paul.kenny Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Hi Raiders, With the weather forecast looking good, the high tide just after sunrise and a high pressure system hanging around I decided to give the Georges River another crack. Today was about testing blades against SPs and I only planned a short session as I had to drop the boat off for a service. After a bitterly cold start just before sunrise I tried all of my normal haunts following the last of the rising tide up the Georges River. I tried Como, Lugarno and Picnic Point for only a couple of subtle touches. I was noticing that the water was warmer the further upstream I fished and decided to try Lamberth at the top of the tide. The water in this area was one degree warmer than Como, so I tossed out a blade and was immediately rewarded with a nice 49cm flattie. During the next hour and half I pulled 12 nice flatties from the same area . They ranged from 45cm - 25cm and were all in good condition. Whilst on this consistent bite I tried metal blades, soft blades and SPs....interestingly all the fish were taken on soft and metal blades. The bite slowed as the run out tide gathered pace so I decided to head down stream to Lugarno again. Once again I noticed warmer water near my favorite hole and decided to toss a few more blades. My third cast into a back eddie with a MF40 and I hooked my first ever Blackfish....boy do they go on light gear I caught a second (smaller) Blackfish from the same area, this time he fell victim to a small metal blade . I persisted in the same area working for a bream or a EP and was delighted to catch a nice 25cm EP on a metal blade. After numerous boats roared past the hole it finally went quiet and I was convinced to pack up when a flotilla of eight Jet Skis roared by..... it was time to go home a content fisherman . PS - All the fish were released to fight another day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Well done on all the fish you hooked! Terrific outing! Yep - blackies REALLY go for their size - wait til you hook one that is nearer 40cm than 30cm! Huge difference in pull!! Great day on the water, congratulations on your first blackie! and lots flatties & the ep! Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 couldn't this outing have waited for a week? after i was finished trials? oh well I'm hoping for the same results come Monday week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breambucket Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Top stuff basscatcher! I cant wait for the day when i get a blackie on lure! I actually got some in the harbour with weed and your right they do go hard for there size Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Thats a very nice effort for this time of year and just rewards for your perseverance Cheers Stewy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taloyoak Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 "After a bitterly cold start just before sunris"....LOL Good report and nice catches mate. I love your avatar- where was that...at Awoonga? Cheers, N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 What a great catch! Must have been cold...did you get a sounder reading on the temperature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmak Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Looks like upstream of the Georges is producing the goods! That's a good haul after a slow start ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.kenny Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 "After a bitterly cold start just before sunris"....LOL Good report and nice catches mate. I love your avatar- where was that...at Awoonga? Cheers, N Nanook - my Avatar is my 1.09m Barra caught at Monduran in January this year....there are more photos from my Barra & Bass trip in my photo album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.kenny Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 What a great catch! Must have been cold...did you get a sounder reading on the temperature? Rob - yes I was watching the temperature on my sounder as I moved upstream - the water temperature at Como was 12.3 degrees whereas it was 13.5 degrees at Lambeth. Both locations were still in shadow, however there is a good back current at Lambeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide'n'knots Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 thats a solid effort and good result, good on you. pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hatte Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Way to go guys!!!! Im itching to get out there, its been weeks since ive had a flick.. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerz84 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 mate an awesome day u had on the georges thats excellent considering my last few outing on the river i have come home empty handed. just makes me more motivated to keep persisiting. good on ya mate. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACIMA Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Congrats on the new species Basscatcher It looks like you had an awesome day with a great flattie session well done. Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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