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South Devon Report 2010

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Hi All,

In today and was surprised at the real lack of fish. Pollack and wrasse but no silver fish. The bonus was that I saw a picture perfect sea trout! Just lay and stared at it for as long as I could stand and it was amazing to watch. He was only a little chap but he was munching quite happily through the sandeel shoal infront of him!
Made my day it really did.

Tribs

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“Smeagol in the lord of the rings” roflroflroflsorry Nick but it is funny:):)
That’s some fancy spearing all, loving the quality of the Bass that you boys are getting.
 
Hey guys, quick question. im always seeing big dog fish every time i go spearing and i was wondering if they are edible and if they taste good, does anyone have any recipes? i dont want to kill one just to see. i know i can catch them easily in my hands so thats not a problem. cheers.

Greg.
 
You probably mean bull huss or greater spotted dogfish, yes they are edible but not many folk kill them.
They take an awful lot to stop them riving around & are a real handful to carry around even with mortal injuries.
Virtually all fish are edible with just a few exceptions like electric rays or monkfish (true monkfish).
 
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I’m with Dan, take just a couple and stock the freezer with Dogfish scampi, tis the best you’ll ever taste.
Oh and nice one with the FOM Dan.:)
 
Cheers guys, ill pick one or two up next time im on my way back in with no fish ahah. is there a minimum landing size on bull huss and spotted dogfish? i had a bit of a look online but couldnt find any information regarding this. cheers.

Greg.
 
They're good to eat mate, but a balls ache to skin - get the biggest one you can to make it worth your while.

They benefit from a period kept in the freezer, prior to preparation, as this helps to rid the ammonia contained in the skin (they urinate through their skin, apparently!)

Enjoy


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