outta line
25-04-2012, 09:17 PM
Have been trying to get up and fish Fitzroy and surroundings for almost a year. So with the awesome forecast for a couple of days over the weekend and anzac day mid week decided to take a extended weekend.
I'll start by saying this trip wasn't going to happen due to my deckie being bed ridden with tonsillitis at the start of the week. Got a call from him on Friday morning saying he was felling a bit better and was keen to go. With that I downed tools and went home to pack the boat..left home at 3 30 pm fueled the car and hit the highway just in time for peak hour. Survived the traffic and got 130km into the trip and the right rear tyre of the trailer decides to blow....not fun travelling down hill at 90kmh with 2t of boat on the back was lucky enough to have room to pull off highway to fit the spare in the dark and on our way again. Made it into Agnes with no more hiccups, think ill be getting a 2nd spare for long trips now. Had a mate staying with freinds in a house so we got a couch to have a few hours kip on and up at 5am to hitting the water around 6.30.
Out through the bar and on our way to Fitzroy sitting on 4000rpm at 50kmh........yahooooooo......forecast was spot on. Headed between Fitzroy and Llwellyn out past the green zone and started sounding around got a couple of fish and third fish of the trip hits the surface after putting up a decent fight for my mate and its a red at 58cm so onto ice it goes. His first red so he was stoked as was I.
Moved around a bit for a few more fish, found a bump, dropped the big bait and whack zzzzzzzzz this has to be a .....red..... hard hitting with big head shakes I've only caught a 50cm red before so didn't want to lose my first legal red. After a massive fight for freedom my big red is netted and high fives again ......man what a thrill! I've caught big fish before but this is one I wont forget and am hooked on red fishing now that thrill will keep me coming back and wanting more.
Headed back to Fitzroy for the arvo and into the lagoon around 4.30pm for a swim and nights rest. Wow what a magic place and in glassed out conditions an added bonus. Had a good night sleep, up at 5.30 had a swim and breaky and was hard to leave the lagoon at around 7 glassed out again and a solid 1.5m e swell. Headed nne for the day fishing and a lot of moving and sounding getting a feel for the place with perfect sea conditions for searching without burning alot of fuel. Found another nice red for my mate and some horse PP, RTE, parrot and cod making their way into the box. With the wind blowing 10-15 knt headed back into the lagoon before sun set . Wind was up early monday morning and my mate buggered from still being sick decided to head home a day early so we fished the area west of Fitzroy for another red for my mate (undersize 52cm), some big bust ups and a massive chinaman. Wind was a solid 15-20knt now, so long punch home wasn't going to be fun ......back to ramp and then into Agnes to get a tyre fitted for the trip home.
Cant wait to get back up there again asap :D
cheers mick7934179342793437934479345
I'll start by saying this trip wasn't going to happen due to my deckie being bed ridden with tonsillitis at the start of the week. Got a call from him on Friday morning saying he was felling a bit better and was keen to go. With that I downed tools and went home to pack the boat..left home at 3 30 pm fueled the car and hit the highway just in time for peak hour. Survived the traffic and got 130km into the trip and the right rear tyre of the trailer decides to blow....not fun travelling down hill at 90kmh with 2t of boat on the back was lucky enough to have room to pull off highway to fit the spare in the dark and on our way again. Made it into Agnes with no more hiccups, think ill be getting a 2nd spare for long trips now. Had a mate staying with freinds in a house so we got a couch to have a few hours kip on and up at 5am to hitting the water around 6.30.
Out through the bar and on our way to Fitzroy sitting on 4000rpm at 50kmh........yahooooooo......forecast was spot on. Headed between Fitzroy and Llwellyn out past the green zone and started sounding around got a couple of fish and third fish of the trip hits the surface after putting up a decent fight for my mate and its a red at 58cm so onto ice it goes. His first red so he was stoked as was I.
Moved around a bit for a few more fish, found a bump, dropped the big bait and whack zzzzzzzzz this has to be a .....red..... hard hitting with big head shakes I've only caught a 50cm red before so didn't want to lose my first legal red. After a massive fight for freedom my big red is netted and high fives again ......man what a thrill! I've caught big fish before but this is one I wont forget and am hooked on red fishing now that thrill will keep me coming back and wanting more.
Headed back to Fitzroy for the arvo and into the lagoon around 4.30pm for a swim and nights rest. Wow what a magic place and in glassed out conditions an added bonus. Had a good night sleep, up at 5.30 had a swim and breaky and was hard to leave the lagoon at around 7 glassed out again and a solid 1.5m e swell. Headed nne for the day fishing and a lot of moving and sounding getting a feel for the place with perfect sea conditions for searching without burning alot of fuel. Found another nice red for my mate and some horse PP, RTE, parrot and cod making their way into the box. With the wind blowing 10-15 knt headed back into the lagoon before sun set . Wind was up early monday morning and my mate buggered from still being sick decided to head home a day early so we fished the area west of Fitzroy for another red for my mate (undersize 52cm), some big bust ups and a massive chinaman. Wind was a solid 15-20knt now, so long punch home wasn't going to be fun ......back to ramp and then into Agnes to get a tyre fitted for the trip home.
Cant wait to get back up there again asap :D
cheers mick7934179342793437934479345