Morel Mushroom Forage & Cook | Shrooming 101

[@mickexplorer]

I lived on Kauai 13 years, my favorite grew out of cow pie. Tasted so bad, we made strawberry milkshakes to help. Then we laughed for 3-7 hours. skateboarding was our thing. Fishing for wild trout has always been my passion from 7 years old, i caught my first fish, a rainbow trout, 1967.

[@RockMonger]

Awesome dude! You should do more videos about mushrooms! I've been wanting to learn and go around here.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Thanks man! Honestly the best way to learn is to just get a couple Mushrooming books, and just go out on hikes and start identifying mushrooms for fun. Not even to eat them during the first few trips. It's an amazing activity. Will definitely do more videos - mushroom season is only just starting 🔥 🍄

[@RockMonger]

@@NWFishingSecrets oh snap I need to get a book. Think a PDF book will work?

[@DoubleADay]

Good idea to have a field guide. Doesn't need batteries

[@maggiefriedrichs3078]

I just want to say that I appreciate you and your videos on so many levels. My husband and I have been binge watching your videos, and I have to say that you are one of the best KZbinrs that I have seen (and I watch a lot). I love the content you cover and, although I do like fishing, I absolutely loved that you did a video on foraging. I hope you make more! We live in Northeast Minnesota and foraging for wild edibles is big up here. You meet so many different people’s needs and interests! Also, THANK YOU for thanking the fish that you eat and honoring their life. I super appreciate that. Your respect for the Earth is so apparent, and it makes me really happy to watch you feeling so joyful out in nature. You’re the best!!! P.S. my husband says you should totally come fishing with us in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness!!!

[@sundstrom193]

Just went morel hunting in May about an hour from Wenatchee Washington. My girlfriend and I went there two times and got about 4-5 pounds of huge black morels both times we went there. They are hands down my favorite mushroom of all time. Plus they’re like an Easter egg hunt, every time I find one it makes me jump up and down with excitement.

[@N0bleOffical]

I love your selection of music because lofi really brings the mood 👍

[@rickiex]

i too found some morals and they were delicious! also, if you can make more videos about the outdoors and your knowledge of it, that'll be great.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Did you find them this year already? I'll be doing another scouting trip tomorrow. They are so delicious! Would love to make more outdoor videos. Thinking about starting a second general outdoors channel 🔥⛺️🌲 🍄 Thoughts for creative content?

[@rickiex]

@@NWFishingSecrets I found some in Michigan, which are extremely rare since we don't get as much rain as you guys in WA. Still tasted amazing tho. I think if you could get into explaining where to look for them and when. Would be hard to be a reliable content, since mushrooms only grow in seasons. But it'll be good content nonetheless.

[@RobertH-bb5sp]

Another fun weekend of videos! This was a new one for us. Building that confidence that I really might not die if I do this! 🍄

[@nathanberry5828]

The Fungus at 7:03 is Witch's butter !

[@jeremiahloveless9961]

Suggestion for the future try using a straw basket or a netted mesh bag with small hole so the morel spores can fall through while walking

[@tidalrootsadventures]

Bro those things get expensive at pikes place! And you got them growing in your backyard! Haha

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Scored the jackpot on that one... Worth listing if I ever sell the home? 😂

[@joesmo2840]

NW Fishing Secrets make outdoor fire pit and burn some of that cotton wood in it I always used to find morels in my burn pit

[@astewart6664]

@@NWFishingSecrets They would definatly be worth listing! they are some of the most prized mushrooms to japanese people (my grandma/grandpa used to forage for morels up here in vancouver after forest fires) they can be worth 100's of $ per pound

[@brwneyes986]

Morels in the backyard...love it. Sweet looking knife too. Black salmon hoodie.

[@sodiumchloride9067]

Seeing those morels growing in your own backyard inspired me to make my own farm! Thanks for the inspiration! Fish, or rather, forage on!

[@julierunning5089]

"In the zone".. another learning lesson! Thanks, stay safe!

[@warrenmeerestomei9348]

These type of videos are a great addition to your channel. Keep up the great work man!

[@graysenwrx2045]

NWFS SALMON HOODIE IS MY FAVORITE!!! Keep up the good videos man they’re making this quarantine a little more exciting for me lol. Much love and good luck to everyone else! 💕

[@osheaoutdoorspnw]

Going out morel hunting today. Can't wait

[@dejakixiong9142]

Great video. Your knowledge of the outdoors plus Washington's beautiful scenery...PERFECT!!!!!!

[@timesofblessing219]

Hi Leif. You should do more of mushroom foraging. You have a unique skill to share

[@BC-ue3ku]

Very cool video. Always fun seeing the elk running around.

[@TheFishingDoctorsAdventures]

Wow that is awesome to have that many growing in your yard.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Just made pasta with em last night 😂

[@fishingwithwunsch6034]

I use to pick morales in Oregon, use to cut them in thick strips kinda like little steaks and fry them up in some butter, legit tasted like steak and of course great content boss Leif

[@weerezboy28]

That little stove is awsome. I need to look into getting one of those. I've got a good Morel story for you. My wife's grandparents once found a massive amount of morals growing outside their church after the church had layed down a bunch of new mulch in the gardens. People thought they were crazy out in their church clothes gathering up a bunch of delicious morsels to have for sunday dinner.

[@taylorjordan1362]

Sweet knife. Sweet stove. Sweet description of the process. If you ever take me up on the pond fishing for rainbows, we have trails and I’m fairly certain you’d find mushrooms. Awesome video!

[@sydneywalker2966]

I found chanterelles for the first time the other day on my property and I cooked them with scrambled eggs. They were soo good! Now every time I watch a video with someone foraging and cooking mushrooms my stomach starts growling like crazy!

[@patrickdonovan7894]

I plan on moving to the PNW (Vancouver, washington area) next year. I'm really loving your videos and it's getting me extremely psyched to get that way. It's wild, coming from the Southeast US, just seeing how different it is there.

[@wheresalexander1993]

I just watched this video for the first time. I would DEFINITELY like to see more mushroom related videos. Super interesting man 🤙👍

[@edwinhammarlund1305]

That black Washington state hoodie is so dope!!!

[@fishstopbc8662]

Great video! Good change from the regular fishing

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Glad you enjoyed man, quick break from fishing ain't never hurt no one 🤙🎣🍄

[@al69420]

Definitely enjoyed this style of video man! Good stuff!

[@taylorbatie458]

Wow, it’s ironic you can’t fish rn when I found your channel getting back into it during quarantine. Dope videos bro!

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Welcome back man! Can definitely fish now again 🎣 🤙 🔥

[@taylorbatie458]

NW Fishing Secrets stay after it brother!

[@CanadianSledDog]

Best fishless catch n cook I've seen yet.

[@stephanienavarro4670]

Great content! Mushrooms are so delicious, you have inspired me to do some foraging of my own :). Didn’t even realize it was safe to do so, I’m learning a lot from your videos - thank you! Please keep more coming.

[@asully70]

I’m just thumbs upping and commenting all your videos!

[@NWFishingSecrets]

🤣 You're the man! Thanks brother!

[@chrisstargazer5866]

These videos are wonderful. Please make more mushroom and wilderness videos as well

[@DansBackcountry]

Great video! More videos like this! You would do great at doing general outdoors videos.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Thank you Daniel! I would love doing more general outdoors videos. Might be time for a second channel...... 🔥🍄🌲

[@bwcok7947]

Hope you are staying safe out your way. Do you get ramps out there to eat with your morels? We have spring ramp festivals here. Well, not this year. A shore lunch foil wrap with everything you fixed plus ramps on the inside of a native trout belly will delight any tastebuds. A little liquid smoke and lemon pepper helps also. Stay healthy and keep putting out your great material.

[@bwcok7947]

If you go Crocodile Dundee and pick up a trout in the forest? Bare hands? Well? A little secret. Natives like to hide under rocks or cupped hands. Have fun!

[@chriscruz6486]

Fungi are friends! I like hunting for specifics trees. Birch trees I find a lot of goodies. There’s a particular mushroom that grow half way up the birch trees that fetch a pretty penny but they are hard to find.

[@patrickbaca6719]

Wow looks good! Your forest and AZ forests are way different. Lol. My son is in Bremerton Washington rt now (Navy). I love fishing but this video was interesting. Thanks for sharing. Hopefully ill get to visit him one of these days. (When all this quarantine is over).

[@mattwarwick5707]

Those yellow little ball like mushrooms you found are called witch's butter, they are good in deer stew

[@fishingwithmagnes4114]

This looks really fun, I should get that book!

[@RV_Chef_Life]

Good job! Ugh almost another month of no fishing. One of you commercial fishermen out there let this man tag along so he can do some more fishing videos for us.

[@christopherosburn6199]

Yeah make more foraging videos for sure. Maybe show how to make to preserve food. Or make a jam or something.

[@モカッチ紙袋にいる猫www]

wholesome and comfy, thanks for the content

[@itzOLE3]

Now I wanna go foraging!

[@hookandcookfishing]

nice dude! those are a form of conk, they're shelf fungi. People use certain ones for medicinal purposes, not sure if those ones are good though! Ive harvested artists conks, they're just really rubbery so i cut them into small pieces, let them dry and turn them into powder. there are recipes to make artist conk hot chocolate. Friggin love mushrooms :) Glad you are getting out still and enjoying nature, keep on rocking dude

[@brianmacri8207]

Great vid! I need to get out there. “All the rain promises and more” is a great field guide as well. Shroom on!

[@matthewlewis9996]

I've dried them by cutting them in half and placing them on a roll of window screen stapled to a couple of wooden work horse's. Placed a fan underneath and also had the ceiling fan on. They dry in about 10hrs. They look almost like potato chips when completely dry. I then put them in a ball jar and have kept them till the next season

[@mnicaluza]

Orange .49 cent harbor freight box cutter my go to knife.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

She'll get the job done! 🤣

[@Dano896]

Thinking of taking a local class thanks for the book and knife advice👍🏾🇺🇸.

[@mommam.6101]

I don't know how to answer your comment except through your video. But you mentioned you might try Wilkinson. This was 40 years ago but I think there was a old abandoned school we drove past and then took a logging road on the left that went up a steep winding hill, which was really scary cuz there were blind corners. And it was great mushrooming. I'm almost 80 now so I don't go out anymore.

[@fishsalmon8747]

Dude that was a cool cooking set..awesome to see them elk..

[@daniellegarner1338]

I would of just sat at that stream all day! 🏞💙 Very nice video 👊 P.s. Your dog was looking out the window like "why aren't you taking me" 🤗

[@mikeherman6434]

Great place for cooking I like to cook a long a trout stream surf and turf

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Cooking and food are always enhanced by the right setting 🔥 🏔

[@mattmiller1585]

So jealous! backyard mushroom farm!😋

[@NWFishingSecrets]

I gotta bring you some 😂 So delicious

[@TibiTips]

This is amazing! I hunt wild truffles with my dogs!

[@jerrymather4218]

I feel like u heard my request for a morel video. Love those little morels

[@JuanSanchez-he4cr]

I beg you do More vids like these with the pic mushroom and trout

[@bexybriones2857]

Hi👋🏽 New subscriber in here 😄 Keep up posting cause u have good informative vlogs .... take care 🙃

[@hummingbird0652]

Amazing! I would love to forage with you! Really enjoyed this video - I've subbed!

[@harrisji]

Great video. thank you very much. This is my first week of retirement...... and I CAN'T DO ANYTHING!!!!!!! LOL. Bless you.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Congratulations on retirement!!!! Wish you could celebrate with fishing, but hopefully my videos (or a shroomy walk in the woods) can keep you busy till they re-open fishing.... Thank you so much, and bless you too 😊

[@harrisji]

@@NWFishingSecrets Believe it or not I'm in the middle of buying all the stuff I need to build my first boat. If all goes well I'll build a canoe next to river / lake fish.

[@sp3_outdoors]

Dude.... Thank you for this video!! This is really great content :)

[@keithbarry001]

Yes! More of this!

[@Crzyspeedfrk]

This is AWESOME! I've never thought about doing this :)

[@NoRodnoReel]

You have no idea how lucky your are, i drive an hour and a half to get those things. Also I recommend picking all of them because they grow back if you leave the stems and they get bad if you don’t pick them fresh

[@carlogigli2606]

ALSO TWIST THE TOOL WHEN YOU USE THE MORTAR... NICE VIDEO

[@outdoorshack7541]

cool video. ill have to try that sometime. i have lots of cottonwood at my house

[@owenpainter8565]

I prefer the mushrooms demystified handbook it’s the bomb

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Thanks man, I'll pick up a copy

[@chhapmak5380]

You should make a video harvesting fiddlehead ferns and water cress.

[@taggmartin5426]

Liked this video. I would’ve liked to see more mushroom hunting and not cooking. That mushroom knife is bad ass bro. I would like to see more videos on mushroom hunting in our state. Thank you 😊

[@LILJJ2511]

Catch em’ all! Great Content

[@bernardocasas7778]

Do another one of these!

[@mommam.6101]

Love this video. I wish you were my great grandson. Maybe you would bring me some fish. My husband was the world's worst fisherman and I was pretty much the same. Just trying to figure out where you live. There is a herd of elk near Westport, Washington, and I know there's a herd at Lake Quinault.. It didn't look like Quinault.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

😂 Plenty of days when I don't come home with fish! I'll take the generous compliment though 😊 The herd of Elk was actually just in Western Washington, King County!

[@rogergommert528]

Your videos are so informative. If you are ever in or near Vancouver BC would like to meet you.

[@mommam.6101]

Do you go out in the fall for chanterelles? I used to look forward to the fall and my favorite place was out by Wilkison in western Washington. I would go out on logging roads with two or three kids, maybe a baby on my hip, never looked for landmarks, and always had a sense of where my car was. It was like I had a compass in the back of my head. Can't do it anymore. Too old and I've lost my compass. By the way my kids hated it.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

I do! Got some great spots near Issaquah, and am quite familiar with Wilkeson! Never looked for Chanterelles there though.... Maybe this year! Hope you get out to do some hunting too, don't make age stop you! :)

[@alexnuttall3019]

Just found ya and liking it. Keep it up.

[@ethandreesman4448]

When do they stop growing? I live in Montana and I'm wondering if you can still pick them by the end of July

[@quadradomus]

Great video, thanks for sharing. 👍

[@gerritreinders3403]

looks tasty! you should do a PNW scavage catch and cook some time (mushrooms, fish, berries, ect). what kind of pocket knife is that outta curiosity?

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Would love to do a video like that... Come summer I feel like that's all I'll be doing 🔥 Put a link to the knife in the description 👍 Amazing mushroom knife

[@gerritreinders3403]

@@NWFishingSecrets Awesome, sorry i was talking about your personal pocket knife that you had with you.

[@kaidengrennan6306]

I would want a black Washington shirt it's dope

[@pedrokerber171]

Try mushrooms with thyme instead of rosemary. For me, they work better together. Great video! Good content.

[@Exploer8591]

My father-in-law tried to go into the mountains yesterday to do some shooting. He was stopped by a forest ranger who told him that all public lands in the state of Washington are closed.

[@shaunlehman664]

Kevin Bushnell it’s getting to be marshal law around here!!

[@mattclems05]

I’ve never been much of a mushroom eater but I swear watching you I wanna go out and find some then cook the hell out of em lol

[@robertmcdowell9649]

Good content. I heard that if you harvest mushrooms with a knife you actually leave material to rot and that material damages more of the mycelium underneath than if you pulled up the whole mushroom and tried to spread the spores. Any input would be great thank you for the video.

[@timvoliva2269]

Great video!

[@NickWetzel]

Awesome! Love Morels!!

[@hannahkuhlman3708]

I love mushrooms, but I've only ever had maybe 2 or 3 kinds! Never had a morel but I want to! I've only ever heard that they are difficult to clean.

[@firsttimecastingadventures]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@ericbritchie]

A large set of kitchen shears is nice to harvest morels. Also, always put mushrooms in a sack that will allow spores to release and carry it on your body, not in a back pack. I don't think morels are true mushrooms. Correct me please if I am wrong, but I don't believe they have spores on that part of the plant you eat.

[@classCexplosive]

you are the man!

[@vivvz2]

Garden morel can be fantastic although I have been warned to avoid them if you live in the city / use any fertilizer / chemicals on your lawns. Thoughts on that?

[@richardveilleux2736]

I would want a black hoodie with the Washington state picture

[@nathanberry5828]

Great song choice!

[@jacobowashington]

Dude more foraging please!

[@Sonny1065LV]

My favorite of the mushroom family, super expensive at Pike Place.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

So delicate & delicious. I should sell my Cottonwood rounds at Pike Place 😂

[@DoubleADay]

No way

[@Sonny1065LV]

@@NWFishingSecrets definitely!!!

[@EchoInception15]

Where did you get that ruck sack? Brings back a lot of memories from Spokane from military survival school haha

[@BeeChan_]

We need to go matsutake hunting sometime !

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Now that's one on the bucket list! You got spots?? 🤫😮

[@BeeChan_]

Sure do! Late September would be perfect depending on how much rain we get. Maybe sometime late summer we can plan something out .

[@leolldankology]

I need those shrooms on some pasta or in risotto.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

🤤 man a nice mushroom pasta sounds so good right now....

[@franzusbernerus4658]

Greetings from Germany! I enjoy your videos alot! Where did you grow up in Germany? Sounds like bavaria, where iam from too!

[@RobJob5317]

I haven't found any good spots for morel mushrooms yet. I think it's still a couple weeks early yet for morels.?.? I have several sweet spots for chanterelles, oysters and corals here on the Olympic Peninsula.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

I still have to find a spot for Morels in the woods. These are the first I've ever found. They've been growing there for about 2 weeks now, so season might be prime! Got good Chanterelle, Lobster, and King Bolete spots, still looking for Oyster Mushrooms though! Man I just want to be out foraging right now 😂🍄

[@bensonkeadle9760]

Awesome vid. Great alternative to fishing.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

It's probably the best thing we've got to do right now, cause hunting is closed too! Thanks for enjoying!