Saturday seen myself and a couple of mates head up to a favoured spot for a fish. It had been a testing week at work, it's been a while since I last wet a line and Barra season had opened days ago. I was dead keen to say the least.
We got an early start to make the most of the tide window and on arrival cast lures to begin the days session. This creek has a reputation amongst us for a fish on the first cast but unfortunately this day history could not repeat and the first catch didn't come til my 4th cast, and it was only a dirty Rock Cod at that!
A little further on and I'm on again. Quality fish this time with a nice Barra however the fish found its freedom with a premature release beside the boat. We left that particular hole with the plan to return later to soak some livies there.
Continuing up the system we cast lures for no more success so anchored up in a chosen hole to have lunch and put out some freshly caught mullet through the change of tide. Our lunch was rudely interupted by three good Jacks and many more stolen baits. Don't quote me but the Jacks went 51, 44 and 42cm. ( I didn't care because I didn't catch any ). An undersize Barra came from the same hole.
With the bite gone there we poked back down to a bend renowned for producing quality Barra. Sadly, not much happening here. I was busted off by a good fish and one of the other two got a Catty which was the only highlight.
So it was with the distant roll of thunder and a darkening horizon that we decided to call it a day and head for home. Kept the two smaller Jack and released all else.
Cheers, Andrew
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