Flick 'n' Fish with the Senator

And once again the big fella wins????

2009-03-01T02:56:00.000-08:00

Okay what have we here, today is Sunday the 1st March, 2009 and once again through the week looks fantastic. Just one problem, no one can fish cause most are at work seabreeze.
Maybe next weekend might be okay. I will watch this closely and inform the capi-taiiin. Lets keep ours fingers crossed and our toes too.

Sarah and Ben went out fishing today down out dohles Rocks and came back empty handed. The tide was low and the river didn't produce anything,but it was so hot , I bet it was worth it, just sitting down near the cool of the water. Better luck next time kids.

My new boat

2009-02-28T04:23:00.000-08:00

I forgot to mention in my last post that I have had a fishhunter sevylor brand for a couple of years now. Well because the weather has been shit , I decided to bring it back out and buy a trolling motor for it and a motor mount and an grapnel anchor and a 12 volt battery and a charger and the list goes on all because I need and want to be on the water.

I have to say that I have been out estuary fishing once a week and thoroughly enjoying it much to the dismay of my family. The first weekend I wasn't spoken too because they thought i was stupid to even bother until I came home with my bream. The next time I went out well lets just say my mob asked how I went , did I enjoy the day and all the right questions.
I caught a salmon of some description with a bubble on the end of its nose. It was about 26 cm long and a bream. I was using prawns the second fishing trip and worms the first trip.

I hear that the mackerel are coming through offshore at the moment. I suppose the pearly's are out in great numbers too , oh those snappers yeah right... Until next trip

Love Di

2009 Fishing

2009-02-28T04:13:00.000-08:00

Well here we are at the end of February 2009 and the fishing in Dec- Jan was shitty. Winds were all over the place and the swells, well we just won't talk about that. We got 2 days in offshore in January only. Both days were bloody foul and are not worth talking about.

Now last weekend we were thinking about going but of course my palm trees were swaying and seabreeze said no no no, so of course once again we didn't go.

C'mon when will this weather quit the crap and allows us to go out safely. All we have been doing is watching the re-runs of ifish, fishing wa and rexy hunt for the last few months on foxtel. I ask you what else can we do.

I dream fishing, I smell fishing and I visit the boat daily just to remember what its like. It so sad isn't it.

My cobia recipe.

2007-09-24T18:47:00.000-07:00

Pasta a-la Cobia in white wine sauce.

2 Fantastic Fillets of cobia
1 large bottle cream
garlic
dried onion flakes
chicken stock
parsley
lemon
chilli
white wine
coriander
plain flour
touch of grated cheese

Penne pasta shapes
Make the sauce then add cobia chopped up .
Boil pasta. Drain

Mix everything together and place in a rectangular baking dish. Sprinkle cheese on top
Bake in a mod oven for 30 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.
Yummmie.

Super September Offshore Fishing

2007-09-24T18:37:00.000-07:00

Well here we are in September and its been months since we have been out. Reason being Hubbie went to perth so no fishing. Bugger
But we have taken a couple of weeks off in the September school holidays to fish our little hearts out , if the weather permits.
Well so far we have done one trip out yesterday and came up with some nice pig fish and pearlies. Thought we would be back out again today but the bloody winds have reared their ugly heads again.
We will see what tomorrow brings now, cause it is my birthday you know and thats all I want for my birthday is a great fishing trip. Is that too much to ask.

No fishing

2007-07-29T16:06:00.000-07:00

Oh my god I am starting to go crazy. Hubby has been called away to work in another part of Australia and now we can't go fishing . It is the best time for the biggest fish over here in Winter as well. Bugger it. This is simply crappity, crap.
He only comes home every third or fourth weekend so its just not working at the moment.
He just had his birthday yesterday and yes he received a beautiful new rod and reel from yours truly.
Now do you think he will bring in that huge fish on this rod. We will see. It is the way you hold your tongue I keep telling him not the bloody rod.
He better bring in a beauty next time because the rod holder can't hold anymore of these really special rods.
I think he is addicted , don't you darling.
Anyway so I have no news on the fishing front apart from the reports coming in from friends of friends that have been out and caught some great snapper, pearlies and cobia.
I must admit the windy weather and the lack of rain still, have hampered our efforts to get out but, capittaaaaaaaiiiin not being here is my biggest obstacle.
I will post again when I finally get out, so until then to everyone else that is lucky enough, Here's hoping your boat will float and the fish will weigh it down.
Love flicknfish.

How to fillet many fish

2007-05-06T20:28:00.000-07:00

Some great fish recipes

2007-05-06T17:55:00.000-07:00

Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Mustard Cream Sauce

Fish Name (All)

How you store it

Wash scallops and remove foot piece that connects to the shell and remove digestive tract. Or you can use large scallops from fish shop Pat dry place on paper towel on a plate to remove moisture. Cover and refrigerate.

How you prep it

20 large sized scallops or as many as required, adjust ingredients accordingly. 1 packet bacon or prescuito, 2 tablespoons of dijon mustard, 1 bottle thickened cream, 2 tablespoons of honey or maple syrup and fresh chopped chives or coriander.

How you cook it

Heat oven to 300. Arrange bacon slices on baking sheet. Bake until pale golden, about 10 minutes. Cut each bacon slice in half and let them cool bacon should still be soft so you can still bend them. Wrap 1 bacon piece around sides of each scallop and secure with a toothpick. No more than an 25mm overlap of bacon Preheat oven to 400-degrees. Place scallops on baking sheet and bake until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Boil cream in large pan until reduced to 75% about 5 minutes. Add mustard and syrup or honey and boil until thickened into a sauce about 3/5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, but remember the bacon has its own salt so you may want to taste first.

How you serve it

Take out the toothpicks from scallops. Put a generous amount of sauce onto plates. Arrange scallops on top of sauce. Sprinkle with chives or corriander and serve with a spring salad with light dressing on the side. You could use this dish as an entree but i prefer as a main :)

Recipe courtesy of fishnet

Baked Snapper with Lemon & Cracked Pepper

Fish Name (Snapper)

How you prep it

Ingredients : 1 x Snapper ( 1kg upwards, Fresh is best ) 1 x lemon ( Thinly sliced, skin on ) Stuffing / Filling : 1 x Onion ( Sliced finely ) 3 x Garlic cloves ( Sliced finely ) 2 x Tomatoes ( Diced or sliced ) 1 x Flat leaf parsley ( 6 tbsp, roughly chopped ) 1 x Basil ( 6 tbsp, roughly chopped ) 1 x Sage ( 3 tbsp, roughly chopped ) 1 x Oregano ( 3 tbsp, roughly chopped ) Before starting dish scale Snapper and gut removing all contents, wash and pat dry with a paper towel. Preheat oven to 190 degrees, and prepare baking tray ( Deep dish ) by placing Snapper into tray and oiling with a good quality virgin olive oil. Score snapper ( Cut 4 slices down the body from head to tail, lightly into the skin of the fish ), rub oil into the cuts and crack generous amounts of pepper into and all over the body, follow this with a few pinches of sea salt and place tray to the side.

How you cook it

Place all Stuffing / Filling ingredients into a bowl, mix with a tbsp of oil and again crack some pepper and mix. Stuff fish heavily with filling and use a skewer to stitch the Snapper closed. Alternatively a tooth pick, or leave open! Take sliced lemon and place on top of the fish gently inserting each slice into the score, aligning neatly along the body.

How you serve it

Bake fish until cooked. No more than 1/2 hr, checking along the way and serve with some baked potatoes with lashings of chives & sour cream, plate up and enjoy...

Recipe from Fishnet

Some really good batter recipes here

Chilli Crabs

Couple cleaned, quartered green crabs with the claws cracked

3 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon fine ginger
3-5 fresh chillies or 1 teaspoon chillie paste
slow cook in oil with a couple teaspoons sesame oil added.

Add 1/2 cup tomatoe sauce (NOT homebrand)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 cup sweet chillie sauce
1 tablespoon Char Sui sauce and a couple teaspoons of sugar
1 teaspoon salt
(adjust salt/sugar/chillie to taste)

Add the crabs, and simmer till cooked, or the battered meat and toss, or sliced chinese bbq pork
recipes from this site

Fish In Spicy Coconut Cream

Preparation Time: 15mins
Cooking Time: 20mins
Serves: 4

4 Firm White Fish Fillets (800g)
2 tspn Peanut Oil
2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
1 tspn Fresh Ginger, grated
20g Fresh Turmeric, grated finely (or 2 Tblspn Ground Turmeric & 1 tspn Sugar)
2 Fresh Small Thai Red Chillies
1½ cup (375ml) Fish Stock
400ml can Coconut Cream
20g piece fresh Galangal, halved or 1 tsp garlic
1 stick Fresh Lemon Grass, cut into 2cm pieces
2 Tblspn Fish Sauce
2 Green Onions, sliced thinly

Step 1) Heat oil in large frying pan; cook Garlic, Ginger, Turmeric and Chilli, stirring, until fragrant. #Add Fish Stock, Coconut Cream, Galangal and Lemon Grass; bring to boil. #Add Fish, reduce heat; simmer, covered, about 8mins or until fish is cooked. #Remove and discard galangal or garlic and lemon grass pieces.

Step 2) Using a slotted spoon, remove fish carefully from sauce; place in a serving bowl, cover to keep warm. #Bring sauce to boil; boil 5mins. #Remove from heat; stir in Fish Sauce and Onion. #Pour sauce over fish.

Snapper in Thai Green Curry

A superbly simple version of the classic Thai curry. Be generous with the fresh herbs, their flavour and colour make the dish. (Serves 4-6)

1 kg snapper fillets, boned
1 tablespoon green curry paste
1 tablespoon peanut oil
2 stalks lemon grass
3 cups coconut milk
bunch of coriander, chopped
1 cup basil leaves
2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce

* Cut fish into 2cm cubed chunks, set aside in refrigerator.
* In a large frying pan fry 1 tablespoon commercially prepared green curry paste in peanut oil for a few minutes, until fragrant.
* Add the tender part of 2 stalks of lemon grass cut into finger sized lengths.
* Pour in 3 cups coconut milk and boil until thickened, 10-15 minutes.
* Reduce to simmer and mix in half the herbs.
* Gently place fish into sauce and poach until just done.
* Stir in remaining herbs and fish sauce.

Serve immediately with plenty of steamed jasmine rice. Steamed vegetables such as sweet potato and green beans are delicious in curry also.

Beer Battered Coral Trout

An oldie but goodie. (Serves 4-6)

1kg coral trout fillets
plain flour
oil for deep frying
BATTER:
2 cups full strength beer
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
2 egg whites, whisked until sift

* Cut fish into 3cm x 2cm chunks. Dry with paper towels and set aside.
* Mix flour, salt and beer into a batter. Never overbeat batter, a few lumps are harmless. Chopsticks are a handy tool for mixing batter. Set aside for half an hour.
* Gently fold in egg whites.
* Heat oil in deep heavy pan or wok.
* Shake fish in flour and dip in batter.
* Fry in hot oil until golden brown. Don't crowd pan.
* Drain well and serve with plenty of cut lemons and tartare sauce.
* Easy Tartare Sauce: Mix gherkin relish into egg mayonnaise with chopped parsley, capers and onion.

Nick’s Creamy Seafood Vol au vents

Nick’s Creamy Seafood Vol au vents

You will need:

12 Large Vol au vent shells
1 cup grated cheese
&
Nick’s Seafood Sauce

1 cup light thickened cream
½ cup white wine
2 tblsp plain flour
2 tblsp butter or marg
1 sml can of salmon in brine
(drain salmon and keep brine aside)
100gms of seafood mix
(from any supermarket deli)
1 handful cooked prawns chopped
1 cup chopped shallots
1 tblsp chopped fresh parsley
2 cloves fresh crushed garlic
season with salt & pepper

In a saucepan, melt butter and add flour, stir till doughy consistency, add thickened cream, wine and brine then whisk until sauce is smooth and thick.
This recipe is out of my head so bare with me and the measurements and if you need more flour to thicken just go for it….. Anyways when sauce is thick enough add the salmon, seafood mix, prawns, parsley, shallots, garlic, salt & pepper. Simmer over low heat for 5-10 minutes and remove from heat.

Pre-heat fan forced oven to 180 degrees.

Place your Vol eu vent shells on a baking tray lined with baking paper, spoon mixture into shells and sprinkle with grated cheese, place in oven and cook for 10-15 minutes or until cheese melted and browned.

Serve with green salad and roast potatoes or use mixture in the smaller shells for finger foods at your next party, either way these Vole u vents are YUM YUM YUM.
“Bon Appetite”

How to devein a prawn video.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBy28LglBTA
chilli lime prawns video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4jHrfAQsY0

Wow what a Day it blew my mind literally. Cobia Catch

2007-05-05T19:10:00.000-07:00

We started out at 4.45 from home and headed for the boat ramp. Everything was packed and we were ready for a great day on the water. Seabreeze had predicted really flat seas , well they were not that great but they were not real bad either, just a little sloppy with winds coming from the north.
We got to one spot that our Daughters boyfriend had suggested we try. We rigged up and started fishing. Boyfriend brought in a beautiful Cobia about 1 metre in length it was a good size. I was really excited after that , meanwhile ,I still hadn't pulled one in. Hubby lost a beauty, it snapped his 50 pound braid and 100 pound trace. Poor Hubby, well we won't talk about that. We kept doing drifts . We didn't anchor because our anchor as we found out, kept dragging, so with the anchor not working as we had hoped, we decided drifting was the best option.
Boats around us were pulling them in like I don't know what. What were they using and how come they were pulling them in I thought???

We decided we had ,had enough of that when it went quite, so we headed for my special spot.
Now on the way out in 80-90m depth , warren noticed that the instruments weren't working on the dash. We still had electricals but the fuel gauge went and some other things. He said if he was to turn the motor off it may not start again if its the fuses. Well guess what he turned it off and then we had no motor.
Shit , Shit and double shit, what started off as such a beautiful day was slowly turning to shit.
Nobody said a word to the capitaaaaaaan except for stupid me offering some pathetic advice i knew nothing about. I was quickly told to zip it, so like any normal person i decided there was only 1 thing I could do and that was to bait up. I then got told your not fishing. He is such a spoil sport at times. hahahhahahah. Is it true that the captain can give you a divorce on the high seas???
Anyway after looking over the manual and putting another fuse in we were off again and the senator was once again smiling.
We got to my special spot finally and we worked a drift like you have never seen before. Captain was pulling purly's, wrasse, Daughter and Boyfriend was pulling pig fish and pearly's. Surprisingly I wasn't going that well but I didn't care i was at sea and very happy.
You won't believe what happened next. I was bottom bashing and felt something heavy and thought I am just going to finish this smoke off before I bother pulling up. It is along way up from 100m depth you know. I finished the smoke , got up on my feet and started reeling. Next thing my rod bent over so far and I was in for the fight of my life. I had no clue what I had on the end of my line but it was so bloody big and I thought that there was no way in hell that I was going to lose these fish. I had to have someone stand behind me just so I didn't go overboard. I said don't let me go just stay and hold me tight.
For 15 mins I fought this monster ,bringing it up from about 102 metres at this stage was bloody hard work. Close to the surface ,when it came towards the boat , the blokes and daughter said oh shit its really big and its a cobia. I said whattttttttttttttt.. I was still fighting this bloody monster when it took off at high speed again and was taking line like you wouldn't believe even when my drag was on strike. I gave it some and started reeling it back it. This monster did this three times to me. The blokes said if you want a rest we will help you. I couldn't even talk I was so buggered, legs were shaking, arms were burning and wrists were paining ,but I wouldn't give way to this fish, it was coming in our boat and it didn't have a choice. My daughter was so encouraging and kept me going she said " Mum keep going , its only this far to go, keep going Mum." It helps when you feel you can't spend anymore energy to have someone rooting for you like that. Thanks Darlin for your words of encouragement, I needed them real bad.
Battle of wills between fisherman and the fish and thats what it really was.
Finally and thank god because I nearly ran out of energy altogether , hubby gaffed my cobia and dragged him over the side into our boat. I nearly collapsed on top of it. I couldn't believe the size.
It was 1.30 metres long and weighed in at about 30lb , but our scales were a bit dicky it also said 17kg on the scales. It was a whopper and one fight I will never forget for the rest of my life.
Today my arms are so sore I can hardly hold them up but its a great feeling . I am the happiest fisherwoman ever. Thanks for a great day once again Capittaaaan.
Here are the photo's of my catch

We're Set to go

2007-05-04T01:05:00.000-07:00

Got the bait, cleaned the house. I am a free woman and ready to fish.
Hang on just got home from Josh's soccer game and made egg and lettuce sandwiches for today's trip. It is now 12:15 in the morning and I am still up. God I have to be up at 4:00. Quick get to bed.

Saturday's lookin real good

2007-05-03T16:04:00.000-07:00

Yep at this stage its official . WE ARE GOING FISHING. Darling Hubby just rang to say that a couple of workmates went fishing and they caught some decent parrot fish out on the banks. Looks like it is going to be a workout. I don't mind hard work at all.

Okay the list of things I need to get ready for tomorrows trip are:

Rods in boat
Cover off Boat
Esky blue one
Good look , charm and multiple personality's (check)
Luck ( check )
Drinks non alcoholic
Food ( oh shit that issue again )
Bait ( god don't forget that capitaaaaaain will kill me)
clears off one side his side only
Don't forget to roll it up really neat
Kill bucket
Ice tomorrow , petrol and minties from garage
My dilly bag
My secret lures ( hide well under all other stuff ) hahahha
My other secret weapon and thats non of anyone"s business
Aha maybe a bit of burley he forgot about that. Points for me, I am such a good wife
Knives
Buckets
Sounder & GPS
Stuff out of freezer more bait

Take other rod holder out.
Check , Check and bloody double check. Better get started.

Now this is why I love fishing

2007-05-03T15:12:00.000-07:00

I found this blog today sent to me in an email . It's really quite deep and off the subject of fishing. It is about Australian's views on owning the dream and how much it hurts.
All differing age groups whinging and whining about their situation and people's opinions on how we should live our lives. I have to say that it is like going down to the shopping centre, sitting on a centre bench and eaves dropping in on the biggest conversation you have ever heard and not being able to comment on how blind we are as a nation at times.
Now this is why I like fishing. Out there the only thing you have to worry about is , is your knot going to hold up under the tension of the big fish?, will your rod struggle to bring it in?, will the reel and braid be able to withstand the pressure?.
No phones, only a few whingy people on the boat occassionly (when they are not fishing to the best of their ability) and the freedom to fish in a wonderful country we call Australia.
So maybe all those people should take up fishing on the weekends . I have heard you can feed a family on fish and you don't need a boat to do it either, just the will, a few measly hours and ocean and we have plenty of it here in Australia.

Rate your teacher and don't be tooooooo mean. New website

2007-05-02T23:53:00.000-07:00

Just found this site . Was being advertised on fm 104.5 triple m. Rate your teachers here in Australia. Its fantastic, now for all you kids out there go in and rate your teachers and let them know that you are starting to rate them.

I think its a fantastic idea, why shouldn't our children (our future prime ministers or lawyers or labourers) that come home complaining about a teacher that just doesn't care or is having a bad day and there is not much that us as parents can really say or do because the system is so tightly sewn up and the standard answer is we teach via the curriculum and we can't do anything really.

I really don't think myself that teachers are the best these days. I find them pre-occupied with their own lives and the impending holidays that may I say they have far to many of them.
Saying all that I have to be fair and say that I also have come across some of the nicest , caring people that just happen to be teachers.
So go visit this site kids and remember there are rules on this site. Here is the link

2007-05-02T23:23:00.000-07:00

Okay all is fine still for saturday. Just checked the bible out.
I can breathe again.

Oh no the bloody wind is back

2007-05-02T23:07:00.000-07:00

Well its Thursday afternoon and getting closer to the weekend and what do I see out my window bloody palm trees are literally bending over with attitude plus, probably saying haha the weekends coming and you can't go fishing.
I can't believe it I hate those palm trees of mine. I should cut them out.
I still believe I will go fishing and I am going to click my heels 4 times just to make sure.
My question still remains how the hell does he (you know who I'm talking about) know the difference between the weekdays and weekends. It's just crap.
Now saying all that I feel so much better.
Hubby better not ring and tell me its not going to happen. This little gal won't be pleased.
We were going to be a couple on the boat , but now happily we will have 4 on board.
Daughter and Boyfriend, who may I say is a great catch. We won't be throwing him back anytime soon I hope, not that its up to me.
Well they better give me lots of room on board to bring my bigggggggggggg fish in. heheehe
Okay signing off for now. Might go and check that stupid seabreeze out and see whats up with this stupid weather.

Found out a bit more on history of Beaufort Scale

2007-05-01T15:07:00.000-07:00

The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for describing wind intensity based mainly on observed sea conditions. Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale.

History

The scale was created in 1805 by Irishman Sir Francis Beaufort (who was Britain's Admiral,) a British naval officer and hydrographer. At that time naval officers made regular weather observations, but there was no scale and so they could be very subjective - one man's "stiff breeze" might be another's "calm conditions". The initial scale from zero to 12 did not reference wind speed numbers, but related qualitative wind conditions to effects on the sails of a man of war, then the main ship of the Royal Navy, from "just sufficient to give steerage" to "that which no canvas [sails] could withstand." The scale was made a standard for ship's log entries on Royal Navy vessels in the late 1830s.

The scale was adapted to non-naval use from the 1850s, with scale numbers corresponding to cup anemometer rotations. In 1906, with the advent of steam power, the descriptions were changed to how the sea, not the sails, behaved and extended to land observations. Rotations to scale numbers were standardized only in 1923. George Simpson, Director of the UK Meteorological Office, was responsible for this and for the addition of the land-based descriptors^{[citation needed]}. The measure was slightly altered some decades later to improve its utility for meteorologists.

The Beaufort scale was extended in 1946, when Forces 13 to 17 were added. However, Forces 13 to 17 were intended to apply only to special cases, such as tropical cyclones. Nowadays, the

extended scale is only used in Taiwan and mainland China, which are often affected by typhoons.

Wind speed on the 1946 Beaufort scale is defined by the empirical formula:

v = 0.836 B^3/2 m/s

where v is the equivalent wind speed at 10 metres above the surface and B is Beaufort scale number. For example, B = 9.5 is related to 24.5 m/s which is equal to the lower limit of "10 Beaufort".

Today, hurricanes are sometimes described as Beaufort scale 12 through 16, very roughly related to the standard Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale where Category 1 is equivalent to Beaufort 12. However, the Saffir-Simpson Scale does not match the extended Beaufort numbers above 13. Category 1 tornadoes on the Fujita and TORRO scales also begin roughly at the end of level 12 of the Beaufort scale but are indeed independent scales.

Note that wave heights in the scale are for conditions in the open ocean, not along shore

The scale is used in, and may be most recognizable to some from, the Shipping Forecasts broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom.

This scale is also widely used in China. Taiwan uses the Beaufort scale extended in 1944 with Forces 13-17 to better represent the wind caused by typhoons. On the morning of May 15, 2006, mainland China suddenly introduced the extended scale to Force 17 without any prior notice. [1] This extended scale was immediately put into use for Typhoon Chanchu. Hong Kong and Macau keep using Force 12 as the maximum and adopted a set of simpler descriptions for public. The descriptions used in Hong Kong are shown here.^[clarify] Macau used similar descriptions except the term gentle is retained for Force 3.

In the United States, winds of Beaufort 6 or 7 result in the issuance of a small craft advisory, with force 8 or 9 winds bringing about a gale warning, 10 or 11 a storm warning (or "tropical storm warning" for 8 to 11 if related to a tropical cyclone), and anything to 12 a hurricane warning.

Reference

Scott Huler, Defining the Wind : The Beaufort Scale, and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science into Poetry, Crown, 2004, ISBN 1-4000-4884-2hi

Wanna See more Great Photo's from our fishy friends

2007-04-30T18:45:00.000-07:00

Click on the pictures for a bigger preview on our catches.

The senator on show and tell and predicting the weather

2007-04-30T16:55:00.000-07:00

These are pics of my rod and reel. I use a Penn Rod- The Senator 10-15kg .
The reel is fantastic its a Penn 320LD.
The other pics are off a chart that I purchased at Whittworth's. A Sky chart that shows you by cloud formation how to predict weather .

Its very accurate I must say. Our son loves it and on the back of it there is the beaufort scale and that is used for predicting or understanding the ocean with regards to being able to estimate the wind speeds without instruments.

I just wished that there was a little more information on how to use the latter.
This was a very interesting find for me as our children head off to the coast most weekends and us being fisherman can really use it to be forewarned in a small way.
I would love to learn more on that subject.
Anyway just thought I would pop these pictures up for all to see or as a record for myself .

Signing off for now

A miracle is in the making- Weather Report looking good

2007-04-30T16:16:00.000-07:00

Yep Hubby just rang and said "have you checked the weather for saturday". I hadn't , but when i did, Whoooooooooohoooooo....
Can you believe it , yes it's looking really good again for saturday according to seabreeze. Okay now if it can just stay like that we'll be off fishing.

Early on Saturday morning the northerly's are blowing but then it changes later in the morning around 9:00 to 10:00am, according to today's report..
The old wise one's say that if northerly's are blowing the fish seem to get lockjaw.

Here is the report as of today, 1st May. Check out Saturday, its looking real good.

Just Plain Weird

2007-04-29T20:40:00.000-07:00

Double-Mouthed Fish Pulled from Nebraska Lake

Clarence Olberding, 57, caught this double-mouthed rainbow trout

Found on :Underwatertimes.com News Service

Lincoln, Nebraska () This fish didn't have a chance. A rainbow trout pulled out of Holmes Lake last weekend had double the chance to get hooked:
It had two mouths.

Clarence Olberding, 57, wasn't just telling a fisherman's fib when he called over another angler to look at the two-mouthed trout. It weighed in at about a pound.

"I reached down and grabbed it to take the hook out, and that's when I noticed that the hook was in the upper mouth and there was another jaw protruding out below," said Olberding.

He said in his 40 years of fishing, he's never seen anything like it.

Don Gabelhouse, head of the fisheries division of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, said a two-mouthed fish was new to him, too.
"It's probably a genetic deformity," he said. "I don't think there's anything wrong with it."

The second mouth didn't appear to be functional, Olberding said. He has plans for the fish, which don't included mounting.

"I'm going to smoke it up and eat it," he said.

The senator goes off.

2007-04-29T19:03:00.000-07:00

Yes thats my alias when I am fishing in the boat and he is the Captain.
I can't believe this weather. How does heeeeeeeee (the man/woman who organizes the weather) know the difference between the weekends and work days.
Yesterday being sunday it looked fantastic on seabreeze for next weekend and what happened , I checked out the site this morning and what do my bleary eyes see,,, CRAPPY, CRAPPY , SHITTY WEATHER.
When will it let up. For gods sake all I want to do is bloody fish is that too much to ask?????

Just stop the whinging and whining senator and check it out tomorrow ,a miracle may occur.
The capitaaaaaaan won't be pleased I'm sure.

2007-04-29T18:57:00.000-07:00

I found this on marinews. It sounds really nice

Grilled Fish with Coconut Thai Sauce

The following dish is relatively easy to knock up in an hour and a great favourite of your editor. It provides a very tasty main course during the summer months and is best accompanied by a chilled light white wine.

The servings are for four adults, but the amounts can easily be reduced to suit two adults as we did for this photo session.

Sauce:

1 teaspoon butter

1 teaspoon of oil

1 onion, chopped finely

3 cloves of garlic

2.5cm pieces of fresh ginger, peeled and grated

1 bunch of coriander

2 kaffir lime leaves, chopped up

2 red chillies, chopped up

450g coconut milk

half cup of fish stock

three-quarter cup tumeric

Nam pla (Thai fish sauce)

Fish:

4 fillets snapper, bream or other white fish

melted butter

salt and pepper

Steps:

1. First make the sauce by melting butter with oil, add onion, garlic, ginger and saut? till soft.

2. Cut the roots from the coriander, wash well and chop roots very finely.

3. Add roots to pan, then add lime leaves and chillies, cook for about 5 minutes.

4. Add coconut milk, fish stock and tumeric, simmer and reduce the mixture to a sauce consistency. Add fish sauce to taste. This can be made well ahead.

5. Next brush fish with butter and season with salt and pepper. Then lay fillets on buttered large sheet of foil, Cook for about 5 minutes under the griller. The fish should not be coloured, do not turn.

6. To serve add coriander leaves to sauce and spoon hot sauce onto heated plates. Place a piece of fish on the sauce and serve with steamed rice and green vegetables. Crispy green asparagus are particularly tasty. Enjoy!

How to read gutters along the beach.

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This site will show you how to read a gutter along our beaches. Great photos and well explained.

Fish Recipes

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BBQ Squid

Fish Name

How you store it

Get some fresh squid or calamari. Slice it into two flat halves. Return to fridge untill ready to cook.

How you prep it

Remove from fridge, lay squid flat on chopping board. Cut two slits about 10cm long into each edge. In the middle of squid cut 3 slits on a angle. Make up a basting mix for squid. 3cloves of garlic a bunch of parsley and some olive oil. Crush the garlic and finely chop parsley. Add in a bowl with olive oil and mix well.

How you cook it

Coat squid in flour and dip it into some olive oil. Make sure bbq plate is hot. Place squid down and baste with mix. Cook for 3-5 mins each side. Make sure squid doesnt curl, if it does cut some more slits into the edges. Once cooked add some more basting mix to squid.

How you serve it

Serve with a nice salad or chips. Add some lemon and enjoy.

Whole BBQ Snapper

Snapper 1 whole Capsicum (Red) 1/2 whole Chopped MASTERFOODS Basil Leaves Sweet 2 tsp Lemon Juice 2 tbsp Olive Oil 1 tbsp Mayonnaise 1 cup(s) MASTERFOODS Gherkin Relish 1/3 cup(s)

Recipe Directions:

Cut and scale the fish and rinse well. Pat dry with paper towels. Mix the capsicum, MASTERFOODS Basil Leaves, lemon juice and olive oil together. Spoon some mixture into the cavity and spread the remainder over the fish. Lay the fish on a large sheet of oiled foil and roll up the edges to form an enclosure around the fish, leaving the top of the fish exposed.

TO COOK ON HOODED GAS BARBECUE - Place the fish on the grill bars with indirect heat. Cover with lid and cook for 35/40 minutes or until fish flakes when tested with a fork.

TO COOK ON FLAT TOP BARBECUE - Place on wire rack and place the rack on top of the grill bars, elevating so that the fish is 10cm above the source of heat. Cook for 10/12 minutes each side. Turn carefully using a large spatula or place fish in a hinged fish rack and turn when needed. Serve with Gherkin Mayonnaise as a side dish. TO MAKE GHERKIN MAYONNAISE - Mix mayonnaise and MASTERFOODS Gherkin Relish together.

Hamish's BBq'd Spanish Mackerel

Hamish's BBq'd Spanish Mackerel (serves 5-6) Ingredients 4 Spanish mackerel steaks on the bone 4 limes juiced and zested 1/4 cup light soya sauce Good splash fish sauce 2 cloves garlic 1 soup spoon ginger crushed and chopped 1/4 cup white wine (semillon or sauvignon blanc) Marinate fish in above mixture 1-2 hours, then prepare the following: 1/4 cup chopped coriander 1/4 cup chopped parsley 2 chopped chillies 1 soup spoon sesame seeds 3 to 4 drops sesame oil 2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped Juice of 1 lime plus zest

Method Mix together all ingredients and pat one side of fish steaks and sear on hot BBQ plate with oil, or on char grill, but not for too long as you don't want to burn the herbs.

Turn over and cook for enough time to bring to medium.(do not overcook).

Serve with mixed green leaf salad tossed with remaining mixed herbs.

A few good fishing jokes

2007-04-25T21:27:00.000-07:00

"What would you do if a sudden storm sprang up on the starboard?"

"Throw out an anchor, sir," the student replied.

"What would you do if another storm sprang up aft?"

"Throw out another anchor, sir."

"And if another terrific storm sprang up forward, what would you do then?" asked the captain.

"Throw out another anchor, sir."

"Hold on," said the captain. "Where are you getting all those anchors from?"

"From the same place you're getting your storms, sir."

The best chicken and the egg joke ever

2007-04-25T21:14:00.000-07:00

A chicken and an egg are lying in bed. The chicken is sitting up against the

headboard smoking a cigarette, with a satisfied smile on its face.

The egg, looking a bit pissed off, grabs the sheet, rolls over and says,

"Well, I guess we finally answered THAT question."

If anyone needs it explained - read it a second time.
Took me 3 reads to get it. Sorry i am a blondie.

Still watching seabreeze for Saturday- not lookin real good !!!

2007-04-25T15:44:00.000-07:00

Seabreeze still isn't giving me good news, might have to ban that bloody site.
I want to go fishing, seriously, whats up with this weather. Its crazy.
We can only head out one day this week and Saturday is the day.

Happy Anzac Day to all, sadly no fishing today

2007-04-25T04:11:00.000-07:00

It is a public holiday here today in Australia ( Anzac Day) the day we celebrate and thank the soldiers that bravely fought to keep the freedom of Australia and our people. Thankyou from the bottom of my heart for I wouldn't have such a beautiful country to have grown up in and now my children.
God I love my country and its fishing opportunities, but today wasn't one of them. Slightly windier conditions making for a rougher ride on the water.
Not as pleasant as last Saturday.
Hopefully this saturday will be a little better, but according to seabreeze it won't be.
We will see. Things can change, keep your fingers crossed.

Snapper Sinker Mould Mixed Sizes for sale

2007-04-25T04:02:00.000-07:00

I have a Brand New set of Mixed Snapper Sinker Moulds for Sale on this site if you are interested. Save money and Make your own. These are brand new and the reason for sale is we already have one set of the same size.
We have made our own and it really has saved a lot of money for us.

Our previous Catches

2007-04-22T05:28:00.000-07:00

This is the snapper that I caught last year in August.
As you can see it was still quite cold.
These were caught at our favourite spot.

Snapper I caught was 70cm. I hold the record still for the biggest fish caught on our boat.

Too bad boys keep fishin"

The pearly below was about 65cm. I equaled my son with this catch. He caught a spotty mackerel same length.
He is yet to outdo his mum.

God I love fishing.

My pearly.

Below hubby gets the award for the heaviest fish bought in, A blue tuskfish. This fish fed 8 of us for dinner that night. It was the thickest fish I had seen. Well done darl.

Best Fishing video yet. My inspiration

2007-04-22T04:14:00.000-07:00

Some great links to animated knots

2007-04-22T02:42:00.000-07:00

I came upon this page on Ausfish. Animated knots
and then how to from ausfish
e: how to cut up cobia? fillet or steak?

Definately fillet and there is a special way to do this.

Get the offsider to hold the fish up by the tail and let the nose rest on the ground. Then cut through the tail section of the fish to start a ' fillet ". What this does is let gravity do most of the hard work by allowing it to fall away from the frame as you slice off the fillet.

The skin is tough as old boots, but the flesh tastes great. Don't waste the meat on the outside of the ribcage, plenty there.

I then slice back through the large fillet at an angle to create the portion size fillet that aren't too thick.

April Offshore Trip- Perfect weather

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Offshore Fishing trip 21st April, 2007-

What a day. It was a perfect day on the water after all the shittie weather we have had of late.
We headed out from Moolalabah out to our favourite spot. At the boat ramp a bloke looking quite weary said that he had been at the 12 mile and bagged out on snapper. We thought we might try that area later on in the day.
It was a toss up on whether to go to Barwon Banks or our favourite spot. The favourite won.
I have never seen so many boats out on one day. On the way we stopped and fished a couple of reefy areas we stumbled across. They produced a couple of only, average sized wrass and tuskfish.
We wanted a little bigger than that so off we went on to our magic spot.
Finally we got there and as usual it didn't let us down. We started our drift and the fish were on.
Lots of double hookups which made it considerably heavier to pull up our catches
Our catch in the end consisted of wrasse good size, a beautiful cod that hubby caught, and pearly's. Where the hell was the snapper. Shit its hard pulling those fish up out of 100m deep water.
As we were fishing we looked out to see a water spout. It looked like a mini tornado. What a fantastic phenonomen they are. A tube reaching from the heavens down to the earth, sucking sea water through a spout up to the sky's. I must search google on them.

Okay now to go to the 12 mile to see if there were any snapper left for us. Nope not today.
All up it was a fantastic day on the water and I wished every weekend's weather was the same.
Hope next weekend is the same..... We ended up bagging out on wrasse, and pearly's. Not a bad day of fishing at all.
Friends that went out caught cobia and snapper on the same day. When we got back to the boat ramp a bloke was cleaning a huge spanish mackeral. I couldn't even look at it. Oh how I wished.
On the way back we trolled the last 3 miles and caught a tuna.
Well until next fishing trip, happy fishing to all.