Ika Tavu or Fish cooked on an open fire

,There is a swell in Fiji. And I mean a big swell. Apparently there was a huge storm in New Zealand and it sent a giant swell to us. When I say giant I mean 4+ meters measured on the backside. That makes the face up to 8 meters. That's big. It also means we are not fishing out on the reefs, way too dangerous.

So we head down to a protected river mouth with a truck load of people, gear and the dog, for a Sunday on the beach.

We get to the beach at the bottom of the tide so we can fish the incoming. 15lb gear is on tap for the day and the first to jump on a hook is a Beltfish (Largehead Hairtail).

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We have never caught one of these, so this creepy looking sea creature got us all excited. Luckily there was a fellow hanging around that new what it was and wanted it for his dinner.

We fished with such intensity that no fish had a chance if it even wanted to swim by.

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A good friend Erik, showed up on his scooter and decided to stick around. We had an extra pole so he took it and proceeded to catch a nice Trevally.

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We had plans for any fish we caught for today. Those plans involved a beach fire and a not so happy ending for the fish.

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Preparing the feast.

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I can taste it already.

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Almost done.

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It is amazing what you find inside the bellies of fish. This one had the stomache of the trevally bloated and misshapen.

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Ahhhhhh Ika Tavu (fish cooked on the fire) with lemon and chillie.

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Lou with one of the many catches of the day.

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Tight lines