SWFisho Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 With fishing for some of us being difficult at the moment I finally built up the courage to hit chippo after driving past it all my life to fish the upper reaches of the George’s or down the coast. After being in lockdown I couldn’t help but sneak out to some saltwater for a flick and what better time to do it then now, It took me awhile to understand that there is fish there and now my fishing journey has finally lead me there. The tide was starting to come in so I launched the yak from the ramp on Henry Lawson at the mouth of the lake at about 6:45 then headed up river and started the drift just before the millperra bridge back towards the mouth of the lake and then back into the lake to fish the slack water and edges since I thought that was a fair game plan after never fishing these waters. After going for a solid paddle I sounded up some good fish but couldn’t get any to bite I wasn’t sure what to throw either after having stint off the water due to lockdown I was abit rusty tbh haha, so it was back to basics and after fishing for an hour or so I picked up a 30cm flatty on a 2.5” zman grub in motor oil, my first fish from chippo, my goal was a EP, bream, or jew but I was on the board and I was happy. As the tide came in I ended up on the opposite side of the lake at a creek mouth which was out of cover, after a few casts I had some bites and i found some fish and next thing I know I was on out comes the net and I was was stoked to see a bream just shy of legal but healthy and thick in the net after a quick hook removal he was off I fished for another 45 minutes or so and decided to call It quits after I got some knots in my spool that my braid picked up from the rubbish in the lake. All in all the session was a success in exploring new grounds and finding some fish. I’m excited to dive into the secrets of the ocean of the west and hopefully figure out the pattern to local water way that I’ve abandoned for so long! I’ll definitely be back chippo! Tight lines, SWFisho 🤙🏽 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 exploring and learning the waterway is half the fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Sounds like a fairly good recon mission. At least you got a couple. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Exploring new and different water is always an adventure - thanks for the report. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFisho Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 Cheers boys will keep you updated 🤙🏽 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardgid Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 nice place , plenty of fish but personally i would not eat them from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFisho Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, leonardgid said: nice place , plenty of fish but personally i would not eat them from there I’m a catch and release fisho most of the time man. But I also wouldn’t recommend eating the fish up until around como where the water clears up 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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