-Puddle Lake- Expedition (part 6 of 9): Nature's Buffet, Freshwater Clams, Fish & Cattails++
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Date: 2021-05-17
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Do you watch Ray Mears at all? I find you and him share a vibration in that you both come from an appreciation of knowledge and nature, rather than gung ho man vs nature that some other youtubers or -survival- experts bring. Even in that t. v show Alone you can see the contrast between those who try to win against nature, and those that are of nature.
Those are some nice perch you guys caught just not so nice to see in the middle of the bush in a brookie lake! Same with the smallmouth bass that plague other lakes. I'm glad you culled them out too, sometimes as fishermen we have to be pragmatic about which species we do and don't harvest and how much. In this case I'd go terminator on those perch. It helps that perch are so good to eat too. I love to catch a limit of them through the ice and throw em' in the deep frier. Being so thin and low fat they get really crispy.
Also a respectable haul of brook trout, well done! I don't see hauls of specs like that too often around here, at least not in the lakes that are pressured. There are many good spots to fish for specs or lakers here, but they could be 10x better if it weren't for the acidification of many lakes combined with over harvest and every other factor. With time though the fisheries are improving and many species have returned to systems where they were entirely extirpated. One stream I can think of went from being a borderline cesspool running through the city, to now recovering into a diverse ecosystem that just recently was able to hold brookies once again.
You've got a good group of people with you too in these videos man, willing to do that trek through the bush is something not many today would do. I have a lot of respect for people who do these types of things. Whereabouts are ya'll from in Ontario. I see you guys fish all the way down to manitoulin but this area looks like north of sudbury or north bay. Quite a range to fish. In any case keep the videos coming, it's nice to see people fishing similar areas as I do or in some cases the same. Cheers
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Do you watch Ray Mears at all? I find you and him share a vibration in that you both come from an appreciation of knowledge and nature, rather than gung ho man vs nature that some other youtubers or -survival- experts bring. Even in that t. v show Alone you can see the contrast between those who try to win against nature, and those that are of nature.
Those are some nice perch you guys caught just not so nice to see in the middle of the bush in a brookie lake! Same with the smallmouth bass that plague other lakes. I'm glad you culled them out too, sometimes as fishermen we have to be pragmatic about which species we do and don't harvest and how much. In this case I'd go terminator on those perch. It helps that perch are so good to eat too. I love to catch a limit of them through the ice and throw em' in the deep frier. Being so thin and low fat they get really crispy.
Also a respectable haul of brook trout, well done! I don't see hauls of specs like that too often around here, at least not in the lakes that are pressured. There are many good spots to fish for specs or lakers here, but they could be 10x better if it weren't for the acidification of many lakes combined with over harvest and every other factor. With time though the fisheries are improving and many species have returned to systems where they were entirely extirpated. One stream I can think of went from being a borderline cesspool running through the city, to now recovering into a diverse ecosystem that just recently was able to hold brookies once again.
You've got a good group of people with you too in these videos man, willing to do that trek through the bush is something not many today would do. I have a lot of respect for people who do these types of things. Whereabouts are ya'll from in Ontario. I see you guys fish all the way down to manitoulin but this area looks like north of sudbury or north bay. Quite a range to fish. In any case keep the videos coming, it's nice to see people fishing similar areas as I do or in some cases the same. Cheers
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downeast
As the longest day of the summer emerges so do the snapping turtles, laying eggs in the gravel road edges and sandy beaches. We were told, from some higher power not to eat the fresh water clams, I have always held to that. Thanks for breaking the myth. I may look into it in a little more detail on my local clams. Tidal clams along the Atlantic are a go for sure. Funny how season 2 of Alone they told the contestants not to eat the clams due to red tide, understandable but I would have thought that if the red tide ban was lifted they would have given them the go ahead, with cooler waters as they head into the winter I wonder if the red tide cleared out?
Were the fir and spruce tips breaking open on this trip, an addition to the diet. How about fiddle heads? Just anticipating the next 3 episodes. Great stuff, thanks.
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As the longest day of the summer emerges so do the snapping turtles, laying eggs in the gravel road edges and sandy beaches. We were told, from some higher power not to eat the fresh water clams, I have always held to that. Thanks for breaking the myth. I may look into it in a little more detail on my local clams. Tidal clams along the Atlantic are a go for sure. Funny how season 2 of Alone they told the contestants not to eat the clams due to red tide, understandable but I would have thought that if the red tide ban was lifted they would have given them the go ahead, with cooler waters as they head into the winter I wonder if the red tide cleared out?
Were the fir and spruce tips breaking open on this trip, an addition to the diet. How about fiddle heads? Just anticipating the next 3 episodes. Great stuff, thanks.
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Martina
nahhh, fry those muscles in corn meal & flour. that's what to do with them. jeremy's right. soak'em in clean water 1st several hours will clean out sand. i personally like'em especially breaded and fried. actually, i think they're very good. a bit chewy like chkn livers or chkn gizzards. i would think a great find those muscles are. i surely would have eaten them too w/o a single doubt in the world.
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nahhh, fry those muscles in corn meal & flour. that's what to do with them. jeremy's right. soak'em in clean water 1st several hours will clean out sand. i personally like'em especially breaded and fried. actually, i think they're very good. a bit chewy like chkn livers or chkn gizzards. i would think a great find those muscles are. i surely would have eaten them too w/o a single doubt in the world.
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CanadianBushman
Thanks for the clam testing. I've read that you can clear those clams of sand by placing in clean water overnight with palm's worth of oatmeal (or cornmeal. If they purge a lot of sand, repeat.
I've eaten snapping turtle in a soup. It was a lot of work to clean and the soup was tasty but would not go out of my way to do it again.
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Thanks for the clam testing. I've read that you can clear those clams of sand by placing in clean water overnight with palm's worth of oatmeal (or cornmeal. If they purge a lot of sand, repeat.
I've eaten snapping turtle in a soup. It was a lot of work to clean and the soup was tasty but would not go out of my way to do it again.
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Big
I haven't fished in years, but your videos are very enticing and make me want to get out there and try my hand at this craft once again. Good job lads. I am also reminded that my fishing success always relied on live bait, whereas my chum could catch anything using artificial bait. I guess it comes down to our young childhood lessons.
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I haven't fished in years, but your videos are very enticing and make me want to get out there and try my hand at this craft once again. Good job lads. I am also reminded that my fishing success always relied on live bait, whereas my chum could catch anything using artificial bait. I guess it comes down to our young childhood lessons.
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REEL
Enjoy the episodes. You know your stuff. The fresh water clams are cool and great for keeping water clean and the symbiotic relationship with the fish as you noted is all a part of balance. There is a lake I go to that is full of these and the trout. They just messed with the lake and killed thousands of the clams.
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Enjoy the episodes. You know your stuff. The fresh water clams are cool and great for keeping water clean and the symbiotic relationship with the fish as you noted is all a part of balance. There is a lake I go to that is full of these and the trout. They just messed with the lake and killed thousands of the clams.
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Big
The small speckles we used to catch 50 years ago, we'd cut out the intestines then fry them and eat everything else including the spine, ribs and head. You'd hardly know that you were chewing down on bones, they were so soft in texture. Perhaps that was part of the amazing flavor.
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The small speckles we used to catch 50 years ago, we'd cut out the intestines then fry them and eat everything else including the spine, ribs and head. You'd hardly know that you were chewing down on bones, they were so soft in texture. Perhaps that was part of the amazing flavor.
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Martina
i really like that running water there for a sink and all. that's nice i have that here too. cold water springs. cleanest purest water you ever seen. not even mountain water is this clear and clean. i think sand cleans it under he ground and it's cold.
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i really like that running water there for a sink and all. that's nice i have that here too. cold water springs. cleanest purest water you ever seen. not even mountain water is this clear and clean. i think sand cleans it under he ground and it's cold.
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Big
Although I fondly remember that wonderful taste of the creek speckles, my uncle later introduced me to the cold water lake perch, and I was quite surprised at the splendid taste of this fish. It's kind of sad that the perch is a predator of the trout.
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Although I fondly remember that wonderful taste of the creek speckles, my uncle later introduced me to the cold water lake perch, and I was quite surprised at the splendid taste of this fish. It's kind of sad that the perch is a predator of the trout.
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MAC
Hey guys, fun video as usual!
Be careful when eating wild mussels. although those are black mussels and not zebra mussels you can still get very, very sick by even eating one.
Need you guys around to make some more videos lol
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Hey guys, fun video as usual!
Be careful when eating wild mussels. although those are black mussels and not zebra mussels you can still get very, very sick by even eating one.
Need you guys around to make some more videos lol
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