wchh Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Ventured out for a midweek Wednesday evening session on my favorite beach, for venting out work stress from the long day working from home, getting some outdoor exercises, and hopefully some fish for table and friends. ( My fishing buddy was locked out of fishing by the 10 km from home rule). knowing it is going to be a short session, I only took 6 pilchards in stead of the 8 I usually take. got the beach about 7:00 and finished my baits at 8:45 pm. Kept all keeper fish, tallied at 2 salmon and 5 good sized tailor. Turned out to be a right decision to keep all the catches. Due to the worsening of the case counts, my Bayside LGA has been included to join the group of LGAs with stricter lockdown rules. The new 5 km limit effectively also locked me out of Wanda beach. What can we do, I only hope we all do the right thing and hopefully things can change for the better shortly and we can all get back to the things we loved to do. stay safe raiders! Charles 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Another nice catch from the beach. How big are the tailor? Biggest look around 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Yes, the tailor are of good sizes. The biggest one is right on the 50 mark 👍. I also caught a few two weeks ago and the biggest was pushing 60. I thought it was a big salmon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlejumper Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Well done mate lucky you got out while you could Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Yes. I made the last bit of it. From today, the only water I can access is the Lady Robinson beach which I have been staying away from for the last couple of weeks because the number of people exercising on the beach and the walking paths. I don’t see myself casting on this beach even though it is only 300m walk away, in case some of the friendly people come up to have a chat. I have done both shots of the vaccine but still trying to do absolute social distancing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Thanks for the report Charles, Good you got a great feed of fish before you need to bunker down. I too am finding my local spots buzzing with people, so haven't fished much. Got to stay safe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Great sized tailor and your bait:fish ratio is amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Great haul. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 3 hours ago, jenno64 said: Great sized tailor and your bait:fish ratio is amazing! Thanks! I use 1 pieces of 2 cm cube on 2/0 suicide hook. One pilchard can make about 4 casts. Lost a few baits to smallish whiting. I did also catch two small flattie but they were just undersized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock&Beach Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Nice catch. Never get sick of catching these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Good that you got the opportunity Charles, even better that you had a rewarding session to keep your hand in till you can return to "normal". Keep safe. bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 3 hours ago, big Neil said: Good that you got the opportunity Charles, even better that you had a rewarding session to keep your hand in till you can return to "normal". Keep safe. bn Thanks BN! The past couple of weeks have been challenging and frustrating in that while we are in lockdown, the case number is still going in the wrong direction. I count myself lucky to be able to work from home. Really appreciating those medical, retails, and other essential workers that keep us going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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