Ravensthorpe
Wind about 10mph, NW to W, and kept things feeling fairly chilly.On arrival Chris told us it had been fairly slow, though some rods had enjoyed good sport.We anchored off the island, fishing into about five feet of water.I used a slow intermediate (due to the wind), with a small pitsford pea on point and a #12 red d.b on the dropper five feet up.I was soon onto a fish on the diawl bach, and had a few more tweaks (to the pea I suspect) before taking another on the dropper, only seconds after it landed. Interestingly nearly all the fish were on the d.b, the fish refusing to take the point properly, though I suspect it was grabbing their attention. When takes dried up we moved and fished right into the trees by the overflow. There were fish all the way along this bank - if you fished either of the two platforms then the fish would have been under your feet.
Just to see what was happening elsewhere we moved up to the causeway and fished the clump corner, where I had a pike about 25-30 lb take my static diawl bach.Like nearly all pike I've caught (including summer fish) it didn't do much and we managed to net it.My mate only managed to capture half of it on my camera phone, and I was having problems holding it so we gave up and returned it quickly.The biggest fish I've caught but my four pound sea trout puts it to shame!
We finished the day with about twenty fish, as did the only other boat out, and they were all the usual good quality Ravo fish, to about 4 1/2 lb.The nymphs outfished lures easily, though I wouldn't feel happy without one on the point.
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Behold the fisherman
He riseth up early and disturbeth the whole household.
MIGHTY ARE HIS PREPARATIONS!
He goeth forth full of hope and when the day is far spent he returneth
Smelling of strong drink, and the truth is not in him
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