Vivienne at local Lake Hume with a freshly caught little redfin – just to prove I do have a real interest in fishing. But you have to go up the mountains to Dartmouth for the best trout described below.
Story by Vivienne
First, catch your trout !
Seriously, this is what you really have to do and here is how…
My daughter and her bloke went on a camping/fishing long weekend. As recent owners of a rejuvenated boat with new engine and trailer it was time to give it a good work out at the famous Dartmouth Dam. They had been told about a good camping/fishing spot which could only be accessed by boat. This was great but a bit daring as there is no mobile reception there and the weather had turned a bit dodgy. First day was a bit miserable but they had a good fire going having abandoned the rough waters after a lot of getting wet and getting no fish.
Day two dawned and it was perfect. Landed one big trout (and some useless carp). Day three was also perfect and landed another big trout.
I texted daughter when I knew they must be on their way home. They were in the Eskdale Pub and yes, Mum, have a trout for you. Next day trout was delivered into my grateful hands.
Well the trout was big (45cm) and required the removal of head and tail fin before it just fitted my biggest pan.
I cooked it slowly in a little butter – very simple. Served with two appropriate salads. The trout took about 40 minutes to cook through (turned once). I presented it on an oval dish which did it justice and then promptly forgot to take a photo (again).
The taste was ‘out of this world’ good. Fantastic. Moist. It was the best fish of any kind I had ever had. The water in Dartmouth dam is clear and sweet – part of the recipe for the best trout.
Window Dresser's Arms, Pig & Whistle 
Coincidence, Vivienne, i chose a photo of a trout to include with a post I had a go preparing of photos from New Zealand. ‘My’ trout was caught by family. Good your daughter delivered the real thing. 🙂
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Sorry about my stressful posts yesterday , on Friday I could not get to ABC, yesterday Pigs was out of reach…anyhow all’s well today. Your trout must have been tops, with good ingredients you don’t need to much to add…you have made me hungry for fish, we try to eat it at least twice a week.
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Vivienne I am a vego but I can almost taste this delightful fish !!! lindyp
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Frankly this trout tasted so good (as I said) it was almost orgasmic. At the time all I could say was, mmmph, ooooh ohh ooooh, aaaah mmmmmmmmmmmm
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I have a similar problem with launching my E-reader. I have just about given up after two days of trying to load an E- book and transfer it to the Sony E-reader. I authorized the Adobe DRM and just about everything else. This is what I fear and loath about modern gimmicks they are beyond the skills of Joe Blow and have far too may options. I loved the idea of getting books with an e-reader giving to options of reading a larger font. Ah well, might just have to pay an expert.
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It seems to work intermittently, gerard has tried everything no success. I’m getting terribly irritated by it all, so cranky I left gez to struggle with with and went downstairs to chop vegies for a soup for tomorrow’s lunch. When i send my post the computer does not say NO, it says you have already sent it, I’m swearing to myself. My computer is only about a year old,but I feel like flinging it out of window…
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God it went, I need a cool class of something alcoholic, white…hopefully
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I think it is this website or the WordPress mob which are having problems. Not your computer at all. Don’t take it out on the computer!
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Viv, I just lost another one, a reply to myself, bloody hell
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I identify with these posts. How do I want to throw these things all out the door at my place. I have had continueing attacks by viruses, hackers and phishers tracking me and my Flash Player and Shock Wave, whatever the difference is have run me ragged on my computer, I developing familiarity more and more every day of how far off Shangri-La has appeared to be and further every day, more competent yet with exploring what is wrong with the computer, in dialogue with the computer shop on a regular basis. It’s deadly.. I see Vivienne has been battling maintenance with hers. Toss in struggling with maintaining the Internet connection and how slow it can be. I finally get a couple of pieces written and some correspondence concluded. I am supposed to be doing a research project but the computer… 🙂
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Great to hear from you again Shoe. I was worried you had permanently buggered off ! Re computer problems – funny how one can learn more as you say but it does come at a cost.
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sandshoe, you have been missed, good to see you back.
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I’ll try with more than just a single line. A single trout gets sent but what about a dozen cooked in butter or with some oil. Now, I’ll try with two lines
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I forgot to say that I cooked it in the last of my Myrtleford butter (that butter factory got a gong in the SMH food liftout recently).
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A single line works
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no its not
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It is working Helvi.
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Big M, I had to giggle over Foodge’s green and yellow track suit worn with tan brogues…
My pet hate is an older portly bloke wearing a cheap grey trackie pants, shrunk to almost to a 3/4 length, exposing a whitish leg, that then ends in a white polyester sock and finally disappears in a sturdy BLACK shoe…
You paint a vivid picture…LOL.
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testing
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