic: Spring Mushrooms |
Northern Boy
Replies: 9
Views: 17429
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Thu Apr 17, 14 8:52 am Subject: Spring Mushrooms |
Mushroom envy here.
and here. I have yet to find a single morel, ever |
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