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I don't use the record/replay on my MotorGuide but my favourite trick which I use almost every time I fish to is hit the Anchor at the start of a drift, then turn off the Propellor - this allows you to drift and when you want to return to the start of your drift, just turn the Propellor back on and it takes you back to the Anchor position.

A couple of other land-based spots if you make the trip down to North Haven. From the map, on the right hand side where it says Gogley's Lagoon, fish from the sandbar into the channels, you can also pump yabbies on the flats there. There is a gap in the breakwall, I'll spin or flick lures back into the river on a dropping tide when the lagoon is draining out. You get to it by driving through Laurieton and Dunbogan. Also, the channel on the map under the Dunbogan Caravan Park writing can be a good spot for flatties - I think its usually best from the bank on either side of low tide but I have also caught fishing floating down there in my boat on the top of the tide.

Was the 40cm tailor in the Lake - I wondered what would happen when the choppers that were in plague proportions late last year didn't leave the Lake I've ben bitten off 3 times by decent fish in the past week - at first on 6lb leader but then again on 10lb leader. I've been getting some decent sized flatties so wondered if it was one of them or perhap a big LongTom but now I'm thinking might have been tailor.

Great report - definitely shows that fishing sometimes just needs perseverance and patience. Well done Dave!

I've found the lake a little hit and miss lately - after the rain, there is a bit of colour in the water and its a little higher than usual which is good for fishing the flats but as usual there is plenty of weed. I don't usually target whiting so can't help there but have been getting decent bream and flatties on SPs drifting the flats - best last Monday was a 58cm flattie in about 1 ft of water.

Great report and photos ... looks like a nice session. The recent rains seemed have helped as the river has been fishing OK for bream as well.

Great video and review Josh! Thanks for sharing. I love my Renegade 420 SC, its perfect for the type of fishing I do .... lure fishing 1 and 2 up mainly in estuaries and impoundments. I'd be happy to lose the anchor well and increase the front casting deck space but overall, it works for me. After a recent too close an encounter with a rock wall up the Maria River, I replaced the prop on my 50hp Merc with a four blade and it has improved the out of the hole performance especially 2 up with 35 litres of fuel in the stern.

Nice work, great photos and good to see the Creek fishing well!

+ 1 from me for Zman ... I've been trying a few different colours lately and enjoying some success with bream and flatties using SwimZ and Grubz in Midnight Oil and Watermelon Red Sparkle

if you just want to get them back to functional and don't care so much about looks, I'd go for a few coast of filler on the bindings followed by a few coats of rod varnish, Available from most tackle shops and not expensive.

Here are some tips for flatties, I don't usually fish for squid. Land-based, Gogley's Lagoon at the back of the breakwall is a great spot to pump nippers and at high tide, I fish the area near the wall but generally get better results as the tide drops and fish along the drop off along the southern endge of the flat. The creek that runs along Camden Head Rd into the Lagoon is also a good land based spot. Also, try the area around the Laurieton-North Haven bridgethat crosses Stingray Creek. With a boat, there are lots of options. Try Stingray Creek, anywhere there is some structure such as oyster leases, sand flats or where it enters Queens Lake. Same applies if you head the other way up the Camden Haven River, if you go up as far as Watson Taylor Lake or through it to continue up the Camden Haven River, be careful as it is very shallow even in the navigable channel and can get tricky on windy days. Drop into North Haven Tackle if you want to find out how the recent fishing has been, Brooke is always a good source of info.

Do you have a boat or land-based?

Great result, well done on getting it back!!

Interesting article KB - I wonder how long before a sounder manufacturer combines this with sonar / downvision to actually ID the fish. btw this wasn't what I expected from the Subject, I thought there'd be a list of songs such as Fishin' Blues by Taj Mahal or Fishing Sometime by Errol Gray

One thing that I find with flatties on SPs is that it is always worth keeping the rod tip low and to the side so you don't lift their head out of the water which can result in losing the fish. I like Rick's idea of closing the gape on hooks, definitely going to try that.

Not good Baz - I hope you get it sorted and back out on the water soon. Its always great to get out but sometimes it just doesn't come together for all sorts of reasons - I was out on Lake Macquarie last monday and managed to get a new Personal Low - how big does a tailor need to be to be considered a chopper ... this one decided to eat a 2.5 inch GrubZ

I think its OK as fishing balances out the Wild Turkey - someone told me the Lord doesn't count the days you spend fishing against your allotted number!!

Its outside of your 2-2.5 hour range but Dunbogan would definitely meet your requirements - great sand flat for pumping nippers and flicking lures in Gogleys Lagoon near the breakwall or over the North haven side.

Football jigs!! ... oh no!! I'll have to buy more lures!! Great photos!! Looks like a good trip. Not sure if its been done before but I'd be keen for a raiders trip to Glenbawn or St Clair!

I've had a pretty good run - I'm a recently converted freshwater fisherman and this was my 5th trip to Glenbawn this year and definitely the worst result but all part of the learning process. If I went back again, would definitely focus more on finding fish in deeper water and targetting them - I thought they may have been yellowbelly when I found them so was surprised to get bass.

Classic!!

I headed up to Glenbawn on Sunday afternoon - my heart was hoping to get out for a quick fish on Sunday evening but my head said it would be too windy ... and it was. The wind dropped overnight and Monday morning was calm and clear. The fishing was tough - I finished with one bass in the boat and another lost after 5 hours of fishing on monday morning - nothing on surface lures and HBs around the snags and edges. In the end, the 2 fish were from marking fish in about 9 metres and throwing chatterbaits - I didn't get any interest with HB's there either. Its amazing how much the water level has dropped since I was last up there in February and March - on of the photos below is a snag I fished back then, we put the boat down through the gap in the trees on the right hand side of the photo, came out the back and up the channel thats left side of the photo. Still a great place to fish with amazing scenery - its a lot greener now than it was earlier in the year.

I decided not to risk it so I'm going to my other favourite spot up on the mid North Coast to fish Camden Haven / Hastings / Maria. Looking forward to the report.

Great photos and a couple of good sized fish - I'll take quality over quantity any day! I was thinking about heading up there this Thursday and Friday but the forecast for winds up to 45kmh doesn't sound like fun on Glenbawn.

When I'm not fishing: - occasionally do some work - few chores around the house - bit of bushwalking - mucking about with the boat and fishing gear Definitely not in that order!!