Merry Monduran Xmas

[BR65]

First up, to all my fellow barra tragics out there, have a great and safe xmas, I hope santa brings you all that new outfit youve been eyeing off

Just checked the reports section after a couple of days away, has ay one NOT been fishing Mondy lately??
Anyways, I couldnt help myself, too many good reports rolling in, so a day off for a solo fish was in order. Thurs nite saw me arrive at the camp ground in time for the rain, I think this is the 4th trip in a row now Ive either set up, camped or packed up in the wet stuff, Im sure the locals see me comeing and are muttering to each other "fear not, the rain bringer is here".
A quick chat to some fishos at the camp kitchen told me water temps were around 28 and the fishing wasnt exactly red hot, with some geting a fish or two, and some missing out.
Slipped the boat in early Friday morning, what a pleasure it is to fish mid week, no crowds at the ramp and only saw a few other boats the whole day.
First fish was pulled off a suspect looking snag after 4 casts into the session, nice little fat fella at 82, then I didnt trouble the scorer for the rest of the morning. There was the usual parade of catamundis, each one bigger and nosier than his predecesser, and twice I was blitzed back into the sticks, loseing another 2 of Mr Gaddens finest, but no silver fish made their way into the boat.
The lunch bell was ringing for me, and it must have been sounding for the barra as well, a lovely fish of 99 absolutely inhaled the lure, comeing off a tree at the mouth of one of the little inlets, a bit of knitting thru the sticks and he was in the net.
Wind started to get up in the arvo, strong enough to blow a kiwi off the dole, and I didnt see another silver fish that arvo.
Only had a couple of hours on Sat morning before I had to drive home, but still managed to bounce off a couple of middling size fish that both struck boat side just as the classic was slowly riseing up at the end of the retrieve, great stuff.
Will be back in January to do it all again.
cheers
Brian

[bdowdy]

this place is going off, congrats on the nice fish, im just wondering will there be room to launch over xmas with all these great fish getting caught its going to be a packed spot. cheers bdowdy..brett

[Whitto]

First up, to all my fellow barra tragics out there, have a great and safe xmas, I hope santa brings you all that new outfit youve been eyeing off

Just checked the reports section after a couple of days away, has ay one NOT been fishing Mondy lately??
Anyways, I couldnt help myself, too many good reports rolling in, so a day off for a solo fish was in order. Thurs nite saw me arrive at the camp ground in time for the rain, I think this is the 4th trip in a row now Ive either set up, camped or packed up in the wet stuff, Im sure the locals see me comeing and are muttering to each other "fear not, the rain bringer is here".
A quick chat to some fishos at the camp kitchen told me water temps were around 28 and the fishing wasnt exactly red hot, with some geting a fish or two, and some missing out.
Slipped the boat in early Friday morning, what a pleasure it is to fish mid week, no crowds at the ramp and only saw a few other boats the whole day.
First fish was pulled off a suspect looking snag after 4 casts into the session, nice little fat fella at 82, then I didnt trouble the scorer for the rest of the morning. There was the usual parade of catamundis, each one bigger and nosier than his predecesser, and twice I was blitzed back into the sticks, loseing another 2 of Mr Gaddens finest, but no silver fish made their way into the boat.
The lunch bell was ringing for me, and it must have been sounding for the barra as well, a lovely fish of 99 absolutely inhaled the lure, comeing off a tree at the mouth of one of the little inlets, a bit of knitting thru the sticks and he was in the net.
Wind started to get up in the arvo, strong enough to blow a kiwi off the dole, and I didnt see another silver fish that arvo.
Only had a couple of hours on Sat morning before I had to drive home, but still managed to bounce off a couple of middling size fish that both struck boat side just as the classic was slowly riseing up at the end of the retrieve, great stuff.
Will be back in January to do it all again.
cheers
Brian

Good Run Brian, nice fish, Gee's Im still trying to get over your discription of the wind.... Strong enough to blow a kiwi off the dole.... Classic LOL, Have a great Christmas and an even better 08, Cheers Whitto

[Peter4]

Leave some for me Brian! Only four weeks to go.

Great report BTW

[Tropicaltrout]

Gee whiz Brian you got it bad, go hard mate!! give us a holla if your flying solo I will chuck in. even more now I can pick up those kiwi dole checks blowing around....

Nath

[Steve B]

LOL blow a kiwi off the dole!! Brian your on fire there lately. well done. There are stuff all people here at Monduran at the moment. Id say Xmas has something to do with it!

Merry Xmas every one, travel safe and I hope santa has been to the tackle shop for you all.

cheers steve

[Roo]

thats a winner brian. kiwi off the dole!!! whats it take to get em off the sheep...category 4?
nice work with the solo mission, gotta be fun when they tangle you up and your flying solo. I hope your not going too early in january.....I'm hoping for dry weather

Cheers Roo.

P.S. To all my Far South Eastern Bondi frinds in the frudge! I'm sorry, i couldn't help it.