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Re: Australian salmon season 2016
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 10:24 am
by DougieK
Nice fish DrewB.
It's more the weather Basti. Gunners is really hard to fish in a NWer.
Re: Australian salmon season 2016
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 10:45 am
by Lightningx
drewb wrote:Headed down to Gunna Saturday morning with pretty low expectations given my recent history there, but high tide was around sunrise and a northerly wind at least the conditions were in my favor, although there was still 6ft of swell.
Got to the beach about 7 and saw a bait fisho dragging a fish up the beach as I was walking down the dunes so decided to have a couple of casts in the first gutter. Hooked up fourth cast but dropped it in the shore break.
It was quiet for the next hour or so, by that time I was well up the other end of the beach when I found a small patch of fish. Landed 5 and dropped another in the space of about 30 minutes, including 3 fish in 6 casts. The biggest would've been mid 50's and the smallest around 40, so all not bad fish.
Went quiet after that, got back to the car around 9:30. Didn't see another lure fisherman on the beach which was a bit surprising given the conditions.
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Nice fish mate. Sounds like you had a bit of action which is good to hear :thumbsup:
Re: Australian salmon season 2016
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 10:51 am
by DougieK
Also my Gunnamatta fish finder hasn't been working properly, I think i need to get it serviced.
Re: Australian salmon season 2016
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 10:52 am
by Lightningx
Interesting. When did you last get it serviced?
Re: Australian salmon season 2016
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 10:59 am
by Basti
DougieK wrote:Also my Gunnamatta fish finder hasn't been working properly, I think i need to get it serviced.
Try some percussive maintenance. I never bothered with gunnamatta in a nw wind
Re: Australian salmon season 2016
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 5:17 pm
by Whiskers
The Salmon season has been mediocre off the beaches this winter but conditions on Thursday are looking good on the forecast.
I'll probably head down to Phillip Island if the forecast holds up and see if i can score anything at least half way decent.
:water:
Re: Australian salmon season 2016
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 5:27 pm
by Lightningx
Hope you have some luck if you do end up going mate :thumbsup:
Re: Australian salmon season 2016
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 5:30 pm
by mazman
If the forecast holds i'll probably be down that way on saturday
Re: Australian salmon season 2016
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 5:39 pm
by Whiskers
mazman wrote:If the forecast holds i'll probably be down that way on saturday
I'll try and leave you some!
Re: Australian salmon season 2016
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 5:47 pm
by mazman
Whiskers wrote:mazman wrote:If the forecast holds i'll probably be down that way on saturday
I'll try and leave you some!
I'll be heading gunnas way, looking to chase squid and salmon down there