JimR Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Anyone ever fish Kent creek here in downtown Rockford? I drive past it several times a week and parts of it look pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kast Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 I believe Kent was part of the shocking I was involved with the DNR a couple years ago. If I remember correctly, we shocked up one 4" smallie in the section we hit. Bring very small lures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rich mc Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 lunker structures were added there a few years ago. it is a nice looking area but a small dam blocks fish from migrating up. there was talk of building a ramp of rock n rubble to allow the fish passage upstream. rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Trybul Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 I have fished it before. They used to do the spring stocked trout at Page Park every spring. This year they stopped doing it and moved it to 4 lakes. Not a bad idea because opening weekend was elbow to elbow guys at the handful of deeper pools that congregated the trout. There is a small dam on it about 1/2 mile upstream from where it dumps into the rock and that's not exactly in the safest part of town. I've done OK on it in the spring but it is very low and clear this time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dodge Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Since we're talking creeks, I thought I'd mention that I did a little wading at Kilbuck yesterday and was very pleased to see that she's running clear. Kilbucks been stained just about all year for some reason. It's a beautiful little creek especially this time of year. I didn't catch crap but I sure did enjoy the view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Trybul Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 I didn't catch crap but I sure did enjoy the view. That's pretty much what I've been doing. I've even found myself wandering off looking for fall mushrooms. The last few weeks have been good if your into that sort of things. Shaggy manes, giant puffballs, and some giant hen of the woods. They all seemed to pop at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Shaggy manes, giant puffballs, and some giant hen of the woods. Didn't all three of those bands play at Lollapalooza this summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Clifford Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 To further hijack the thread.... I'm not a mushroom hunter simply because I fear poisoning my family, but a question nonetheless- What are you doing with the mushrooms primarily? Grilled with a steak, soup, in salads....? I can only imagine the possibilities! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kast Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 PaulT, on 06 October 2010 - 04:56 PM, said: Shaggy manes, giant puffballs, and some giant hen of the woods. Didn't all three of those bands play at Lollapalooza this summer? I believe that Gordon has jammed with each of those bands at some point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Trybul Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Mike, the cooking possibilities are endless and these fall mushrooms have a mild natural flavor and the ability to take on the flavor of whatever you cook them with. The giant puffballs I don't do anything with because I don't care for the taste and they can upset your stomach. I do let the kids punt them around like a soccer ball which they love to do. The shaggy manes and the hen of the woods are my 2nd & 3rd favorite wild mushrooms both behind the morel. Both have a mild but pleasant flavor and at least for me can be easily identified from poisonous mushrooms. The shaggy manes are fragile and turn black and ink out quickly so they have a very short shelf life. You pretty much have to eat them right away. I slice them in 1/2, sautee in butter and they are delicious. The shaggy mane typically grow in grassy areas where the soil has been disturbed at some point. I find them along bike paths and parks where the earth had been moved. The chicken of the woods & the hen of the woods are very hearty and firm in texture. There is some work involved in trimming and cleaning. On a typical hen about 1/3 of it I'll eat and the rest gets trimmed off. The tips or lobes are the most tender and flavorfull. The hen of the woods can be sauteed in chicken boulion and used as a substitute for any chicken dish like fajitas & tacos. You can also just sautee it in butter and enjoy it straight up. The hen of the woods grows at the base of large dead or alive oak trees and usually have full growth around the 1st frost. Wild mushroom eating does come with risks so do your homework before you go out in the woods and start consuming. Here was my latest hen of the wood haul: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim J Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 MMM good I got these off my tree and gonna make myself a big ole mushroom omelet. I assume they are fine to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don R Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 tasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don R Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 This one didn't taste too bad. I feel a bit dizzy now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Trybul Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 I'm not sure about those mushrooms guys. I'd keep them out of your omletes unless you know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim J Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Just had mine for breakfast. Someone call 9.....1..... arghhhhhhh Thud silence.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Jim?... JIM?!?... Oh my God! JIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ferguson Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Call CSI. Who typed "thud and silence"? I smell foul play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm M Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Call CSI. Who typed "thud and silence"? I smell foul play! maybe you just got some of them florida shrooms and took a little trip. damn bogart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don R Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Not bad in a salad...until the uncontrollable shaking begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul Trybul Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Don, That one looks like an edible mushroom. It is called the chicken of the woods or also referred to as a sulpher shelf. That color really makes them stand out in the woods. Its not my favorite of the wild mushrooms but at this time I rank it 4th. It has a mild woody flavor and a firm texture. It does take on other flavors easily. Some people sautee it with chicken bullion and use it as a substitute for chicken. Jim, I looked up your mushroom in my book and it looks like a pheasant back which is also called a Dryad's saddle. The book says its edible but it gets leathery fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim J Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Hi everyone, This is Jim's wife. He left me the passwords in his will. (and not much else the dumb Sh****) He will be waked at Blake-Lamb Funeral home in Oak Lawn Friday and Sat am. Very, very unfortunate. I warned him not to eat that, but you guys might understand how headstrong he can be. He left some of his best color Hula Grubs for a few friends and wanted me to tell the fly guys to F... O... What do you think he meant by that? Anyway, I know he gave the best years of his life to the ISA. I just wish this mushroom thread hadn't been posted on a fishing site. Who would have imagined. Sincerely, Leah Jozwiak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim J Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Oh, and who is this Lucas McCain character.? Was that some sort of sexual alter ego? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 So, Leah...you must be very upset. Probably a little lonely, too. Just let me know if you need any help with anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronk Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 ATTENTION BASSBUGGERS, We will convene in the rear of the aforementioned funeral home where we will than follow the funeral procession to the grave cite.Dancing shoes are optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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