I awoke this morning to s very smoky day. For those that don't know, bushfire season here has started early with numerous out of control fires surrounding Sydney. Countless homes have been lost and many, many acres of bushland have been burnt out. This leaves Sydney as a whole perpetually blanketed in smoke. The Bureau of Meteorology forecasted a day of high temperatures and so coughing all the way i set out for a morning fishing session while the temperature was still low.
To the left you can see the background of my spot is a bit smoky still. You can also see the fallen tree i always seem to get busted of on!
Fishing today was only with corn and few fish were seen early on, probably due to the fact the water was still in the shade. I burlyed with half a dozen or so corn kurnels and placed my bait in the middle and waited.... and waited... the fish were in a feeding mood but as a sat there and watched my bait a fish swam in and picked off every piece of corn except my bait. Not to be deterred i bought my bait in and put some fresh corn on then set the trap again. after 15 minutes of so a small specimen (<2kg) swam up and started eating the corn. I saw my bait get sucked up and I struck home. line pealed off for such a small fish and before i knew it i was stuggling to keep it out of the fallen tree! SNAP! and the fish was off, swimming freely...
To the left you can see the background of my spot is a bit smoky still. You can also see the fallen tree i always seem to get busted of on!
Fishing today was only with corn and few fish were seen early on, probably due to the fact the water was still in the shade. I burlyed with half a dozen or so corn kurnels and placed my bait in the middle and waited.... and waited... the fish were in a feeding mood but as a sat there and watched my bait a fish swam in and picked off every piece of corn except my bait. Not to be deterred i bought my bait in and put some fresh corn on then set the trap again. after 15 minutes of so a small specimen (<2kg) swam up and started eating the corn. I saw my bait get sucked up and I struck home. line pealed off for such a small fish and before i knew it i was stuggling to keep it out of the fallen tree! SNAP! and the fish was off, swimming freely...
After rigging up again (the line had snapped at the swivel) i set my carp trap again with light burly and my bait in the center. I dont know if anyone else has noticed but after a bust off the carp all go and hide... and so it was for an hour or so, not a fish to be seen. eventually though after a few heart stopping moments where a huge fish swam around my bait a smaller one swam up and too my offering. This fish too almost had me in the fallen tree but i pretty much had the situation under control and after 2 large runs the fish was beginning to tire and so i eventually netted it. The fish was just under 1.5kg and came in at 49cm. Not a monster but it broke my no fish drought. Happy now!
These fish are so ver underrated as a sports fish, they arent as glamorous as trout or and they dont jump like barramundi but they do pull very hard and provide excellent fun on light tackle.
These fish are so ver underrated as a sports fish, they arent as glamorous as trout or and they dont jump like barramundi but they do pull very hard and provide excellent fun on light tackle.
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