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You could give Windamere a crack. Australia's premier yella fishery. You might be 3 months early though. Also Dunns Swamp is not too far away and has fish. So beautiful that I named my Fishraider profile after it. In the national park so check if its open after fires.

Love ya work. If I had to choose just one type of fishing this would be it.

I got a rare 1/2 day off this morning so went for a walk on a local river. 2nd cast snagged a heavy branch so had no chance of getting the lure back on 4lb leader. Rerig and next cast goes way over a deep pool into thick scrub ... I guess the jig head was heavier than I thought. A 1/32 ounce goes on and I get a hit from a decent fish, looks legal but it falls off before it makes it into the net. Next comes 2hrs of walking and casting. The river is never more than knee deep. It is quite scrubby and there is lots of fallen timber so it is much faster walking in the water. I spook a couple of super small fish, could even be galaxia. Neoprene socks keep things sane but not super comfortable. Eventually I get to some steeper country where rapids empty into slightly deeper water. I'm guessing this is just far enough away from the trailhead to reduce the fishing pressure as there are multiple fish in each pool. Unfortunately they are more curious than aggressive. I get about 5 follows for every hit and manage to drop 5 before I land a small rainbow. Fishingwise not a great return on my investment but a nice walk in superb country. Cloudless sky with a wedgetail soaring over me all morning. Worse places to be. Sorry i forgot my phone so no photos.

Anyone ever go to one of these events? Worthwhile?

Hi JonD, I reckon I will struggle in my Brooker 360 Wanderer. I'll stick to the estuaries.

Good to hear from you big Neil. I've never really been away. I just somehow logged myself off so haven't posted anything. I kind of find it hard to write a report on beach fishing as the way I fish is a bit homogenous. As soon as there is enough light to see I chuck a 20g metal out, steady retrieve. Repeat. Upsize to 30g, keep casting, catch a few salmon, enjoy the sunrise, coffee time. I'm not sure if carp numbers have changed around here. There are more and more reports of carp in Googong which is sad as the dam wall has kept them back for decades. Since my young fella lost interest in fishing I haven't really targeted carp apart from the odd session sight casting small soft plastics on the Bidgee. If you make up to Canberra maybe PM me and we could soak some corn.

Mate I reckon after x2 good spawning years 2023/2024 will still fish well. I just hope the El Nino event isn't a long one.

Fantastic photos. Great experience for the young blokes. Wish I had a bigger boat.

Recent walk in Namadgi National Park. Tough going in the post fire regrowth. Wish I knew more about photography. I just point my phone at something.

Long time between posts for me. I've been trying to get out when I can. My wife has been working down the coast a bit and my son has been surfing and doing nippers. This means I've been able to fish in the salt a bit more regularly. I've done a bit of exploring in the yak over summer. The Tomaga, Moruya, Mummuga and Wagonga were kind to me. Most of the time I was just chucking small soft plastics and blades but did experiment with nippers a bit. Mainly small flatties and bream. I started fishing off the beach consistently for the first time and learnt a fair bit. Lots of salmon landed on either metals or half pilles on a light weight Alvey. The cold water rushing over your feet at sunrise on a remote stretch of beach makes it good to be alive. The next frontier down here for me will be rock fishing but I think I better find a partner or two for that. I've been up in the mountains a bit for the kid's mountain biking and snuck in a few short sessions. The trout fishing has been fantastic. My two best sessions were in super skinny, steep and scrubby country where there were heaps of small rainbows. Hard going but magic fishing. It seems I've been away almost every weekend so have not fished much locally (Canberra). I've read the Bidgee has been fishing well for small cod. Inspired by my experience up in the high country I did sneak in a session on a very small local river. I was targeting trout on small soft plastics but ended up with 2 carp, a redfin and a small cod.

Nice country

Hey Isaac, I've read Canberra was a good trout fishery about 40 years ago. Canberrans now drive out of the ACT to chase trout. I'm not saying Canberra is a bad place for a fisho ... excellent native fishing and a day trip is feasible for the South Coast or Snowy Mountains. You would have more luck with trout in the Southern Highlands or Pejar, or better still go the whole hog and hit the Snowies. If you have your heart set on it there are still trout in the Brindies in the ACT. It helps if you know your way around and have a 4wd. Two of the most popular areas are the Cotter River above Condor Creek and Flea Creek. Both require a fair drive on fire trails (wet at the moment). As with anywhere you can drive right to the water they cop a bit of fishing pressure. GG

In my eyes just as beautiful as any painting or sculpture. Cracker of a collection.

Hey Guys, Sorry to hijack your thread Dexter. I'm also hoping to start chasing Luderick. If one was going to purchase a more modern centrepin what would you recommend? Cheers GG

So good to see a young bloke out there enjoying himself. Mate you are inspiring time poor old farts like me to stop making excuses and get out and have a fish more often. Cheers for the post.

Might want to google that mate. The only steel used in recreation climbing is in fixed anchors (bolts) and maybe the buckle on ya harness. Remembers ya gotta drag that stuff up the cliff so all carabiners and climbing protection (friends and nuts) will be made of some sort of lightweight alloy. Steel carabiners and other hardware are only really used in industrial and rescue situations. I don't think there is a market for industrial "friends" so am not sure they would even exist in 316 SS. Probably excessively expensive if they are available. If ya climbing on sea cliffs regularly you quickly learn to rinse your friends (aka cams/slcds) after each trip or you will start noticing service rust almost immediately. This would happen way more quickly on a rock platform as there is actual saltwater and sand around not just the "spooge" you get on the cliffs from the wind and humidity. Not trying to be an argumentative dill on this mate, was just trying to help the opening poster. I agree a life jacket for both dog and human would be a good idea.

Not sure a climbing friend is the way to go. 1) If it gets immersed in salt water it won't last long. They don't handle sand well either 2) a dog thats pulling on the lead (loading and unloading the friend) will result in the unit "walking" so it will likely come out or move deep into the crack where you may not be able to retrieve it. Depending on you the platform you want to fish, if its featured enough you may be able to tie or thread a sling around a rock or bollard ... you will end up with a more multi-dimensional anchor (and cheaper too). Good luck with it

+1 for what Drunkenfisho said. Also vary the depth of your retrieves when fishing deeper water in lakes.

For me, only a concern for longer sessions or if I'm covering lots of ground. I'm guessing your 10 footer will feel nicer than my 12 in this regard. If you take the 2 rods down and swap between them the difference in weight will be noticeable. Have fun.

Love it dajayjay. Stoked for you. Many more to come I'm sure.

Hi DexterCatt, We must be totally on the same wavelength. I've got he same 96ML Seabass and a medium Prevail in 12 foot. Both rods are more than adequate for what i do. Like you I fish with my son (10). On the beach he uses the Seabass and I use the Prevail casting slightly heavier metals. If I'm fishing by myself I much prefer the lighter Seabass for most of my lure fishing and only occasionally use the Prevail to chuck Pillies or heavier lures. With regard to the rod weight I see the Seabass as a slightly more high end rod so it has a better weight to grunt ratio. I've got confidence in it for salmon/tailor. In my view if I get into any trouble with the Seabass it will be user error rather than lack of power or durability.

Enjoyed the vid James. I've been trying to play guess the stream but failing miserably. Any chance of telling us the general area ... Southern Highlands maybe?

Thanks for that Derek. I've always viewed it the other way around. I assumed that with a wriggle tail or curl tail I'd be relying on the flutter action of the lure to attract fish and unless they were really bunched up and unnatural looking, rigging not quite straight wouldn't have too much impact. I'd put more effort into rigging paddle tails straight because I'd be trying to get them to dart forward and up and down with twitches, pauses and changes in speed, and a wonky lure may impede this. Might be time for me to try a Nemesis or equivalent. The way I see it even if you think rigging straight is a 1 percenter it is easy to take care of with a bit of patience and concentration when rigging up. Thanks again for your advice.

Super useful Derek and for me a good catalyst to get me to think more about what I'm doing more. Do you reckon getting the rigging straight is equally important for different types of SPs? eg does it matter as much for say a curl tail grub as it would for a minnow or paddle tail style?

Entertaining read Yorkster. Thanks for putting in the effort.