Recent content by lowangle al

I think trout have an extra fishy smell, probably from still having the skin on them and you need to fry them longer, and sometimes the smell does hang around for a while. The cold handled frying pan worked great. It heated up quick and this one has a pouring spout that made pouring the oil...

The big difference between bluegills and perch that I noticed is that the perch are harder to scale. As far as the bones in that fish stock I pour it through a strainer. Perch are very good eating, after all, they are a smalll cousin of the walleye. I've always liked making different kinds of...

My wife and I slept under the cap of my pickup on our way to Mad River Glen, Vt. When we got up I was able to start the truck through the sliding window and we waited for the cab to warm up before getting out. The radio station in Rutland said it was minus 16. That I believe was my wife's last...

I wonder what will happen to Bell's exclusive right to build the Seliga Tripper.

The broth turned out pretty good. I added some noodles, wild mushrooms and topped it off with some grated parmesan cheese.

I just got them filleted and got almost 1lb 6oz of meat. I'm also making about a quart and a half of fish broth. This is the first time I've filleted panfish and made broth in over 35 years. Lately I've only been keeping a couple fish and frying them whole. I am looking forward to eating them...

Although I've been doing a lot of paddling lately, I haven't been fishing much. Recently I have been seeing schools of perch swimming by, so I decided to catch a few to eat yesterday. It went pretty well despite the windy conditions, and the yellow Mr. Twisters on an 1/8 oz jig were the ticket.

I almost thought that was me, after I figured it out.

A couple from yesterdays adventure to Gouldsboro Lake. I have some really good day paddling opportunities near me in NE Pa.

The boats I've done it in were from 16 to 20 feet and I don't think the physics changes due to length. I also don't think my position in the boat has anything to do with it either. I get the same results in wind or calm. I am curious to try my malecite from the center seat with a lot of weight...

If you want to have more power at a slower stroke rate you will want to use a larger blade paddle, and probably a little longer shaft won't hurt either.

Sorry if I gave that impression, but it must take considerably more energy to turn a tandem boat with a relatively flat rim then it does to turn one that is bow light. It's certainly a different way to paddle and doesn't align with current norms. I've been doing it for the past 8 years. Prior...

Nice photos. Were the ones taken in the rapids screen grabs from a GoPro? I would have thought you'd have both hands on your paddle going through that.

You don't need to raise your bow as high as I do to be stern heavy. I think canoes are made to be stern heavy judging by their seat placement. Kneeling at the stern thwart you would most likely be stern heavy, and with that trim you can use your hull to carve. Give it a try, if you don't feel...

In addition to what you said about hull speed, waterline length and friction I think the biggest thing that slows you down when leaned over is the turning effect. I care more about efficiency than speed, so I'm Ok with leaning for the benefits you get from it, which are, among other things...