Bullfrogs!!

Yeah on the island there are tons, had days where I've bettered 30 no problem. I've never eaten them but might have to give them a try. I've always used a 22, seems to get the job done with a bit higher of a success rate.
 
kamlooky said:
So, how do you eat them without gitt'n warts awn yer tung?
Gulp'im?
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I wished I had that ole Feild and Stream magazine from 1973 that had three pages dedicated to Frog Hunting and Cooking.
The guys had a canoe and a miners helmet with light and they speared them iirc.
Then they went into detail about how to prepare them by lopping off the hind legs back at the watertight end.
Then they skinned them with pliers and soaked in salted water, even made up a seasoning with flour and spice ...
Deep fried till done...about a minute and a few seconds ..depending on how good one can hold the hot oil at with out burning it.
Ahhh, bacon and eggs and has Browns this morning before work is what I got now....
Rob
 
264th exit off the freeway North side behind the Tim hortons. Go poke around in the pond for them there.
 
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First time ever...the cat brought one in from the pond. I gamely dispatched it with my assault daisy bb gun. Nice work Mr. Kittyface!

 
I was just up at the dock and there are literally thousands of bullfrog tadpoles,don't know what eats them,maybe bass and herons ,but they aren't even making a dent in the population
 
That's a pretty small bullfrog the kitty brought home. The ones we used to catch in Ontario had bodies that filled your hand. I don't know what your kitty brought home but it isn't the American Bullfrog which is the bullfrog most know. That isn't even the correct shape for a bullfrog.

These pics are the species known as American Bullfrog.



 
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Ok I was just reading up on invasive frog species on Vancouver Island. Apparently two species have been introduced. The Bullfrog and the Bronze Frog. Seeing the pics and descriprion of the Bronze Frog I'd say thats what Kitty brought home. I have seen and caught many of them as a kid but never knew what they were? We just thought they were mutant Leopard Frogs. Leopard Frogs btw are a must have for anyone after Bass or Walleye after dark in mid to late summer. They are deadly!!

http://www.saltspringconservancy.ca/pdf/Amphibian brochure, revised Aug 12.pdf
 
A second year female will have legs about an inch in diameter. Rolled in flour and panfried in butter is my absolute fave. They are easy to catch. A triple gang hook and a piece of red cloth on a piece of line is all that it takes. They are very agressive and will attack almost anything close they can get down their throat. I have several 22 including a semi with tube mags that hold 15 rounds of long rifle but these are areas that we should not be hunting with firearms. Probably within the regional district. I flyfish and have a pontoon boat that would do nicely in a swampy area plus I can pick it up and carry it around. Bullfrogs are LOUD, that HARRRUUUUMP carries a long way. You would know if you had bullfrogs in your pond, no doubt.Thanks guys, will have to check out these sites. Nice that there is NO limit. Guvamint is happy to see them go.
 
bogie said:
We have an infestation of bullfrogs here in the lower mainland. They are not a native species and breed like rats. The good thing is frog legs are tasty and I would like to find some places to harvest some. Maybe even put a dent in the breeding population. They are insanely agressive and will eat anything they can get down their throats. Consider an adult female has a mouth 3inches wide that covers a lot of ground. They have been known to eat ducklings and birds. I have seen them eat each other. Snakes too. I would be happy to go on my own or buddy up if someone is interested. I have the gear I need to get them no problem. I have some experience catching them.
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(mm) let me know if you need help
 
My dad used a spinning reel with 8 lb test and a #3 Veltic spinner with a treble hook. He's cast the spinner past them then retrieve the line until it was close to across their head and the treble hook almost touching their butt. Lock the reel and then set the hook into them and reel them in.

He could also wade up to them and grab them barehanded.

They are delicious and there is meat on the legs plus a bit on the back.

He'd clean them then marinate the meat in soy sauce, a bit of dry gin, freshly minced ginger and garlic and black pepper.

After an over night marinade he'd boil rice, as the water level dropped until just a bit above the surface of the rice, in went the frogs and marinade, stir then cook the rice as normal.

The frog would be moist and delicate and the rice would be flavored by the marinade.

Finish with a few drops of sesame oil and top with minced green onions.
 
Burnaby Lake had tons of them for as long as I can remember - good size too, but the whole lake is a giant swamp so you'll need to take a boat off the rowing dock and punt/hip wade into the lily pads.

Just spent a few minutes on the old youtube, and seems fishing for them with a rod is the easiest way to do it in the city. I see a lot more of those Bronze Frogs around in general, but every so often a big bullfrog shows its head.
 
curseyou said:
The best nuisance species are the edible nuisance species.

Frog legs are great.
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Hells yeah.

Soak 'em in some buttermilk, roll 'em in flour/fish crisp/panko, fry 'em in butter with garlic.

As a kid we'd go grab a tobacco slat and wander down to the ponds to go wackin'.
Once that was out of the way we'd take the tobacco slat and bludgeon the bejesus out of the frogs along the edge of the pond. :)
When we got older we upgraded from a tobacco slat to a tobacco slat with a nail in it.

Queue kodos and kang...
 
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