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January 20, 2016

TRM smoke-house

IMG_0856IMG_9601SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed manages everything south of Auckland) has just been interviewed by a prospective fisho inmate.  It was more like an interrogation.

He did not care about Her hanging baskets of flowers or the accommodation, numbers of beds, full size ovens, fridge-freezer units, didn’t even care about the rod racks.  He did not even ask about the room rates.  SWMBO really admires such gentlemen with their priorities in order.  All he cared about was the TRM smoker.  Is it free?  How big is it?  Can it handle 15 trout?  That is why She delegated me to answer.

IMG_0749He has promised to take back to Auckland (where else?) a truck load of smoked trout for his family function.  It must have been his passport for special leave to come down fishing – only providing he returned with the dinner for everyone.

So we offered to send him some photo evidence.  I hope it is adequate to convince him.  Of course he has to catch them first.

I was hesitant to remind him of the Daily Limit of three keepers as I am concerned his “three times daily catch” x three nights accommodation arithmetic to arrive at 15 was suspect and he might have cancelled…  I’d better warm the smoker up and make sure we have enough dried Manuka.

IMG_0858His concerns have been shared by many other anglers ever since the other commercial smoke-houses in Turangi closed.  Most anglers (unless they are TRM inmates) now have to take their trout up to Taupo where we recommend Bob Dailey at Farmers Discount Meats butcher shop in the Paetiki Shopping Centre – corner of Rifle Range Road and Taharepa Roads.  They can vacuum pack the smoked trout with suitable documentation for export certification.

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