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Well I finally dusted the cob webs off myself and my fishing gear and got out and got the stink blew off me, Hahaha, first time in a little over a year, and three years previous. I must thank Crowman for this. I don't know how, but some how, he detected that I was in a rut, and I was, big time, and he mentioned that I needed to get out and go fishing. It took a while but I finally heeded his advice and sure glad I did. Can't wait to get out again. If it wasn't for your advise Rick, and I thought about it frequently, I'm not sure I would have. Thanking you very much just doesn't seem like enough. The wind in town here was 40 gusting to 60 out of the west which would have been perfect but when I got to my fishing hole, the Bow River, just 75km SE of town the the wind was brutal and out of the SE right in my face and the water was dirty but still managed to get my Kamlooper out far enough to get this brown. Not a big one but a nice looking one. Not the best picture as I didn't want to spend too much time with him as I intended to release him which I did of course as I do with most all my fish, but it sure made my day and broke the ice for the first fish caught on my new rod and reel. Thank You Rick.

The year is shaping up to be messed up already. Ice was only completely gone yesterday, but not a single crappie on the ice spots, but lots of walleye in 30’FOW…?!?!?? So..... went for bass in the shallows and not a single bass either??!?? Was trolling around some shore lines of the bays and the water temps were 50F max…and what do I see swimming towards me suspended over 6’FOW? a school of crappie, I set the bobber to 6” and watched them grab the minnow….way too early in my experience to sight fish them in the shallows…another weird year is on the cards.

Ditto!

A buddy of mine uses it to make chocolate chip cookies. But that stuff is not for me...........

Beauty meal! Looks amazing! My chicken/peppers prep to be mixed with Greek yogurt, salsa and on wraps

Ritchies end of trail -lake biscotasi May17-21 walleye opener

Looks good for sure. In my case I would have added 2 tbs of my wild leek compound butter to that pasta for an extra boost of flavour or at least some fresh garlic. I add garlic to just about everything lol.

Here's that mesh shelf I mentioned, it's great for rubbing the husk off the fiddleheads and keeping things dry. I also use it for washing off leeks with the hose. Plus it's a great rock/gravel screen for when I'm making up new garden beds. I also use the ferns for foundation plantings, I have 30ft at the east side of the house and over that at the back north side along with scattered ferns around the property. Lots of shade here with all the trees.

I'm going trawling for scallops..........at the Metro! Thanks! 😉 Doug

Picked up a couple packs a week or so back at my local Metro Doug. They were delicious, definitely going to see if I can get a few more packs.

Awesome! casting from shore?

That’s awesome, fishing is therapy!

Mmmmm, Scallops. Seasoned then seared in Tallow and served on a bed of Linguine tossed in fresh Lime, Ghee, Capers and fresh cracked Peppercorns. Simple and delicious!

So I just looked up that site you posted and for me they couldn't be more wrong about fiddleheads. First they say you shouldn't pick them yourself, well duh I think I know what an ostrich fern look like, it's pretty hard to mistake them for anything else. But of course they want to sell them lol. I also know how to pick them sustainably, I never take more than 3 or rarely four at most out of any clump and they always grow back fine. They do have one thing right and that's to always cook them before eating. Then they say to boil for 15 minutes or steam for 10-12 minutes, both of which are way too long. The also recommend steaming which is the worst thing to do as all those contaminants that turn the water brown when boiling stay in them. So soon as I saw them recommend steaming it tells me they don't know what they're talking about. Just saying, I've been picking and eating them almost every year since the mid 70's. https://montreal.lufa.com/en/blog/articles/fiddleheads-101

Never had them go slimy in the bag as it's not tightly sealed and they can still breath. They're not usually wet when I pick them so things stay humid in the bag but never wet. If anything sometimes they dry out. I clean the husk off outside by using a coarse mesh metal shelf from a cafeteria, it works well and I would never want all the husk going down my drain into my septic tank. I also get way longer than a month out of them. I also never clean them before using them. I have three bags in the downstairs fridge with around 13lb total. It's always worked for me that way so that's what I keep doing.

Good to see you finally got out Barry.

Nice fish ! Glad to hear you had a good outing.