Decided I'd share a few pictures of the scenery I was lucky enough to encounter on the journey.
Enjoy!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
When the fishing goes slow - take out the camera!
Hi guys, just a short post today. I went out yesterday morning in the hope of some more freshwater action but no joy. Flicked around a few lures for about 2 hours and NOTHING!
Decided I'd share a few pictures of the scenery I was lucky enough to encounter on the journey.
Enjoy!
Decided I'd share a few pictures of the scenery I was lucky enough to encounter on the journey.
Enjoy!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
And here was me thinking I had something decent....
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz the drag starts screaming (I'm stitting on the bank reading a book). Run over to the rod. This thing feels solid and I'm thinking its a Trevally or Mangrove Jack!
After about a 5 minute tussle I see the dreaded wiskers and know it's a Catfish.
Better luck tomorrow :)
After about a 5 minute tussle I see the dreaded wiskers and know it's a Catfish.
Better luck tomorrow :)
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
A different spot, a different species!
This morning I sent out at about 6:00am to a little spot near my place, about a 15 minute drive. I know the spot well and it normally fishes well from first light till about 8:00am approx.
Today for bait I was using fresh cuts of Bonito - lightly salted (the Bream love it!). The morning started slow with a few little ones hacking away at the tough Bonito's skin but I soon hooked on to the fish below:
Today for bait I was using fresh cuts of Bonito - lightly salted (the Bream love it!). The morning started slow with a few little ones hacking away at the tough Bonito's skin but I soon hooked on to the fish below:
And soon after, his friend followed suit.
No fish is safe when I'm jigging my hook around!!! Ahaha
As you can see, catching a Bream in this area doesn't take much skill. The water is teeming with them!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Hinze Dam 1/5/11
Sunday 5:05am 1/5/11
Kayaks on the roof, rods, tackle & bucket in the boot and the trip begins. Driving to my friends house, the morning looks very still.
5:25am
All loaded up with my 2 mates and we're en route to Hinze Dam, about a 35 minute drive away. As we're driving up and our mobile phones loose reception the tranquillity sets in.
5:55am
Today we're fishing the western side of the lake. Access to this part is in the form of a small steep dirt track. This small track is the main thoroughfare for other fisherman launching vessels - luckily when we arrive we're the first on the water.
6:15am
After some double checking of knots, tackle and kayaks we're off. As we head north up the lake, Bass are hitting the water all around us. I cant wait much longer so I start casting at anything that looks fishy and come up 15 minutes later with a small Bass.
Kayaks on the roof, rods, tackle & bucket in the boot and the trip begins. Driving to my friends house, the morning looks very still.
5:25am
All loaded up with my 2 mates and we're en route to Hinze Dam, about a 35 minute drive away. As we're driving up and our mobile phones loose reception the tranquillity sets in.
5:55am
Today we're fishing the western side of the lake. Access to this part is in the form of a small steep dirt track. This small track is the main thoroughfare for other fisherman launching vessels - luckily when we arrive we're the first on the water.
6:15am
After some double checking of knots, tackle and kayaks we're off. As we head north up the lake, Bass are hitting the water all around us. I cant wait much longer so I start casting at anything that looks fishy and come up 15 minutes later with a small Bass.
As we continued north the Bass kept coming.
I thought there'd be something under this log but nothing :(
The scenery out here is great!
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