I know these fish as spearing.I've fried them for the feast of seven fish ( Italian Christmas Eve dinner) for many many years. I don't gut them and l leave the heads on, tossed in flour and plunged in deep fat and salted immediately after they are fried. They are absolutely delicious and are a big hit every year. You can eat them as you would eat potato chips they are that that tasty. Many a guest at these dinners have become aficionados after sampling these tasty morsals.
Coolest thing I’ve caught in a Seine net was 2 schoolies stripers. We were trying to catch spearing for bait and ended up getting some peanut bunker mixed in and had 2 stripers in the net too. As we were throwing the peanut bunker back in the water, the water started boiling with more schoolie stripers eating the peanut bunker we just threw back
We call them spearing in jersey. Had a Portuguese guy introduce me to deep fried "fish chips." Never thought I would eat fluke bait and actually sort of enjoy it. I'm into sardines, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Haven't tried cooking a batch for myself, but this video kind of gives me the itch to break out the Seine net this summer and add a new dish to a fish fry. Thanks for posting.
I grew up in Buenos Aires and it’s a pretty common snack…my grandma used to fry up a big bag of cornalitos for me as an after school snack. Heads and guts included, only cleaning she did was to squeeze them so as to get as mush poop out as possible. Done in no time and the heads are crunchy and tasty.
In Ct.we call them Shinners,I've always used them for snapper Blue bait..actually those were small for September, they come in with the annual snapper Blue run around mid July in Ct.and bye September some are almost 3". I've never eaten them before, I've caught small Tinker makeral,snapper blues,even a fluke while netting those.
to save time, the way old toimers used to do it is not gutting them, but squeezing the fish behind the head, and sliding your fingers towards the tail. w.e. comes out is bad, and w.e. stays is edible. then fry them whole. you can clean 10 lbs of them in like 20 minutes. and trust me, there is no difference in flavor, texture or color
Just see the (smelt ) video of so called silver sides. I’m wondering where they migrated from. I’ve been dipping fresh water smelts for a week. Trying anyway when they show up. Some nights they don’t run close to shore. We get the in the brooks, streams an rivers where in flows into the lake. I’m in northern Maine. We’re only aloud two quarts per night . Sometimes they run during the day also. But not usually. Last night, which is the end of April (20-29). I was at the west branch of the Penobscot river above Millonocket and I missed them by one night because they stopped running a week short. We a So use a dip net with a long handle. About 12’-20’. Small streams the handle is about 8’-10’. We don’t eat the heads an guts. For a cleaning tip, use your thumb nail to chunk off the head just behind the front fins. As you chunk off the head, pull the guts out with the head. You’ll like You have just the heart an maybe a piece on gut tube (intestine). Just pull it out an your done. Wash of any eggs that may stick on them from sitting in the fridge or during travel. The females run first an they have a smooth texture. The males have a rougher texture. Traditionally we eat the first one netted. I can also know about how far the run is in the season from what I eat. Smooth s female an they go down easily. Take it by the tail an stick your tongue out an flip it on the back of the tongue, close an swallow at he same time ind down it goes. To demonstrate for many others, I’ve ate a bunch. If we save some an keep alive for early morning fishing on live line, can catch salmon, trout an lake trout ( togue) . I’d really like to know when they’re running down there, I’d drive down for a bucket full. Better than two quarts per night an take half the night to get them. We’re done at midnight by law. Keeps the drunks out of the wood till morning and hopefully nobody’s lost in the woods all night, or dies from hypothermia by morning from passed out an chilled to death. Even my dad when I was a kid, had to pee, wondered off the river an got lost. Can’t hear anyone yelling because of the sound of rapids. I went in the woods an heard him yelling about a couple hundred yards from the river. Showed him how to get back. He never went again up to the mountain. Above Millonocket. Sorry for being such a long storyteller. Hopefully good info an everyone enjoys it. One of my biggest wishes is to meet some of you guys an fish with some of you. I did join the Striper cup this year and will be at the Canal often. Never fished for Stripes in Maine, which is on my way to the Canal. I just think it’s a better chance of catching there. Can fish anywhere. HAHAHAHAHA So, brook trout a salmon with fiddleheads before I come down. Fiddleheads is great with smelts. I’ve introduced Fiddleheads to friend from the Cape area to the mountains of NH , and now some come here for a week for that season, about the first of May. Tight lines fellas, hope to see you all there on the waterfront. If you want any information, feel free to text or call. I’ll give you a number when you text too call. I should do TH-cam videos for what I do. I just don’t take time. Just run an gun. HAHAHAHAHA
Come late may early June the Saco river is loaded with these guys. I've seen college students not them and other things just like them. I've always joked with my friends surfcasting slurping them down live lol schoolies go on massive blitz first thing in the morning on these in the spring.
I’d Locke to know when they run there. I’m a long ways from the Saco river. But would make a trip for a bucket of them. Can you message me when you see them ?
I know these fish as spearing.I've fried them for the feast of seven fish ( Italian Christmas Eve dinner) for many many years.
I don't gut them and l leave the heads on, tossed in flour and plunged in deep fat and salted immediately after they are fried. They are absolutely delicious and are a big hit every year.
You can eat them as you would eat potato chips they are that that tasty.
Many a guest at these dinners have become aficionados after sampling these tasty morsals.
Merry Christmas and mangia bene 🤌🏻
Coolest thing I’ve caught in a Seine net was 2 schoolies stripers. We were trying to catch spearing for bait and ended up getting some peanut bunker mixed in and had 2 stripers in the net too. As we were throwing the peanut bunker back in the water, the water started boiling with more schoolie stripers eating the peanut bunker we just threw back
We call them spearing in jersey. Had a Portuguese guy introduce me to deep fried "fish chips." Never thought I would eat fluke bait and actually sort of enjoy it. I'm into sardines, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Haven't tried cooking a batch for myself, but this video kind of gives me the itch to break out the Seine net this summer and add a new dish to a fish fry. Thanks for posting.
I grew up in Buenos Aires and it’s a pretty common snack…my grandma used to fry up a big bag of cornalitos for me as an after school snack. Heads and guts included, only cleaning she did was to squeeze them so as to get as mush poop out as possible. Done in no time and the heads are crunchy and tasty.
In Ct.we call them Shinners,I've always used them for snapper Blue bait..actually those were small for September, they come in with the annual snapper Blue run around mid July in Ct.and bye September some are almost 3". I've never eaten them before, I've caught small Tinker makeral,snapper blues,even a fluke while netting those.
Caught a bunch in late October in Ma. Delicious!
Good Stuff buddy Tight Lines and Fish On
pro tip: watch series at Kaldrostream. Been using them for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.
@Marshall Kairo Definitely, I've been using flixzone} for months myself =)
Looks good
Looks delicious
It was!
Beautiful
I love the subterfuge, avoid the spot burn lol.
Mummies R.I. Great for Flounder Fluke Fishing!
Where do I buy the net ?
to save time, the way old toimers used to do it is not gutting them, but squeezing the fish behind the head, and sliding your fingers towards the tail. w.e. comes out is bad, and w.e. stays is edible. then fry them whole. you can clean 10 lbs of them in like 20 minutes. and trust me, there is no difference in flavor, texture or color
Omg I can’t stop laughing about the epoxy jig ! Hilarious
Thnx for the video now I want to see you fry some Peanut Bunker ! Lol
good to use as bait
What time of the yeae was this
We filmed this in September but there is plenty of bait around before that.
Just see the (smelt ) video of so called silver sides. I’m wondering where they migrated from. I’ve been dipping fresh water smelts for a week. Trying anyway when they show up. Some nights they don’t run close to shore. We get the in the brooks, streams an rivers where in flows into the lake. I’m in northern Maine. We’re only aloud two quarts per night . Sometimes they run during the day also. But not usually. Last night, which is the end of April (20-29). I was at the west branch of the Penobscot river above Millonocket and I missed them by one night because they stopped running a week short. We a
So use a dip net with a long handle. About 12’-20’. Small streams the handle is about 8’-10’.
We don’t eat the heads an guts. For a cleaning tip, use your thumb nail to chunk off the head just behind the front fins. As you chunk off the head, pull the guts out with the head. You’ll like
You have just the heart an maybe a piece on gut tube (intestine). Just pull it out an your done. Wash of any eggs that may stick on them from sitting in the fridge or during travel. The females run first an they have a smooth texture. The males have a rougher texture.
Traditionally we eat the first one netted. I can also know about how far the run is in the season from what I eat. Smooth s female an they go down easily. Take it by the tail an stick your tongue out an flip it on the back of the tongue, close an swallow at he same time ind down it goes. To demonstrate for many others, I’ve ate a bunch.
If we save some an keep alive for early morning fishing on live line, can catch salmon, trout an lake trout ( togue) .
I’d really like to know when they’re running down there, I’d drive down for a bucket full. Better than two quarts per night an take half the night to get them. We’re done at midnight by law. Keeps the drunks out of the wood till morning and hopefully nobody’s lost in the woods all night, or dies from hypothermia by morning from passed out an chilled to death. Even my dad when I was a kid, had to pee, wondered off the river an got lost. Can’t hear anyone yelling because of the sound of rapids. I went in the woods an heard him yelling about a couple hundred yards from the river. Showed him how to get back. He never went again up to the mountain. Above Millonocket.
Sorry for being such a long storyteller.
Hopefully good info an everyone enjoys it.
One of my biggest wishes is to meet some of you guys an fish with some of you. I did join the Striper cup this year and will be at the Canal often. Never fished for Stripes in Maine, which is on my way to the Canal. I just think it’s a better chance of catching there. Can fish anywhere. HAHAHAHAHA
So, brook trout a salmon with fiddleheads before I come down. Fiddleheads is great with smelts. I’ve introduced Fiddleheads to friend from the Cape area to the mountains of NH , and now some come here for a week for that season, about the first of May.
Tight lines fellas, hope to see you all there on the waterfront.
If you want any information, feel free to text or call. I’ll give you a number when you text too call.
I should do TH-cam videos for what I do. I just don’t take time. Just run an gun. HAHAHAHAHA
Come late may early June the Saco river is loaded with these guys. I've seen college students not them and other things just like them. I've always joked with my friends surfcasting slurping them down live lol schoolies go on massive blitz first thing in the morning on these in the spring.
I’d Locke to know when they run there. I’m a long ways from the Saco river. But would make a trip for a bucket of them. Can you message me when you see them ?
Fritto Misto
They are spearing Atlantic silverside are softer and different. Pick up a fish book you'll see.
Jimmy, are you biting heads off again
This will be very useful , trying to live through the Harris - Biden regime.
We're all screwed
Stay clean, cover your face an away from people an cast away. Tight lines 😎🤣
Pathetic
@@jonmcdowell6437 oh please, people can make jokes you dont need to get all upset.
Lol same