Where to get mussels
Submitted by Caza on Thu, 2012-05-10 18:34
G'day guys just wondering if anyone knows where to get some fresh mussels don't know if I'd get them out of the river not to sure if there safe to eat. Any pointers be appreciated
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Mark
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tim-o
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Grain terminal at rocko, mask
Grain terminal at rocko, mask and fins and pickem off the pilons some crackas there
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Caza
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Cheers tim o have you been
Cheers tim o have you been down there recently? And are you aloud hang around the pilons ?
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tim-o
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Not recently no, last summer
Not recently no, last summer I went for a day at the beach, use the terminal as shade and just picked the big ones of each pilon, got heaps for a feed and cooked them in wog sauce with chilli, yummo! All the pilons close to the shore get picked so you just go to the ones further out. We used to get em there when we were kids. Just park at the carpark just north of the terminal, its a place that people are alowed to walk/swim their horses. Theres no signs or fenced off areas so there is full access to public except onto the pier itself ofcourse. Been meaning to get down there over summer and take the tinny out too, thered be fish on it, would get deep toward the end, tho dont know the legalities of that.
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Hobie-Wan
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safe
River mussels are safe to eat. It surprised me to learn this. Pick them from below the low-water line and you'll be fine. Don't pick them off yacht club pylons, and don't eat them every single day either - its a sometimes food :D
Check out this document.
http://www.swanrivertrust.wa.gov.au/science/river/Documents/TBT%20Summary%20Paper.pdf
Dale
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Dont pick them off concrete
Dont pick them off concrete pylons or new plylons that are treated timber, that will make you sick real quick.
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Caza
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I reckon having a look
I reckon having a look around rocko grain terminal will be the go few of my mates at some from the river and got violently sick I have a spot in the river we use to go to a few years back when I was a kid and they were everywhere use to get few Coles bags full and they were so tasty. I'm gonna probaly try bother spots this weekend and see whats better if you don't hear from me the ones from the river have killed me haha
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Mark
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CBKINETIC
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Try the old kwinana jetty use
Try the old kwinana jetty use to be plenty under it and around the groynes between there and the grain terminal. just remember there is a limit of 9 Litres shell on. (1 x 9L bucket)
Macca D
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We got a feed off the grain
We got a feed off the grain terminal about 3 weeks ago and go there reasonably often. Still plenty there.
If you don't tie off to the terminal security are usually pretty cool.
Also try to avoid ultra high tides, when the water is up you have to dive down to the good clean mussels rather than just float and pick.
Monster tarwine there the other week too!
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