Most of the fishing we do here at the blog is catch and release. Some fish are just way to special to only catch once. Treasured, valuable trophies, be they tiny fish that one day, with a little luck will rule the river, or huge trophies, kings in the here and now, fish worth so much more alive than dead.…
Month: January 2014
Expectations…
My folks moved to Eden four years ago now. They have loved it there, its a wonderful house where they can entertain their friends and many of mine when I come visit. Its also allowed Dad to go fishing more often, which has been wonderful. Over that time Dad has learnt a load. He is 10 times the fisherman he…
Exclusive: New Hobie boats for 2014
I’ve been lucky enough to be living in Vietnam for the past few weeks. In stark contrast to the chaos and noise of the streets, it’s quite common to see these small wooden fishing boats quietly cruising around the lakes. What first caught my eye is that the oars are lashed to an short upright and peddled with their…
A few weeks in Eden and a few fish… Holiday recap.
I spent a lot of time in Eden over the holidays. First for Christmas and then for my cousins wedding. It was a pretty perfect holiday, spent balancing family time, girlfriend time, friends time, drinking by the pool time and fishing time. Fishing on family holidays is always a bit of a balancing act, so a lot of my fishing…
Kingfish report plus a few lessons from the holidays
I was lucky enough to spend a recent weekend in Eden. We headed out on the boat on Saturday, with the forecast of an early light northerly turning around to a light, 10 knot sou-easter mid-morning. Almost perfect conditions for Eden, due to the lay of the land and sea. Anyway, on rounding south head we were greeted with a…