Wisemans Ferry - June Long Weekend

[Berleyguts]

I was so keen to get my little punt in the water on the weekend. It had been sitting idle for almost 2 years for one reason or another. So, I finally dragged it up to our recently acquired van at Wisemans Ferry and on Saturday morning loaded it up with rods, bait etc. and wife (she was keen to have a fish). The 1972 Johnson 6hp wouldn't start - damn! It worked fine 2 years ago! I pulled the boat back in, the wife went to read a book and I took the cover off the motor. Checked the plugs - they were oiled up and the gap was way too wide. Cleaned them up and set the gap correctly. Still no go. Damn! It looked like I wouldn't be boat fishing yet again.

Later in the morning I wandered down to the jetty to have a chat to a guy fishing there. He had been soaking a prawn and all he'd been catching was eels but he had also caught a bass. I advised him that it was closed season but he said it was badly gut hooked and bleeding badly so he decided to keep it. What to do?

Anyway, he invited me to drop a line beside him on the jetty, which I did for a little while. I was just thinking about packing it in and getting some lunch, when, "Wham!", I had a solid hit and pulled in a nice flathead - 53cm. Filleted and skinned, it went on the BBQ that night - very nice indeed! Bait was Hawkesbury prawn, peeled.

The guy on the jetty was telling everybody he'd been feeding my fish!

Somehow, I got the motor started in the afternoon but it just doesn't seem to have any power, so I have a few things to look at. Took the wife out on Sunday morning anyway (slow go is better than no go) and we got a small but legal bream each on the drift.

I'm pleased to see there are some fish about. I don't know the Hawkesbury system well and I thought it had been a bit fresh up above Wisemans. So, looks like I will be giving it a regular bash with some confidence when I can get my motor issues sorted out. And the wife even hinted that maybe I could buy a new motor or a bigger boat! We'll see...

Baz

PS. Hmmm... the pic doesn't show on the PC I'm on now but it was fine on the one at home. That maybe because I went the Photobucket route. I'll have another crack tonight at home. Added as an attachment now.

Edited June 10, 2009 by Berleyguts