On The Sauce
Zac Panaretos catches up with chefs and fishos to chat about catching, cooking, and sustainable seafood.
Episodes
This episode comes to you from Papatura in the Solomon Islands as part of Fishing World's Solomons On The Sauce trip.
Zac joins Scott Thomas, Papatura's Kym Blanche, and chef Mark Labrooy to chat about a week of memorable fishing and fresh seafood from this special part of the world.
Stay tuned to part 2 where Zac catches up with some of the guests who helped make this a week to remember.
More information at https://fishingworld.com.a...
Josh Bollen rejoins the podcast to catch up on his life catching and cooking some shading seafood. We focus on a large kingfish he speared and has broken down in a variety of specialised cuts.
Tristan Houghton is a fisherman, surfer, survivor, filmmaker and entrepreneur.
His recent business adventure is a game changer when it comes to enhancing shelf life and flavour for seafood, in both the recreational and commercial sectors.
Deep Southern is his food safe ocean water that he has refined to be as convenient as the bag of ice you grab from the servo, maintaining the marine integrity of your catch.
More details at www.fi...
Tania is The Hunter’s Wife. She has found consistency and peace in harvesting wild, organic and nutritious protein for her family.
In this chat we discuss her journey developing the skill and mindset to embrace this lifestyle that some audiences tend to fall in and out of, whilst others can’t imagine it to begin with.
See more at @thehunterswife_au
Sam Kane is a tattoo artist at Great White Studios in the Shire, Cronulla.
He has built a strong reputation for catching and cooking bread-and-butter species that are often overlooked. By using the whole fish, he creates a variety of exceptional dishes, all presented with real care and creativity.
It’s inspiring to see someone’s drive for excellence carried all the way through, from the catch to the plate, and how that ...
Mez Fletcher is a water woman who loves spearfishing and fishing.
She is doing an incredible job of linking the whole cycle together by placing an enormous emphasis on her post catch procedures to produce high-quality meals that would make the most experienced anglers think twice about the potential of their own catch.
More info at fishingworld.com.au.
Izac from Iron Gate knives took a leap of faith and chased his dream of designing and manufacturing premium Australian hunting, fishing and kitchen knives.
He discuses what goes into the artisan craftsmanship and some of his challenges along the way. An avid hunter and fisherman himself, his knives are one for the mantle piece and the field.
More details at www.irongateknives.com and fishingworld.com.au.
Tristan is a young marine biologist who cut his teeth with a PHD on billfish.
Day to day he drives around to fishing clubs, seeking the donation of game fish stomachs for him to tally the contents of, not the most glamorous gig… but he loves it.
Tristan is also an avid angler, with his favourite advisory being bull sharks in Sydney Harbour.
While managing a tough diagnosis, Vaughn reflects on personal growth, resilience, and the connection to fishing through his local fly fishing club.
He shares how time on the water and the camaraderie of the club have shaped his values, his purpose in life, and grounded him through challenges.
It’s an honest, reflective conversation about community, perspective, and finding clarity outdoors.
In this episode we sit down with Dr. Leo Guida from the Australian Marine Conservation Society for a long, open conversation about sharks, how they intersect with fishing and people using our waterways, and the real risks involved.
We talk through the data and trends, and importantly how effective current management strategies actually are when humans and sharks share the same spaces.
It is not a debate, more a pub-style back and f...
These days with mounting pressure on fishing practices and sustainability in our oceans, is it time to turn to the sustainable practices of aquaculture and farming fish to feed the masses?
Ryan from Eco Marine is one of two Queensland Groper farmers in Australia doing his best to produce a high-quality product without the run-off and stereotypes of additives with farm fish.
More info at www.fishingworld.com.au.
Anthony Heslewood is regarded as one of the leading commercial fishermen in Australia for quality line caught produce that strives towards best known sustainable practices.
The WA government's recent decision to cancel commercial licences will force Anthony to find another means of employment come the new year.
More info at fishingworld.com.au.
Mark Jones returns to On The Sauce to discuss some of Mark's iconic photos that document his year's behind the camera, filming and working alongside adventurer Malcolm Douglas.
The photos discussed here and a full interview can be found in the current Summer edition of Fishing World. Out now and available where all good magazines are sold.
More details at fishingworld.com.au.
Zac catches up with Fishing World editor Scott Thomas to chat about a special trip planned for 2026... Solomons On The Sauce.
Hosted by Zac Panaratos, Chef Mark LaBrooy, and Scott Thomas, Solomons On The Sauce is a week-long fishing trip to Papatura in the Solomon Islands. It's much more than a fishing trip! The trip will also combine workshops in fish handling, post catch fish care, fish preparation and much more!
It's a fishing tr...
The end to an epic adventure for the Coffey’s. Travelling by boat from their home in the Goldy to Broome is not to be scoffed at.
This is the third instalment of our conversations along the way… now that they are home safe and sound they can begin downloading and reflecting on a wild six months.
Watch the episodes at www.youtube.com/@coffeybreak
More details at https://fishingworld.com.au/
John Cahill "Bluewater Johnny" is a man who does not do things in halves. One of his passions is fishing, and he lives and breathes the lifestyle, catching monstrous fish, from XXX sized GT in Oman to just about everything you can poke a stick at locally in Australia.
It isn't just about catching fish, but doing it in a way that respects the place/fish he extracts.
John is an ambassador at Desolve Supply Co. Desolve has kindly...
Recipearce is an amazing cook and family man.
Nick, his wife Soph, and three daughters are midway through their year long lap of Australia, touring with their caravan.
We pick his brain on the reality vs expectations of the trip. Plus, get some great insights into the interactive cookbook that Nick has created that follows his "catch and cook" journey around Australia.
More details at recipearce.com, instagram.com/recipearce an...
Holly and Joseph are two travelling legends that have a shared love of the ocean, their defender, art, cooking, camping and the environment.
They have come up with a product that brings it all together. Gyotaku fish printing kits, so that everyone come together with the fish as the focal point.
More inof at www.holandjoe.com and fishingworld.com.au.
Scott Wilson is one of a handful of people that can say they were born and bred on Lord Howe Island. He makes his living as the commercial fisherman at LHI one of the richest fishing locations out there.
More details at www.fishingworld.com.au.
Craig has chiseled his name in the seafood industry with the harvest of premium line-caught blue mackerel as a commercial fisherman.
While blue mackerel, or slimies, are species that's often overlooked and used for bait, it is actually one of the best eating fish in the ocean when cooked and cared for properly.
We take a dive into how he became a master at his craft.
More info at fishingworld.com.au.
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