Last of the Big Danglers

Where   : Hawksbury River, New South Wales
When    : Tuesday, 30th October 2007, 10-35am
Weapon : Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3

Here's a shot of a local fisherman, recently spotted on the Hawksbury at Brooklyn.

This breed of tough, hardened dangle anglers, local men of the fish, is dying out fast, bringing to an end a long history on the Hawksbury River.

Note the wizened features, the working class hands that have only ever driven a pen, a mouse, a bottle opener and a fishing rod - the kind eyes, the cool dude glasses, the warm heart and the weathered face of a million dead catfish - not to mention the cheap Swatch watch bought from a Delhi street trader.

Such are the features typical of the big danglers of the Hawksbury. There's a couple more below in the previous post.