It’s back to my Sri Lanka home after time in wintery Russia, and as the cupboard is bare, men need to go fishing for their supper. This is reef fishing, a couple of km offshore, and about 100-150 feet deep. I use both a very simple hand held line and a rod, but find I can feel the fish better with a hand held line. It’s harder work to pull them in, but more effective in my view. Bait is just chopped raw squid. I am almost guaranteed a catch, and in two hours had enough fish to last two weeks.
Reef fish aren’t especially tasty unless they are cooked really fresh, in which a simple descaling, olive oil and herbal treatment then grilling over hot coals will suffice. Otherwise they are better in a Boulibasse type stew, but this evening saw the BBQ come out at home. Caught, cooked and eaten in two hours. Bellisima!
The pictures tell their own story…lines out!
