Rebel Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Hi All, Wild weather this weekend. From the Hunter to Eden. Be aware. Fish safe. Cheers. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 The swell is up a bit, this morning it was about half a metre, now it's about 2...ish, but the southerly is howling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restyle Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Yeah, more wind unfortunately. Consistent southerly's right though till Tuesday. It is what it is. Hopefully no one dose anything to silly and risk themselves & others. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD351 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Well guess who decided to duck up to Swansea for a couple of days to test out some new camping gear and to rid the lake and beach of some of those pesky fish - so far i have set up the swag , the cabana and hooked up everything to the battery pack I made and am now hiding in the car from this god awful freezing southerly trying to work out how I will keep the gas cooker alight long enough to cook dinner 😂 Oh well at least I know my new rig will be ok in high winds and it still beats sitting at home and all I can do is hope for a lull in the morning - at least there is cold beer in the esky 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 It was freezing on the Coast this morning, then came the rain. Is this summer ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Swell has gone again, wind still blowing, cold as a Witches elbow this morning. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Rebel said: It was freezing on the Coast this morning, then came the rain. Is this summer ? Yep, really cold and windy down south here as well. I’ve just discovered a new fishing spot worth a try that faces south, so naturally the wind will blow straight into my face ‘till Christmas. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD351 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) I dropped the boat off the car and went into town to do some shopping , it was raining when I did this and within half an hour the rain stopped , the wind dropped and the sun came out . I began to think I might get an arvo fish in so when I got back to my campsite I hooked up the boat and within minutes the wind began to howl and the skies went dark - I swear this boat is cursed 😂. Right now the sun is out but blowing around 20-30 kph and it is the same cold wind I had last night . Had a look at blacksmiths beach and barring the wind the south end would be fishable but the northern 2/3 you would be fishing from the dunes . I had originally planned to go to a campsite near Marlow on the Hawkesbury river , at least I could anchor up against a southern shore to get out of the wind but there is little chance in Lake Macquarie, maybe the north side of pulbar or at wangee but I would have a very wet and bumpy ride across the lake to get there - been there before and I won’t be doing that again ! Thought I would add i pic of the campsite , must say I am impressed with this place ! Good sized sites , immaculate ammenities and the boat ramp is literally across the road from the front gate and you have an access gate to the lake where you could spend the best part of a day wading or kayaking the sand flats tossing lures for lizards , bream or even whiting . Being a gated camp ground it looks like they manage to keep the riff raff out ( with the exception of myself ) . Anyone know a good exorcist, witch doctor or shaman? My boat could sure use one 😂😂😂😂 Edited December 16, 2022 by XD351 To add photo 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 @Fab1 The Ghost in the night ask @Yowie Have fun. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, XD351 said: Anyone know a good exorcist, witch doctor or shaman? My boat could sure use one 😂😂😂😂 All you need to do is say that you’re going to do ALL of your Christmas shopping and ALL of your chores in one go first thing tomorrow morning, then the skies will clear 😎 Nice camp setup, it’s amazing what you can do when your tent isn’t as large or you have a swag. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD351 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Little_Flatty said: All you need to do is say that you’re going to do ALL of your Christmas shopping and ALL of your chores in one go first thing tomorrow morning, then the skies will clear 😎 Nice camp setup, it’s amazing what you can do when your tent isn’t as large or you have a swag. Doesn't work - did that before I came here ! I used to have a big dome tent - great tent but you needed a degree in engineering and half a day to erect it ! I have an older swag (Downunder)and it is great for a one nighter if the weather is good . These days I like fast and easy - that whole set up took me 20 min to set up and uses only 12 pegs . I probably spent most of that time stuffing around with the cabana coz it really takes two people to put one up fast . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) Seems like the predicted weather might be a bit of a fizzer, wind has dropped off, swell is pretty "normal" Little to no rain.......but, it's still damn chilly. edit....false alarm, the wind is back, and swell seems to be coming up again with the tide, so take care. second edit.......and it's raining now too! Edited December 16, 2022 by noelm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 hours ago, noelm said: edit....false alarm, the wind is back, and swell seems to be coming up again with the tide Mongrel weather. Wednesday may be a day to head outside. I bought another kilo of fresh Hawkesbury bait prawns. If I cannot use them as bait, I will eat them instead. 🤣 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD351 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) I’m copping some horizontal drizzle - looks like I’m hunkering down in the car for a while 😭 The last time I had weather like this on a camping trip was at Stockton beach - A southerly blew ,very light drizzle fell - just enough to wet everything then the wind dried the sand out and blew that all over the now wet camp and it ended up looking like it had been crumbed , it blew so hard it drove sand through the zippers on my old swag and all over me - that was not pleasant. That was one of the two worst camping trips I have ever had - oddly enough the other was also at Stockton and that storm destroyed the tent in the middle of the night so it was a wet sleep in the 4x4 until the sun came up and we were out of there ! Edited December 17, 2022 by XD351 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Yeah, that about it, wind driven, cold "drizzle" it's cleared up again here, but the wind has turned more SW and got colder, swell is rising a bit too....again! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 46 minutes ago, XD351 said: it blew so hard it drove sand through the zippers on my old swag and all over me - that was not pleasant Had that happen once when I took the family to Dalhousie Springs, northern S.A. I had a good quality tent, 1 minute setup, stand up inside, 10 x 10 foot that slept the 4 of us. During the night, a howling southerly blew up. The tent did not falter, however, the sand blew through the velcro on the window (it was a howler of a wind) so I moved the landcruiser in front to stop the sand ingress. It was a bit gritty during the night in the tent. 🤣 2 German backpackers (young women not used to Aussie conditions) were sleeping in cheap tent and the wind blew the tent over and over, like being inside a washing machine they said. The girls managed to escape out the door just before the tent, and contents, ended up rolling into the water in the springs. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab1 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Stop whinging about how cold it is.@Yowieknows I’m always warm in bed and only get out in appropriate weather to catch his fish. I must admit my arms have had a rest lately not having to haul all those massive fish over the side of the boat. My names billy not silly.😂😂 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 28 minutes ago, Fab1 said: Stop whinging about how cold it is.@Yowieknows I’m always warm in bed and only get out in appropriate weather to catch his fish. I must admit my arms have had a rest lately not having to haul all those massive fish over the side of the boat. My names billy not silly.😂😂 Heard nothing from you for a while. Thought you must be in hibernation due to the cold weather. 🤣 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 Just an update. Weather will be dangerous on the East coast till Tuesday. Stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Currently the wind has died off to just strong......swell, kind of big..ish, might have a go for some Bream across the road at high tide, was thinking of a fly fish, with this wind at my back, even I might cast a bit of distance! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab1 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Yowie said: Heard nothing from you for a while. Thought you must be in hibernation due to the cold weather. 🤣 I’ve been getting intelligence on you.Had my spies out.Oh, that reminds me…I should be out bright and early on Thursday around 11:30am and if you have managed to get out of bed this early and see me about come on over and say hello and I’ll put 300kg or lead in your boat.A good place would be around lilli pilli as I have a depth sounder and know it’s deep there. I don’t want the bow of your boat sticking out the water causing a accident to another boater.😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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