Hodgey Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 With the amount of fresh that had come down from the river over the last month or so, the lake had been a filthy, debris-laden mess. The water was fresh to taste, and the bait schools had vanished. The upside of course was another strong flush through the entrance. With little follow up rain, and substantial high tides, the lake is beginning to return to it's former glory The EP's have come down from the river. They are around in very good numbers, and although the average size is quite small, fish to 40cm have been caught. The flathead have returned to the deep water, and they are in superb condition. We kicked off at the gentlemanly hour of 8:30am and commenced a drift through 30'+. We managed a couple of reasonable fish, but they were located in specific areas of the drift. We returned to the first productive spot on the drift, and anchored. This was a far more effective way to target them. Initially 1/4oz jig heads were used, but with the change of the tide, upgrades were needed to fish the bottom properly. 1/2 oz were ideal. The curl-tailed lures were fished very slowly, and most of the 'takes' were quite subtle. We dropped 2 very strong fish without getting a look at them Catching duskies in the deep is vastly different to fishing in the shallows. There were very few screaming runs, with the fish preferring to swim tenaciously for the bottom. They tend to fight well above their weight. That said, we managed a great feed for the table today, with 5 of them ranging from 58 - 63cm. They were broad in the shoulder and carried that condition all the way to the tail. 4" Swimming mullet in natural colours were the most successful today. The biggest fish to make it into the boat was 73cm. Almost time to book your flight, Slinky We had a pleasant surprise this morning ... a sea turtle put in appearance! Unfortunately I wasn't quick enough with the camera. He is the first of his kind that Dene and I have seen in the lake. Jewfish and salmon are still putting in an appearance. With the entrance well and truly established now, we are hopeful of some promising fishing over the next few months. If it can stay like this until Summer, it should be extraordinary! Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Raiders Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 It's great that the lake is clearing Hodgey. It's also good to see another quality report from you that includes some fantastic flathead. I'd call that catch a real "table filler"! A few good meals for sure. If the fishing down there keeps improving, there should be a few more great reports from you making me jealous! Cheers Peter PS Don't let Slinky (and his bananas) come down there to fish with you, he's on a roll at the moment and will just clean out the whole area of "big fish"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Can't wait Might wait until after school holidays though Looks like a great day on the water, Hodgey. Very fat and healthy looking flat things. With the deep water and big jig heads I'll be bringing my 2-5 as well as my 1-3 (oh... maybe I'll just bring everything... just look for the echidna in the hire car) Great, comprehensive report... should be doing one for the local tourism authority Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Good onya Hodgey, top fish mate and an informative report too.. Great work buddy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut_loose Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Beaut flatties. Well done mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Hodgey, That looks more like a summer run of good fish! Some beautiful sized fillets there too. Hodgey, I nailed a 72cm model in the dark in my kyak last weekend....the first over 50cm since before Christmas! It took a ZX 35 down deep and came to the kayak without much fuss in only 5' of water. After dark they calm down a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 awesome Hodgey well done on some great fish looks like the flush is really helping the lake :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 How good is that!!! Great to see the lake getting back to its former glory...Keep posts up like that and you might just find the Flahead Whisper shows up again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.kenny Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Great haul of flatties Hodgey, especially on SP in deep water. If that is the type of fishing in winter it should be pretty good in Turross Lake during spring and summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewdreamer Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Maaaaaate, what can I say.... The master does it again! I goota get down there and crawl on my hands and knees hoping for a lesson or two! Onya mate. Great report as usual. Chhers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taloyoak Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 LIZARD MADNESS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Frost Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Dam im hungry after looking at that ,what a feed !!!!!! Well done mate a great session and it's great to hear the river is coming back . Cheers Bubba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Nice work on the flathead Ian the particular lures that you have been favouring ing these days certainly seem to be catching bigger flathead consistently. Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Good to see Tuross Lake is bringing in the fish again, last time I was there it was a very slow day even for bites. Good report mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joco Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Great report, great results and the fish are in great conditon... Well done.... Keep them coming.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moro Mou Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Nice one Hodgey. You certainly have the knack with the lizards. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie machine Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Hodgey, You are definitely the king. Great haul of winter flatties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Geeez Skip, That looks like Eric Worrels reptile park with so many lizards Good work fellas. Cheers Stewy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hatte Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 ONYA HODGEY!!!!! Gonna have to come for a flick down you way soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide'n'knots Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 great stuff hodgey!good to finally meet you at the social too! some really nice lizards there mate, sounds like the opening of the river has been a godsend! pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Great lizards, Hodgey! Congrats on such a successful outing! Hope to get out soon. cheers Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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