Fishing

We've been able to get out fishing the last two days-it hasn't been warm, but the fish don't care.

Yesterday we caught (actually I caught) 3 big whiting which we turned into a tasty Layered Fish, Potato and Saffron Cooked Leek pie. Russ found the recipe in a New Idea he got from the laundry yesterday and cooked it up for our dinner last night. It was great.

Today we went out again and I'd caught 6 big whiting before Russ managed to catch a fish he could bring home. He went on to catch 3 more whiting, 2 salmon and a squid so it ended up a pretty successful few hours. Whiting was selling for nearly $60 per kg in Shark Bay at the fish shop and it wasn't as beautifully filleted, skinned and deboned as our are after Russ finishes with them.

We had 8 dolphin playing around us for a couple of hours while we fished. A lot of people think they scare the fish off, but I think fish are too stupid to care.

Lucky we are very careful with measuring of our fish as the Fisheries inspectors met us on the boat ramp and took a look at our catch. Yesterday it was the police checking boat trailer regos.

It was nice to get home and have a hot shower, but my hands feel like sandpaper (it happens catching whiting). I just went and booked an additional 4 nights here-the fish are biting and that will see the end of the school holidays which is always good.