1st Big Fish.

[althasaur]

Hey guys caught my first Australian Salmon off Garie Beach today.

Full pics to follow.

Ok guys here is the report.

Doing this on a public computer so no pics as yet.

Went out with the father inlaw Yesterday to go catch some Aussie Salmon off Garie Beach.

We were supposed to go on Sunday but the inlaws had to bring the dogs as well and no dogs allowed in the National Park

Any way, The Father in Law, a couple of his mates and myself made it out to the beach early yesterday morning.

3 were caught the whole day. 1 was on the first cast from the father in law while the rest of us were still setting up. About 50cm

I caught the next one at about 40cm. I can tell you it was interesting trying to get it in. I had to wait for the waves to come so I did not break the line or rod.

Next one his mates caught the last, and the biggest one at about 55cm.

The othery guy only caught a small flathead at about 15cm or so.

We were using mackeral as bait, either whole or pieces. and the tide was coming in. Most of the fish were caught whilst it was still overcast adn we could see that the guys on the rocks were not having much luck either.

It was a good day all up and I am very happy with the fish I caught.

It was a good day and a good learning experience for me.

BTW I was using an 8' rod and series 5000 reel and the other guys were using 12' rods and 9000 penn reels.

Ate the fish as a soup, fried and "kalliwan" , not sure of the correct spelling. says that there is a spanish equlivant as well.

Basically the fish is chopped into small cubes, marinated in vinegar, onion, ginger and chilli until it is cooked in the vinegar.

My Fish

The biggest fish

Edited January 7, 2010 by althasaur

[HawkesburyMarlin]

Hey guys caught my first Australian Salmon off Garie Beach today.

Full report and pics to follow.

Looking forward to it!, Some may bag the ole' Sambo, but they do put up a

decent fight & watching them jump out of th water whilst reeling em in, is a great experience.

Just make sure you blead 'em straight away, and cookem stuffed with heaps of flavoursome herbs/lemon/garlic.

Awaiting the report...........

[marley]

Nice going.

So what did it taste like? Sounds like an interesting recipe. I have always given the ones I catch away, but maybe I need to start keeping them.

gav