(plz helup am starving kitty. Need fisssssh)
We went off fishing this morning, the tide was 11, and I had to do Meals on Wheels at 12, but we hoped to catch on the incoming tide.
Today was basically the first time since our first week here, that we actually HAD to catch fish. The cats run out of food tomorrow. Not pellets, just the wet stuff. I have not bought any tinned food for them since they got here, but some kind people who were going back to the Mainland gave us an opened tin, so they have had a taste of some Aussie wet food, and loved it. But they have also been very happy with their fresh, frozen, raw or cooked fish, interspersed with a bit of raw squid for variety. But tomorrow the freezer will be bare, of any fish I want to give them anyway.
But, I do not know whether it was the added stress of Having to catch, rather than wanting to catch, but we landed no fish that were big enough to keep. Dave pointed out that if we were castaways, we would not be worrying about size, or bag limits. True, but not a point the cats are ready to accept.
So tomorrow we have to go out again, and this time we really really have to catch, so I am holding thumbs that the wind dies down a bit, and the Wrasse are feeling really hungry by then.
Grenades. Always worked in a pinch for me.
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, good luck. You won't get skunked two days in a row.
There's a sperm whale rotting on the beach just opposite you on the mainland...is that of any use?
ReplyDeleteQuilly, The sea is so on it's head, that fishing in our usual spots was outright dangerous. And the weather looks set to continue. We might need to try the other coastline.
ReplyDeleteGlenda, the fish are probably there, feeding on it. The cats are very fussy.
ReplyDeleteFrozen fish coming your way tomorrow ...
ReplyDeleteGood luck! Look forward to hearing about a huge catch and happy kitties!
ReplyDeleteWell, the happy kitties are now exstatic, they got a delivery of delicious frozen fish this morning!! The wind is still blowing, but we are off to asses the state of the sea, to see if it is worth the petrol to go far to fish.
ReplyDeleteRats! I was already hoping for the Fishing Report.
ReplyDeleteI do not think the cats will ever be happy with Wrasse again. The present fish is just too delicious!!
ReplyDeleteThe report was a "no go". The wind was still blowing too hard, the sea was full of white horses, although it was clearer than we expected. Luckily we did not go and fish, as Dave had a writers group meeting!
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