Fishing Trip today....
Wed/May/2007 01:45 AM Filed in: Personal
Spent
most of my day today at a fishing trip on the
Chesapeake Bay... you know, the place where awesome
Rockfish, Crab and Blue Fish come from??
Yes, I'm not really a fisherman, AT ALL. Proof is that I got seasick today...nice. Hey, it's an honest site here..
Truth be told, the waters were pretty crazy, 2 foot swells for a couple hours, I just had 2 hours of sleep.. I was not feeling strong. This all after MOTHERS DAY in the restaurant biz.. see my post about that here..
We did have a nice time, we were out for about 12 hours total, and it was pretty tiring at the end of the day, but i had fun. We ended up getting two fish, and I got one! I pulled in a 28 incher or so.. and one of my friends got one in the mid 30 inches. He did have one that came in two inches short at 41 inches.. The recent rules are something like it has to be above 28 inches - 36 inches or something. Then above that, it needs to be 43 inches. I'm not so sure, but we had fun... here's some pics and a quick video..
One Chef related comment relating to seafood and our consumption... we have to always realize that any wild caught fish is a limited resource, we have a certain amount, and yes, they are hopefully being spawned at a rate equal to or greater than our consumption. We have to remain responsible to the earth and realize our impact.
PICS HERE... (HOSTED ON FLIKR)
Yes, I'm not really a fisherman, AT ALL. Proof is that I got seasick today...nice. Hey, it's an honest site here..
Truth be told, the waters were pretty crazy, 2 foot swells for a couple hours, I just had 2 hours of sleep.. I was not feeling strong. This all after MOTHERS DAY in the restaurant biz.. see my post about that here..
We did have a nice time, we were out for about 12 hours total, and it was pretty tiring at the end of the day, but i had fun. We ended up getting two fish, and I got one! I pulled in a 28 incher or so.. and one of my friends got one in the mid 30 inches. He did have one that came in two inches short at 41 inches.. The recent rules are something like it has to be above 28 inches - 36 inches or something. Then above that, it needs to be 43 inches. I'm not so sure, but we had fun... here's some pics and a quick video..
One Chef related comment relating to seafood and our consumption... we have to always realize that any wild caught fish is a limited resource, we have a certain amount, and yes, they are hopefully being spawned at a rate equal to or greater than our consumption. We have to remain responsible to the earth and realize our impact.
PICS HERE... (HOSTED ON FLIKR)