Something Fishy!!

What a glorious pastime. It's been a magnificent day here today in Bundaberg and the water was just sparkling when we drove out to Elliott Heads to hunt for a Blip.

This photo brings back so many memories for me. It could easily be my dear old Mum and Dad fishing off one of the beaches in Western Australia. When we were little we all had our own surf fishing rod and Dad was a master at teaching us how to caste our line.
We certainly had many happy hours fishing together as a family.

Dad had a secret weapon, his Burly mixture. He would add it to his sinker and you could see the oil streak going out to sea. Soon after the water would be boiling with fish coming in for the burly. Mum was a pretty dab hand as well and even better at cooking them.

After Dad had filleted the catch, Mum would cook up a huge platter of fish fillets in her special Beer Batter. Isn't it wonderful how an image like today can bring back so many memories.