The Man with the Bucket of Fish
The bucket is heavy and the fisherman had to sit down to get his breath. I asked if I could take his photo and he agreed but I think he was too exhausted to smile.
From now on - see below - I'm going to try and publish in French as well as English. My friend and neighbour, Agnès has kindly agreed to correct my French. Every foreigner in France should have a neighbour as wonderful as Agnès.
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Le seau est lourd et le pêcheur a dû s'asseoir et reprendre son souffle. J'ai demandé si je pouvais prendre sa photo et il a accepté mais je pense qu'il était trop épuisé pour sourire.
A partir de maintenant je vais essayer de publier en français et en anglais. Mon amie et voisine, Agnès a aimablement accepté de corriger mon français. Tout étranger en France doit avoir une voisine aussi merveilleuse qu' Agnès.
A bout de souffle.... What kind of fish are those?
ReplyDeleteHe certainly has a heavy load, what with the fish and the bucket itself. I think it's great he found a place to rest and that you came along and got this great photo. Those fish tails surprise me in that they are not flopping to the side, all limp looking. I can't remember seeing any fish my family members have caught over the years looking less than limp once they got them home to clean and cook. Could it be the bucket's holding them up just so? I'm too curious for my own good, aren't I?
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure he told me the name is Bonite. I've looked it up and yes, it looks right. It's apparently a member of the tuna family,
ReplyDeleteTo be more specific, I think it's Bonite a dos rayer - which means, for those who don't speak French, with a striped back.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good day catch to me. Why not smile a bit.
ReplyDeleteThat is quite a haul he's got!
ReplyDelete(you are lucky to have such a great neighbor!)
Not bad for a few hours fishing.
ReplyDeleteThe fish on the walk back should always be heavier than the beer on the walk to fishing.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you are also posting comments in French. My knowledge of it dates back to the Jurassic age.
ReplyDeleteLynette, I love your photo.
I think he slept well and contentedly that night.
ReplyDeleteMerci Agnès et bravo !
ReplyDeleteLes maquereaux frais pêchés, ça me fait penser à la Bretagne. J'en ai pêché avec mes parents, en navigation à voile.
I'd say they are mackerels but perhaps the name is different in the Med.
ReplyDeleteNathalie, he called them Bonite or moe specifically I think they are Bonite a dos rayer (apparently a member of the tuna family).
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect way to read and learn French -- small paragraphs with English-to-French translations. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of the bilingual description already.
Ming, you should go to Nathalie's wonderful Avignon in Photos blog. She writes in English and French and she herself truly is bilingual.
ReplyDeleteI will try and learn from you as you post in French Jilly. As Ming says, it is a good way to learn. I struggle mightily as you know, but I"m still working on it.
ReplyDeleteBon journée!
V
He looks like he's trying to figure out why in the world this woman wants to take a photo of me after a day of fishing...grubby, tired, and definitely perplexed!!!
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ReplyDeleteMerci Agnès!
I wonder what he's doing with all that fish! Is he taking them to the "Bar du Cap"?
Does he go fishing every day? Or just when he's nerved about his wife cleaning around his favourite arm chair where he's sitting in?
Barbara from Germany
Maybe he would give lessons? Whenever I "go fishing" I only feed the fish - nothing to take home. :-) Maybe just as well, I'd have to clean them. L A Z Y !
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Bonite à dos rayé
ReplyDeleteNom latin : Sarda sarda
Ce poisson proche des thons, capturé au chalut ou à la senne (environ 50 t/an), est très prisé pour la pêche sportive en bateau.
Description: La bonite à dos rayé a un corps puissant et fusiforme, une grande bouche et une ligne latérale nettement ondulée. Son dos est bleuâtre, parcouru de lignes obliques sombres, le ventre est blanc plus ou moins argenté. Elle peut mesurer 90 cm pour un poids de 10 kg.
If this fish can measure up to 90 centimetres and weigh up to 10 kilos, those shown here are babies which this man shouldn't have been allowed to catch!
Nathalie, thanks for the information on the species of fish. Am appalled these are babies and he shouldn't have caught them in the first place.
ReplyDeleteOK ok ok, let me first point out, that from what I can see of the fish in the bucket, I would like everyone to stop fretting. The colouring on the back of these fish look like tiger marks, they are blue/green in colour and have a silver belly... these are nothing more than horse mackerel and very legal size indeed, these fish dont get much bigger than 40/50cm in length and can weigh upto 2lb+.
ReplyDeleteAll I would like to know is where did he catch these fish from? Being an angler myself and living in Menton I would love some knowledge on where to fish locally and if there are any anglers who would be willing for me to tag along. I have my own equipment I brought from the UK and I am desperate to get on the shore and catch some beauties from the Med.
Wayne, so good to hear from someone who knows and to have the fish properly named. I don't for sure know where he got them but he walked up from the old port where there are one or two professional fishing boats and an awful lot of smaller private boats, so he'd probably been out fishing and not far off the coast. Just walk down to the port and perhaps at the stalls where they sell the fish. Sure someone will help you. There are also people who fish from the shore. Down there is where you'd meet them all. Send me a private email if this doesn't make sense!
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