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Sunday, 13 May 2007 |
Blairgowrie Salmon... where?| - Location: | - Blairgowrie, Port Phillip Bay
| | - Date: | - 14/05/07 | | - Launch: | - 2:00 AM | | - Fished till: | - 5:40 PM | | - Tide: | - 6:30 PM, High | - Conditions:
| - Sunny, 21 °C, (15 °C water temp) | | - Wind: | - Light easterly (5 knots) | | - Targeted species: | - Aussie Salmon, Squid | - Species Caught:
| - Flathead, Barracouta
| - Method:
| - Trolling and jigging soft plastic and hard body lures | - Quick Comment:
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 Fiesty Barracouta released to fight another day
I certainly wouldn't say that the source (who has been diving the area) is wrong just yet, however, because I sure did sound up a significant number of fish. If my little Garmin Fish Finder is worth it's salt, some of them were fairly large as well. Despite my best efforts, however, I was unable to find that elusive school. Perhaps that seal that kept surfacing had something to do with the scarcity of fish.
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
Splish Splash I was taking a bath...
AKFF member Spottymac posted a quick link to this video at YouTube, which shows off some pretty wild surf action. It's a pretty good reminder as to why kayak fishermen who take the gamble with surf absolutely, postively have to have everthing secured to the yak. Secured or not, however, I don't think too many fishing rods would survive some of these dumpings. Great footage. Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
RECREATIONAL FISHERS CONCERNS OUTLINED(Shamelessly leached from the Fishnet forums) VRFish has released its Position Paper on the proposed Channel Deepening Project (CDP) for Port Phillip Bay.
VRFish Chairman, Bob Pearce, said that the Position Paper was produced to set out details of VRFish’s serious concerns about the likely impact of the project on the Bay’s ecology.
“Port Phillip Bay is one of Victoria’s most wonderful assets” he said. “Our perusal of the Supplementary Environmental Effects Statement on this project gives us cause for the gravest of concerns. The Government are going to take a huge risk with the Bay’s ecology if they proceed with this project.”
Amongst other things, VRFish have expressed concerns about the dumping of toxic spoils dredged from the lower Yarra River bed, into Port Phillip Bay and the potential for seafood sourced from the Bay being potentially unfit for human consumption due to the spread of this toxic spoil.
VRFish are also concerned about such things as damage to sea grasses and the resultant adverse impact on fish breeding, as well as the likelihood of the spreading of exotic pest species such as Pacific Seastars.
"VRFish also question the economic arguments advanced in favour of the proposed Channel Deepening Project. “The Government’s figures just don’t stack up” Pearce said. “The most optimistic economic outcome from the Channel Deepening Project is a contribution of $2.2 Billion to the Victorian economy over 28 years".
"Recreational fishing in Port Phillip Bay probably contributes about $1 Billion per year, which is more than ten times the amount that the Government hopes that the Channel Deepening Project will produce” he said.Comments (1) | E-mail | Read more... |
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Wednesday, 09 May 2007 |
Ricketts Point, Port Phillip Bay
 As the sunsets, the snapper rise Ricketts Point is also a very popular day-trip venue for family outings, divers, snorkelers, sail and stinkboats of various description (especially on warm weekends and public holidays) and for this reason, can get a bit crowded on the water. Sufficient lighting for night fishing trips is highly recommended. Facilities are fairly typical for a suburban based location. There are toilets available at the Beaumaris yacht club car park and the famous Ricketts Point Tea House nearby. Available parking areas include the Beaumaris lifesaving club (south of the Tea House) or at the Beaumaris yacht club (north of the Tea House), although parking fees do apply. Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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Sunday, 06 May 2007 |
A great start followed by pure, unadulterated mediocrity| - Location: | - Anderson's Inlet, Inverloch | | - Date: | - 06/05/07 | | - Launch: | - 11:00 AM | | - Fished till: | - 1:45 PM | | - Tide: | - 3:20 PM, High | - Conditions:
| - Patchy skies, 19 °C, (16 °C water temp) | | - Wind: | - Moderate south westerly (15 knots average) | | - Targeted species: | - Aussie Salmon, Yellowtail Kingfish, Snapper | - Species Caught:
| - None | - Method:
| - Trolling and jigging soft plastic and hard body lures | - Quick Comment:
| - Pretty rough day, made challenging by wind and currents |
 Finally, the sun is out... time to play! Upon waking the wind was pretty harsh. Last night's rain had finally abaited but the signs weren't good for an AM launch. With that in mind I went back to sleep, woke an hour or so later and then took off in search of good, strong caffiene. I also found breakfast somewhere along the way. I took my time to sip the coffee down and note the trend in weather as I did, which continued to get more promosing by the minute. By the time the coffee was gone, so to had all doubts. I found the nearest most suitable place to park and launch and following the obligatory conversations with intregued passers by, managed to get on the water as the tide was moving out strongly. Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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Sunday, 06 May 2007 |
Promise forever and never deliver | Location: | Waratah Bay, Walkerville
| | Date: | 05/05/2007 | | Launch: | 10:00 AM | | Fished till: | 1:45 PM | | Tide: | High 3:00 PM | | Conditions: | Patchy, cloudy, overcast, light rain (19 degree celsius) murky water (16 degrees celsius)
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| Moderate north westerly (15 knots) | | Species caught: | Barracouta, Squid
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| Trolling and jigging soft plastic and hard body lures, bait fishing | | Quick comment: | Quiet, but not discouraging
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 South end of Waratah Bay I worked pretty hard for the fish this day, ultimately travelling near 17km (in less than calm waters) for only one landed hook up. It came pretty early, in the form of a Barracouta that had probably grown to a length of about 45cm - a good fish that I mistakenly took as a sign of things to come. Comments (1) | E-mail | Read more... |
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |
Small, nimble, perfect for kayak fishing rivers, estuaries, lakes and bays One rod & SP lure, a Hobie Sport and 10 fish
Once on the water, however, it soon became apparent that my small, lightweight Nancy-boy frame (65kg) just wasn’t quite enough weight to have it sit at water level properly, making for a stable, yet ‘tippy’ ride. Continually correcting for trajectory diversion caused by this constant tipping made me quickly decide that perhaps the 2006 Outback just wasn’t right for me.
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |
Fishing knots and line: Make the weakest link as strong as hell! This is how angry you get when you lose a big fish
Perhaps the most commonly occurring screw up that I've made over the years is to tie bad knots - I don't even want to think about how many fish I've lost to lazily or poorly tied fishing knots. Many of them at the edge of the kayak to. It happens a lot less because I pay more attention to the process now, but previously I would often neglect a single knot just slightly (either at the swivel, hook or lure) and pay for it afterwards. So these days I treat every single knot as if it has to be the best knot I've ever tied. Because I typically use a swivel and tracer for most rigs (bait or lure fishing), that means tying at least 3 knots: 2 at the swivel and 1 at the hook. If just one of those knots is poorly tied, there's a good chance it will fail under the weight of a sizable, angry fish.
It's not so much which knot you tie so much as how much attention to detail you put into tying it. That's not to say I think one should slave over tying a knot - quite the opposite. What I'm advocating here is to make a point of ensuring every knot counts. Be vigilant. Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |
Fishing for electric motors @ AKFFElectric motors for kayak fishing is a relatively popular topic and I can understand why. I'm more than happy with the Hobie Mirage drive system personally, but if I broke my leg or lost the use of my legs, I'd go electric. I'll always use a paddle every now and then, but wouldn't ever want to rely on it exclusively again. Especially given that I don't mind fishing some distance off shore.
AKFF member Dave73 is planning some lopng distance trips as well, which is why he raised the topic in the Australian Kayak Fishing Forums, bringing attention to the Electriak electric motors for kayaks. It's turned out to a pretty interesting thread to, with PeterJ digging up a link for the NZ based Stealth Drive , and a few other members showing off their leecy-motor driven yaks. Very cool. Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
I get a lot of inspiration from the exploits of my kayak fishing comrades and I think none more so than the irrepressible Poddymullet. And this forum post that he just made at the Australian Kayak Fishing Forum (AKFF) is a perfect example of why, Although Poddy didn't manage to catch any fish, he did manage to catch this:
 Hrmm... I wonder where the fish have gone? What a smartarse! Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
Metang tiny tailor
| Location: | Metung, Lakes Entrance
| | Date: | 19/04/2007 | | Launch: | 6:00 AM | | Fished till: | 10:00 AM | | Tide: | High 9:00 AM | | Conditions: | Sunny skies, warm (23 degree celsius) clear water | Wind:
| Light north westerly (5 knots) | | Species caught: | Tailor | Method:
| Trolling and jigging soft plastic and hard body lures, bait fishing (Tailor) | | Quick comment: | I shall return!
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After listening to the locals and having a good hard look at Google Earth, I decided the closest, best chance I had for an opportunistic yakking venture during my current visit to Lakes Entrance could be had at Metung. What with the Tambo river within paddles reach and plenty of open water with varied terrain, it looked the goods in 2D top-down digital. When I arrived there, the sunset from my parking (and intended launching) spot looked like this:  Sunset over Metang Somehow I knew an interesting day would follow. Being new waters to me, that was a bit of a no-brainer really, but this sunsetting image helped paint some other pictures for me. Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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