Fishing during the Covid 19 lockdown! - Short fin Eel catch and cook...

It's easter weekend and the whole of New Zealand is on lockdown. That means no unnecessary travel and no fishing, its been two weeks and I'm having fishing withdrawals. Lucky for me we have a river on our property that is well stocked with fat eels, I head down and catch a couple, prepare them and smoke them for a tasty feed!

[@georginatango9276]

Hot water and news paper will get slime off wayyyyyyy easyer then what you did lol..thats the first time ive heard of or seen someone drag them behind a car

[@churtifiedo3725]

Yeah aye bro might end up ruining the meat lol

[@georginatango9276]

@@churtifiedo3725 yea hardout but everyone got they own ways

[@KerryFlowers]

We used to drag them behind our mountain bikes on our way home from the eeling mission, I think that I drove way too fast and had too short a line on them so the big eel didn't spin...Have also used the hot water/news paper method but we had no news paper lol! Cheers!!!

[@PCgonemad-ih9pr]

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[@kevingarland1301]

@C E more like the mangere way of cleaning them.

[@hohanahodge]

I'm cracking up laughing. Never heard of dragging them behind the car xx 🤣 tyvm 💕 Great watching brother xx love it xx my favourite nuggets preferably smoked xx

[@KerryFlowers]

I think that a lot of people found that to be crack up! Cheers!!!

[@rustywalsh56]

Takes me back in time. Im 63 now,when we were young kids/teens Dads dairy farm back boundary was a big river as well. Had the rocky bottom unlike yours. We had swimming holes and eeling holes where the logs and branches caught up during floods. Caught heaps of eels and a friend had a smokehouse. YUMMY. Biggest i got was around 5ft long. This bought back good memories, Thanks Kerry

[@KerryFlowers]

When I was a kid where we lived there was a creek with a stony bottom, I would spend hours in there turning over rocks looking for little fresh water crayfish, eels came later on my uncles farm...Cheers!!!

[@MrAntsrules]

Cool vid man thanks I went out yesterday papamoa on my kayak in the arvo no fish but great to be out again think i need to go change of light aye

[@KerryFlowers]

Yep change of light is a great time! Cheers!!!

[@eman4013]

Far out your a hard case Kerry drag them down the road 😂. Lots of memories coming back man thankyou, we used to cover them in salt for half hour it would brake down the slime then just hose it off. I live rite by an estuary so have been getting my fishing fix by cast netting lots of baby mullet for this summers snapper missions. Bring on level 3 at least we be able to surf cast 🎣

[@KerryFlowers]

Oh man I'd love to get my hands on some mullet to smoke at the moment! they are so good, yep I can't wait for level three, it will be a good improvement for my mental health! Cheers!!!

[@OXSEnterprises]

I'm Kerry Flowers and in this video I'll show you how I deslime my eel hahaha

[@KerryFlowers]

Yeah I think that I was driving a bit fast lol! We used to do it behind our mountain bikes so everything was a bit slower! Cheers!!!

[@04SURE]

Funniest thing in the video had me in fits kerry

[@jameshiggins3742]

Me and the bros were cracking up I'll chuck it in the arsenal the more you no 👌🤣

[@anthonymorgans1670]

Not the drag them up the road ones bro😂

[@thelifeoflogan2646]

Can you make another eel video

[@KerryFlowers]

It's not likely but if we have another long lockdown then maybe! Cheers!!!

[@aaroniha9059]

dang thats sick that you got that little river to fish in, looks like action catching those eels🤙

[@KerryFlowers]

Not much fight out of them but they sure are tasty when smoked! Cheers!!!

[@jackiewilliams8543]

Hot boiling water dip the eels in scrap off with your knive use old rag to clean what's left

[@paerata22]

Good 1 kerry, a good method I use to get the slime off is stick the eels in the freezer, chuckem in the bucket to thaw out , de slime & clean your eels @ the same time, dry them add the salt & brown sugar redi for the smoker.

[@KerryFlowers]

Yeah that would work but I didn't really want to freeze them...Cheers!!!

[@PerfectHeels]

Mate that looks amazing and love the improv being that you can’t get out on the sea. Keep up the sick content dude

[@KerryFlowers]

Cheers mate, can't wait for this lockdown to be over!!!

[@james-jq8sk]

Eel is delicious, I seem to remember as a teen I used to give them a light scrub in salty water, cut the skin all around just below the head and pull off the skin with pliers, have also just scrubbed the skin in salt, cut into big chunks as you did and simply fry with olive oil and a bit of butter, so good...

[@KerryFlowers]

I'm not so keen on them just fried, I think that the smoking process makes the fat run and that really makes them for me...Cheers!!!

[@colonelfustercluck486]

for overseas viewers, eel is known as 'tuna' by the Maori people. It is not the tuna that live in the sea.

[@terrytawhai2886]

Nice bro mean as video love smoked tuna

[@KerryFlowers]

Yeah its good aye? Thinking about a eeling mission soon if this current lockdown stays in place...Cheers!!!

[@ceehorne7807]

Best way to take slime off any eel is to rub them in sand it works the same n its a faster way to clean them. LoL I love ur techniques 2 I will try coz I c it works thanx ur cool alrite. Mmmmmm brown sugar u know wats delicious. Keep doing wats unappreciated.👍

[@KerryFlowers]

Oh thank you! Cheers!!!

[@Moe_Lester____]

I hate gutting eels. I dont de slime them I skin them then filet them I should make a video I learned from a person that has been doing since childhood she taught herself because no one else new how to do it where she was. Just got a smoker so I can do my own!

[@KerryFlowers]

Once they are deslimed I reckon it is just like gutting a fish, each to their own tho and if that way works for you then awesome! Cheers!!!

[@ashleysaunders9947]

i used to catch eels in crayfish traps, or Hessian sacks . Stick a stone or two inside, some straw, a bit of road kill. Once caught a mink inside a kray trap. Seems that the eel population as dropped off in the UK . Great filming, love Newzealand

[@colonelfustercluck486]

2 types of eel in NZ, short fin and long fin. The short fin is a lot more common. The long fin is getting harder to find, although you are still allowed to catch them. It is encouraged to let long fins go to encourage breeding and improve the numbers...

[@debramage739]

We use to use the 2 prong fork, homemade of course. Also tended to get the big buggers at night. Bread for burley.

[@KerryFlowers]

I have hunted them at night with a spear, better in smaller shallower creeks than the one that I have at my place...Cheers!

[@Joshua-bq5qj]

that second eel was big as

[@Joshua-bq5qj]

and last thing were is that creek

[@coasty982nz8]

Wat a luxury to have on ur doorstep 🤙🤙onya mate, sand will get slime off or cauliflower leaf👍

[@KerryFlowers]

Its pretty good alright! never heard of cauliflower leaf method before...Cheers!!!

[@jacobsmall6732]

Hey Kerry best eel cleaner ive used is white ash from a fire takes the slime off in seconds then just rinse with water 🤙 mean vid brotha keeping me entertained in my lockdown prison 😂

[@KerryFlowers]

Oh I haven't tried that one! Cheers!!!

[@jacobsmall6732]

@@KerryFlowers no worries brother an old Maori fulla showed me it never don't it any other way since

[@04SURE]

Hand line be way easier next time champ! Had to laugh at your de sliming technique the eels final journey down the tarseal 😂😂😂Besides that awesome kai for the table onya m8

[@KerryFlowers]

lol yeah the handline would have been way easier but the rod was already set up and I wanted to feel it bend lol! Cheers!!!

[@Joshua-bq5qj]

but nice work bro

[@hadzthegreatestofalltimes8240]

Your the man bro 👍👍🙏

[@KerryFlowers]

Cheers mate!!!

[@nakisteelo4761]

That big Eel is a longfin eel and I didn't get a good look at the other.But it will still taste good.👍

[@KerryFlowers]

It looked more like a short fin from the pics that I found, It sure did taste good tho! Cheers!!!

[@pault4486]

I nail the eel to a tree or post just after I’ve killed it. Take my knife run it around just below the head. Pull back the skin, get handfuls of dirt, grab the skin one hand each side and pull down. The skin comes off leaving a perfectly skinned fish. I then gut it take it home or back to camp and get ready for the smoker. Too easy. I used to live in Ross on the West Coast and caught kilos of eels using two long eel nets. Kept them alive in a rain water tank. When I had a around a hundred kilos I’d bag them and take them alive to the fishery near Hoki where they got sent to Europe.

[@Michelroedeerhunter]

I only know about european eel but i toss those in a bucket full of fine sand after killing them and that works perfekt for getting off the slime

[@chrislawes7760]

"Not much of a fight", next minute is bricked!

[@KerryFlowers]

Lol, you get that I guess! Cheers!!!

[@daetravel4099]

do you know where to get glass eels?

[@KerryFlowers]

No, I don't know sorry. Cheers!!!

[@shannonblackburn1911]

It's a long fine mate

[@KerryFlowers]

Oh I thought it looked much more like the pics of the short fins that I found using google...Tasted great anyway! Cheers!!!

[@horus2153]

Too much kerry good shit bro

[@KerryFlowers]

Cheers mate!!!

[@ben-zt4el]

If ur fishing In a sandy area burying them in the sand for about 15 minutes then taking them out and rubbing the sand off takes the slime off best way I recon plus gives ya time to bag a few more

[@KerryFlowers]

Great tip! No sand where I was fishing in this video tho! Cheers!!!

[@PCgonemad-ih9pr]

I will be doing this soon, as there is a food shortage coming, to NZ

[@KerryFlowers]

I very much doubt that there will be a food shortage in nz, we are nett exporters of food products. Of course you may not be able to afford to purchase said food but that is a different story...Cheers!!!

[@matthewjaquiery6005]

@@KerryFlowers one year later, I would say you're both correct. The food isn't arriving but we continue to export and prices are skyrocketing

[@bradpope7913]

Great sharing bro. Hey man, what smoker do you use? It looks awesome. Cheers

[@KerryFlowers]

Hey, the smoker is a Char broil, its more like a Hangi cooker that can smoke as well....Cheers!!!

[@thelifeoflogan2646]

5 today 1 baby the mother came like less than one minute later and at the end we caught a massive one on worms surprisingly probably 4 kg’s (we me and my friend I hooked it my friend got two I got 3 so good day.

[@KerryFlowers]

Sweet!

[@kruzua-marsh7109]

Bro you know there’s brains in there tail

[@KerryFlowers]

No that us a myth, an eels brain is in its head. Cheers!!!

[@elaibuchanan6319]

Just thinking about what you've been up to today....talked to lika yesterday ( 16th ) ya cant hold a good man down.

[@KerryFlowers]

Yeah I talked to him yesterday as well! Just been working during lockdown and working on my little farm as well...Cheers!!!

[@thelifeoflogan2646]

I have been eeling in nz caught a massive one today but came off

[@KerryFlowers]

Oh bugger! better luck next time! Cheers!!!

[@thelifeoflogan2646]

Kerry Flowers Kayak Fisherman went eeling again today got bites all day hooked one got it to surface then it came off but last weekend I got a big one I was going solo with two rods and got doubled up two rods going off at the same time using steak off cuts as bait. If you don’t believe me my Instagram is Logan24karts last post is of the eel average size.

[@weilizhong9927]

Hi Kerry, I like your video of fishing eels. I just wonder do you need a license for fishing eels in New Zealand? Cheers!

[@KerryFlowers]

No need for a licence, just remember to only take what you need and leave most for the future! Cheers!!!

[@Joshua-bq5qj]

Here's a tip, the brain is in the tail so step or smack it on the tail

[@gewen9778]

hey, dude. I just like your kiwi accent. Lovely video. It would be great if you share the location. LOL

[@colonelfustercluck486]

almost anywhere in NZ where there is a river or stream, particularly with little slow flowing areas and pools, off to the side of the main stream or river..... like what was in this video. No license required, but land owners permission is required if you have to go across country to get to the water. A daily limit or either 4 or 6, I can't remember now. Take shortfin eel, let longfins go as they are getting reduced in numbers...

[@johnmacpherson8370]

Bro who tought who how to clean that slime off havnt seen tht ever lol

[@KerryFlowers]

Mate, when we were kids we used to ride our bikes to the golf course and catch eels in the ponds there, on the way home we towed the eels behind our bikes and by the time we got home the slime was gone, I have never seen anyone else do it...Cheers!!!

[@iainbanks7415]

one and only time i have tryed eel it tasted muddy mind you it was not smoked just cooked over hot coals

[@stefannmarkram7589]

Where is this?

[@eugenevillamil03]

use lot of rock salt to remove slime from its skin

[@russellking9762]

we used to drag them behind our bikes on a number 8 fencing wire through the sand back in the late 60’s…oh the good times we had back then when life was simple….the kids of today would go into post traumatic stress disorder if they saw anyone doing that….soft cocks lazy and disrespectful…all of them…my grand kids included!

[@churtifiedo3725]

Mean bro

[@KerryFlowers]

Cheers!!!

[@mccoyAB]

mean feed

[@KerryFlowers]

Cheers!!!

[@tykat7327]

Sadly the dragging is not good way to de-slime lol

[@KerryFlowers]

Ah but it works so well! Cheers!!!

[@tipenemason8421]

Whoa! whaaat... faaa man dis guys desliming method ??... krack up alrite

[@KerryFlowers]

Crack up aye! Cheers!!!

[@bigkiwi1320]

Use bread it's a very good bait

[@KerryFlowers]

Eels love eating all sorts of things - the ones that live in my river love fish because that is what I feed them lol! Cheers!!!

[@catchreload6708]

Boiling water and shake em in an onion sack 👌

[@KerryFlowers]

Sounds like a good way to do it but you would have to be super quick with the boiling water as they would start to cook really fast....Cheers!!!

[@mbnz0174]

Kerry Flowers freshwater fishing? It must be the end of the world or something!

[@KerryFlowers]

Lol! When you can't go saltwater fishing fresh water is better than nothing! Cheers!!!

[@aotearoaadventures5741]

Bro lol never seen eels being dragged before epsom salts or sand or newspaper

[@KerryFlowers]

We used to do it as kids, towing them behind our push bikes...Cheers!!!

[@aotearoaadventures5741]

@@KerryFlowers awesome bro to much 💯

[@chaseapiata8906]

You can have some one person can holdthe camera

[@peterwarren8700]

Desperate guy

[@isaachine7533]

fun fact, that big one was most likely between 40-60 years old

[@KerryFlowers]

Possibly, growth rate is largely influenced by the amount of feed available so it can vary a lot...Cheers!!!

[@guaiyaxs8570]

Ain't Eel sacred to the maori people 😕

[@KerryFlowers]

Na they like eating them as well! Cheers!!!

[@kevingarland1301]

Dude. You're respectable to fish from the sea etc so why don't you do the same courtesy for eels. You don't tow them from the back of your car to annihilate them like that use salt and that'll de-slime them easier. You of all people should've known that and by the way the bigger eel of the two is a breeder and you should've put it back. Man...I'm peed off and going to unfollow you now.

[@KerryFlowers]

The eel was dead by the time I dragged it behind the ute - You can call that disrespectful if you like but to me it is a practical method to remove slime, as for it being a breeder they will all turn into breeders if they are left so by that logic I should not take any - I'm not down there taking eels all the time so It's hardly a threat to the stocks...

[@kevingarland1301]

@@KerryFlowers dead or not you don't tow it behind your car to get rid of the slime and like i said use salt to de-slime it as it comes off easier.

[@soldoutforjesus5469]

@@kevingarland1301 who are you to tell someone what to do?seriously is your life that boring?he can do What ever method works for him ,and the bloody eel was dead,what's your point?