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Fishing => Member Fishing Reports and Photos => Topic started by: wallacewt on May 02, 2015, 07:20:25 PM

Title: australian salmon
Post by: wallacewt on May 02, 2015, 07:20:25 PM
got a call from my fishing friend, eric,are you fishing the weekend,yes,
so we team up again after 2yrs,lures only,no stinky bait,ok,7am start
he has to travel 1 1/2hrs,im 10min;from the boat ramp
we launch  boat and this greets us
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb326/wallacewt/IMG_2462_zpsqnsmj5fb.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/wallacewt/media/IMG_2462_zpsqnsmj5fb.jpg.html)
i have never seen it so calm
we troll around for to long,searching,where eric caught them the week before
lets go,we head for the opposite side of cockburn sound,BIRDS!
I position the boat,eric fires out a lure,he,s on
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb326/wallacewt/IMG_2454_zpsjgod1mgx.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/wallacewt/media/IMG_2454_zpsjgod1mgx.jpg.html)
changes lures,goes again,hook up, bucket.com/user/wallacewt/media/IMG_2457_zpstpcsanda.jpg.html](http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb326/wallacewt/IMG_2457_zpstpcsanda.jpg)[/URL]
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb326/wallacewt/IMG_2458_zpsr2xoboan.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/wallacewt/media/IMG_2458_zpsr2xoboan.jpg.html)
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb326/wallacewt/IMG_2459_zps4ouz19gs.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/wallacewt/media/IMG_2459_zps4ouz19gs.jpg.html)
we are allowed 4 each,so we keep 8,eric eats his,mine are for dhu bait
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb326/wallacewt/IMG_2464_zpsewwjsbeg.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/wallacewt/media/IMG_2464_zpsewwjsbeg.jpg.html)
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb326/wallacewt/IMG_2463_zpsgju0idp5.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/wallacewt/media/IMG_2463_zpsgju0idp5.jpg.html)
teaching eric how to drive my boat
top day,perfect condition,stayed like that till we left
fish averaged 5 1/2 kg,some smaller/larger






Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: Dominick on May 02, 2015, 07:36:17 PM
Wallace, Atlantic and Pacific Salmon are arguably the best eating fish in the seas.  Yet you use it as bait to catch Dhufish.  I'm going to assume Dhufish tastes better than Australian Salmon.  BTW it looks like you had a good day.  Dominick
Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: MFB on May 02, 2015, 07:45:59 PM
Hi Wallace,

We call them Kawhai on this side of the ditch, they're a great fish for smoking and a lot of fun to catch on a fly rod too.

Rgds

Mark
Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: wallacewt on May 02, 2015, 08:33:33 PM
hi dom
strickly speaking these are not salmon but perch
200yrs ago when the settlers came or were released
they thought they looked like salmon
fillets for bait,head and frames go into the garden mulcher for berley(chum)
hi mfb
just cant bring myself to smoke em,maybe the cremetorium is an option
great sporting fish on light gear
cheers
Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: Dominick on May 02, 2015, 08:45:48 PM
Quote from: wallacewt on May 02, 2015, 08:33:33 PM
hi dom
just cant bring myself to smoke em,maybe the cremetorium is an option
cheers
:D ;D :D Dominick
Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: MFB on May 03, 2015, 07:03:17 AM
Bleed them straight away, fillets rubbed with sea salt & brown sugar into the hot smoker for 20 minutes, eat while still hot with butter and washed down with a good lager beer.

Rgds

Mark
Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: AndrewC on May 03, 2015, 07:15:13 AM
Quote from: MFB on May 03, 2015, 07:03:17 AM
Bleed them straight away, fillets rubbed with sea salt & brown sugar into the hot smoker for 20 minutes, eat while still hot with butter and washed down with a good lager beer.

Rgds

Mark


And they still taste like crap
Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: Keta on May 03, 2015, 02:08:39 PM
Nice fish.
Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: BonitaBch on May 03, 2015, 06:21:12 PM
Wallace,

Looks like a solid boat, and solid job on the fish.
Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: Doug on May 03, 2015, 07:12:43 PM
The fish look like they are related to our blue fish here in the NE US. especially if they taste like crap
Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: redsetta on May 03, 2015, 09:56:52 PM
Nice work Wallace - looks like a great day on the water.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Justin
Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: Dominick on May 03, 2015, 11:48:02 PM
Quote from: Doug on May 03, 2015, 07:12:43 PM
The fish look like they are related to our blue fish here in the NE US. especially if they taste like crap
The difference might be that the NE Blue fish taste like oily crap.  :o Dominick
Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: bluefish69 on May 04, 2015, 12:59:03 AM
Doug & Dominick

They taste like Crap because of their Diet of Oily Fish. Eat the Snappers about 12" you will see the difference.

Mike
Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: wallacewt on May 04, 2015, 01:52:00 AM
mainly for our kiwi and aussie fishos.
there are 4 arripus genus.ha! how about that! ;D(wiki)
nz and east coast oz have arripus -trutta, cold water
kawahai (car-why)  good name that,tough as a 4x4 and taste like the oil sump. aust;salmon

west coast oz has,arripus-trutta truttaceus warm water.
they are bigger in west oz, of course.(2 oil sumps)
righto back to fishing.

Title: Re: australian salmon
Post by: wallacewt on May 04, 2015, 02:01:27 AM
hi bonitabch
the boat goes good and suits my fishing
19ft swiftcraft 13o yammy 2/stroke
no wonder it was so calm,big storm hit sunday arvo.
my mates have bigger boats for offshore wide
cheers