We had 9 of them onboard at 5-30am and headed off to the pipeline. They managed to get a rare flat calm day. This year has been a shocker for windy weather.
By 6-30 we were down at the 26mtrs rocks and setup. First drop two guys were on and produced a snapper each in the 55cm region..
For the next hour we had a hot bite. Between them they managed 16 snapper all over the 40cm and a cpl at 70cm.
They had tried gummy at the local fish and chips and wanted to catch one. We moved away from the rocks and were lucky enough to get them two, not huge but decent size ones, we added a few nice flatties as well.
They decided they had enough fish to feed themselves and the rest of their team so we headed in for lunch.
These guy were terrific and good ambassadors for the US forest fire dept. They even gave us a tip
So it looks great for some autumn snapper fishing here with the water temp hanging around 19-20c.
I might even take the tinnie out tomorrow.
