Our neighbours Bec and Lee really like fishing and are familiar with the area, so I was super excited to
go with them. We went to West Beach
which is just a few kilometers south of where I live, and where a river meets
the ocean. They had never tried there
before, but had heard it was a good spot.
The concept of
fishing off of a beach is really foreign to me.
My understanding of fishing is that you need semi-deep water, a flashy
lour, and maybe a vessel or dock to get you to a good place. This experience broke through all of those
barriers and now I feel like I could fish anywhere! It was quite simple really; we had a sinker
that we covered with some fish attracting sand-like substance, then two hooks
further up the line with pieces of squid on them. We cast straight out into the ocean, then
waited for bites! Amazingly, this was a successful
formula. Lee caught a puffer fish almost
immediately.
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| Note simplicity of fishing contraption. |
Unfortunately they
are poisonous and we had to throw it back, but it at least showed that the new
location wasn't a dud. About an hour
later Lee caught a second puffer fish, further increasing our optimism. It was fairly low tide and good fishing is
supposed to be as the tide is coming in, so we expected our luck to
improve. In reality it just got colder,
windier, and we caught tons of seaweed as the tide washed it in.
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| I had lots of bites, but no takers. |
Just as we were
packing it in, Lee caught a third puffer fish!
Overall it was a fun first
fishing experience in Australia, even if it wasn't exactly successful. We ended off the evening showing off our beer can chicken skills to yet another curious pair, so it was an excellent end to the day. (Cooking tip: Dr. Pepper tastes exactly the same as Guinness when shoved up the rear of a chicken!)
In other news, I've
been sick for the past day and tomorrow is Ryan's last day home. Don't get your hopes up for another post
tomorrow, but I'll be back promptly on Wednesday!
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