Went for a quick fish before leaving Goldsmith and bagged a
couple of good sized sea pike for lunch. It was a little bit overcast in the
morning which soon became a full sunny day and we left by 10am.
We motored the 9nm to Thomas Island as the wind was not
strong enough to sail. Arrived just in time for a quick lunch of sea pike and
salad in a wrap and then settled into a serious afternoon fishing on the
northern tip of Young Tom Island which is in the northern anchorage of Thomas
Island. I have always had productive fishing at Thomas Island and today was no
exception. A couple of hours produced 3 Coral Trout, 3 Spangled Emperor and 2
Red Throat Sweetlip. All were very prized fish. It took over an hour to fillet
and process them and I nearly missed sundowners. Not a great sunset but
conditions are very good here at Thomas Island.
We cooked the fillets of Coral Trout for dinner and it was absolutely superb
eating. We still have enough fish for another
7 meals on board. The only problem is Peter is mutinying as he is sick of fish
for lunch and dinner every day. I said I would give him a treat and we will
have curried fish for dinner tonight. His comment was “ok but we are having
meat tomorrow night!!”
What a great day it was.
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