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Marrakai
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Loc: Darwin, Top End of Australia
Re: Arrawana in OZ
      11/01/05 10:12 PM

Adam:
There are no arrawana in Australia, I believe they are native to South America. We do have two endemic osteoglossids, though, common name 'saratoga' (genus Scleropages). They shouldn't really qualify as sport-fish, having the fighting characteristics of a pelagic eel, but both species will take a fly with gusto and will leap occasionally so they are often targeted by fly-fishos.

Here's an average one caught last October:




...and here's the biggest one you're ever likely to see, caught many years ago in the gulf:




The best recipe for saratoga is:
Place one saratoga and one old sandshoe in a kerosene tin full of water, boil for 3 hours, throw away saratoga and eat the sandshoe.

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