Botany Bay - Sunday 21/10/07

[suttonscurse]

Hi Guys

Hit the water at 5:30am on Sunday and headed out to the runways. Weather fantastic - great to be out on the water at this time of day. Lots of other boats also had the same idea.

Unfortunately the fish were not co-operating. Tried all the spots :- , off the runway , Henry Head , drift off Brighton , Towra , the flats at Catain Cook Bridge and finally a drift between the 2 bridges.

Ended up with one nice whiting , a good size flounder , and a blue swimmer crab that wouldn't let go of a bait. What was surprising was that even the small bream & snapper weren't around, a couple of small flathead that were returned to the water finished the day.

Talking to other boats it appeared to be a quiet day for most. We had used blood worms , prawns , small squid and pilchards , plus plenty of berley but for little response.

Saw the aftermath of the accident at Catain Cook bridge on Saturday night with 2 Police boats and divers working to recover wreckage about 11am Sunday morning. Evidently excessive speed was a contributing factor to the accident (not surprising) but I was surprised at the number of boats who were oblivious to the Police boats with flashing lights and Diver Flags and just went blindly charging past. People need to be more aware of what is happening around them - It was difficult enough for the divers without excessive wash causing problems.

Anyway it was very pleasant on the water - beats working - and there is always next weekend.

regards Bill

[drkcld]

nice catch on the good size flounder

they're nice to eat