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Nice pics and report. Looks like you an muttly had a pleasant outing!
I would suggest, however, that you do NOT eat that mushroom, cooked or otherwise. If you do, we will likely find you in the hospital within 24 - 48 hours. And, you may not live to see another day after that.
The mushroom pictured appears to be an Amanita Pantherina. It is more commonly called the Death Cap!
That mushroom is from the same genus as the Amanita Muscaria (cap is a deep red w/ white patches from the bulb). This is the one that some peeps eat for "special effects". However, it can cause you to become seriously ill and has in some cases caused kidney failure. (At the least, you will regret having sampled it).
Eating ANY Amanita is risky business at best. The primary problem w/ sampling any mushroom specie;
is that each and every individual mushroom has a it own chemical levels. One shroom may have very minute amounts of chemicals and be fine to consume. However, the shroom right next to that one may have much higher levels of toxic chemicals--that can easily cause extreme illness or kill.
BTW, the last time that I found some White Chanterelles...I got $14 a pound for them!
Whoops. It's been a while. The death cap is Amanita Phalloides; not the Pantherina. However, some Pantherina's can look so much like a death cap, that it's still risky.
BTW, sorry to hi jack. I was just hoping to help OFFers to not get sick or worse.
Wow - I actually know that place, is it Walker Creek? I was lucky enough to get a trip with Troutski before I went missing and he took me there. That lake has the prettiest water, the color is almost unreal. Nice to see a familiar place, thanks for the pic's.
GM
Great pics! I know exactly where that is. that big rock ledge is a dead give away. Caught a nice bull under the bridge right up from there trolling in the boat basically right at the dividing line for lake and river earlier this year. thought it was a big rainbow till it came up to the boat. lb for lb great fighters.
Thanks Ted. That post was like a breath of fresh air.
Nice report TT! Makes me want to go out and explore.
I second troutdudes observation of that mushroom. It does appear to be a Amanita from the warts on the cap. I wouldn't eat it.
Nice pics btw! I miss getting out and seeing nature these days.
excellent fish TT
That looks like some beautiful water there TT. Would love to drift a few flies through that.