Whats on the menu for dinner these days??

[horrie hastings]

Ham and salad rolls tonight, something nice and light.

[horrie hastings]

Sadly returning home tomorrow and I have to organise a couple of family Christmas get togethers. Tonight it’s leftovers from last nights Italian takeaway.

It sad when you are having a nice relaxing break away then have to hit the ground running when you get home. So glad we have nothing to do Christmas wise when we get home, booked in for Christmas Lunch at one of the CBD hotels. May just have a nice mezze dinner or picnic Christmas Eve and have most things already at home for that unless i want to indulge in some oysters but wont worry if i dont have any as i will be having plenty Christmas Day.

Speaking of oysters, some of the best in the world come from where you were having your family break on the South coast.

[mightyrooster]

It sad when you are having a nice relaxing break away then have to hit the ground running when you get home. So glad we have nothing to do Christmas wise when we get home, booked in for Christmas Lunch at one of the CBD hotels. May just have a nice mezze dinner or picnic Christmas Eve and have most things already at home for that unless i want to indulge in some oysters but wont worry if i dont have any as i will be having plenty Christmas Day.

Speaking of oysters, some of the best in the world come from where you were having your family break on the South coast.

Back home and not in the mood for Christmas meal / get together planning. I love your idea. A nice relaxing Christmas Day sounds awesome. Yes the oysters down Merimbula way are supposed to be really good. As I don’t like oysters I cannot confirm this though lol. Fishing is supposed to be great there too and I know you’ve mentioned your love of fishing here before. I remember as a kid we’d head down to Dalmeny which is near Naraooma, not far from Merimbula, Eden etc. Dad also loved a bit of fishing and he bought cheap rods for me and my siblings. We’d all go fishing and he would have his own rod while also helping the three of us whenever we had a nibble and potential catch. Such great memories. Dad was so patient with us all.

[horrie hastings]

The first two bream i caught are on the BBQ with some zuchinni, just going to have a simple salad on the side.

[horrie hastings]

Back home and not in the mood for Christmas meal / get together planning. I love your idea. A nice relaxing Christmas Day sounds awesome. Yes the oysters down Merimbula way are supposed to be really good. As I don’t like oysters I cannot confirm this though lol. Fishing is supposed to be great there too and I know you’ve mentioned your love of fishing here before. I remember as a kid we’d head down to Dalmeny which is near Naraooma, not far from Merimbula, Eden etc. Dad also loved a bit of fishing and he bought cheap rods for me and my siblings. We’d all go fishing and he would have his own rod while also helping the three of us whenever we had a nibble and potential catch. Such great memories. Dad was so patient with us all.

The majority of family holidays we would head north, mainly to Evans Head or Stuarts Point as we had family there and a bit later Port Macquarie was the destination . One year i think it was 1978 my father decided on Lake Dalmeny, it seemed to takes ages to get there , we had a nice duplex there as another family we knew stayed there also, my main memories was a huge funnel web spider in the bedroom which we caught in a jar and then pickled. One of the children of the other family caught a nice flathead off the wharf of the property , dont remember much more apart from Turross Lakes looking stunning and the beautiful milkshakes at Bodalla. So really looking forward to doing a bit more time there in my retirement.
Think why i like Stuarts Point/ Grassy Head so much apart from it was where i caught my first fish on a handline down near the South West Rocks breakwall which was a whiting was that i had a lovely aunty living here which i had a strong connection with when i was young until she passed away a few years back, such a lovely person and while she was never my fathers favourite i had an instant connection to.

[Bates]

Roast Lamb and veg tonight.

[Crab]

Spinach and garlic pasta tuna bake with peas.chilli, ,breadcrumbs and melted cheese It was sensational with a good splash of tomato sauce .

[Crab]

The Whiting aren't on the bite yet and I'm dying for a feed.

Have you been fishing lately?

A bloke was cleaning some good yellowfin whiting on the beach during my arvo walk yesterday. Getting fired up to pump some yabbies and drift the flats for whiting and the odd flounder . I love summer !

[Bates]

A bloke was cleaning some good yellowfin whiting on the beach during my arvo walk yesterday. Getting fired up to pump some yabbies and drift the flats for whiting and the odd flounder . I love summer !

That's one of my favourite things to do in summer. I'm a 5 minute drive to Lake Conjola and apparently the whiting have now entered the lake. It's opening isn't very deep atm so the full moon tides may have encourage them in. Can't wait!

[Crab]

That's one of my favourite things to do in summer. I'm a 5 minute drive to Lake Conjola and apparently the whiting have now entered the lake. It's opening isn't very deep atm so the full moon tides may have encourage them in. Can't wait!

We used to hit the lake further north at Sandbar when it was open to the ocean. Chucking poppers big whiting went ballistic. Great fun .They were hungry for the prawns on the run out tide .

[Bates]

We used to hit the lake further north at Sandbar when it was open to the ocean. Chucking poppers big whiting went ballistic. Great fun .They were hungry for the prawns on the run out tide .

I haven't had much luck with surface lures. I need to master the walk- the-dog technique. My neighbour has invested in fishbites. It's a synthetic bait and does well fishing for Snapper and Flathead on the outside reefs.

He has a Yabbie flavoured one and I'm curious to see how it performs.

[mightyrooster]

The majority of family holidays we would head north, mainly to Evans Head or Stuarts Point as we had family there and a bit later Port Macquarie was the destination . One year i think it was 1978 my father decided on Lake Dalmeny, it seemed to takes ages to get there , we had a nice duplex there as another family we knew stayed there also, my main memories was a huge funnel web spider in the bedroom which we caught in a jar and then pickled. One of the children of the other family caught a nice flathead off the wharf of the property , dont remember much more apart from Turross Lakes looking stunning and the beautiful milkshakes at Bodalla. So really looking forward to doing a bit more time there in my retirement.
Think why i like Stuarts Point/ Grassy Head so much apart from it was where i caught my first fish on a handline down near the South West Rocks breakwall which was a whiting was that i had a lovely aunty living here which i had a strong connection with when i was young until she passed away a few years back, such a lovely person and while she was never my fathers favourite i had an instant connection to.

Apart from not very successfully fishing with Dad, I also remember him taking us out one night to catch prawns. The part I hated was when he cooked them the next day. It’s funny the things we remember. I would never forget a funnel web spider either! And I’ve certainly never heard of picking them lol!

[mightyrooster]

Taco Tuesday tonight.

[horrie hastings]

A bloke was cleaning some good yellowfin whiting on the beach during my arvo walk yesterday. Getting fired up to pump some yabbies and drift the flats for whiting and the odd flounder . I love summer !

Speaking to guy up here on the Stuarts Point arm of the Macleay River he said the only thing that was being caught at the moment is bream, said he hasnt seen any whiting or flathead around at the moment. Over the years of fishing up here the majority of my catches have been flathead and whiting. There are plenty of yabbies around in the river, plenty of people pumpng them for decent results. I used cooked prawn heads off the bridge yesterday in the afternnon for two decent bream and a stray keeper luderick. Even though i only chucked in a small estuary rod in for the trip i have used it on the surf beach with pippies and have three bream over the two trips to the beach, no sign of whiting.

[horrie hastings]

Anniversary tomorrow (Wed ) and would have gone to Lindas if we were in Sydney but seeing we are up in a small coastal town we have the choice of the local tavern or Chinese at the bowling club for dinner. A BBQ wont cut it tomorrow so leaning towards the Chinese but will have some prawns and oysters on the balcony with a glass of bubbles before heading to the club.