A flat of resourceful fifth-years have proven that half a decade of being a scarfie is enough to survive in the wild, after an impromptu fishing expedition put smoked salmon fillets on the students’ dinner plates.
At about 10.30pm on April 17, reported sightings of salmon in the shallows of the Leith alerted the students. Arming themselves with the “most useful things they could find,” including a washing basket, a mop and a cricket bat, the students proceeded to the banks of the Leith.
The students used the age-old fishing technique of positioning a batsman upstream from a downstream washing-basket keeper. The students successfully used this method to catch three fish and then filleted them their flat’s bathroom, which was left “looking like a murder scene”.
The largest of the fish weighed in at 5.5 kgs, in violation of Fish and Game Regulations. A Fish and Game Otago spokesperson told Critic, “you need a licence to fly, spin or bait fish in the Water of Leith.” Fishermen caught without a licence can face “substantial” fines. However, it is unclear whether “batting” is encompassed by the legislation.
Five fifth-years frolic for fish in filthy waters of Leith.
We like alliteration, alright?
