Lobster are in

[jambo]

Originally Posted by paddlers

He actually offered us some back to try but having eaten mackerel & lobster already this holiday I didn't want to push the cook too hard...



We offered to leave the kids when we go tomorrow but it wasn't taken up.



Some animal those conger, I wouldn't want to try handle a big one with those teeth!

Use to fish for them of the Craig with grapple hooks as they were that big. We cut them up for creel bait.


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[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by paddlers

He actually offered us some back to try but having eaten mackerel & lobster already this holiday I didn't want to push the cook too hard...

We offered to leave the kids when we go tomorrow but it wasn't taken up.

Some animal those conger, I wouldn't want to try handle a big one with those teeth!

In the 3 weeks we've been here, we've eaten, in no particular order:-

Mackerel BBQd
Mackeral filleted & pan fried
Mackerel Smoked
Oysters (bought)
Mussels (bought) in cider & cream
Cockles (foraged)in cider & cream/tomato & chilli
Bass (caught by neighbour) Panfried also steamed in foil on the bbq with butter/white wine/lemon & wild fennel off the beach.
Sand Eels, (caught) shallow fried
Spider crab, boiled it saved the meat, made a bisque with the shell & had it with pasta.
Lobster, donated by neighbour in exchange for smoked mackies.
Rock Samphire, it grows like weeds here, apparently they charge £15/kilo for it in London
Sea Kale, delicious, finely shredded & steamed with a knob of butter.
Wild fennel, great in Guacamole & fish dishes.
Just about to go picking Sloes now for the Christmas Sloe gin, the bushes here are laden, non at home

In 3 weeks, we've bought meat 4 times, the rest of the time we've lived off the sea. Heaven

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by paddlers

Some animal those conger, I wouldn't want to try handle a big one with those teeth!

Yeah .. my late grandfather refused to put his fingers anywhere near them when still in the pot... ours were all about 6 feet in length, and were usually the height of the barn door back home almost, and filled the whole base of the pot.

His technique was to put a knife in behind its head whilst in the pot to ensure it was dead before removal ... what a pantomime it was when he then made to get it out, and it 'twitched'

[Barrowboy]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

In the 3 weeks we've been here, we've eaten, in no particular order:-

Mackerel BBQd
Mackeral filleted & pan fried
Mackerel Smoked
Oysters (bought)
Mussels (bought) in cider & cream
Cockles (foraged)in cider & cream/tomato & chilli
Bass (caught by neighbour) Panfried also steamed in foil on the bbq with butter/white wine/lemon & wild fennel off the beach.
Sand Eels, (caught) shallow fried
Spider crab, boiled it saved the meat, made a bisque with the shell & had it with pasta.
Lobster, donated by neighbour in exchange for smoked mackies.
Rock Samphire, it grows like weeds here, apparently they charge £15/kilo for it in London
Sea Kale, delicious, finely shredded & steamed with a knob of butter.
Wild fennel, great in Guacamole & fish dishes.
Just about to go picking Sloes now for the Christmas Sloe gin, the bushes here are laden, non at home

In 3 weeks, we've bought meat 4 times, the rest of the time we've lived off the sea. Heaven

Now that is just totally unecessary.

Some of us are working and surviving on the best efforts of a 'Flip-flop chef' who manages to have wonderful spicy-smelling aromas emanate from his galley all day long but somehow contrives to prevent any of the herbs and spices infuse the contents of his pots and pans. We're convinced that he has his own personal pot of curry going on the stove but he denies it vigorously...

Anyway, you've set out the menu very well Dave but omitted to offer any wine recommendations. I'm sure a few chilled bottles of Chablis and Sancerre have been cracked open?

Totally jealous.

[paddlers]

Had to wait until we go home for some 'tinternet' !!!!

[stigoftd]

Great to see more people hobby potting and catching

Conger is one of my favorite eating fish simple cut in to steak's put in foil and pour in white wine cover over and bake in the oven.
Usually get a few each year in the pots biggest was just over 30lb in an inkwell pot but the last one was on home made mackerel feathers and 12lb main line - eel weighed in at 27lb .
Here it is from last week
[IMG]fireworks 057 by stigoftd, on Flickr[/IMG]

Think the dog fish population here around plymouth has vanished just couldn't get any so settled with the eel .

[stevedonna]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

In the 3 weeks we've been here, we've eaten, in no particular order:-

Mackerel BBQd
Mackeral filleted & pan fried
Mackerel Smoked
Oysters (bought)
Mussels (bought) in cider & cream
Cockles (foraged)in cider & cream/tomato & chilli
Bass (caught by neighbour) Panfried also steamed in foil on the bbq with butter/white wine/lemon & wild fennel off the beach.
Sand Eels, (caught) shallow fried
Spider crab, boiled it saved the meat, made a bisque with the shell & had it with pasta.
Lobster, donated by neighbour in exchange for smoked mackies.
Rock Samphire, it grows like weeds here, apparently they charge £15/kilo for it in London
Sea Kale, delicious, finely shredded & steamed with a knob of butter.
Wild fennel, great in Guacamole & fish dishes.
Just about to go picking Sloes now for the Christmas Sloe gin, the bushes here are laden, non at home

In 3 weeks, we've bought meat 4 times, the rest of the time we've lived off the sea. Heaven

Back home boat cleaned and away along with my still new looking pots .

Just about to start logging all the calls I have had whilst away . I thought we had done well with mackerel , crab and lobster caught backed up with bought muscles, scallop, haddock and halibut but not in your league Dave .



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[stevedonna]

Originally Posted by paddlers

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Good catch , put mine to shame


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[paddlers]

Cheers. Last morning for the pot, complete surprise.

Next year going to try the tinned catfood & salted mackerel heads and a couple of extra pots !!!

The kids are now obsessed with what we might get next year