Night plugging.

Out tonight with top water Plugs..fishing an out-going tide in an estuarine type sandy mark.
After it got dark i could hear splashes but could not see the fish.
I cast the lure (dual aisle mag green mack) in the direction several times and after a long time i thought i hooked some weed.
As i wound in slowly the weed gave a kick and some seconds later i beached a nice bass.
This is my first bass on a surface popper!
I had some pollack before and also in the dark but this Bass is a breakthrough!!

The lure....

The Bass....

He/she went back no problem......

Is this my last lure caught fish this season????

Sat. 3rd Oct. Golden Grey Mullet on the fly.

Out today on the yak...the weather was a bit windy, and the sea a bit lumpy.

I set the fly rod up with some 4lb fluorocarbon tippet joined to 10lb line and some various flies, nymph and hare's ear type things.After a while the mullet arrived and in plague proportions!

I began to fish and later hooked a mullet just behind the dorsal fin.After releasing it the sea was now "boiling" with mullet they were under the yak and in their thousands!

I fished on but kept landing fish that were hooked in the back, there were so many of them!

Eventually i landed one which was hooked in the lower lip! (he did a Sargent Barnes on my yak!)

After that i hooked my first bass on a nymph type fly and even though it was only a school it dropped off at the last second....typical...i still have to boat a bass!

The sea was kicking up and i was getting cold, so i chucked a few more and headed for the car.

7 golden grey mullet and nearly a sea bass...how bad.

Another big one for me...My 14lb bass!

Out again trying my best to get a specimen..and as luck would have it...i did it again.

K2 was very jealous this time and who could blame him...

Oh you may notice the photo has been edited ...i had to crop the picture to hide the location the fish was captured....

early morn kayak trip.

Set the alarm and got all the gear ready (had made a list) .....5A.M....out a bed..
planned to fish a mark i had heard about a few years back..
Off i went and fished from 6.30 ish to 11ish ..
had a surprise foul hook up on the fly rod but nothing else...
The paddle back was tough ( gettin old)...
My plan to ambush the bass failed...how will i live with the shame...........
never saw so many mullet in one spot in my life!
Must make more of an effort to catch them..some big fish there..
Where are the bass?????

Fished clousers on the fly various colours, and a small shrimp-like fly called a mini puff..(this one foul hooked the mullet in the tail, so it must have been swimming away from the fly!)

First yak fish (on the fly)

Out today and had my first fish(on the yak), a small pollack on the fly rod.

FIRST BLOOD!

Actually i put it back...great sitting above it to watch it swim down into the depths..

No pic of the fish..nice kelp colour....

My account is open............................................................................

First launch.

Out today for the first time on the prowler 13
Did a lot of paddling to get used to the yak and a little fishing.But it was mostly enjoying the calm water at Fountainstown. No fish, but here are some photo's.......very enjoyable!

She's here!

Well she finally arrived (nearly 3 weeks!) my Ocean prowler 13 Angler.

I hope to get her out on the water for a test drive in the next few days.

My 4 year old loves it!! She says it hers!!

A launch report will follow....i may even bring a rod......( fly or spin???)

Monday 24th August.

Out tonight with lures. Weather was a bit wild to say the least.Water clarity was pretty poor with lots of weed.
But after 3 casts i managed a nice 4.5lb bass.
After releasing it i cast out again a few times and hooked a nice fish it fought well and dropped off just at my feet!!
You cant win them all.........(i had the barbs on the trebles crushed)

These were Australian Bass!

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They were taken on the third lure in the post below (blue/white /red eye)