Brought back fond memories of day trips as a kid to Southend on Sea and Shoeburyness. Running what seemed like miles with our little legs, beating hearts and exploding lungs across the sand with the tide rushing in fast behind us. Not forgetting the fish and chips, icecream, sand in your picnic and Jellyfish stings. Oh and of course the sunburn to take home with you. Cheers, new subscriber.
Another great video, I was looking for exactly this tbf! I've no fishing experience at all, but foraging for Shellfish would be up my street. What times of the year should I be aiming for? Loved the crayfish video as well btw, will definitely give that a try in some rivers in Essex!
hey mate. Quick update. I was down there on the 18/07/23 to forage for perc use. anyway theres 2 blokes and about no joke 80 buckets of oysters just running them likea milatary operation. wha should i do the next time i see them. It was unbelievable to see ??
absolutely brilliant !!! came across your channel after watching smash fishing, a pal of mine has a charter boat off Mersea island if you ever fancy doing a video there give me a shout. I've got my own channel doing a bit of singing and teaching guitar but haven't posted anything for a long time.keep it up mate superb stuff
michael bullen thank you, I might take you up on that offer one day!! I fished out of Mersea a couple of years ago with Scott Belbin & I'm booked up with him again next spring, can't wait-I love Mersea Island!!
The Autistic Angler sorry for the late reply but I've just got back from my hols but yeah that's quite an unnerving situation to be in, I try not to take too many risks but I was constantly assessing the situation, thanks pal, all the best, Paul.
years ago we had problems with gangs of oyster pickers on the foreshore, they nearly picked the place clean, they were picking them to sell. they were there for weeks on end. environment agency were told but did nothing to stop them. so many animals rely on the sea life in our estuary.
I have a question. Mussels and Oysters are filter feeders so how do you know if they are ok to eat? Are there certain months of the year when they can be eaten? This was filmed in February, right? Great video and as a fellow Londoner, love the Cockney slang! Cheers
Christopher Smith these bivalves from this area must be cooked before being eaten, you would be taking a risk eating these if they wasn't cooked. So long as they're cooked at 90 degree heat at the core of the product for 90 seconds they will be made safe to eat & after all there's a local shellfish fishing industry where cockles & winkles etc are harvested from these very same waters. There is an old adage that you should only eat shellfish when there's an 'R' in the month & generally most people stick to this but if I'm cooking these anyway, I wouldn't stick so rigidly to this but having said that it makes sense as bacteria in the warmer summer months is obviously more prevalent, also the only thing nasty that wouldn't be cooked out of these bivalves is the toxic algae that may be found in the summer months so it's up to the individual as to the amount of risk they are willing to take when eating these gathered shellfish.
Sorry to be so offtopic but does any of you know a method to log back into an Instagram account? I stupidly forgot my password. I would love any tips you can give me.
@Hassan Ruben I really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and Im in the hacking process atm. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
awesome content as always pal i cant wait to get my ass over to your side of the island iv got a few vlogs to make in Rendlesham forest for my own Chanel , so ill pop down a bit further in hopes of meeting you on the beach foraging if you are ever up for a collaboration vlog?
I have seen sea cucumbers do the same thing when I am diving. It's very sticky like a web and a nightmare to get off wet suits😃. Another smashing video sir! Thank you.
