Biggest herring caught
Fished recently at my Herring spot and bagged 11 good size fish with number 12 being the biggest Herring I've ever caught. Stupidly failed to measure it. I noted as I filleted up the backbone that my very sharp filleting knife struggled to cut through the large thick scales compared to the smaller softer scales of the other 11 fish. I imagine it was old for a Herring and must find out how to determine the age of one. Once again the water was alive with Herring and I had the statutory bag limit of 12 within an hour, fishing from 6.30 a.m. to 7.30 a.m. I say again how lucky am I to live close to the pristine Indian Ocean in Western Australia. I thanked the Great Life Force for allowing me once again to partake of the fruits of the sea. I have started to keep a record of my catches and from time to time will report this data to the Department of Fisheries. On this latest occasion I noted that almost every fish contained roe. It is sensible then to only t...