Well Jeff, this one is for you. As you can see, Ley is doing her level best to comply with your instructions. This Spanish Mackerel is Four Star eating.
In the past week Ley has landed more fish than our freezer can hold and is now working on new ways of preparing fish to keep the meals interesting.
Last night it was a delicious Fish Pie - you can download the recipe here.
The ocean waters here in Madagascar are just loaded with fish - one of the few places where commercial fishing hasn't stripped everything out.
Two days ago we assembled a new hand line fishing rig for friends, complete with swivel, stainless steel trace, bungee cord and lure, as a birthday gift.We delivered it to their boat just before dinner time, and over drinks I showed them how to deploy it and rig it to the boat with the bungee.
They joked that they might land a fish right there in the anchorage, and I explained it couldn't happen as it was dark and the fish would not see the lure. Also, we weren't even moving !You can probably guess what happened next - a 1.5 meter Military Pike attacked the lure and we landed it within a few minutes. That rig has since caught two more big fish, a very successful birthday gift !
Oh! Wonderful! Here in Mexico they call that fish a Wahoo, but we always knew it as Spanish Mackeral; other than Yellow Fin Tuna, our favorite fish. Lots of fishing here in Mexico and lots of success among the locals and aficionados, but we haven't been doing any (no license), however the fish market is right next door and very fresh and very cheap.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up and keep the updates coming.