Brydenm

Sorry for the late res Thanks for calling that out Bream, I see it kinda defeats the purpose of releasing him unless i give him the best chance of survival... I will definitely keep this in mind next time - thanks again

Hi Raiders, Long time reader first time poster - and before I continue, what a great forum, I've learnt so much from reading dozens and dozens of fishing reports, and special mention to Roberta's article on beachworms - which I now enjoy catching almost more than fish! Last week I went down to our local beach with my wife (who is currently obsessed with fishing ) and I landed my first salmon and dropped a second, and wifey hooked up on light gear, brought him right to the shore but unfortunately had the hook spat in the shore break - heart breaking!! Today we headed out again hoping to improve on last week's performance, this time with a camera..... again soaking whole salted pilchards on two hooks (one sliding) but there wasn't much wash around, sea was a bit calm at our spot and there was hardly a bite for most of the day. After building a fire and settling down with a couple of wines we'd all but forgotten about fishing... until I picked up my rod and and felt something heavy on the other end... after a few slow but strong runs I was very surprised to reel in this little fella...

Really glad I read this report, I didn't know the lakes were dead in winter... my bro and I fished last Saturday night for about 6 hours, he got a 40cm flatty on SP and I got donuts... guess we will have to try somewhere else until it warms up, thanks all