I really enjoy watching his videos and the risks he takes seem typical for myself and others when we were that age. I no longer feel invincible these days and carry a GPS when mushroom hunting, PFD when fishing the rocks etc.

Mark

Hey Mark,
Welcome to the forum. Long time Bay Area forager myself. Mushrooms, plants, berries, abalone, spearfishing. Good to have another mushroom hunter on the board (so I can keep track of you- stay off my spotz!  ). Are you on any of the facebook mushroom groups?

-Carter

Hi Carter,
I am not a member of any of the Facebook mushroom groups. I have led forays for the MSSF over the years and will be attending their Mendocino Camp foray November 10, 11, 12. Might be fun to do a camping trip to Salt Point  for fish and mushrooms sometime. Thanks for the welcome.

Hi All,

I have been Foraging throughout the bay for many years. I fished the local lakes since I was about 8 years old and my father started taking me on party boats for salmon when I was 12. Over the years I have been on party boats many times for salmon, potluck, and rock fish. After one terrifying rock fish trip I now have the feeling of being trapped whenever I am on a party boat. I  still go salmon fishing but will never go rock fishing(on a party boat) again. I have been doing some  bay and ocean fishing  from shore and have caught plenty of perch, stripers, and a few rock fish.



I am thinking about getting a kayak for fishing in the bay and along the coast but want to keep the weight down because I have limited storage area (garage wall or down a lot of exterior stairs to a basement) and will need to do the carrying by myself.

I spend a lot of time foraging for mushrooms and plants. I collect plenty of chanterelles, morels, porcini, etc. along the coast and the Sierras.

I will be doing a lot of reading on this forum, and taking a few classes before making the decision to jump into this activity.