Here are some photos from our recent fishing trips
Is it the size of the fish or the smile of the angler that tells the best story?
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These are typical deep sea bream or blue morwong (Nemadactylus douglasii) and are one of our most commonly caught quality table fish.
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Snapper (Pagrus auratus) are considered a top catch by most anglers. One of our regulars said his lifetime ambition was to catch a big snapper ... now it is to catch a bigger one! |
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Some say a fillet of flathead in batter with chips is as good as it gets.
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The six-spined leatherjacket (Meuschenia freycineti) is a very colourful fish and suberb to eat as well.
A small mako shark - built for speed and power
The mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus) is a welcome catch at any time. One of these on the end of the rod gets the adrenalin pumping ... and they are delicious to eat.
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Here is an eastern blue groper (Achoerodus viridis). This interesting fish changes sex as it ages. The young are all reddish-brown females and become bright blue males as they get bigger. The fish below seems to be partway through a sex change.
We call him... "Mako Man"
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The red gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu) with its wonderful wing-like pectoral fins is an unusual looking fish
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