Found at: http://www.anguillaguide.com/article/articleprint/4319/-1/140/
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"Man-o-War" Often Leads The Way To Bed Of Dolphins
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The spectacular Frigate Bird, or more commonly known in Anguilla as a “man-o-war”, is a common sight far at sea. Frigate birds float very high, aloft, on the tropical air currents looking for fish food and will display unique behavior when they discover a bed of dolphins feeding on smaller fish. The fishermen race to the action and if, very lucky, they find themselves in an abundance of hungry and biting dolphins.
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Patrick does it again!
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Patrick Webster was very lucky indeed as he caught 16 dolphins last Friday, a total catch weight of 175 pounds. Remarkably, Patrick was using two and sometimes three fishing rigs simultaneously. One bull head (male) was especially rambunctious as the big guy took the fisherman around the boat three times before he could gaff the reluctant captive. That fish weighed in at 35 pounds and was quickly purchased by the CotéMare Restaurant in Island Harbour. They seemingly enjoy some unique fresh fish purchasing advantage by being located in the heart of the Island Harbour fishing community and by endearing themselves to the fishermen. Interestingly, Patrick was fishing that specific day at the request of the CotéMare Restaurant and was fishing for Yellow Fin Tuna instead of Dolphin.
Regrettably, no tuna was caught or seen. Notwithstanding that, insightful restaurateurs often direct or otherwise inform ambitious fishermen about their fresh fish needs. This presale activity is becoming more common especially as the high end villa tourist and citizens are waiting at the docks to purchase directly from the arriving boats. This particular catch was quickly sold and ended up on the dinner plates of both high end restaurants, including Cap Juluca, and also local denizens that have a culinary appetite for especially fresh caught fish. Additional good news is that the Webster family, and their two trawlers, brought in about 2,000 pounds of Sword Fish last week further indemnifying and assuring visiting diners and fish eating connoisseurs of our fresh sea food bounty and restaurant acclaim.
Our Anguilla restaurant acclaim was most notably punctuated last week when the Sunday New York Times (28 January 2007) did a major Caribbean feature story entitled, “The 10 Point Caribbean Escapes Plan.” Anguilla was noted in the essay as a destination, “FOR FOODIES” which went on to mention our exceptionally talented indigenous chefs and our 100 restaurants. It might bear notice that our island food chain obviously begins with our equally talented fishermen.