Archive for September 22nd, 2008

Fishing Tippy Dam

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

I have mentioned this before, and its been a while, so will do it again.  Reading some of the fishing forums can  lead to some good tips, and this is really a good case in point.  This is one of the guys, and his trip to the dam recently, where he had hired a guide to show him the ropes on the river.  Which by the way, is an excellent way to learn new waters and effective techniques.

This is Ben, one of the www.fishmichigan.net crowd.  Its a loose assortment of good guys, some nuts, but like I said GOOD PEOPLE.  Who just like the outdoors, and there are skill levels from the beginner to the accomplished in fishing, hunting and trapping who visit there on a regular basis.  There are no rules persay, and you don’t get kicked off for mentioning a non-paying sponor’s product, or telling it how it is about a sponsor’s product.

Ben’s charter was with Full of Hope Charters and his guide was Steve Emery.  Not only was he impressed with Emery’s skill at finding fish, but he learned a lot on the trip as well.  That’s what a good charter captain or guide should be.  Always a bonus, Steve sounds like a pretty good guy as well.  Most of the pics are with Ben on the right or fishing by himself, but the first pic was just a great shot of the mist on the water on the morning they went out just last week.

Misty morn

 

Nice

 

Ben

 

 

 

nice trip

Packing in Water

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

How not to get freezer burn on your fillets?  This isn’t exactly a revelation to a lot of anglers, but it can sure save you some bucks  and  fish in the long run.

When you get done with the filleting,  place them in a freezer zip-loc and then add water.  Stop filling about halfway to the top, and then start sealing the top of the bag, almost to the end. Squeeze the bag until water begins to come out, and close the rest of the bag.  Lay flat in the freezer for storage later.

Like I said, its not a new process, lots of folks do it already and works great in preventing freezer burn.  Saves you some money from the expensive vacuum sealers, and buying the bags later on. This also applies to when Meijer’s  has those buy one, get two deals on shrimp.