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Chickie · 01-18-2009, 09:56 AM

Nice catch, Mink Islander!

Cusk make the best chowder in the entire world. My Dad had a bob-house and we spent many a happy Sunday afternoon out on the lake when we were kids (in the 1940’s). We caught mostly perch but occasionally we would latch on to a cusk. When we did, it was cause for celebration, as we knew we would be feasting on chowder the next day. Mom sure made a great chowder!

My father used to tell how fishing had changed since the 1920’s and ‘30’s. He and a neighbor would go out for a day of fishing and usually return home with quite an array (cusk, trout, etc.) I don’t know what the limit was back then or whether there was one. The fish population gradually diminished over the years and was never the same after that. I remember setting lines at night and checking them the next morning. I believe cusk are night feeders, similar to horn-pout, but you do sometimes catch them during the daylight hours. Did you catch that one overnight?

01-18-2009, 09:56 AM	#3
Chickie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 367 Thanks: 0 Thanked 67 Times in 38 Posts	Cusk Chowder Nice catch, Mink Islander! Cusk make the best chowder in the entire world. My Dad had a bob-house and we spent many a happy Sunday afternoon out on the lake when we were kids (in the 1940’s). We caught mostly perch but occasionally we would latch on to a cusk. When we did, it was cause for celebration, as we knew we would be feasting on chowder the next day. Mom sure made a great chowder! My father used to tell how fishing had changed since the 1920’s and ‘30’s. He and a neighbor would go out for a day of fishing and usually return home with quite an array (cusk, trout, etc.) I don’t know what the limit was back then or whether there was one. The fish population gradually diminished over the years and was never the same after that. I remember setting lines at night and checking them the next morning. I believe cusk are night feeders, similar to horn-pout, but you do sometimes catch them during the daylight hours. Did you catch that one overnight?