NAGG
20-07-2008, 08:15 PM
Hi All
Just got back from a nice little weekend away up Wisemans Ferry31212Wisemans ferry looking towards the mouth of the McDonald River I was staying with my mate DC " The Jinx" his wife Allison + dog & their friends Fiona & Luke + Baby............ I was clearly the ring in ..... with a boat;D
I arrived before the others on Friday afternoon ..... which turned out to be a blessing as the address was wrong ::) ..... but I found the place & fired up the heaters ( it was like death warmed up) ... Then the important stuff , stock the fridge with bevies & check the boat ramp out31213 .......... All good , but I wont be launching on my own with a really low tide ...... & it was blowing its ass off.
A couple of hours later the the others arrived after I made a frantic dash to a phone booth ( no signal) to give them the right address.
So after a pleasant evening ... & a good nights sleep , we awoke to a chilly windless morning , a magnificent setting fullish moon made an amazing sight as we motored down the McDonald to head to our first destination "Dads Corner"
Freezing our butts off as we made the 10km trip up river ..... we were greeted with glassed out conditions ,11 deg water temps but the odd bit of surface activity. This section of river is famous for holding various species of fish in the large eddy that is formed on the bend of the river .......... Well after throwing a variety of HBs , soft plastics & surface lures ,,,,,, not a thing but with decent bait & fish etchings it would just be a matter of time! ........ I made the suggestion to look at some other areas & to return for the tide change around lunch time. After a couple of hours the day was not going well till we returned to "'Dads"
Luke scored the first of a day ..... a nice little EP which was quickly returned to the water ...... 30 mins later we noticed some prawns flicking on the surface which we decide to flog "The Jinx" was soon on to a feisty fish that was really putting a bend in his little IMX Loomis ...... bass or EP ??? I fire off some photos before the fish got off;D31226 ........ but no , Luke nets a nice bass ...... & after a few Yahoos + photos 31225............ & the demons exorcised ....... off it swam .
Not too long later , I hook up on a little rapala glass shad rap & find myself playing with a decent fish that was giving the miss stella a good going over! Now with DC on the net 31235....... this fish wasn't coming easy ........ but come she did - a nice 39cm bass 31233... Pics taken & a swim before being released ...... all is good!
> > Clearly Dads was holding bass .... & knowing of the closed season ..... we took Luke back to the house to relieve his missus::) DC & I went back to fish a rock ledge ( Devils Den) that 3 weeks earlier had cost me a couple of fish that were unstoppable ! With a really low tide , I didn't have a lot of confidence........ However after a missed hit on a critter ..... I nailed a nice little bream on the next cast:)Both DC & I missed some more bites ..... Then DC is hammered on the lobby ..... a great little scrap ........ & a nice bass is landed ! 31236..... Happy times for DC ...... Persistence pays - - - finally
With dark coming on DC wanted to fish a little rock shelf just up from the house ....... Several bites missed - I manage a lovely bream that gave me stick on 4lb FC ........ Not being used to fishing mono , I'm sure I missed fish by not setting the hook:( .......... Now dark & cold , we call it quits
Today ....... was going to be a lazy day! The boys were entertaining their wives & I sat up too late watching the Rugby & Cycling +++ just a little too much beer & wine last night.
So with the lads doing their thing ...... I decide to fish ..... WHATELSE! 31251.....Now as DC had left his Luvius / IMX Loomis combo in the boat ..... I thought I might have a little play, I managed a couple more bream on Lobbys before I decide to go back to the devils den ....... ...... First cast = a little bream Second cast = All over red rover ..... a nice cast into the devils den with a lobby ...... a few winds of the handle ... & I couldn't stop the fish (even grabbing the spool .... there was enough bend in the rod to allow this THING to get home! ........ DC missed a fish here the previous afternoon that left a big swirl in the water - - THATs 3 times I've been busted up here>:( I will get it one day!
At this point of time ...... I've lost track of time::) , a couple hours of fishing had turned into 4 ....... shite , better get back! ......... The 2 min run back , tie the boat off ....... Ooops the others have checked out & gone! .... Eventually I manage to get the boat onto the trailer across a hard running tide on the steep ramp! ...... not easy.
quickly packed ..... The house locked up & off for the two hour drive home.
A pleasant weekend , with good company ..... some fish caught in difficult conditions ......... But most satisfying was seeing DC finally breaking his 6 trip hoodoo on my boat!:2vrolijk_08: ....... well done
Cheers All
Nagg
PS ...... If you are wondering about the naming of "Dads Corner"31215
Just got back from a nice little weekend away up Wisemans Ferry31212Wisemans ferry looking towards the mouth of the McDonald River I was staying with my mate DC " The Jinx" his wife Allison + dog & their friends Fiona & Luke + Baby............ I was clearly the ring in ..... with a boat;D
I arrived before the others on Friday afternoon ..... which turned out to be a blessing as the address was wrong ::) ..... but I found the place & fired up the heaters ( it was like death warmed up) ... Then the important stuff , stock the fridge with bevies & check the boat ramp out31213 .......... All good , but I wont be launching on my own with a really low tide ...... & it was blowing its ass off.
A couple of hours later the the others arrived after I made a frantic dash to a phone booth ( no signal) to give them the right address.
So after a pleasant evening ... & a good nights sleep , we awoke to a chilly windless morning , a magnificent setting fullish moon made an amazing sight as we motored down the McDonald to head to our first destination "Dads Corner"
Freezing our butts off as we made the 10km trip up river ..... we were greeted with glassed out conditions ,11 deg water temps but the odd bit of surface activity. This section of river is famous for holding various species of fish in the large eddy that is formed on the bend of the river .......... Well after throwing a variety of HBs , soft plastics & surface lures ,,,,,, not a thing but with decent bait & fish etchings it would just be a matter of time! ........ I made the suggestion to look at some other areas & to return for the tide change around lunch time. After a couple of hours the day was not going well till we returned to "'Dads"
Luke scored the first of a day ..... a nice little EP which was quickly returned to the water ...... 30 mins later we noticed some prawns flicking on the surface which we decide to flog "The Jinx" was soon on to a feisty fish that was really putting a bend in his little IMX Loomis ...... bass or EP ??? I fire off some photos before the fish got off;D31226 ........ but no , Luke nets a nice bass ...... & after a few Yahoos + photos 31225............ & the demons exorcised ....... off it swam .
Not too long later , I hook up on a little rapala glass shad rap & find myself playing with a decent fish that was giving the miss stella a good going over! Now with DC on the net 31235....... this fish wasn't coming easy ........ but come she did - a nice 39cm bass 31233... Pics taken & a swim before being released ...... all is good!
> > Clearly Dads was holding bass .... & knowing of the closed season ..... we took Luke back to the house to relieve his missus::) DC & I went back to fish a rock ledge ( Devils Den) that 3 weeks earlier had cost me a couple of fish that were unstoppable ! With a really low tide , I didn't have a lot of confidence........ However after a missed hit on a critter ..... I nailed a nice little bream on the next cast:)Both DC & I missed some more bites ..... Then DC is hammered on the lobby ..... a great little scrap ........ & a nice bass is landed ! 31236..... Happy times for DC ...... Persistence pays - - - finally
With dark coming on DC wanted to fish a little rock shelf just up from the house ....... Several bites missed - I manage a lovely bream that gave me stick on 4lb FC ........ Not being used to fishing mono , I'm sure I missed fish by not setting the hook:( .......... Now dark & cold , we call it quits
Today ....... was going to be a lazy day! The boys were entertaining their wives & I sat up too late watching the Rugby & Cycling +++ just a little too much beer & wine last night.
So with the lads doing their thing ...... I decide to fish ..... WHATELSE! 31251.....Now as DC had left his Luvius / IMX Loomis combo in the boat ..... I thought I might have a little play, I managed a couple more bream on Lobbys before I decide to go back to the devils den ....... ...... First cast = a little bream Second cast = All over red rover ..... a nice cast into the devils den with a lobby ...... a few winds of the handle ... & I couldn't stop the fish (even grabbing the spool .... there was enough bend in the rod to allow this THING to get home! ........ DC missed a fish here the previous afternoon that left a big swirl in the water - - THATs 3 times I've been busted up here>:( I will get it one day!
At this point of time ...... I've lost track of time::) , a couple hours of fishing had turned into 4 ....... shite , better get back! ......... The 2 min run back , tie the boat off ....... Ooops the others have checked out & gone! .... Eventually I manage to get the boat onto the trailer across a hard running tide on the steep ramp! ...... not easy.
quickly packed ..... The house locked up & off for the two hour drive home.
A pleasant weekend , with good company ..... some fish caught in difficult conditions ......... But most satisfying was seeing DC finally breaking his 6 trip hoodoo on my boat!:2vrolijk_08: ....... well done
Cheers All
Nagg
PS ...... If you are wondering about the naming of "Dads Corner"31215