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Today's rescue in the entrance.Lake hire boat, Not enough power to beat the ebb tide. 2mtr swell 3.5knt ebb.
Very close to a tragedy. Pressure waves were so steep I had to take the yellow boat out through them before I could turn around.

I'm envious Denis. None around in Lakes Entrance. Odd one further up the system. Stuck with eating gummy shark

Left an hour before daylight so that I could cross the bar on the last of the flood tide. Flat calm offshore. Headed east till just past Lake Tyers in 12 MTRS. Baited up using a headlight. Dropped them down and started drifting slowly offshore. Just on daylight , down went a rod, bit of a tentative ...

Had a day offshore today. Weather was still a bit ordinary.
Went to the pipeline, nothing but bulleye gurnard. Tried the beach for gummies, just 3 good size flatties for an hour.
So we moved back to the rocks 4 mile south of the entrance. Picked up 6 snapper 38 -45 cm.

Far as I can determine, 88 tonne quota divided between all commercial fishing in Victorian waters. So if they catch them , then they negotiate a price per kg , with someone who has quota not yet caught. The quota seller is then recorded at having used their quota and can't catch any. It's complicate...

Sebb wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:17 pm

Trawling??

No trawling in corner only. It's a siene net. Usually used in very shallow water. They wouldn't have quota for that quantity of snapper, so would need to purchase quota from another quota holder.

Out at 0500 in at 0800 20 in the bucket at St leonads green stick coles channel No3 Great day Denis. They have all gone missing here. Have to be content with gummies and snapper offshore here. Spent all day in the lake last week. All my usual spots for donuts. Offshore is pay though. Nice gummies o...

I think most of the details are out on the media now.
Very small vessel. Rolled it over in the lake. 2pob. One didn't survive.

There was a boating incident in the Gippsland Lakes today. I can't say anything else ATM.
If you are on a vessel on the water, have at minimum the compulsory safety equipment.

A long day out with a friend in a much bigger boat yesterday. Fished various spots as far as the pipeline. End was result was just 2 decent Flathead and a legal but not very big Gummy. Lots of very small School Sharks in some spots and the occasional other small fish returned. All in all a very poo...