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Index of Subjects --001a1135d2bac223ac051479f370 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for the tips, everyone! I think a cooler full of ice is probably going to be the solution :-) cheers, Joanne ____________________________________ *Do not meddle with the Forces of Nature, for you are small, insignificant, and biodegradable.* ____________________________________ On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 9:04 AM, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca < rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Well Joanne, squid die very quickly when out of water so killing is not > a problem. > Even faster than Mackerel I would think. > There is a good site on www which tells how to prepare them. I found it > with a search > for "squid to calamari" but I forget the address. I could have made it > myself! > One hint about ink is when a squid is jigged, hold the squid just out of > the water as you > bring it in. And wait a few seconds. It wouldn't get away so don't worry= . > It will then shoot a lot of ink perhaps twice and there will be much les= s > to deal with > in the boat or on the wharf. Most beginners are so excited they can't > take the time and hence > make it a messy chore. Squid seem to need to be at rest to shoot the ink= . > Anyway the > results are delicious. > Enjoy the spring to squid jigging time. > Paul > > > > On April 20, 2015 at 8:36 AM jocook.ns@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > > I've been thinking about getting back into fishing, and I love calamari= . > I may just go down to the Eastern Passage narrows and try my luck. > > > > I have one rather dumb question: However do you actually *kill* a squid= ? > I know how to dispatch finfish reasonably humanely, but squid? > > > > Cheers, > > Joanne > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Koodo network. > > Original Message > > From: John and Nhung=E2=80=8E > > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 07:58 > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Reply To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Squid > > > > The squid the Vietnamese gang were catching off the wharves in Yarmouth > and > > Shelburne counties a couple of summers ago were Loligo. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto: > naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] > > On Behalf Of Hebda, Andrew J > > Sent: April 19, 2015 9:20 PM > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Squid > > > > > > Back in the late 70s we had both species. > > > > The Loligo would turn up early in the season and spawn in shallow water= s > > (egg masses looked like bundlkes of latex gloves) > > > > Later (usually in Aug) the Illex would show up... but they spawned in > open > > water with large geltinous egg masses.. > > > > not sure what s going on nowadays.. - Will chekc to see if there is > anypone > > left in the O'Dor squid lab at Dal. > > > > Andrew > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on > > behalf of rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca [rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca] > > Sent: April-19-15 8:12 PM > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Subject: [NatureNS] Squid > > > > Hi All > > An article in todays paper talks about squid in Nova Scotia. > > Someone claims the species of squid used to be illex but recently the > loligo > > squid have appeared. > > I noticed the last few summers we caught large squid maybe 40 cms. > > This summer remains to be seen nevertheless some fresh calamari is > always > > delicious! > > Enjoy the wait til they get here > > Paul > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > http://www.avast.com > > > --001a1135d2bac223ac051479f370 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,= serif">Thanks for the tips, everyone! I think a cooler full of ice is proba= bly going to be the solution :-)</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D= "font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D= "font-family:georgia,serif">cheers,</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style= =3D"font-family:georgia,serif">Joanne</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"= ><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br= style=3D"color:rgb(0,153,0)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,102,0)">__________= __________________________</span><div><b><span style=3D"font-family:georgia= ,serif;color:rgb(0,153,0)"><br></span></b></div><div><b><span style=3D"font= -family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,153,0)">Do not meddle with the Forces of = Nature, for you are small, insignificant, and biodegradable.</span></b><div= style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,102,0)"><div>______= ______________________________</div></div></div></div></div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 9:04 AM, <a href=3D"= mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a> <span dir= =3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank"= >rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm= ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le= ft:1ex"><u></u> =20 =20 <div> =20 <div> Well Joanne, squid die very quickly when out of water so killing is not = a problem. </div>=20 <div> Even faster than Mackerel I would think. </div>=20 <div> There is a good site on www which tells how to prepare them. I found it = with a search </div>=20 <div> for "squid to calamari" but I forget the address. I could have= made it myself! </div>=20 <div> One hint about ink is when a squid is jigged, hold the squid just out of= the water as you </div>=20 <div> bring it in. And wait a=C2=A0few seconds. It wouldn't get away so do= n't worry. </div>=20 <div> It will then shoot a lot of ink perhaps twice and there=C2=A0will be muc= h less to deal with </div>=20 <div> in the boat or on the wharf. Most beginners are so excited they ca