Following on from how to kill your catch, the next episode of fishing basics series is going to cover filleting and cleaning your catch. First off I’ll cover knives, then knife care and finally actually filleting and cleaning your catch. Knives A little bit of knowledge about the styles of knives and knife selection, while not necessary is good background…
Month: May 2011
The basics: Killing and caring for your catch
So this is the next post in our back to basics series, where we aim to cover some of the bedrock basics of fishing. For a lot of you this probably won’t be a huge amount of use, you’ll already being doing all this anyway. The purpose of these posts is to provide basic information to beginners. While you would expect…
The basics: Simply fish cooking techniques- Sashimi
Preparation time: 5 mins Ingredients: Fresh fish you caught yourself, otherwise sashimi grade fish from a trusted fishmonger Ok, this may seem really silly. A post on how to “cook” sashimi. Surely you just cut up a fillet of raw fish right? Kind of. There is a little bit more to it but not much more. Kinds of fish you can sashimi? The…
Advanced Mullet fishing techniques ;)
We (Hamish and Lee) are going to start a series on posts on catching bread and butter species for beginners, with hopefully enough know how to also be useful for more experienced fishermen. So to start things off we are going to begin with the most humble of estuary species. The Mullet. I’m sure most fishermen can remember cutting their teeth on this…
Chemical bromance
A great spot during the day can turn into nightmare stuff when the hordes of blood sucking insects search out potential victims with little regard to the toxic cocktail of ‘repellents’ we apply. I have a theory that the biteys get a buzz from licking toxic, plastic melting insect repellent off your body (kinda like an entrée) before they tuck into the main…
Autumn vibes
Have you ever watched a fishing DVD, youtube video or read in a magazine about the latest, greatest lure to hit the market. The one that apparently caught so many fish that you just had to buy it? Welcome to the world of vibes! Never heard of a vibe? Well until recently, me neither. Then I bought 3 … ‘Vibes’…
Poddy mullet trap
Poddy mullet are one of the most versatile and effective baits for use in our south coast estuaries. They are also, arguably, underutilised. This is partly because most people don’t realise how easy they are to catch. Here’s a simple poddy mullet trap you can make out of household materials that will be effective in most situations. Get a clear,…
Unsuccessful trip to the Cotter
On Saturday Graham and I trekked out to the Cotter mid afternoon. It was an absolutely gorgeous Autumn day and perfect for a quick fish. While the trout failed to oblige, it was a wonderful afternoon on the water, despite wet wading in water that would make your testicles clamor to get back in your body if you happened to go that deep. In…
Simple green curry
I think one of the simplest, easiest ways to do something a little fancy with fish is in a green curry. The coconut, coriander, chilli and lime flavours complement many different types of white-fleshed fish wonderfully. Serves about 2 or 3 if you’re really hungry, which you should be after cooking this delicious dish! Might serve 4 if you want…
Tales from the runoff
You’ve gotta love holidays! I’ve just returned from an 11 day epic adventure where fishing took priority over everything. Most sane people wouldn’t consider spending up to five days straight on a boat but my brother Mitch and I were upset when that last boat ramp came around the bend. I can’t depict the good times in mere words so i’ll rely…
Wallaga week
I’ve also just returned from a relaxing holiday at the coast. I spent around a week staying at mum and dad’s at Wallaga Lake, near Bermagui in New South Wales. Similarly to Hamish, it’s a bit difficult readjusting to reality, but planning the next trip away is keeping me sane for now! The fishing was fairly tough by normal standards,…