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Bait the hook well: this fish will bite.

So what would Thursday be without ‘ Theme Thursday ’? My keen skills of deduction tell me that the answer is ‘Thursday’. The theme delivered from upon high this week is ‘fish’, which affords me the opportunity to revisit Henry's favourite part of the Salamanca district, the Tasall Salmon Shop . No, I’m not here to bet a snap of some lifeless wee beastie, but a bona fide , fair dinkum , fit and healthy feisty young specimens in their large salmon aquarium! As you can imagine, getting a decent photograph of a pack of randy fish in an indoor aquarium can be a tricky business. This is compounded when you are dealing with an unlit aquarium, as is necessary with a fish like the noble salmon. So my apologies for the poor quality of the image. In the flesh though, they remain quite the attraction. Indeed whenever we are within a five kilometre radius of the joint, Henry begins a mantra that we are all now quite familiar with: Henry see fishies now? Henry see fishies now? Henry see fishi...

I smell something fishy, and I'm not talking about the contents of Baldrick's apple crumble

I have been meaning to take a photograph of today's subject for some time, but had continually put it off through i) a fear of getting anything worthwhile; and ii) bone idleness. It is Henry's favourite part of the Salamanca district, the large salmon aquarium at Tasall's Salmon Shop . As I am sure that most people are aware, getting a decent photograph of fish in an aquarium is a tricky business. This is compounded when you are dealing with an unlit aquarium, as is necessary with a fish like the noble salmon. This one was taken yesterday, one of just four as I had to keep an eye on what the little bloke was up too. I have worked a little magic with the very compact "Microsoft Office Picture Manager" (an underrated little photo fiddler). Technically, it isn't much of a photo, but I am sure that you get the drift of the salmon. What has surprised me is the number of people here in Hobart who haven't paid a visit. I would encourage you all to, as it is a coo...