BIG schools of tailor and salmon, keen to snap at any bait or lure, have moved in from Rocky Point to Box Beach.
Young champion Max Evans found himself surrounded by the surface fish just off Fingal Island.
Salmon are fun to catch as they leap and twist and tail dance across the surface in an effort to toss the hooks.
Unfortunately, I am not a salmon fan as I have never found a recipe that makes them edible apart from fishcakes.
Filleted, boned and skinned the fish can be microwaved before mixing with mashed potato, mayonnaise, one egg, parsley and a few spring onions.
Roll in breadcrumbs and brown in hot shallow oil.
Fantastic.
Other alternatives for salmon include bait for lobsters or crabs or fertilizer for lemon trees.
Tailor are more popular in the kitchen where they can be sizzled in hot oil or smoked.
Floured and set on a BBQ is simple and rewarding.
Tailor also makes great bait for snapper, bream, flathead or mulloway.
Both salmon and tailor are fierce biters and tenacious fighters.
Best baits include ganged pilchards or trolled silver lures of any shape or size.
Use a 15-20lb line and when the fish pulls you pull harder.
By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE
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