My Dark Cove Pantry

I am from Gambo, NL, located on the east coast of Canada, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. My hometown of Gambo was once divided into three smaller communities, known as Middle Brook, Dark Cove & Gambo. I grew up in Dark Cove, and absolutely love to cook and bake, so I thought what better name could there be for my first blog than 'My Dark Cove Pantry'. Even though I now live in Flatrock, and now have a new pantry, it will always be 'My Dark Cove Pantry'.

Monday 13 July 2015

The capelin are rolling at Middle Cove beach!

This is the time of year, in Newfoundland, when the capelin roll in. Middle Cove Beach is a big tourist attraction at any time, but it was especially busy this past weekend.

There is a great sign, located right at the entrance to Middle Cove Beach, explaining the capelin rolling phenomenon...

There were quite a few people enjoying the excitement..........

Hubby and I went over to try for a bucket of capelin...............

....but the capelin were not rolling right in on the beach while we were there. They were just offshore, but we definitely were not dressed for getting out into the water.

A few brave souls were actually standing out in that frigid salt water, trying their hand with different types of nets. They were getting capelin, but it was a slow process.

The seagulls were feasting just offshore....

Click here, to view an awesome video of capelin rolling in on a beach---it's unbelievable!

Cheers

4 comments:

Ms. A14 July 2015 at 00:58
Just being on a beach would be exciting, with, or without fish.
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Marie Smith14 July 2015 at 16:48
Great pictures. No wonder weather there has been so bad. It may clear up now that the capelin are in.
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Angela7 November 2015 at 06:01
Whau!!! My husband and son who loves to fish would love this experience! I presume this is in your town right Kathleen? Beautiful area !
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