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A variety of fish taken off the western coast of India. All taken freediving in waters with visibility as good as 5 metres! Water temperature 27-29 C, hunting to no deeper than 10m. Guns used .... SeacSub Asso 75 and a Demka Ami.

All these fish taken by myself and Anton Fernandes (in the 4th photo holding the mangrove snappers) These snappers and a collection of other fish caught this day (trevally and sea bream) were all cooked in an Indian tandori clay oven over charcoal, possibly no finer way to cook fish!

The others featured in the photo's are Vassudev Shetgoankar and Sunil Temka

Anton has never owned a pair of fins or snorkel in is life and uses a mask that must be more than a decade old. I sometimes nudge a modern mask in his direction which he never approves of. Anton was one of my spearfishing mentors for many years and has taught me a great deal about hunting.

The grouper was 7.3 kg and taken on our first outing to 2 rocks named Uncle and Nephew after 2 local canoe fisherman who died there. I suspect we were the first spearo's to ever fish there. A huge sea eagle sat on top of one of the rocks for the entire duration of our visit.

Back in England at the moment but flying to India on Thursday. I'll try to take a few pictures of the coastal scenery next time and perhaps a few more fish.

David