Last Morwhong

Last Morwhong

Well, I might as well post the last Blue Morwhong shot - at the risk of overdosing everyone .

Oh, and as you've probably worked out - it's the pic my avatar is derived from.

As you can see, this one's still in the water and was on the end of the Mrs's line. I don't know what was harder - getting the flitey blighter in frame, or maintaining composure under a volumous audible barrage of life threatening promises if it got off whilst composing the shot!


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Not a Contender

Sat, 2007-12-08 02:04

Not a contender but pic of the month for me

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Hell, didn't know there WAS

Sat, 2007-12-08 05:22

Hell, didn't know there WAS a comp - would have posted it earlier.

But comment much appreciated Fangler 

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bloody awesome pic there

Sat, 2007-12-08 07:02

bloody awesome pic there colin,
really shows how good the colours are on the queenies..

good stuff mate  



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Thanks!

Sat, 2007-12-08 07:04

Thanks Sam

Was just getting used to the new Camera too



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Great pic

Sat, 2007-12-08 09:13

Good shot ther dreamweaver. What are they like to eat?
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Thanks Rod

Sat, 2007-12-08 09:19

Thanks Rod

I've found Blue Morwhong (Southern Queenies) are reasonably good to eat, providing  you do all the right things:

1) Minimise stress of the fish - least handling with wet hands and down on a wet surface.
2) Icky Gimmi them.
3) Bleed them well - huge difference if you don't.
4) Saltwater Ice slurry

We tend to foil bake them whole, with the usual lemon/lime slices, appropriate herbs. Their rib cage structure makes them not the easiest fish to fillet without loosing good flesh.



 

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Cool

Sat, 2007-12-08 09:24

Never caught one yet, looking forward to catching one sometime.
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Plenty down hear

Sat, 2007-12-08 09:31

As Adam would tell you, Rod, there's plenty down here matey.

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Fishing ground

Sat, 2007-12-08 09:53

Were abounce to go fishing from dreamweaver?

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From Albany

Sat, 2007-12-08 10:08

Out from Albany Rod.

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Cool

Sat, 2007-12-08 11:35

How far up the coast do you get them?
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Distribution

Sat, 2007-12-08 12:01

Rod everything I've read on the Southern Blue Morwhong suggests that distribution extends from the western half of South Australia, up to Lancelin in WA, with a few speciments having been caught in Victoria - not to be confused with the 'Grey Morwhong' apparently more prevelant in that state, NSW and extending down to Tassy.


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OK

Sat, 2007-12-08 12:15

I fish mostly out of rockingham and i know they get them out deep in 80m +
but never seen one caught shallow 20m to 30m
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They are in shallower

Sat, 2007-12-08 12:20

Rod, I've caught them 45m once past 'the paddock' behind the Five. Not as common down here, if around, they're a pretty easy fish to bite, so perhaps the pressure of so many boats has culled the ones in closer up around Perth.


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Yep

Sat, 2007-12-08 12:22

Thats what i was thinking, prob rare in the shallower water in the metro area.
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