Rod Fishing
13-04-2007, 04:21 PM
My wife, son and I arrived in windy Cardwell on Thursday morning, checked into the Kookaburra Holiday Park. At about 1:00pm my wife asked me if I had seen the house keys so she could lock up her push bike, I said no. We had a good search around and couldn't find the keys anywhere. Kylie, my wife, thought that she had left the keys in the front door. So back to Townsville she drove and found the keys, not in the front door but on the pool table. She got back at about 5:30pm that afternoon.
We went out for a fish around Garden Island but we didnt catch anything. Very windy and my son Ryan, who is 3 had, had enough, it was time to come back, after about 3 hours on the water.
On Friday afternoon got a phone call from Major D and we met and had a few beers. It was nice to meet his lovely family, they were really friendly. Major D also had a couple of mate come up from Brisbane, Dan and Ted. We made plans to meet at the park opposite the Caltex at about 8:00am the next morning for a fish. After the morning boat trip Kylie said that she would sit out the fishing for the next day.
We all met at about 8:00am at the park and the markets were on. Major D's wife, Holli, did a bit of shopping with his daughters and then we were off, Dan and Ted came with me, as Major D said it was windy and rough. We headed around the northern end of Gould and fished a drop off, Dan was the only one to boat anything and that was a small reef shark about 2 foot. headed back in as it got very windy and wasn't worth staying out.
Unfortunatly I didn't get to catch up with Major D and his family before they left on Sunday.
My sister and brother in law came down from Cairns on Sunday afternoon. It was good to catch up with them.
Troy, my brother in law, and I went out for a fish on Monday morning with the wind still blowing a gale. We went down the channel to the bluff hole and fished there for about 3 hours got a couple of good sized cod 47cm and 44cm. Tasted pretty good as well.
In all it was a pretty good trip except for the weather. It was good to meet up with Major D and his family. I hope that there can be another M & G soon that more people can attend.
We went out for a fish around Garden Island but we didnt catch anything. Very windy and my son Ryan, who is 3 had, had enough, it was time to come back, after about 3 hours on the water.
On Friday afternoon got a phone call from Major D and we met and had a few beers. It was nice to meet his lovely family, they were really friendly. Major D also had a couple of mate come up from Brisbane, Dan and Ted. We made plans to meet at the park opposite the Caltex at about 8:00am the next morning for a fish. After the morning boat trip Kylie said that she would sit out the fishing for the next day.
We all met at about 8:00am at the park and the markets were on. Major D's wife, Holli, did a bit of shopping with his daughters and then we were off, Dan and Ted came with me, as Major D said it was windy and rough. We headed around the northern end of Gould and fished a drop off, Dan was the only one to boat anything and that was a small reef shark about 2 foot. headed back in as it got very windy and wasn't worth staying out.
Unfortunatly I didn't get to catch up with Major D and his family before they left on Sunday.
My sister and brother in law came down from Cairns on Sunday afternoon. It was good to catch up with them.
Troy, my brother in law, and I went out for a fish on Monday morning with the wind still blowing a gale. We went down the channel to the bluff hole and fished there for about 3 hours got a couple of good sized cod 47cm and 44cm. Tasted pretty good as well.
In all it was a pretty good trip except for the weather. It was good to meet up with Major D and his family. I hope that there can be another M & G soon that more people can attend.