Lake Wendouree this morning
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Lake Wendouree this morning
Got out for first post Covid fish this morning. Conditions looked good on the forecast so got the gear ready for an early start.
Rewarded with a fantastic Ballarat late Autumn morning. Took me a while to get moving as I had to scrape ice off the windscreen. Got to the carpark at Lake Wendouree around 7am and "feels like" temp was still below zero. First light but no sun yet. Clear frosty sky and almost zero wind. Had tied on a small hardbody shallow diver in rainbow trout colours.
Well here we go back into fishing.
First cast......nothing. Damn right back were I left off a couple of months ago from my last fish.
Second cast.....bang
Only photo I took as my fingers were almost frozen solid. No measurements either but pretty happy. Was a very fat fish.
Anyway that went back into the water for next time. Kept fishing but that was the only excitement for the morning.
After a while the first bit of sun appeared.
Home for coffee by 8:10
Its good to be back fishing
Rewarded with a fantastic Ballarat late Autumn morning. Took me a while to get moving as I had to scrape ice off the windscreen. Got to the carpark at Lake Wendouree around 7am and "feels like" temp was still below zero. First light but no sun yet. Clear frosty sky and almost zero wind. Had tied on a small hardbody shallow diver in rainbow trout colours.
Well here we go back into fishing.
First cast......nothing. Damn right back were I left off a couple of months ago from my last fish.
Second cast.....bang
Only photo I took as my fingers were almost frozen solid. No measurements either but pretty happy. Was a very fat fish.
Anyway that went back into the water for next time. Kept fishing but that was the only excitement for the morning.
After a while the first bit of sun appeared.
Home for coffee by 8:10
Its good to be back fishing
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Re: Lake Wendouree this morning
Very nice fish mate
Well done! I know the feeling. Yesterday I also went out for a short session. Was good just to be out again.
Cheers
Well done! I know the feeling. Yesterday I also went out for a short session. Was good just to be out again.
Cheers
Re: Lake Wendouree this morning
Very nice fish Westy (Spotted Patagonian Char, I believe )
And I bet it was great to get out for the first time, and those icy mornings do make you feel alive, with every senses in our bodies going "rrrrr , , , , brrrr". Actually with the cold , , , , might be a Spotted Arctic Char
Glad for you guys finally getting out
Cheers, Bugs
And I bet it was great to get out for the first time, and those icy mornings do make you feel alive, with every senses in our bodies going "rrrrr , , , , brrrr". Actually with the cold , , , , might be a Spotted Arctic Char
Glad for you guys finally getting out
Cheers, Bugs
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Re: Lake Wendouree this morning
Yep was great to be out.
We are very very lucky in Ballarat to have this on our doorstep. Hoping to chase some good sized Redfin soon too just waiting for a mate and his tinny
We are very very lucky in Ballarat to have this on our doorstep. Hoping to chase some good sized Redfin soon too just waiting for a mate and his tinny
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Re: Lake Wendouree this morning
Solid trout - always good to get one early in the session, takes a bit of the pressure and frustration off. Were you using a spinner?
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Re: Lake Wendouree this morning
Nice trout westvic and what a cracking morning
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Re: Lake Wendouree this morning
Cold morning but looking at that fish, it's worth it for sure. Healthy brown there
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