Hodgey Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 G'Day all A quick report to summarise this morning's session Hit the water at 8am in search of EP's. I shared the morning with my mate NIck, who had bought his fly rod along 'just in case'. We fished the Tuross River from the turn of the tide and the run out. First stop was my 'can't miss tree' and true to form, it produced a couple of EP's This is a fairly heavily timbered spot so we both opted for SX40s rather than the blades. The EP's were very specific in their choice of location. They never occupied stretches of bank, only specific snags. They were out in good numbers today, and although they were all pretty small, they provided plenty of entertainment. We headed further up the river and found a snag that was holding them in nursery sizes and numbers Nick whipped out the wand and caught Ep's at nearly a fish a cast for a dozen casts. Not being exposed to a lot of fly fishing, I particularly enjoyed this part of the morning. We both changed to blades (in my new favourite color, Stewy ) and the EP's climbed all over them My last fish for the day had me hopeful of a better sized EP, but it turned out to be the only bream for the day When casting blades into this sort of country, it's always with the anticipation of never seeing it again Today was a real 'kindergarden' session. We landed 40 EP's, 4 tailor approx 12cm, and one flattie roughly 30cm. Olive fuzzle bugger, TT blades, SX40's and Zaz Zappas accounted for the fish today. We both had a blast! I wonder what Monday will hold .... Have a great weekend, Raiders Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Hodgey, that's awesome. 40 EP's in a session. Especially that they fight in any size. That's brilliant stuff. What weight line were you using to pull them out of those snags? Cheers bassboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hatte Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Nice one mate good to see your getting stuck into them!!!!! Those Ep's are alright, same size of the ones in the georges at the moment... Mumma's hav'nt showed up yet but water is still quite warm up here. Cheers, mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.kenny Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Hodgey what an excellent day and a great report. I thought I was doing well catching a couple of them this early in the season, but you have certainly set the standard . They are great fun to catch regardless of their size - well done mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Try as I might, I can't think of anything insulting to say about that session mate. What a blinder and a great way to spend time on the water with a mate. You're a brave man throwing lures armed with trebles into that sort of timber!! Great report mate... keep 'em coming. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Good on ya Hodgey and Nick, what a blast of a session, would've beeen non stop action. Congrats on a top sesh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Nice going Hodgey EPs should really be coming on the chew But Im going to need you to find some bream hideouts for me before august Looks like I will be down there for an SSBS bream tournie in august Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Any size EP is awesome and when stacked there is nothing better.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted April 24, 2010 Author Share Posted April 24, 2010 Thank you for the feedback fellas. There is something a bit special about these fish I reckon. A session on these buggers is a real buzz. Here's hoping the bigger ones put in an appearance soon! Hodgey, that's awesome. 40 EP's in a session. Especially that they fight in any size. That's brilliant stuff. What weight line were you using to pull them out of those snags? Cheers bassboy I had two outfits today mate. Both were 1-3kg rods and 2000 SOLs. One was rigged with 2lb braid and 4lb fluro, and the 'heavy outfit' was 4lb braid and 6lb fluro. Most of the fish fell to the light outfit Nice going Hodgey EPs should really be coming on the chew But Im going to need you to find some bream hideouts for me before august Looks like I will be down there for an SSBS bream tournie in august I will see what I can organise for ya mate Look forward to catching up with you again when you come down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako1 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 That's a top session on the EP's and some good sized fish too. Well done Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Well done, Hodgey on the EP Madness!! I have yet to add them to my 'ticked' list! Gee you were game tossing those blades into such snaggy territory - hope you kissed them goodbye before casting!! ,,,,,I had two outfits today mate. Both were 1-3kg rods and 2000 SOLs. One was rigged with 2lb braid and 4lb fluro, and the 'heavy outfit' was 4lb braid and 6lb fluro. Most of the fish fell to the light outfit ,,,, 'Specially when you were fishing so light!!! :1yikes: Sounds like fun!!! Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizy Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Great read mate and always better with good pics too. Squizy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke K Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Well done Hodgey, Top effort. That must of been heaps of fun Cheers Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Fantastic work on the EPs Skip! Great report. What a great way to spend a day. That timber looks "expensive". (Well it would be for me!) Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallman Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 awesome stuff pal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerg Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 That's some gnarly looking terrain! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACIMA Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Nice work Hodgey. You're arms must be sore after all those Ep's. I can't believe you're game enough to throw blades into that sort of territory but I guess that's why you always come up with the goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymc Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 G'Day all A quick report to summarise this morning's session Hit the water at 8am in search of EP's. I shared the morning with my mate NIck, who had bought his fly rod along 'just in case'. We fished the Tuross River from the turn of the tide and the run out. First stop was my 'can't miss tree' and true to form, it produced a couple of EP's This is a fairly heavily timbered spot so we both opted for SX40s rather than the blades. The EP's were very specific in their choice of location. They never occupied stretches of bank, only specific snags. They were out in good numbers today, and although they were all pretty small, they provided plenty of entertainment. We headed further up the river and found a snag that was holding them in nursery sizes and numbers Nick whipped out the wand and caught Ep's at nearly a fish a cast for a dozen casts. Not being exposed to a lot of fly fishing, I particularly enjoyed this part of the morning. We both changed to blades (in my new favourite color, Stewy ) and the EP's climbed all over them My last fish for the day had me hopeful of a better sized EP, but it turned out to be the only bream for the day When casting blades into this sort of country, it's always with the anticipation of never seeing it again Today was a real 'kindergarden' session. We landed 40 EP's, 4 tailor approx 12cm, and one flattie roughly 30cm. Olive fuzzle bugger, TT blades, SX40's and Zaz Zappas accounted for the fish today. We both had a blast! I wonder what Monday will hold .... Have a great weekend, Raiders Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 top read and great pics ian i'v never caught an ep off any size do they go hard like a bass they seem to like the same snags cheers gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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