We went to Merimbula for a little retail therapy on 25 March. After visiting a few temples of commerce we adjourned to the Red Rocks fishing jetty to look at the red rocks, eat our lunch, check for birds and see what was going on.
The red rocks were as usual very attractive.
Eating lunch was done, involving some pepperoni mini-pizza in my case. There were few birds around apart from an immature Australasian Gannet which
landed (?? not quite the best word) came down and sat on the water.
While looking at the Gannet a young fisherperson - who had been catching baitfish - got very excited , yelling "Dad, dad. Gget the net. I've got a Kingie." He had indeed hooked a lovely big kingfish, rated by another member of the (small) crowd as above 65cm, and thus a keeper. The net arrived and was lowered into the water. Unfortunately the Kingie got under the jetty and broke off the line.
The young fisherperson must have then spotted some waterfowl which I didn't see, proclaiming "Duck, duck" rather loudly.
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