What a run of weather we have had [smiley=2thumbsup.gif] myself and Nick left urangan early saturday tanks full and boat chockas with essentials including the odd bit of fishing gear
a long wk end spent camped at wathumba creek was the plan.
After the plast trip with northerlies it was good to be back in hervey with the millpond conditions it turns on, we were about 15 miles out off the triangle cliffs before surface fish were sighted, we got stuck into small tunas which were destined for bait.
Up near wathumba the first longtailed were sighted and it wasnt long before i was on, one of lucky phills 20 gram slugs was put to the test in white finish btw Phillnice one about 10 kilos boatside in 15min. Nick backed that up with another and we were off to make camp.
The bream were in the usual huge schools as we motored up the creek, rays and flatties scattered and bait rippled, there was a lot of life. Camp and tummys settled in we stared out into the arvo setting sun it was decided to make a run out this would mean finding our way back through the sandbars in the creek mouth in darkness but worth a gamble
One of the spinfishers had braid the other 8 kilo mono, for extra hand to hand combat value the braid was far ahead though the hooks pulled more often, we landed 6 bluefins that session including one in the dark, hervey was glassed out it was an exciting session, the gps proved quiet accurate as well, didbnt get stuck on the way in [smiley=2thumbsup.gif]
next day was aimed at sandy cape shoal, the fishing can be spectacular and with some good fresh bait and top weather expectations were brimming, the only draw back for small boats is distance and the spit bar but on a good day its worth it. i crossed at the cape itself not the 4 mile and it wasnt to bad on the run in tide with a gutter running se from the point.
The bottom formations on the way out and sounder readouts are amazing, fish life in this area is very healthy, once at the shoal the lines went out and minutes later a nice little spanish was connected, with fish stacked high on the ledges that was enough trollin, sent a bottom basher down instant parrot, 5 drops 5 reefies all different. next drop a double header parrot, my deckie was not in a good way, and unable to move or talk
back to the tunas we went and had top fun, just south of rooney down to wathumba was the best area.
the dingoes left our gear alone for a change.
Rob
