Teaching with no students

I was going to teach a friend, but it was to cold.  But I went anyway!!!

Caught 9, but most were small.  The river was high, and most of the fish I caught were tight to the bank under a tree in a pod.

Melbourne Cup!!!

Got 15 -- about 1/2 were 1 lb, and the other half were really small.

The river was unexpectedly high, so fishing was hard.

Yurun and Gihoo

Took Yurun and Gihoo fishing for the 2nd time.  This time I took them out in the dingy at coningham.  They obviously didnt understand what a dingy was, and were horrified when they saw the small boat.  But we went out.  I got 8 -- 6 flathead and 2 couta.  Both of the boys got 2 fish.  Yurun kept his first fish as it was the first he had ever caught.

Birthday Bash

A cold, rainy day.  Got 28.  It started slow.  But the 1st 4 fish I got were 3lb, 3lb. 1lb. 3lb.  Then it was a succession of 1/2 lb to 1 lb fish.  Activity really peaked just before noon, then the action slowed, so I left by 2:00 pm.

Season Opening

Got one small fish on a nymph.  The river was very high -- coming down from floods.  Had several touches on a woolly bugger, but they didn't turn into fish.

River on Fire

25 before leaving at 1:00

Largest was 3lb+ -- it was much larger once, but was all head and a skinny body.

Platypus Rescue

13 fish -- about 1/2 were nice size (close to 2 lb)

Noticed splashing up the river.  Went up to see, and found a platypus with its leg caught in some line that was snagged on a tree.  Grabbed the line and broke it off.  I was going to pull in the platypus and release it, but the platypus got off the line -- I did get the lure back though (a large soft plastic with a bent hook!)

Trip with Cameron

Went to Bronte with Cameron  Caught one fish -- 2.5 to 3 lbs.

Berries!!!!

4 fish from behind the tree above - 5 fish in total.  But the river was high (flow was over 400), so I gave up early and went and bought berries.

Claire and Luke -- to Mt Field for lessons