FishTwits Blog

05-04-09

The perfect day: 5 Reasons I love Fishing

1. Arriving at what you thought was the right location, only to discover you are in the middle of an Industrial Park and being blown away by the sheer magnitude of human endeavour.

2. Taking a moment to look closer and marvel at the wonders of nature.

3. Finally making it to the spectacular fishing location that was recommended to you.

Limhamn in Malmo is a really beautiful location overlooking the Oresund bridge which connects Sweden to Denmark.

4. Watching in frustration as the people next to you catch fish after fish while you catch none. Finally asking for some tips and having them pay off on the first cast.

I caught this Garfish (Horngädda) using a silver surface lure as shown in the previous picture.  The tip from Johan, the guy fishing next to me, was that I dip the rod down hard as I wind, at a medium fast pace, which makes the lure rise as if its a bait fish trying to escape a predator.

5. Sharing the perfect dinner with your flatmates

Cleaned and scaled, scored the flesh, rubbed in some sea salt, left in the fridge for an hour.  Lightly battered – egg, flour, salt, pepper, lemon zest.  Shallow fried, served with lemon, chips and salad.  Conclusion – Garfish is delicious.

05-01-09

A cheeky fishing trip…

After a shameful performance during Eric and I’s first Swedish fishing trip, where the American went  ahead catching two Pike to my two trees, I have decided to take advantage of the fact that Eric is out of town this weekend to try to redeem myself.  We got a tip we got from Fiskesnack (a great Swedish fishing forum, it’s in Swedish but we posted in English and got quick responses from some very helpful Swedes) saying that at this time of year Garfish (or Näbbgädda / Horngädda in Swedish) are pretty plentiful in the southern coastal region of Sweden.  Apparently there is also really good Sea Trout fishing in this area so maybe I’ll get lucky.

So, on Sunday morning I will head off to Malmo in pursuit of the Swedish Garfish, looking to put my first points on the scorecard.  If anyone would like to join me or has any tips for outwitting these fish, please get in touch with me on Twitter (@fishtwits), send me an email (fishtwits@fishtwits.com) or leave a comment below. If you can help me get my fish-count above the American’s I’ll even buy you a beer!