MUSHROOM WATCH

[Phil Lilley]

When fishing the other day near some of the places I find morrells, I thought, "Is it too early to think about morrells???" Well???

So I thought I'd post and pin this topic.

As soon as you find any mushrooms in your neck of the woods, please post so others will start looking.

I think it'd be cool and educational if you also posted conditions you find them in (after a rain, warm evening) and where like by a sycamore or oak.

Thanks!

[Kayser]

The way I've always been able to tell when to go is when the pin oak leaves are the size of mouse ears, and the ones here at school have the right sized leaves, even though the ones at home (30miles south) are just budding. If anything, I guess the blacks (grays?) and half-frees might be out already. We just got a lot of rain, and it's nice and warm, but I can't get out until friday.

Rob

P.S.-What are everyone's favorite ways of telling when to go?

[Whodat]

They are out but I don't know about numbers.When I was at the white bass river last saturday a guy had about a dozen greys and have seen pics on the cafeoutdoors site.

[snap]

Tuesday nite had a nice rain ...Wednesday the gray mushrooms were everywhere.

[vonreed]

I found 22 yesterday and went back today to the same spot and found around 40-50 morels. I guess I'll need to go check my other spots now. The best places I've found is the best is OLD dozer piles with sycamores growing(sign of dampness) Dozer piles have all the hillsides top dirt pushed into one spot in the ravine usually and that's pretty much all my hot spots. As far as time to go and find them, this is perfect weather right now, with rain showers and sun popping out and hitting 80 degrees. Now I just need to go catch some white bass tonight and have a gormet dinner.

[Crippled Caddis]

Would someone please take pity on a non 'shroomer' and let us in on the jargon? What the *&^%$# are blacks (grays) and half-frees?

I have a goldmine of mushrooms on my old hill but the only ones I know are the Morels, giant puffballs (heaven!), and corals.

[Gavin]

Blacks, grays, half-frees and yellows are all types of morels. I've read about em but I rarely find anything other than yellows. Guess I dont have the eye for the others.

http://www.mushroomexpert.com/morels/true.html

[Crippled Caddis]

Blacks, grays, half-frees and yellows are all types of morels. I've read about em but I rarely find anything other than yellows. Guess I dont have the eye for the others.

http://www.mushroomexpert.com/morels/true.html

Thanks Gavin!

[Terry Beeson]

Before sitting down to a big plate of saute'd morels, read the section from the morel expert website about "false morels"...

Interesting reading. (True morels are hollow...)

[drbewley]

I've never messed with mushrooms because I don't figure I know enough about them. On the other hand, I'm going after poke sallet this weekend.