Eels?
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It was a freshwater eel that was smoked I think.
I’ve caught a few conger sea fishing though and once you’ve fought them in, unwrapped the bird nest of slimy muck it leaves your tackle in, I let them go… and good riddance to them!
I was once snorkeling at Comfortless Cove at Ascension Island, admiring the varied sea life. When swimming past a hole in the rock a rather large eel decided to come and take a look. He was thicker than my leg with huge teeth. I think in an underwater fight, if one of us was going to be jellied and eaten, it wouldn't have been him.
Yup, a mate of mine used to do deep sea diving on wrecked ships. he said one of the most dangerous things was when you had to get something out of a hole, aside from the many risks he said that conger and ling could grab your hand or arm and not let go of you. I’d imagine that they use some sort of underwater litter picker tool thing to prevent you from having to put your arm In a hole or under something, still I shudder to think of it. I’d never ever be doing something like that. I love swimming, but my goal is to stay above the water and not under it
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I've got to ask the obvious question......why a postman? Was there some kind of delivery involved??
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No, funnily enough he was the one with the terrier that would Mark a Conger in a rock pool.
In one of the Jack Russel terrier books there is a photo of the conger eel boys. There was I suppose a rapid delivery when we hooked the conger out and it made for the sea with three or more terriers in hot pursuit.
Eaten loads but hated them Jellied ! All over now but the numbers in the 70s and up to the early eighties where vast . Had some big ones and they put up a very different fight , like having a pit bull a tug of war only on the end of the rod !
We ate them fair regular and a good size eel section was a good deadbait for pike .
I have had odd ones in more recent times but all released immediately! Feel sort of guilty about taking them in the past but there really was a lot , the trick was not catching them because they would take almost any bait
We ate them fair regular and a good size eel section was a good deadbait for pike .
I have had odd ones in more recent times but all released immediately! Feel sort of guilty about taking them in the past but there really was a lot , the trick was not catching them because they would take almost any bait
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Lough Neagh Eels are still going strong though the Lough has been suffering badly in recent years from algae bloom - largely down to fertiliser run-off (will we ever learn?). They are still air-freighted across Europe and on many occasions I have been on London-bound flights which were delayed because of the late arrival of the large crates of squirming eels.My brother and I in our youth were very keen anglers. One of his particular favourites was to fish for bass in the channel behind the bull wall in Dublin (in the days before local authority put in the causeway and prevented the sweep of the tides). At that time he caught far more eels than bass. He'd BRING THE EELS HOME AND COOK THEM UP FOR THE DOG! (What a waste). Until one Thursday morning (Mum used to stock up on a Thursday) When he returned home to find the cupboards bare (five sons, what a shock!) So, cooked up the eels and decided to try them as the hunger got the better of him! Never again did the dog get an eel. Delicious, the Dutch were a huge market for eels taken from Lough Neagh, where they were sought commercially. Had them in Amsterdam, outstanding, so full of protein. Down the "east end" (where I grew up) they were a staple!
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Was in London last month and walked past Manses eel and pie shop at Chapel market, sadly closed down. Always wanted to try jellied eel.
Used to catch eels as a lad on holiday in Ireland, skinned and fried a few on the pan with butter and lemon. Nice enough but a fair effort to skin
Used to catch eels as a lad on holiday in Ireland, skinned and fried a few on the pan with butter and lemon. Nice enough but a fair effort to skin
Used to enjoy eels cooked in foil and vinegar like herrings moons ago and as youngsters would float fish tidal drains for flounders and eels were then a constant pest at times. Interesting the few that target eels for pleasure catch some specimen fish in park lakes or large ponds on dead baits at night when most active.
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