Hey Paul: Always nice to see a new video from you. A hymn in the English Hymnal, “In the Bleak Mid-Winter” certainly describes the countryside in winter. You should be here 😉 and we’ll have it for the next three months or so. My favourite seafood is shell fish so I was intrigued and happy to see you collecting them. Oysters in Toronto have to be imported and cost an average of $3 (1 pound 70) per oyster and come from all over North America’s Atlantic coast. You saved a fortune by foraging your own. I eat clams every which way from throwing a couple dozen raw into an Italian sauce, clams Casino, raw clams and perhaps my favourite, fried clams just the way you made them. As a southern friend once said to me “Ah jes lufs a feed of frahd clams!.” And so do I👍🏻. Thanks for sharing your day with us mate. Cheers, Colin.
Cheers Colin I always enjoy reading your comments, I'm glad we don't get harsh Winters that last for months, we only get a taste of the really bad stuff occasionally in the South of England, it's normally just damp & grey in Winter! I plan to do more foraging before the year warms up, all the best my friend, Paul.
Good morning to you Paul, love the videos . Keep'em coming . I keep saying I will go foraging 1 day but I still haven't . All your vids that you make cooking your finds and catches always makes me hungry.
I have shellfish envy, we only get mussels, winkles and razor clams on the north east coast worth collecting. Not a lot of those about either. Keep the videos coming, they make lock down a little bit more bearable and stay safe.
Fran, all that shellfish you mentioned is not invasive, that's one good thing at least!! Thanks for the kind words, I make these videos for people like you, who appreciate what I do, all the best & stay safe!
@@shorefishingessex I love oysters but prefer them baked Chinese style, my local restaurant won't give me the recipe though. At a pound an oyster up here, they are no longer a "poor man's meal". I do a tasty beef and oyster pie, with a minimum 12 oysters it's an expensive meal.
That’s the back catalogue complete ✅ awesome content was a fan of fishing Southend pier a few years back haven’t been for ages as it’s quite a trek from where I am (Bedfordshire) thanks for sharing the footage with us mate tight lines 😁🎣👍🏻
Stephen thanks, I would rather go to Walton Pier for a day's fishing if I was coming from Beds, there's some decent fishing to be had from Southend Pier but there's so many factors against you, like the tackle hungry snags, the bait robbing crabs, the ferocious tides, the lack of space at the head of the pier, the parking charges in Southend, the disappearance of plaice, flounder, codling, I could go on & on!! On the plus side, last year smooth hound were caught in numbers for the first time in years & bass seem to be more common than ever!
@@shorefishingessex I go to Walton too but again it’s a long old way to go for not very much reward unfortunately I should give Clacton a go but I’ve heard the fish aren’t edible there due to a sewage outlet pipe?
Lol Brian for some reason there's only so much mellow music I can take before I feel the urge to liven it up a bit!! The feedback has been duly noted though, thank you!!
Thank you for replying bak to my comments,there has been recent clam harvesting at on a large scale at Southend again by certain ethnic group, what bothered me thou was when i used 2fish on the pier i used 2see groups of 3-5ppl wiv 2maybe 3rods each and they wud fill these big frytol oil buckets up with schoolies-sea bass that was under sized nd no doubt heading 2the restraunt. wen I told the foreshore officer he jus made out that I was jealous nd not a great fishermen-I was 15! Anyway sori 4the lil rant I love ur bids nd hope 2see u again soon
Good video there matey, live up the road from the Crouch and love the place. Regularly fishing and walking the dogs along its banks, surprised i,ve not bumped into you lol
Lol Bryan you never know, I don't normally have a lockdown beard so we might have bumped into each other in the past!! Just subbed to your channel, looks interesting & features places I have been to & intend going/filming, all the best, keep it it up pal!!
@@shorefishingessex Cheers matey, appreciate the sub. You'll recognise me if your down there, i,m the one with the 2 mental spaniels running everywhere lol
Loving your video's. Top marks for getting out for a forage, not sure id like to eat the shellfish though, maybe a soak to purge them overnight would be a better option. Keep up the good work, maybe see you out and about especially if your down Canvey.
I like your videos I like your videos Seriously You have interesting content away from the river. 10 out of 10 for (difficult times) content. Your followers would be happy to watch you sharpen a pencil. Keep smiling buddy. And Max.
I used to live in Southend and the Oysters there I used to purge them for 48 hours and some I'd eat raw (to no ill effect) and some I boil and some times I'd part boil them and then bread crumbs and fry them, with garlic mayo or sweet chili sauce .... LOVERLY
Good Video. Don't make too many as I am still trying to catch up with your earlier ones. As a side note, have you tried fixing a small piece of foam over the mic / mic aperture. I had a similar problem with wind noise on a camera I had. I found the mic opening on the front, and jerry rigged a small square of foam over it. It Cut the wind noise down by a good 50% or more. Just a thought.
Derek thanks, I'm aware of that little trick having watched other vloggers using the same technique, I might give it a bash tomorrow when I go fishing, all the best.
Oyster pens at Althorne. Used until about 1980/85 Waters checked by the ministry at that time. Worth checking to find out if they still do? Have a great day.
Patrick originally from John Wright in one of his coastal foraging books from years ago & I read a report in the local press stating that the waters around Southend were grade B.
Great video Paul. The twice cooked clams looked amazing. Is there a website that I can use to check the a/b/c grading of the water on my local beach here in north Wales?
Cheers Pete, I looked on the FSA site last night & found out the River Dee Estuary is grade B, it's rated by the amount of E coli found in the shellfish, the website explains more & you get links to cefas.co.uk where there are PDF files of maps etc you can download, hope this helps mate!
@@shorefishingessex that’s good information to have. I collected some razor clams a few years ago. Me and a friend both ate one raw as I he had read that they were meant to be really nice. They definitely weren’t nice for a start, I was ok after them but he was violently ill for a few days. 🤮
Another Shore fishing Essex classic! Great video mate and definitely your classic style of video, I can definitely see why you have moved out of London and into Essex it looks like a lovely place, have you ever tried those clams for bait or do you always eat them before the fish get a chance? 😂🤣 Keep um coming mate! 😉🎣🦀🐚🦐🐟👍
Lol cheers Damo, they never usually get a chance mate, I suppose I could use them in the Summer when shellfish are not meant to be eaten & yes there is a lot about Essex people don't see, people think it's all orange tanned, white stiletto wearing bimbos with flash boy racer types blokes!! I will try to change the stereotype!!
Never thought of it like that before but you're probably right & as for the battered oysters, I do have plans for more videos involving them & that suggestion might feature in future, thanks!
Can I ask a faver please? If yes then can I ask u to do a vid on the waters please ? Ie. How to find out the grade of waters round the coast etc. And beast places to forage in South East. Would be much appreciated m8 thanks 😁
The last burning of a witch was at Canewodon Church its Kent 2be the most haunted Church in Britain, the police shut it off at Halloween 2stop ppl reaching it
Forgot to say...wind in the mic is best...more natural. If you get spotted by any more subscribers and you get advertisements in your video any more I can see you being rather famous and VERY rich. 😂😂👍👍
Justin, I was intending to make a video regarding this subject but I haven't been making foraging videos this summer so the info I had might be out of date but I got all of my info from Food Standards Agency & searched shellfish classification on their site & I got maps of areas showing shellfish classification from cefas.co.uk, have a look on these sites, if not wait for a possible video from me in the future, hope this helps, thanks.
Hey Paul you might have warned us about the bare feet! Those dodgy big toes have left me traumatised! If you hide the microphone in your beard it should cut the wind noise right out lol. Keep up the good work mate enjoyable as ever nice one.
Lol Bill, that comment made my wife laugh out loud!! My family have always made fun of my monstrous toes, I will try not to inflict that trauma on you in future!!
Hey Paul: Always nice to see a new video from you. A hymn in the English Hymnal, “In the Bleak Mid-Winter” certainly describes the countryside in winter. You should be here 😉 and we’ll have it for the next three months or so. My favourite seafood is shell fish so I was intrigued and happy to see you collecting them. Oysters in Toronto have to be imported and cost an average of $3 (1 pound 70) per oyster and come from all over North America’s Atlantic coast. You saved a fortune by foraging your own. I eat clams every which way from throwing a couple dozen raw into an Italian sauce, clams Casino, raw clams and perhaps my favourite, fried clams just the way you made them. As a southern friend once said to me “Ah jes lufs a feed of frahd clams!.” And so do I👍🏻. Thanks for sharing your day with us mate. Cheers, Colin.
Cheers Colin I always enjoy reading your comments, I'm glad we don't get harsh Winters that last for months, we only get a taste of the really bad stuff occasionally in the South of England, it's normally just damp & grey in Winter! I plan to do more foraging before the year warms up, all the best my friend, Paul.
Great video Paul. Nice bit of worthwhile foraging.👍
Chris thanks for the kind words!
Cracking videos mate keep them coming mix of fishing, foraging and education all good stuff well done that man
Simon thanks for the encouragement!
Yet another great video, loving the uncle Albert look, "during the war" lol
Lol thanks Tony, now I know I definitely need to shave it off!!
Good morning to you Paul, love the videos . Keep'em coming . I keep saying I will go foraging 1 day but I still haven't . All your vids that you make cooking your finds and catches always makes me hungry.
You are too kind! I wish I had time to make more!
They looked good enough to eat !! I prefer the calming stuff !
Lol cheers Kevin, thanks for the feedback!
Another great post very interesting - thank you
Lol love the name!! no worries, thank you!
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Another gr8 vid m8
Some beautiful shots of the ice and sunrise.
Aron thank you my friend!
I have shellfish envy, we only get mussels, winkles and razor clams on the north east coast worth collecting. Not a lot of those about either. Keep the videos coming, they make lock down a little bit more bearable and stay safe.
Fran, all that shellfish you mentioned is not invasive, that's one good thing at least!! Thanks for the kind words, I make these videos for people like you, who appreciate what I do, all the best & stay safe!
@@shorefishingessex I love oysters but prefer them baked Chinese style, my local restaurant won't give me the recipe though. At a pound an oyster up here, they are no longer a "poor man's meal". I do a tasty beef and oyster pie, with a minimum 12 oysters it's an expensive meal.
@@franrowe8696 I bet it tastes nice though!
More great content cheers buddy keep it up stay safe 👍
Daniel you too pal & thank you!
Interesting video fella, thanks for sharing!
Martin no worries mate, thanks!
Cheers for that, bit different to the normal fishing vid, enjoyed the lockdown amble about, hope you and the family keep safe bud.
Tomsk thanks, you too pal!
That’s the back catalogue complete ✅ awesome content was a fan of fishing Southend pier a few years back haven’t been for ages as it’s quite a trek from where I am (Bedfordshire) thanks for sharing the footage with us mate tight lines 😁🎣👍🏻
Stephen thanks, I would rather go to Walton Pier for a day's fishing if I was coming from Beds, there's some decent fishing to be had from Southend Pier but there's so many factors against you, like the tackle hungry snags, the bait robbing crabs, the ferocious tides, the lack of space at the head of the pier, the parking charges in Southend, the disappearance of plaice, flounder, codling, I could go on & on!! On the plus side, last year smooth hound were caught in numbers for the first time in years & bass seem to be more common than ever!
@@shorefishingessex I go to Walton too but again it’s a long old way to go for not very much reward unfortunately I should give Clacton a go but I’ve heard the fish aren’t edible there due to a sewage outlet pipe?
@@stephenbrooks1337 haven't heard about the sewage outlet, I'll have to ask next time I'm down there!
Love the channel mate. You should do more vids like this. Going out exploring and taking us along the way with you!
ZRTYY thank you, I have plans to do some more of this type of thing in future!
Loving the video I like how you mix up the contents and added the music...on btw you are rockin it with that beard Grizzly Paul lol
one very thank you kindly sir!!
Great video stay safe
Mick thanks, you too!
Loving this video 💚 and love the combination of fast , calm and natural! Thank you 🐚🌞
Roxie thank you & thanks for the nice comments!
Looks amazing the fried ones👍
Mishal they was very nice, thanks!
Another great video. Bit of everything in that. We have a lot of history in this area.
Cheers Kev, I plan to highlight some of it in future!
Another great video Paul I prefer the calm approach with the narration over the top when it's too windy but to be honest I enjoy anything you put out
Chunky thanks for the feedback my friend!
As always a brilliant and enjoyable video.definitely calm music,im 43 and feel very old saying that over the crazy music.
Lol Brian for some reason there's only so much mellow music I can take before I feel the urge to liven it up a bit!! The feedback has been duly noted though, thank you!!
Yep definitely calm
Lol Steve, thanks for the feedback!
Brilliant!👍
Cheers Nigel!
excellent vid Ive been over that way fishing off the estuary wall
metalguru01 thanks I might bump into you down the estuary!
@@shorefishingessex when lockdowns over you never know keep up the good work ! Cheers jim
Love your vids mate
Thanks James.
Thank you for replying bak to my comments,there has been recent clam harvesting at on a large scale at Southend again by certain ethnic group, what bothered me thou was when i used 2fish on the pier i used 2see groups of 3-5ppl wiv 2maybe 3rods each and they wud fill these big frytol oil buckets up with schoolies-sea bass that was under sized nd no doubt heading 2the restraunt. wen I told the foreshore officer he jus made out that I was jealous nd not a great fishermen-I was 15! Anyway sori 4the lil rant I love ur bids nd hope 2see u again soon
Tellboy thanks, it's a shame that people take undersize fish, the rules are in place for a reason so we have fish to catch in future!
Both fast and calm music is good do it as you like just no wind noise lol
David cheers, thanks for the feedback!
Good video there matey, live up the road from the Crouch and love the place. Regularly fishing and walking the dogs along its banks, surprised i,ve not bumped into you lol
Lol Bryan you never know, I don't normally have a lockdown beard so we might have bumped into each other in the past!! Just subbed to your channel, looks interesting & features places I have been to & intend going/filming, all the best, keep it it up pal!!
@@shorefishingessex Cheers matey, appreciate the sub. You'll recognise me if your down there, i,m the one with the 2 mental spaniels running everywhere lol
Love a shore fishing Essex video!
bikerdude thank you!
Once again a good video, with very sound advice on type of environment you get your shellfish from and how to cook
Mal thank you my friend!
That chap I enjoy your videos out of the blue like that , I do look forward to see what your up too myself mind ,
Steve thank you!
Loving your video's. Top marks for getting out for a forage, not sure id like to eat the shellfish though, maybe a soak to purge them overnight would be a better option. Keep up the good work, maybe see you out and about especially if your down Canvey.
Scott thanks, I do get down to the Island occasionally!
I like your videos
I like your videos
Seriously
You have interesting content away from the river.
10 out of 10 for (difficult times) content.
Your followers would be happy to watch you sharpen a pencil.
Keep smiling buddy.
And Max.
Lol cheers Les, I'll try to keep the vids interesting!!
Shame you missed the gaol at Canewdon, definately worth a look, great vid many thanks for making the effort.
Tom thank you, I have visited the village gaol but haven't filmed it, it's on my to do list!
I used to live in Southend and the Oysters there I used to purge them for 48 hours and some I'd eat raw (to no ill effect) and some I boil and some times I'd part boil them and then bread crumbs and fry them, with garlic mayo or sweet chili sauce .... LOVERLY
David thanks, I plan to do more with the oysters in future!
Good Video. Don't make too many as I am still trying to catch up with your earlier ones. As a side note, have you tried fixing a small piece of foam over the mic / mic aperture. I had a similar problem with wind noise on a camera I had. I found the mic opening on the front, and jerry rigged a small square of foam over it. It Cut the wind noise down by a good 50% or more. Just a thought.
Derek thanks, I'm aware of that little trick having watched other vloggers using the same technique, I might give it a bash tomorrow when I go fishing, all the best.
@@shorefishingessex I am off doing a bit of Carp hunting myself tomorrow. Best of luck.
Chef tip: used one hand for the egg and the other for the breadcrumbs! Less messy.
Dr David I have seen that on other TH-cam vids before but I must be going senile, I will try to remember when I do it next time!
Oyster pens at Althorne. Used until about 1980/85 Waters checked by the ministry at that time. Worth checking to find out if they still do? Have a great day.
Cheers Les, will have a look!!
Thanks for the little adventure Paul, I will have to investigate the area next time I can get south. Can I ask where you get water grade info?
Patrick originally from John Wright in one of his coastal foraging books from years ago & I read a report in the local press stating that the waters around Southend were grade B.
@@shorefishingessex Thank you Paul
Can you pop up to Suffolk mate? Felixstowe/Bawdsey??
Lee when lockdown is over why not!!
Could you go shrimping and prawning please ! Would love to see that
Already have a video of that but I plan to do more in future, thanks!
Paul, plan a daily foraging course if you can I can help
Yummy 😋
Maggie it was very tasty!
@@shorefishingessex Yeah..it looks very tasty,like the way you cooked as well.
Great video Paul. The twice cooked clams looked amazing. Is there a website that I can use to check the a/b/c grading of the water on my local beach here in north Wales?
Cheers Pete, I looked on the FSA site last night & found out the River Dee Estuary is grade B, it's rated by the amount of E coli found in the shellfish, the website explains more & you get links to cefas.co.uk where there are PDF files of maps etc you can download, hope this helps mate!
@@shorefishingessex that’s good information to have. I collected some razor clams a few years ago. Me and a friend both ate one raw as I he had read that they were meant to be really nice. They definitely weren’t nice for a start, I was ok after them but he was violently ill for a few days. 🤮
Hate to gut you mate but we haven't had a flake of snow here in Weymouth
Lol Dave, It's all gone now but it's a pain in the backside for sure!!
Another Shore fishing Essex classic! Great video mate and definitely your classic style of video, I can definitely see why you have moved out of London and into Essex it looks like a lovely place, have you ever tried those clams for bait or do you always eat them before the fish get a chance? 😂🤣
Keep um coming mate! 😉🎣🦀🐚🦐🐟👍
Lol cheers Damo, they never usually get a chance mate, I suppose I could use them in the Summer when shellfish are not meant to be eaten & yes there is a lot about Essex people don't see, people think it's all orange tanned, white stiletto wearing bimbos with flash boy racer types blokes!! I will try to change the stereotype!!
Great video as always nom nom 😋. Is that barking or paglesham church ?
Barling
Mark thanks, the first one is St.Andrews church (minster) in Ashingdon & the second one is in South Fambridge.
That would explain why there were so many oysters! Have you ever had them deep-fried in batter?
Never thought of it like that before but you're probably right & as for the battered oysters, I do have plans for more videos involving them & that suggestion might feature in future, thanks!
Can I ask a faver please?
If yes then can I ask u to do a vid on the waters please ?
Ie. How to find out the grade of waters round the coast etc. And beast places to forage in South East.
Would be much appreciated m8 thanks 😁
Aron it was in the pipe line but I've just been so busy doing other things recently, I've got some info gathered already so bear with me, thanks mate!
I'm not mad, I'm talking to the camera. lol. Sometimes calm music when sped up be cool. Great vid!
G H lol & thanks for the kind words!
The last burning of a witch was at Canewodon Church its Kent 2be the most haunted Church in Britain, the police shut it off at Halloween 2stop ppl reaching it
TellBoy I've heard about how haunted that church is, creepy!
It’s best with a bit of wind, and a bit of the music together!
bikerdude thanks for the feedback!
Luv ya vids an u r mad
Kenneth thank you!
I like the beard
Chris sorry!!
@@shorefishingessex you look younger now
Well done Paul always great content mate
I'd love to know what bellend put a thumbs down
Gavin lol, we all have our detractors, thanks mate!
Forgot to say...wind in the mic is best...more natural. If you get spotted by any more subscribers and you get advertisements in your video any more I can see you being rather famous and VERY rich. 😂😂👍👍
Nigel thanks for the feedback, I like the rich part of that sentence!! It will take forever I think but I will keep plugging away!!
Is there a link to tell you which areas are A, B and c. I’ve had a look online and can’t find anything.
Justin, I was intending to make a video regarding this subject but I haven't been making foraging videos this summer so the info I had might be out of date but I got all of my info from Food Standards Agency & searched shellfish classification on their site & I got maps of areas showing shellfish classification from cefas.co.uk, have a look on these sites, if not wait for a possible video from me in the future, hope this helps, thanks.
@@shorefishingessex that’s super helpful. Thanks so much. I’ll let you know how I get on. Cheers!
Hey Paul you might have warned us about the bare feet! Those dodgy big toes have left me traumatised! If you hide the microphone in your beard it should cut the wind noise right out lol. Keep up the good work mate enjoyable as ever nice one.
Lol Bill, that comment made my wife laugh out loud!! My family have always made fun of my monstrous toes, I will try not to inflict that trauma on you in future!!
It was so cold that the sea at southend started to freeze
TellBoy I heard about that!!
Really? Wow!
My dad a bathside boy 1927
Kenneth is that Bathside, Harwich?
@@shorefishingessexyes an his ship was the Belfast
BTW im also a youtuber from essex
Good on ya my friend!
I usually do fishing around tilbury and canvey island