G;day guys,
I haven't been posting much in the way of trip reports lately but went for a short paddle this morning.
Put in is at Wall's Camp near the small town of Howard and is about half way along the salt section of the Burrum river.
Forecast was for wind - again and showers increasing to rain this afternoon so put in was nice and early, to cloudy skies and no wind.
Headed off down stream for a couple of miles with the last of the falling tide.
to a sand bar holding a good yabby (Ghost shrimp) bank.
Got my live bait (yabbies of course) and continued down stream to my "grunter hole" just as the tide was starting to turn. I usually like to drag a couple of lures while travelling but today, I just couldn't be bothered. It was nice enough just being on the water again and I really didn't give a rats if I cought fish or not. anybody else have days like this?
I like to fish my yabbies unweighted. just a hook on the end of the line, cast out and allow to slowly sink while drifting along, it is murder on bream if there are any about. Fairly quickly a small grunter at 32cm came to boat.
and shortly afterwards, a small trevor (trevally) and dunga (bream)
and another dunga a little later.
I had enough for tea so I just sort of goofed off for a few hours and came home.
Usually, i just use my canoe to travel from sand bar to sand bar and fish from the bank. Today was the first time I think that I actually used her to fish from and I even got some mud and blood on her. 8)
She is a boat at last. 8) :lol:
I haven't been posting much in the way of trip reports lately but went for a short paddle this morning.
Put in is at Wall's Camp near the small town of Howard and is about half way along the salt section of the Burrum river.
Forecast was for wind - again and showers increasing to rain this afternoon so put in was nice and early, to cloudy skies and no wind.
Headed off down stream for a couple of miles with the last of the falling tide.
to a sand bar holding a good yabby (Ghost shrimp) bank.
Got my live bait (yabbies of course) and continued down stream to my "grunter hole" just as the tide was starting to turn. I usually like to drag a couple of lures while travelling but today, I just couldn't be bothered. It was nice enough just being on the water again and I really didn't give a rats if I cought fish or not. anybody else have days like this?
I like to fish my yabbies unweighted. just a hook on the end of the line, cast out and allow to slowly sink while drifting along, it is murder on bream if there are any about. Fairly quickly a small grunter at 32cm came to boat.
and shortly afterwards, a small trevor (trevally) and dunga (bream)
and another dunga a little later.
I had enough for tea so I just sort of goofed off for a few hours and came home.
Usually, i just use my canoe to travel from sand bar to sand bar and fish from the bank. Today was the first time I think that I actually used her to fish from and I even got some mud and blood on her. 8)
She is a boat at last. 8) :lol: