rayke1938

Just under 300k round trip makes a long day.

Bill was very happy to fill his quota in under 2 hours.

We have been trying to get up to Baroon Pocket dam for a while and been thwarted either due to availability or the dam closed due to rainfall. We finally made it this morning to find the visibility near zero due to a heavy fog that did not lift until around 8am. We used the gps to find one of out usual spots and found the bass hungry . We pulled around 40 before they went quiet so we went upstream and could not find any bass so we went downstream and found another school where we ran out of shrimp . Final tally was 62 bass and one tandan. Largest bass went 42cm and the tandan 58cm. Only disappointment was that Bucks pies were closed due to anzac day. 2 fish kept for the table others all tagged and released.

3 of us went to the western arm this morning the shrimp traps were a little light on as it is 5 weeks since we were there. We headed upstream to a few spots around the entrance of bass bay. The fish were moving around in waves and we managed 20 bass with the largest being only 40cm and the majority just over legal and one tandanus. Had to move twice because the barred grunter were stealing our bait but we got our own back on some of them and fed them to the eagles. Back at the ramp at 10.30 due to lack of bait.

Beaut conditions at NPD today but fish scarce only boating 4 yellas,one spanglie, 8 bass plus normal assortment of forkies. Apart from the forkies which were everywhere the only 2 locations where we caught fish were fad 2 and the floats.. 10000000_7408471932533192_4040905805977466314_n.mp4 10000000_7677874388944579_2900292500572225816_n.mp4 10000000_7881239711921197_1428987984993565949_n.mp4

After an enforced lay off I finally got to wet a line with Rick ,Joy and Amelia this morning. It originally looked that it was not going to happen as Rick had car problems and we did a turn around and went back to my place and swapped cars and we headed off an hour later. After doing our shrimp pots we headed upstream to just before the plantations and got stuck into the bass. Final tally being 79 bass and one tandanus. I had a bit of a problem handling a couple of bass around 45cm but just had to play them out.

Bit harder to get your license these days. On my 17th birthday I attended Miles police station and walked away with motorbike.car ,semi, bus and restricted blasting license no tests involved. Knew the copper from drinking at the pub where I boarded. Drinking age 21 then.

Got your license?

Get into it. https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/news-media/campaigns/fish-n-sips-tagged-fish-competition?fbclid=IwAR2maDbXRjs8ZaPj_LDMTG9XOa8T5DMy8iPQmN_82ZruyeDL9VdREYDaKeA_aem_ASMeetuT6ghOhKmrUUIAdq1XNrAih98ZfGCSNcIc4qo3ohh44FIDUupomeTt9MBw1-4yt5pbIol9c29fRfJ_qLyb

Had a mate ask ifI knew of someone who was reliable and reasonably priced who could weld up a bracket for a bow mount on his tinny and build up the transom. Preferably redlands or on southside. I thought that there were a few recent posts but cannot find them. Cheers Ray

Must have spent a few years in the river not as well fed as in the dams. Cheers Ray

Had a few longer.

Look up some of Darryl Mcphees (spelling)posts he fishes there landbased for some really good fish.

I am lucky no driving for a week and no lifting more than 5kg for a month . I interpret that as no NPD forkies for a month.

Lemon tea cake.