GraemeW
06-04-2013, 08:38 PM
Went fishing with my mate Noel at Buxton on Friday.
Got to the ramp about 7:30am.
Only two other vehicles with trailers in the car park area.
Didn't look real good as there had been scattered showers during the night.
It was still overcast threatening more rain & the wind starting to build up.
Launched the boat and off we went.
The Buxton area has changed completely since the floods at the beginnning of the year.
Tried a few different places that Noel said had been good spots in the past.
Anchored the boat near a creek mouth and I was just about to cast a line when a metre plus barramundi leapt high out of the water.
It did a somersault mid air then hit he water with a massive splash.
Noel turned turned around to see what caused the splash and just as he did it did another high leap out of the water landing with another massive splash.
Noel said 'Whatever was chasing that must have given it a decent scare."
Last year when were at Buxton we caught 3 bull sharks.
The biggest was 1.2m.
The tide was dropping so we anchored on a sandbar with a channel in front.
Noel threw the cast net for fresh bait while I stayed in the boat to ensure we did not get beached.
I also threw in a line.
First cast I caught a 36cm whiting.
Tried for a while longer with no more hits.
Noel came back to the boat with some fresh mullet (one large one which I cooked in the smoker & ate for dinner tonight.)
Pulled up anchor & went to an area that had been productive last week when we went.
Threw out the anchor when we worked out the landmarks form the previous trip.
Noel got first hit on mullet with a nice shovel nose shark.
(Sorry. No pic as camera was at home.)
I got a few hits with the bait being pinched from the hooks.
One line I reeled in had the wire trace, 8/0 hook & sinker gone.
I hooked up something big but just as it neared the boat it gave a head shake & spat the hook.
Noel hooked up not long after & the fight was on.
After five minutes we saw colour & he said "It's a blue."
One nice blue salmon landed & in the boat.
If you do not have wire trace on your rig these fish will chew through line & will be gone.
Noel hooked a nice grunter which was 1cm under being a keeper.
After numerous scattered showers & the action slowing down we decided to call it a day.
The best fishing was at the turn of the tide.
Got to the ramp about 7:30am.
Only two other vehicles with trailers in the car park area.
Didn't look real good as there had been scattered showers during the night.
It was still overcast threatening more rain & the wind starting to build up.
Launched the boat and off we went.
The Buxton area has changed completely since the floods at the beginnning of the year.
Tried a few different places that Noel said had been good spots in the past.
Anchored the boat near a creek mouth and I was just about to cast a line when a metre plus barramundi leapt high out of the water.
It did a somersault mid air then hit he water with a massive splash.
Noel turned turned around to see what caused the splash and just as he did it did another high leap out of the water landing with another massive splash.
Noel said 'Whatever was chasing that must have given it a decent scare."
Last year when were at Buxton we caught 3 bull sharks.
The biggest was 1.2m.
The tide was dropping so we anchored on a sandbar with a channel in front.
Noel threw the cast net for fresh bait while I stayed in the boat to ensure we did not get beached.
I also threw in a line.
First cast I caught a 36cm whiting.
Tried for a while longer with no more hits.
Noel came back to the boat with some fresh mullet (one large one which I cooked in the smoker & ate for dinner tonight.)
Pulled up anchor & went to an area that had been productive last week when we went.
Threw out the anchor when we worked out the landmarks form the previous trip.
Noel got first hit on mullet with a nice shovel nose shark.
(Sorry. No pic as camera was at home.)
I got a few hits with the bait being pinched from the hooks.
One line I reeled in had the wire trace, 8/0 hook & sinker gone.
I hooked up something big but just as it neared the boat it gave a head shake & spat the hook.
Noel hooked up not long after & the fight was on.
After five minutes we saw colour & he said "It's a blue."
One nice blue salmon landed & in the boat.
If you do not have wire trace on your rig these fish will chew through line & will be gone.
Noel hooked a nice grunter which was 1cm under being a keeper.
After numerous scattered showers & the action slowing down we decided to call it a day.
The best fishing was at the turn of the tide.