Blown away at Iluka.

[Freeeedom]

Just back from a week at Iluka. Almost every day consisted of 30 knot winds from the South-West round to South-East, frequent squally showers and big seas making many locations unfishable or almost so. Still, I was there to fish, so every day produced another pile of soaking wet fishing clothes spread out to 'dry' and another mild to moderate case of hypothermia. On top of that I was being good and having a 'dry' week - at least until the wife and daughter went home on Sunday - so I couldn't have any medicinal rum to speed my recovery.
Fish were fairly hard to find but I managed enough to feed the family and give some to the rellies. The quality wasn't great - in one bream session I caught 21 and kept only 7, and the luderick were only average for that location. The best bream for the week went 38cm and the best luderick abot 41cm.
Another great week in paradise!
Cheers Freeeedom

[clone trooper]

Your a better man than me staying dry for so long while holidaying. well done. always a classic. cheers brad.

[T1]

No matter which way you dissect it, it is still a darnside better than a week at work!! Good reward for effort!

T

[fishfeeder]

Thanks for the report Freeeeeedom, Good to see your commitment paid off...

Cheers
Brett

[Agrav8_and_Lulu]

Thanks for the report Freeeedom, it's a great place down there. Where did you stay at?

[thelump]

No big Thanksplonks this time mate. Some nice bream and "luderick" there. Still find it hard to call them that when my old man was an avid Blackfisher. Apparently not accepted calling them by their older style names anymore??????

[fishfeeder]

Macca, I still call them Blackfish, because that's there name...
whats next we can't call Black Paint Black
Same as the twits wanting to change the name of Coon Cheese.....

Wasn't going to say anything but that crap annoys me...

[Freeeedom]

They are still niggers to me, and to all the oldies I talk to down there. If you ask them about luderick fishing they look at you as if you're from another planet.

Agrav8 & Lulu - I always take a cabin at the Anchorage Holiday Park. It's marked on this locations pic which I've put up before in answer to member's requests.

Cheers Freeeedom

[kingcray]

thanks for the encouraging post freeeedom as i will be there for 2 wks early sep. that spot u refer to as 'good flathead country' is certainly just that. your 'luderick spot' was closely guarded last time i was down there heheh. nice bream i hope theres a few at browns for me

cheers

[thelump]

They are still niggers to me, and to all the oldies I talk to down there. If you ask them about luderick fishing they look at you as if you're from another planet.

Agrav8 & Lulu - I always take a cabin at the Anchorage Holiday Park. It's marked on this locations pic which I've put up before in answer to member's requests.

Cheers Freeeedom

Thats what I was talking about. My dad asked for some niggas at the local co op in Newcastle and got a talking to from the young lady serving. Now calls them luderick at the co op. Bit silly really.

[Freeeedom]

your 'luderick spot' was closely guarded last time i was down there heheh.
cheers

Yeah - usually one of the old guys who fish there has to die before you can get a spot, but this time it was deserted most of the time. I didn't fish it - I prefer to fish them in the rougher water - but I checked it out a couple of times and often it was totally empty. Maybe the old codgers didn't like the 30 knot winds blowing up the river at the time!
Cheers Freeeedom

[fishfeeder]

If your in a boat the Middle wall was where we got some huge Blackfish.. but that was years ago now...