As good reports keep coming from the east coast we decided to head on over to Bicheno to check out where we could do a bit of snorkelling safely with my little sister and try to catch a squid or two.
Arriving to a bit of a gusty SW wind we headed for the Waubs Bay, where the bigger boats are moored. Talking to some divers they told us it was a good safe spot to jump in, have a splash and look around! Connor decided not to snorkel, so he fished from off the break wall. So on with the wet suit and flippers for the rest of us whom chose to snorkel.
Whilst we were snorkelling, Connor caught 2 Southern Calamari. I saw a few fish as I was cruising around with the Go Pro on, and then someone sings out that they’ve found a massive sting ray, I swim across, but before I could get some footage of it, it disappears into the weeds. I then come across a fish that I THINK may have been a KINGFISH? I have got a bit of go pro footage that I will put up later on, as I’m not sure if it was or not.
We decided to get out of the water to have a bit of lunch then head around to the “Gulch”, where Connor hooks into another nice sized Cali. Mum then comes down and says “Now look Samuel, I’ll show you how to catch a squid” (as I had yet to hook on throughout the day) on her first cast she manages to catch a nice little Cali! “There you go, easy, just like that” she says with a smile on her face. Connor managed to catch some more, I still hadn’t caught any (and I was standing right next to him) and then headed back into town to catch up with some family and clean the squid.
Connor and I decided to head back down the boat ramp where we went snorkelling to see if we could catch any more calamari. Connor manages to hook one, but loses it, and then in the matter of 15 minutes I caught three! I was so pleased!
As we were packing our gear up, the massive stingray that had been seen before swam past.
It was a great day out, and I’m glad that there is fish out there I can catch!
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