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doctoral

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 07 11:20 am Post subject:
happy to post that my PC was set up with an English spell-checker that didn't know the language, so I turned it off

Bodger

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 07 6:01 pm Post subject:
I'm catching bass spinning off the rocks upto 2lb.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 07 7:22 am Post subject:
An update for this thread. Now we're into September is it too early to collect filter feeding shellfish like mussels? What about browsers such as limpets? I'm also keen to collect some more seaweed so is it a reasonable time of year for it?

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 07 7:28 am Post subject:
'R' in the month is the indicator? a bit like rabbits.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 07 7:33 am Post subject:
I know that's the saying but how correct it is is another question, especially with the change of seasons. I gather algal blooms can make shellfish toxic and as these occur in warmer weather they might still be a problem in September. On the other had it hasn't been that hot here but I don't know about the sea.

Darma1

Joined: 17 Sep 2007
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Location: Wales

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 07 6:45 am Post subject:
Why would a "R" in the month make any difference with shellfish or rabbits?

Bodger

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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 07 9:22 am Post subject:

In the years before climate change cocked everything up, the old sayings contained good advice.

I always adhered to only collecting winkles in the winter months but the driving force behind for me was the fact that the prices went up as the temp went down and the pickers fingers got colder.

Only rabbiting in months with an R in was inorder to protect pregnant does and to avoid killing babys but rabbits are at 'it' through out the year now as our winters get milder.

Ferreting is much trickier now that we don't get the same vegetation die back that the harsh winters brought.

Darma1

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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 07 11:19 am Post subject:
That's what I was thinking. I imagined the "R" in the month, relating to shellfish went back to the days before refrigeration and related to buying shellfish rather than collecting them. Rabbits on the other hand have had a year round breeding cycle as long as I can remember.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 07 11:42 am Post subject:

As mentioned I thought shellfish can feed on more dodgy things during the warmer months, algal blooms for example, hence the collecting in the cooler months. It might also be something to do with avoiding them when they are breeding but I'm not sure.

Anyway, I collected some winkles and limpets yesterday along with some sea lettuce and possibly some laver seaweed. They all look fine and I'll try a few tonight so fingers crossed!

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