Trying AGAIN to post Hon-Tsiu-Yama onsen

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

look good

IanS

[Techno]

VERY nice !!
(I hate computers too !)
Cheers - Phil.

[nikharwood]

Getting ready to impale the next pontificating half-wit who says a naga-yari isn't a pike.

Nice, mate, nice 

[nikharwood]

Nice FK 

[nikharwood]

Very nice 

[nikharwood]

That's really nice 

[Techno]

Like them too !
Cheers - Phil.

[Techno]

Getting ready to impale the next pontificating half-wit who says a naga-yari isn't a pike.

Obviously isn't a pike....A salmon...possibly a trout.
Don't you know anything about angling FK ?
(I certainly don't.)
Cheers - A pontificating half-wit......AAARGH !! That hurt !!

[FierceKitty]

Obviously isn't a pike....A salmon...possibly a trout.
Don't you know anything about angling FK ?
(I certainly don't.)
Cheers - A pontificating half-wit......AAARGH !! That hurt !!

That fish is a sore point. When I was a student in the UK, I caught quite a lot of them, but never one of a size suitable for eating; always too small, or once - memorably - far too large. Quenelles de brochet remain only a tantalising recipe in a book in my experience.

[Techno]

Showing my ignorance (Just for a change)......I was under the impression that pike were absolute b*ggers to catch...or is it just the 'huge' ones, that decimate the local fish population, that fall into that bracket ?....Didn't know they were good to eat either !

Only fishing I've ever done was off a breakwater in Sussex ....mumble, mumble, mumble.....years ago, with my dear old Dad....Think we used to catch something called 'whiting' (?).....Happy carefree days !....We got proper Summers then too....

Cheers - Mr Nostalgic.

[FierceKitty]

Actually, pike get a bad rap on the subject of voracity. Trout are far greedier. Though as for decimation, I have no idea whether either involves the periodic destruction of 10% of the local finny tribe.

[Hertsblue]

I was under the impression that pike were coarse fish and no good for eating. Oh, and they swear a lot.... before someone else gets in. 

[Techno]

Actually, pike get a bad rap on the subject of voracity. Trout are far greedier. Though as for decimation, I have no idea whether either involves the periodic destruction of 10% of the local finny tribe.

I'm sure you're right FK.
What makes me laugh is that every so often there's some report 'in the papers' about all the ducklings/fish/whatever being eaten in some pond/lake or other, by some 'mystery beast'.
It's always said to be 'a massive pike'...a giant species of catfish..a snapping (?) turtle....some sort of crocodile/alligator...Though nobody's ever put it down to some sort of freshwater Great White.... yet.

Ray....That was beneath you !

Cheers - Phil.

[FierceKitty]

I was under the impression that pike were coarse fish and no good for eating. Oh, and they swear a lot.... before someone else gets in. 

I can only report that there are a few appetising recipes in the books. Including one in Isaac Walton, which is an amusing read, but I can't track it down on line. Look it up in your library if you can.
But there are plenty of delicious coarse fish. Perch, American black bass, zander, or eels are as good as trout or salmon any day.

[Hertsblue]

Well, you learn something every day.