Me and my girlfriend decided we could do with a few weeks of sunshine. The summer here in the Netherlands sucked with lots of rain and low temperatures. Egypt in September however still had blue skies and temperatures close to 40 degrees celsius ( 104 Fahrenheit).   I wanted to learn how to scuba dive and snorkeling opportunities were supposed to be great as well. And they sure were !

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I went fishing the other day with a friend of mine. We went for a venue that is only accessible during low tides. As we were happily fishing away while the sun set, we caught one black bream after the other. Taking them from shore, and in these numbers is quite remarkable for the Northsea.

They were all juvenile ones, but pretty angry when they were taken out of the water. Often they refused to open their (needle-teeth filled) mouth, so unhooking them became a bit of a challenge.


They were all returned to the sea, to go and feed some more at the patches of seaweed that are close by.  When they grow a little bigger (between 1 and 2 feet)  they   leave the coast  for deeper waters and can the often be found swimming around wrecks. 
It is a tasty fish (once bigger in size then the ones we caught) and is excellent when grilled for instance.  Here in Holland the fishmongers sell them as 'Dorade'.

We decided to take another trip to the mighty Lyngenfjord this year. April was going to be the month of choice for two reasons: One of us is going to be a dad in May so a trip in the months following would likely not be appreciated much. But more importantly, the big cod (Torsk) are supposed to be abundant during the early season.

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