b'galley.The beer battered cod was Feature probably the best I have ever had, and perfectly matched with his spiced, homemade tartare sauce.DAY THREE - HUNTThe morning was very still and misty over the water and up the mountains.Gavin went off first in the tender with Richard to be dropped off to hunt up a valley.It was then Hagans and my turn to be dropped into a flat area that went up to a creek and converging valleys, further along the end of the Fiord from Gavin.Hagan and I made plans to meet Richard back at the drop off spot at 1pm and headed off quietly into the dark, wet bush.It was very quiet in the bush as even the birds hadnt woken up yet and we walked slowly through, stopping, and listening.I carried the .308 rifle first and we found good stag sign and some recent hind droppings, so they had been through here in the past few days.It was good to be in such lush bush and the heavy moss which covered the ground, helped to soften your noise when stalking.We hunted through the area until we found the creek which looked so promising for a deer sighting, we found very fresh sign here.Probably from only the past few hours, but we A very happy writer with his first bluefindidnt have any luck and headed back taken on a Rapala when trolling. down the stream to meet the boat.After collecting us in the tender, we headed towards the bay where Gavin We then spent the next few hoursgreat crayfish haul, we carried onwas dropped off and fished out in filling the bin with some very largefishing.Not long after leaving thethe deep.The guys had another bin blue cod, some nudging 50cm. water, a couple of big sevengillof cod from the morning while we After lunch, the four divers decidedsharks arrived and followed up ourhunted and were still catching fish to get onto the crays.While theybaits.This chunky, white spottedwhile we waited for Gav to return were down, we continued to fishshark species is one of our mostfrom hunting.Gavin was retrieved and catch even bigger cod.I landedcommon inshore sharks and willby the inflatable, and he advised my PB 52cm fish and Richardcome up to check out divers. he spooked a nice 6-point stag but commented that the boats codIt was late afternoon when wecouldnt get a clear shot and he record is a whopping 64cm! headed off to moor for the night andthought most had now moved up to Usually, divers put off the fish butsit back and enjoy a beer or two,the tops after the roar.At least he not here, the blue cod dont care andwhile building an appetite with thehad seen one and we still had plenty when they surfaced with anotheramazing smells coming from Torinsof seafood for dinner.52FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'