LuckyFil Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I'd been inspired by Pickles recent posts of some good bass fishing up his way on the Hawkesbury and had planned a day trip there for Monday this week. Fortunately Bob tipped me off to the impact of the recent heavy rains and dump of water from Warragamba which introduces a lot of cold water and shuts down the fish. So I postponed that outing for a while. My wife was keen to visit her sister who recently moved to Singleton so we did an overnight trip there Tuesday/Wednesday. I thought I may as well throw in the bass gear as I may be able to swing a visit to Lake St Clair which is not far out of town. I got a leave pass for the morning so ventured out looking forward to exploring a new waterway. Not having a boat/kayak with me I was limited to shore fishing in an impoundment I was not familiar with but thought I've got nothing to lose. Anyway it turned out to be a great session with 8 hookups and six fish brought to shore and released, the best (first fish) went 42 and most being mid thirties and one about 28cm. They were hitting the lure like a train and I'd forgotten how hard they can fight often pulling plenty of string on the 10 pound line. A great outing and all the better as I had no expectations of actually landing a fish. Cheers Fil 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Sounds like a nice trip, well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankS Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Lake StClair one of my very favorite places to fish for Bass. Used to go there about 3 times a year camping for a few days with lots of good mates. Sadly most of my mates have passed on but I still have plans to visit the lake again some day. You done well from shore and usually a lot of water between the fish but when you find a hot spot the fishing can be exciting. I have pulled some fine Bass from the lake. Frank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasponge Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Awesome! Great Bass. I go up to singleton quite regularly visiting family and always have interested in giving Lake St Clair a go, but figured it'd be best out of a boat. I might have to take an SP outfit next time and get out there for a fish. Do you mind giving me an indication of where you go shore based fishing around there (I've never been there before so am not familiar with it at all, only what I've seen on googlemaps) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted November 17, 2021 Author Share Posted November 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, seasponge said: Awesome! Great Bass. I go up to singleton quite regularly visiting family and always have interested in giving Lake St Clair a go, but figured it'd be best out of a boat. I might have to take an SP outfit next time and get out there for a fish. Do you mind giving me an indication of where you go shore based fishing around there (I've never been there before so am not familiar with it at all, only what I've seen on googlemaps) I'll send you a PM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I have found, pound for pound Bass more then hold their weight when caught. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Great report and photos. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Good sized Bass. When I fished with Bob, he put the boat onto a good school, and they do fight hard for their size. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Good report & photos considering you were land based & in unfamiliar territory, sounds like you had a great session 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted November 18, 2021 Author Share Posted November 18, 2021 Thanks to everyone for your feedback. Hope you all get the chance to have a crack at the bass as there seem to be good reports from a few places! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papafish Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 9:16 AM, LuckyFil said: I'd been inspired by Pickles recent posts of some good bass fishing up his way on the Hawkesbury and had planned a day trip there for Monday this week. Fortunately Bob tipped me off to the impact of the recent heavy rains and dump of water from Warragamba which introduces a lot of cold water and shuts down the fish. So I postponed that outing for a while. My wife was keen to visit her sister who recently moved to Singleton so we did an overnight trip there Tuesday/Wednesday. I thought I may as well throw in the bass gear as I may be able to swing a visit to Lake St Clair which is not far out of town. I got a leave pass for the morning so ventured out looking forward to exploring a new waterway. Not having a boat/kayak with me I was limited to shore fishing in an impoundment I was not familiar with but thought I've got nothing to lose. Anyway it turned out to be a great session with 8 hookups and six fish brought to shore and released, the best (first fish) went 42 and most being mid thirties and one about 28cm. They were hitting the lure like a train and I'd forgotten how hard they can fight often pulling plenty of string on the 10 pound line. A great outing and all the better as I had no expectations of actually landing a fish. Cheers Fil you didn't go for the yabbies~ red claw. i seen people catching loads of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Great reportPhil, little fellas pull hard for their size and even better on a spinner bait 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 4 hours ago, papafish said: you didn't go for the yabbies~ red claw. i seen people catching loads of them To be honest I don't know a thing about catching red claw or even that they were in St Clair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Gotta be pleased with that outcome Fil. Minimum preparation, maximum result. Doesn't happen often. Well done. bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Lucky you got a leave pass lucky Fil 😂 Always fun to explore a new waterway and come up trumps. Bass certainly hit the lure hard. Great fun! cheers scratchie!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Never heard of redclaw in stclair can anyone else verify their existence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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