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Just a few lines to inform you of recent efforts,
Spent the last few weekends out on Lake Burley griffin trying to replicate my feat of catching a decent Golden Perch, all reports I have read governing the Canberra region suggest the Yellowbelly are starting to fire up with a spritely spring feeling in the air. Craig, myself, Red Pheonix and his son Luke plus a fresh face ( Gibbo ) set out to land fish of any description ( Except Murray Cod due to the closed season coming into effect) hoping to find schools of Redfin keen to play, unfortunately for us the fish were few and far between.
Luke and Red managed a few sub 30cm Redfin including Lukes second ever fish from LBG, give this boy his own yak Red and we might all be in trouble, guess the Espri will come in handy when he assumes his growth spurts, eh?. Craig managed to get creamed by a monster fish ( Again ) and fought like all hell to catch sight of it before he was wrapped around one of the line marking buoys on the rowing course ( Cue broken treble and lost fish ).
Probably a good thing as the 1st of September marks Murray Cod closed season and judging by the bend in his rod he was hooked up to the motherload. The remaining five hours proved useless so Craig and I headed in after losing touch with Red and Gibbo after Luke had been dropped off to his mum... First weekend of the AKFF comp period was a dud, what would the following weekend hold?
After securing my 'P' plates and my freedom, I went for a solo journey on Sunday to LBG. Not expecting much I was blown away when I turned and saw my Daiwa Heartland bend almost on cue and drag start screaming from my Daiwa Sol reel in short, strong pulls ( Definite sign of a decent Golden Perch ), alas after a brief 10 second struggle and retrieve the fish broke contact with the lure and the fight was over... Even after upgrading the Bagley's Killer B1 with Owner 2x sharp trebles ( This lure is proving its worth! ).
Next few hours wasted with not even a baby Redfin wanting to play, the second AKFF comp period in a row I have registered a donut or tale of woe. Amazing how one can have such good luck on the fish front lately and then go hour long periods using the same technique or adapting to suit for nada. Most of the time was spent dreaming about my new Subaru Forester X and the exciting times I will get to share with you all in the future.
More trips to the coast, more kayaking, more photos with new camera ( Underwater salty ones too ) and basically more positive fishing experiences...
