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I checked before and did not find a topic on this so here it is. I have seen a lot of posts about growing your own food but what about fishing? Has no one decided that it may be a good idea to fish? I mean, in terms of numbers, fish outnumber humans a good 10 to 1 or more. Fish are plentiful in the ocean and are not too terribly hard to prepare. Fish can be eaten raw in a pinch with little worry (I would prefer cooked, but sometimes that may not be an option). Plus, has anyone thought of the possibilities of having your own uncontaminated fish farm? I mean, fish are easy to maintain in a well kept pond and it would only take a few to start a whole school depending on the fish ( I am thinking Catfish but some other species may work). I knew someone who had a Crawfish pond in their backyard, and Crawfish don't really mind if the water is a little dirty (they don't call them mudbugs for nothing). What are your thoughts on these ideas?
"They drew first blood not me..." (Stallone in Rambo: First Blood)
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I almost forgot, a fishing line is not that expensive to buy and even less expensive to make if you have a nice bamboo stick. If you are really clever, you could make some traps that you leave in the water and come back to later. (Example: Take a sturdy stick at about an inch around and 6 inches in length and tie some fishing twine around it. Then, you put a hook and some bait on the twine after you sharpen one end of the stick so that it looks like a tent spike. Stick that spike in the ground next to the side of a lake or river you know there are fish in and throw the attached line in the water. You can choose to wait or come back later and see what you have caught. This works especially well for catching crawfish and crabs.)
"They drew first blood not me..." (Stallone in Rambo: First Blood)
if you can find a copy of the American Boy's Handybook it has a large section devoted to fishing, from river fencing to traps to independent lure systems
I've always planned on adding fish to my diet of [whatever] stores. Blue gill, redbreast, crappie, largemouth bass, and catfish have been on the menu for a long time. None of them would be my favorite though. Oh how my heart will ache for a nice piece of fried tilapia after the zombie apocalypse. Flounder and trout might not be that hard to get ahold of in this area.
Crawfish pond? More information if you care to or can provide it.
I'd have to say I don't spend that much time fishing anymore. I usually cheat using traps as Chilbert suggested. However my traps are made out of wire. One way of catching fish I'd like to learn more about is "noodling" or whatever the term is. Basically pulling large catfish from under river banks, old stumps, etc. Only thing turning me off to that idea is the alligator snapping turtle. Which I think can be caught using a different/similar method.
Crawfish pond: Dig a small pond, about 3 feet deep and 6 feet wide (you can make it as bigger if you like, but I would advise against going too small or too big). Then, you may either want to get/make some kind of wall that will not mud over and turn your hole into dirt again (a good tarp may work or you can leave out this step and just do some semi-regular maintenance). Next, you want to add some crawfish. (Aquatic plants such as kelp or even some bamboo sticks would be nice, but that is up to you). To feed the crawfish, just throw in some fish food or you could throw in some uneaten food pieces from your last fish meal. Remember that crawfish are scavengers. (not too much food though, then again the amount of food you use would depend on the amount of crawfish you raised). Once in a while, the crawfish pond may need some cleaning but only if you notice a good amount of crawfish starting to die. The cleaner you keep the water, the easier it will be to see the crawfish and catch them for cooking later. I hope this helps. (This is all from my own knowledge of what "they" (the people I knew) did, I am sure you can find resources for such a pond or project if you use ask.com or google How to. In the worst case, (I can't believe I am going to say this) try wikipedia.
"They drew first blood not me..." (Stallone in Rambo: First Blood)
I Live in Louisiana. I know how to fish. (Not all stereotypes are true, but that one is pretty accurate).
"They drew first blood not me..." (Stallone in Rambo: First Blood)
Helps some. Guess this calls for a few cement blocks, thick plastic liner, box of .22 lr, crawfish trap, and half an ounce of sticky purple punch. Already have a shovel. I've been craving a crawfish sandwich for a long time. I'd have to say they're better than shrimp.
Agreed, but why the .22 lr?
"They drew first blood not me..." (Stallone in Rambo: First Blood)
To shoot raccoons of course!
Of course, (then again, why not .22 lr. I mean, why not have some fun and eat a sandwich).
"They drew first blood not me..." (Stallone in Rambo: First Blood)
Well I've got to shoot raccoons to keep them out of said pond if want to have a sandwich. Might be able to eat them as well.
By the way people. If you plan on fishing you better know how to clean/eat them or plan on learning how. I don't think you want to die choking on a fish bone after surviving a zombie apocalypse. Keep in mind freshwater anglers there is a little thing called over-fishing and it's bad.