scallops

im just wondering if any one knows anything about diving for scallops around perth,i no they used to fish for them commercialy in cockburn sound

i have seen them in the swan river but they are very small thats what made me think if there where any bugger ones?


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Hmmm if only we knew

Mon, 2013-08-26 18:24

Hmmm if only we knew !!!

 

There are a few people that know about them in cockburn sound but its a pretty tight secret!!

 

I do get a few bigger ones out of the river but they are few and far between!

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At this time of the year

Mon, 2013-08-26 19:07

 Great Whites are far from good company in the sound  - until the CSBP cyanide spill you could get a good feed just naving out from the D9 and working a square pattern but the spill ( 10 years ago approx) devastated the fishery and turned the bottom into a proverbial desert - however they are back in shallower water (8-10 metres) BUT the whites are really active and having been closely visited by one a couple of seasons ago I for one am not going to try my luck a second time "cos I have never been lucky

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I've seen some on rockwalls

Mon, 2013-08-26 19:32

I've seen some on rockwalls around the sound when having a snorkel

Wouldn't say they were huge, but at the same time i'm hesitant about the quality of eating due to above mentioned spills and other commerical activities expecially as they're close to the surface

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Haha if any one has a spot I

Mon, 2013-08-26 19:38

Haha if any one has a spot I doubt they will pas it strait over but just a rough starting point would be good,ye I've found a couple of big ones in the river but the meat inside was quiet small ,alot of effort for not much reward

Sunshine that's enough said if there's whites hanging around the Scollies are safe from me hahahaha bugger that
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 dunno about scallops bit I

Mon, 2013-08-26 20:48

 dunno about scallops bit I no were there is a shit tonne off razor fish in the sound....arnt they like scallops ?? And is there a bag limit for em?? May have to grab some next time im out yakkin :)

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 Ye I don't no to much about

Mon, 2013-08-26 21:17

 Ye I don't no to much about them but I have seen a couple I thought you can't eat them but if you ccan might as well grab a couple for sure,are they out deep?

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 the huge patch I scoped out

Mon, 2013-08-26 21:30

 the huge patch I scoped out was in 3 to 5 meters of water ;)

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 That's not a bad depth where

Mon, 2013-08-26 22:17

 That's not a bad depth where there many there?im keen  to give them a shot

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Lot of work but taste great

Tue, 2013-08-27 06:22

After shucking which is the laborious part -  Dipped in egg and breadcrumbs and shallow fried until golden brown (in hot oil around a minute max) - if overcooked turn rubbery   

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so there good? i remember

Tue, 2013-08-27 10:23

so there good? i remember seeing a few when i was younger and just over looked them,well if i cant find scollies razor shells it is

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you can bet the leftovers and

Sun, 2013-09-15 09:43

you can bet the leftovers and shells would make awesome snapper burley !

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 Tiny little bit of meat

Mon, 2013-09-16 04:38

 Tiny little bit of meat edible in the razor shells, the white round bit but they taste nice.