Matt Down Under
Ruby developer, founder of choc media, bushwalker, MacGyver fan and hobby photographer, German citizen and Australian Permanent Resident.
In 2008 I moved from Germany to Australia, the best decision of my life. On this blog you can find stories and photos about hiking in Tasmania and on the mainland, travelling, and life in Australia — my journey from Working Holiday to Permanent Residency.
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I have never been much of a fan of fresh sea food until I got into recreational fishing a few weeks ago. I guess I simply dislike killing and cooking things that have eyes.
One of the specialties in Numbulwar is mud crabs. There is no real market for it, when you want one you just ask someone who has a boat — they usually have some crab traps placed out in the river somewhere and every couple of days they go and check them.
A few weeks ago I was given one and fortunately at that time I was hosting some plumbers in my house who were also experienced fisher men and they showed me how to prepare, cook and eat a mud crab the right way. Interesting experience but I think I prefer fish.
Going fishing
Monday I met Allan who works at the town council in Numbulwar. I was hoping he could give me some information or maps about the places and areas in town I’m allowed to go and which ones are safe in regards to crocs or buffalos. Somehow we came across fishing and he invited me to join him or his mates on his boat, so today I joined Frank and Graham and we took Allan’s boat for a ride up the mangrove river to catch barramundi.
