Hey Mate i'm not trying to tell you to stop fishing the Cooks, if i still lived down there i would be but i would certainly be decontaminating the boat so the hull didn't rot or the leg of the Yammy fall off
just as you are.
It's certainly been a top spot for you, when i lived down there years ago i used to fish the lagoon at Monterey for mullett, hell don't they perform on light gear and i saw carp in there that i reckon were 12lb
Matching the hatch, so to speak, is very important as you are aware, absoultely necessary to do well in any type of fishing and yes i used to flyfish for trout, usually in the Oberon to Bathurst area's, many great memories
But in all fairness if there are that many jelly prawns in there it can't be all that bad
and the quality is tremendous, mate i'd be going back
Just love reading your reports.
Cheers,
John.