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Found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and<br />
subtropical waters worldwide the mahi-mahi or<br />
dolphin fish is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish.<br />
Also commonly known as dorado in many parts of<br />
the world it is widely described as one of the tastiest fish<br />
on this planet.<br />
The warm<br />
tropical<br />
waters of the<br />
Philippines<br />
make it<br />
possible<br />
to catch<br />
dolphinfish<br />
close to land and islands. They have even been<br />
caught by beach fisherman and in estuaries.<br />
However, in many locations around the world you will have<br />
to travel deep-sea to run into these top dwelling delights.<br />
I did most of my fishing in the Shoalhaven area and to snag<br />
a dolphinfish you would have to travel the 14 odd mile<br />
from Crookhaven Heads to the Continental Shelf. As fishing<br />
clubs had a limit to the distance you could travel deep-sea<br />
for fishing competitions, there were no dolphinfish on the<br />
records board.<br />
Then, one warm<br />
January Sunday I<br />
thought that had<br />
all changed. My<br />
old mate Jack,<br />
who had taught<br />
me everything<br />
about fishing, he<br />
was a genius, set<br />
out at 5.30 am, up<br />
The warm tropical<br />
waters of the<br />
Philippines make<br />
it possible to catch<br />
dolphinfish close to<br />
land and islands.<br />
the Shoalhaven<br />
River into the<br />
Crookhaven River and out through Crookhaven Heads for<br />
the last day of that month’s fishing comp. We had done<br />
reasonably well the day before with some nice bream,<br />
flathead and flounder from the river and snapper, mowong,<br />
flathead and a nice red grouper from outside.<br />
Just to the right of the heads was what was called the bait<br />
grounds where we caught our supply of yellowtail and<br />
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