Coswecanfly Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 This morning after the missus left for work me and the little one headed down to Garie Beach in the Royal National Park for some father daughter time (read: a fish and play on the beach). First bait hit the water at about 11:00 and not long after the rod bent over and the big overhead casting reel screamed. Went 68cm. Just after lunch I noticed a big school of fish swimming toward where my bait was and walked closer to the rod. As I got there it bent double. Didn't measure the smaller number but when I knocked the fillets off it had NINE yakkas in its belly. Big one had an empty stomach. No wonder it pulled so hard. Got home, had fresh fish, chips and peas for dinner and turned the rest into pickled fish. Lunches sorted for the rest of the week. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Nice! Great fighting fish the old humble salmon! Cheers scratchie!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coswecanfly Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Thanks Scratchie. These guys didn't have much of a chance though. I share one overhead reel between my beach rod and my heavy boat, kingie rod. So 12kg mono on a Shimano Torium made sure they came out nice and quick. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltrix Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Nice salmon. How do you make pickled fish.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coswecanfly Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Thanks Saltrix. This is a basic recipe I doubled for this batch. You can then ad things like chilli or other pickling Spices as per your tastes. Lasts weeks in the fridge so you can just grab some in the morning to take to work for lunch. https://www.rainbowcooking.co.nz/recipes/Cape-pickled-fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Good work. When nothing else is about, salmon put up a good fight and are reasonably edible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Nice report great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Nine yakkas in the one fish !!!! I wish you took a photo that would have been quite the sight. Nice work on the fish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakelad Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Nice one, I had a smaller Salmon on the bbq whole the other day (~40cm) and loved it.. a little garlic and herb but nothing real much, no bone issues, I much prefer them to bream! But gotta love the fight the best! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 On 7/9/2019 at 5:49 PM, Coswecanfly said: Thanks Saltrix. This is a basic recipe I doubled for this batch. You can then ad things like chilli or other pickling Spices as per your tastes. Lasts weeks in the fridge so you can just grab some in the morning to take to work for lunch. https://www.rainbowcooking.co.nz/recipes/Cape-pickled-fish Whack your recipes into The Kitchen @Coswecanfly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coswecanfly Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 12 hours ago, mrsswordfisherman said: Whack your recipes into The Kitchen @Coswecanfly Thanks for that. Didn't know the kitchen existed. Done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now