Lobster Potting, Dolphin Spotting, Fishing & Foraging on the Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands - Ep32
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Willie, Sarah and their dog, Jack Spaniels, continue their biggest adventure yet - leaving their suburban life and moving over the sea to 'Live The Skye Life'!
In this episode, the Skyelifers investigate their lobster pots for the first time - but will we they be having a seafood supper or settling for beans on toast..?!
And a curious pod of Dolphins show up to make their TH-cam debut too!
Plus, there's foraging in the hedgerow and another building project for Willie in the garden.
Thanks & see you in the next video!
Sarah, Willie & Jack x
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You should consider a lanyard to the engine, if you fell or got caught in rigging your boat would be far away. Someone passed locally unfortunately recently with something similar. Just a suggestion.
Didn’t know that dogs liked fish! So glad you consider the most “humane” way to cook your lobster.
At silloth Cumbria has a dolphin that comes close up to the harbour
Love you guys, can hardly wait for Sunday when you upload. It's lovely that you can live off of the land and water❤❤❤
love seafood the boats running well now so hopefully you will catch more guys
So glad the lobster pots are working. Jack loves the boat. Youse definitely living the dream, so happy for youse 👍
Education education education : I’m learning all the time in each video : great work guys love to you both
Your so lucky to have that fresh seafood so local,we go fossiling in charmouth twice a year, and indulge in the fresh seafood caught in lyme regis,absolutely delicious.
Looks like a Maine monster crab, awesome
Langoustines and Lobster eh.....now THAT really is living the Skye high life!! 🤣👍
Hi guys
Hope your both well, just had to say that we both Eddie and I enjoy your videos very much, we live in Morayshire so visit Skye often, yesterday was one of those days which was a glorious day we had a great time roaming around on our motorbike. We stopped off at Cafe Cuil have been looking at Sarah's beautiful artwork on etsy and ment to order but treated myself to 2 A5 prints thistle and highland coo (saved a bit on postage ha ha) yes and the food was good at the café.
We had a great day on Skye 370 miles round trip it wasn't that busy which was great, you both live in one of Scotlands great places.
Well done on your Videos look forward to watching more.
Love to both xx
Aww thanks so much!! You had an amazing day for it 😀
Looking forward to seeing the smoked mackerel, that is my favourite fish.
Last autumn when my daughter and I were on Skye I brought a few bags of apples with us from our tree. We picked blackberries on Skye and I made loads of jam during the week we were on the island. We have one jar left (only because I hid it from my daughter) but your video reminded me and I will dig out of the pantry and bake some fresh bread to serve it on.
Good result from the pots - I find the more you provide for yourself the happier you get 👍
Brilliant video I’m so envious of you both
Yer pots need more length between them 40-50ft should be fine ,good luck fellow Scotsman.🐟😎
I just love your name. 😂
Thanks!
Thanks so much!!
A great video as always, Sunday evenings are the best! 😊
must be great feeding yourselves on home caught and picked food lovely to see. thank you
I have made wild blackberries and raspberries ice cream
Nice lobster! Dogfish should be delicious. At least the spiny dogfish I have eaten were tasty. I believe there are some restrictions on cathing them tho.
Yrs ago while on patrol I ran into a Canada fisheries guy doing a fish count in a little local stream. He stated he had baited the trap with a can of cat food and had amazing results. This may work for your "lobster traps" Have fun and hello from the west coast of Canada!
Awww! Bless u both ❤ looks super tasty!!
Sarah I taught my daughter with the saying Never Eat Sour Watermelon. I hope this helps.❤
Ahaha that’s good - we always use “Never Eat Shredded Wheat” 😅
@@livingtheskyelife ahaha that’s a cool one too.❤️
Great video. Fantastic to see some boat footage without boat drama 😊
Agreed!
Some great fish you caught there , love the dog fish you caught . We saw dolphins bringing a boat in one year up in the Murray firth , actually got them on film . We have booked a holiday cottage on the Isle of Skye next august , can’t wait .
Build a little step for the hammock. Like the fairy bridge
So I seen on the news there are people looking for & evidence of Loch Ness. They have a boat with the sonar detecting device.
Fab viewing as always. Hope you are fully recovered Willie.
If kids are going to be using the little bridge ( and yourselves) , by adding some chicken wire to the surface might give some traction when the wood starts to get slippery. 🦐🦞
Well done guys, don't forget bleed mackerel asap, and don't eat after 24hrs.
My dad used to get a wee wooded pole with a curtain hook in the end, great help with brambles.
Really surprised no one stops you three for selfies why you are out and about, your so well known, nearly a tourist attraction to drive past.😊
Loving your videos! Keep 'em coming!!
Make scampi with the lagustine.
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I'm so pleased you caught your first lobster in your salaged pots and the other thngs but I don't like either, sorry not a fishy person but I can see you and Jack enjoyed your fish supper. I so look forward to your videos on a Sunday evening. Sorry I can't be a patrion, I woulkd love to to see more content. Stay safe all of you.
Love the episode! Was it snowing at the beginning of the video?! Weather is definitely much different over there…. I don’t like the heat so I think I’d enjoy it! Glad you got a nice supper from your day on the water. Have a great week! 😊❤
No snow yet thankfully! Think that was just heavy rain 😅
Not bad for your first haul x
Luvin you're channel, great stuff. Cheers.
Hi will is the water in the stream drinkable , should you have too, you guys have a perfect life
I think so, but best to boil it first. Our water supply comes from an underground spring.
Hi guys,you’ve came a long way with the boat and catching your own dinners,good job! my first rescue German Shepherd would eat raw mackerel straight out the bag,head and bones and everything,poor soul. You’ve put me right in the mood for something sea foody now at 11pm on a Sunday night haha.
And me!! Think I’m going to need to freeze some langoustines next time!!
@@livingtheskyelife I've came across a couple of tins of crab meat in the cupboard, happy days all round 😁
Jesus loves you to Willie!
Loving the idea of a 3ft lobster ... 90cm that'd feed you both for a week or rwo 😅😉 not sure if Jack can have seafood?
This was another great episode of Living the Skye Life. Thanks Willie, Sarah and Captain Jack.
I’ve never tried langosteins. Are they typically Scottish?
I grew up with Nova Scotia lobster so my mouth is still watering.
I’d like to see you smoke the mackerels.
Scottish langoustines are famous! Especially from the west coast - they are exported all over the world too
I love your channel and watching you make a new life on Skye, so please do not take my comment as being personal or offensive: Compassionate Chefs kill the lobster first by inserting a knife between the cervical vertebrae which severs the spinal column. Lobsters and crabs have the same nervous system as cats! Please always kill them before cooking. Wishing you many more successful fishing expeditions.
Not sure what the post is at the front of hammock but could be painful if someone were to fall out of hammock and onto it.
It’s there so Sarah can climb up onto it. It’s actually slightly tucked under it to stop anyone falling onto it. Has been working very well so far.
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Want to hear something funny?
I watch your videos frequently,and I sat down with my mom at her house,and we watched one.
She is 77 years old.
Here’s the funny bit: she had no idea what you were saying🤣
I’m like”mom! They’re speaking the same language!!”
She was totally clueless 😅
Aww no haha! We would recommend putting the subtitles on, but TH-cam also has some issues figuring out what we say sometimes 🤣
Just a thought. The bridge would do well to have a layer of chicken wire over the top to stop slipping when it rains. Does it rain on Skye? Surely not!
Great suggestion! 🙂
Are you better Willie
Nearly 100% again - thanks. 🙂
Why is it not Sunday 😂😂😂
If it was Sunday, we’d be flapping right now. We still haven’t uploaded this week’s video yet! It’ll be uploaded by tomorrow at the usual time though! 🙂
One of the best channels and two lovely people and jack spaniels of course !
Well done, guys! Hopefully, Willie has fully recovered from covid.
Thanks! And I’m doing much better now. Still a wee bit of brain fog, but much, much better thanks. 🙂
Great vlog guys good to see your recoverd you make Sunday evening
@@livingtheskyelife great to hear, hopefully the fog will lift soon as well.
What a lovely experience to see those Dolphins in the loch and also to fish for your own Langoustines and Mackerel in the same waters. Well done, Willie, for Belter Boogie Bridge!
At the old belter boogie! Had to make a reappearance at some point!!
Amazing to see the dolphins and catching your own fish what a wonderful way to live you are so blessed. Glad to see Willy safely on the mend xx
Hammer in a couple of wooden pegs and screw the bridge to them and paint the bridge some fairy colours! Build a decent step and handle for getting on and off the hammock. Love this weeks video and catch! Can I book a table at the Skye Life Bistro? 😜
❤Luv ya bunches, Willie, Sarah and Jack Spaniels ❤
Love how much Jack enjoyed his mackerel! I adore seafood!
We shall wave at Skye as we pass by tomorrow on our home from Eigg!
Are the girls still with you? Get them to paint the bridge in fairy colours.
They’ve gone home already - but great idea!
Another exciting adventure on Skye! You looked so happy and in your element on the loch, and the briar. (My mother taught me from an early age, to put the lobster/crab, etc. in the freezer, and then she always said, "Sorry and thank you. "), Sarah appreciating the 🦞sentiment 👍! So happy for Willie to be back full steam ahead- and his bridge disco dance montage cracked me up! Sarah, I am eager to someday own a piece of your beautiful art! Hi Jack Spaniels! 👋🐕
please keep your catch in water till you get home as they live in water ,leaving them out of their enviorment is cruel ,can you imagine someone keeping you in water till they take you home to eat ,just saying no offence meant to you both xx
My favourite day of the week again ❤
Skye seems like it's in its own magical bubble. It's so stunning from your vlogs, so I can only imagine what it is like to experience it in person. Thanks for all the wonderful content!
I do enjoy your Sunday blogs. I’ve been to Scotland twice, but never to Skye- next time!
Love your wee bridge… but every bridge needs a nearby troll…
A Gram from Missouri 😘
It is great to see Willie well recovered. Thanks for sharing all the tips for respecting the sea life. It was really exciting to see the dolphins in action and I absolutely loved the guitar music accompaniment to the bramble foraging segment. So tranquil! I am so glad to have discovered your channel. Thank you! ❤
I know you tried to do it humanely and discretely, but I will never eat lobster again. I'm not vegetarian or vegan, but something about that process just turned my stomach. Call me a softie or whatever, well I guess I am that. But other than that, love watching your adventures. Willie your sense of smell must have returned.
The bridge should be called " Billy goat bridge " & Andrew's children could of done the nursery rhyme
You three are such a joy! Loved your lobstering adventures with Captain Jack Spaniels supervising so adorably. Your conscientious and humane preparation of the crustaceans is impressive, too. Thank you for taking us out on your beautiful loch, again. I absolutely love your videos, Willie and Sarah! Wishing you a lovely week from Idaho, USA! 😊
I am 100% behind eating what you catch. And applaud you for it. However, I know it is open to debate, but please watch Smash Fishing for his view on the best way to despatch a lobster. I agree with him that an immediate despatch has to be better than the alternatives.
Thanks for caring about how to spare the lobster pain.
The killing part is by far my least favourite bit of any fishing. But I try to do it as humanely as possible. Thanks for noticing this - it’s crucial that others see it too, so they can follow our suggestions.
Nice boat trip this week, must be amazing now to you have your own boat to go out. Awesome to see the dolphins, I saw pink dolphins in the Amazon…Next mission for Willie to build a greenhouse for next year? 😃
It’s really nice to have the boat - you’re right!
As for the green house, I’m not sure how it would hold up against the Skye winter storms… 😬
Love the fairy bridge! So glad the boat is working well and dolphins 🐬!!!! Amazing 😊
You'll never make Capt Jack Spaniels walk the plank (bridge)
Never been a fan of lobster but mackerel....I'm drooling worse than Jack!
Aren’t mackerel beautiful? I was stunned the first time I saw them.
agreed, my favourite fish, they're so iridescent!
My mouth is watering at the thought of fresh fish
Wow you guys ARE living the sky life!👊
Doing our very best to! 🙂
Hi Willie. My son had a few pots when we lived at the head of Loch Duich. I put a roller on the gunwale and a cam cleat to make things easier.
Good suggestions! Definitely worth doing!
I love your channel - Unique yet so normal, if that even makes sense. For me, it does 😊. Thank you for sharing your wonderful adventures. Best from Toronto, Canada ❤
Yes I agree from Orangeville Ontario.
Im just really glad our boy is getting better, health wise and lobstering.
I’m not a fisher, so I’m confused…why do you throw back fish that are dead? Is it for the seagulls? I assume they were dead bc they were floating when you tossed them in. I do understand that they were too small to keep.
Also, I just have to tell you, I’m a Canadian, but watching your life on Skye makes me wish I too could live in such a gorgeous place, literally right outside your door. You must feel so blessed - even with the crappy winters. 😆. (I’m also aware of crappy winters)😉.
The small fish that were thrown back were the bait from the lobster pots. They’d already been in the pots for a few days, so they just went to the gulls.
And thanks - the winters can be pretty harsh, but nothing a log fire and a whisky can’t solve! 🙂
"...fair,let's eat them!"😂😂😂
great to see you catching your haul, have to admit was waiting on the bridge giving way...would have been funny... great video Willie & Sarah
I used to see Dolphon under the Kessock Bridge and Channory Point, Fortrose. Xx
Hi guys and woof 😅,!!
Another brilliant episode and boats now preforming top gear, Willie's looking the part.. And what results!!!!.. 🏴👍🍻.. Fantastic... Wee cooking demo and once again Willie educates me as a chef ref the freezer gig, such a considerate thing.??. Jack loves fish.. ❤️.. Won't be long till freezers full.. And one gets put in the shed 👍.. As Skye life Seafoods takes off:) 😂
Thanks guys,
Rab. 🍻🍻🍻🥃🥃🥃🏴🏴🏴
I enjoyed this video ❤ I am glad you are fishing, trapping crustaceans and picking blackberries. Jack Spaniels loved that mackerel 😊 Love the Fairy Bridge too. See ya next week 😊
Jack the Cockmyhead Spaniel ❤❤❤
So excited! I was actually checking for today's post, wasn't there, so I started watching the finish of the studios and noticed it was up. Obviously, I need an exciting life change, too! 😉 What is the gorgeous lily type flower in the background 16:20-16:30 when Sarah is picking blackberries. It's a little darker than the ends of her curls.
Glad you were looking forward to the video!
The wee flower you mention, I don’t know it’s name either. But I’ve been hinting to Sarah to do a painting of it! Let’s hope she does, as it’s a beautiful flower!
I think the flower is a crocosmia or Montbretia
It’s a crocosmia, ( not sure if I spelt the name correctly) they spread very quickly but easy to dig up and move as they grow from little bulbs. My gardens full of them, I love them
Took the exact words right out of my mouth! :) @@gridlock67
I tried growing the crocosmia but my garden was too hot and dry. They are beautiful.
Remember it’s only one lobster per day your allowed to remove as a hobby fisherman
Yup - we would only ever would take one, as per the rules.
Will & Sarah, the humble dogfish are also delicious and plentiful around the entire UK coast, you have to prep them quite quick to avoid them spoiling but some searching on trusty old TH-cam can explain that. Well done on first lobster.
Slainte mhath, Jack and his guardians, chilling in the bath again, had a weekend away doing agility with my boys 🦍🦍(big black labradors) near Thirsk 🏆🏆🏆🥃🥃🥃. Enjoy relaxing with your lifestyle vids, sooo jealous 😉👍
Great video of you both out fishing! You got quite a catch! Lobster looked delicious! It was nice seeing the dolphins When you were out on the boat! Jack certainly enjoyed his mackerel after it was cooked, one very lucky dog! 😊
Nice catch guys! Great to see Willie dancing again - hope you're feeling much better now? xx
Loved watching your fishing trip out on the boat! You got quite a catch, lobster and mackerel, well done! It was great seeing Jack polishing off that lovely cooked mackerel, he had it eaten in seconds! Your lobster looked delicious also!😋
Another great vlog. I slipped on wet wooden steps last year and fractured my skull and broke 3 ribs.
Please fasten chicken wire onto your bridge.
When it's wet or😊 frosty, it will become a slippery dip. I'm just concerned about your safety.
Enjoying the show we moved from Scotland to Vancouver island Canada 15 years ago,
Love taking the boat out for salmon and my favourite spotted prawns
So Sarah.... When I go picking blackberries on the southern Oregon Coast here in the USA, I take my very high tech super complicated picking tool with me. I took an old broom handle (wooden - do they still make those brooms?), and screwed a large hook in one end of the handle - the very round end. I can use it to lift a branch to reach the berries underneath, or hook a branch and pull it towards me to pick.
I have far fewer scratches from the brambles!!
Give it a try - works great. Love those berries
Yay more catching and preparing food for personal consumption.
Summer seems to be winding down here too. At least according to our cats. I look forward to learning from Sarah to enjoy autumn.
Some places in Scotland, gold is panned successfully… hope you can forage some flakes & nuggets on Skye. 👑
We have done a bit of gold panning. Haven’t tried it on Skye just yet though.
Great guys! Would really like too see you island hop on the boat one day! Or even deep sea for mackerel hope you do incorporate the boat into the channel semi permanent ✅
Thanks - lots more boating adventures coming! We’ve just been out to a wee island on it. Video coming soon!
It’s so different today than it was 40 years ago when my mother would make seafood. My father would buy crabs for the kids and lobster for the adults. I personally don’t like any seafood and never did. Nowadays, in the United States they import from other countries and catch what they can here. I don’t trust the waters here because of all of the oil spills and storms that have had many deaths in the water. Have a great week! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💜
Great stuff! Actually some wild cooking eg prepping and filleting the fish would really interesting viewing. Maybe a parallel channel?