Met up with Dave (justcrusin32) at Apple Tree Bay. Kantong came and said hello and we said we'd meet on our return (where were you mate - we got back at 12:30 and the showers passed quickly).
Headed upstream as planned. I trolled a large sp for nothing. Hit some flats. Chucked a towadi around for an eternity for no interest. Tried a pink grub for the same result.
Decided to troll some hbs upstream and drift back with the last of the run out. Put on an SX40 and a Scorpion. Almost immediately got a hit on the Scorpion but nothing after that. Picked up an undersized flatty and a silver biddy on the SX40 over a flat. Kept going upstream and passed a couple of guys in a tinny fitted out for breamin'
Did you get anything after we spoke?
I eventually got a hookup and brought in a smallish whiting. It managed to catch all three hooks of the rear treble. Didn't measure it - close to legal I suppose but released anyhow.
In the next arm, I came tight again on the SX40 and reeled in a nice flatty - 48cm. Bugger pulled the yak around then tangled the other line - ended up having to cut the line, then dropped the lure overboard - D'oh! Despite us heading against the current, the flatty came when we went through a large eddy so were going with the current at the time.
Kept going for nothing more. Plenty of whiting about but we were headed against the current so not getting takes.
We took a break at a beach while I rerigged. Decided to go for the drift downstream. I put on 1/2 a gulp sandworm in natural with a 1/32oz jig on one rig and a 5" gulp jerkshad on a large weedless jig on another (still had towadi rigged).
Dave had a flick while I was busy and got a couple of good hits from the whiting that were about. Maybe even a hookup, but none stuck.
The drift was stop start but it wasn't long before I was getting lots of hits on both plastics. Came up tight and bought in a 30cm whiting on the sandworm. Later pulled in a 28cm whiting on the same. Tossed the towadi around when I could and got a few follows but only one strike and no hookup. Eventually the run slowed, as did the bites although there were still one or two.
When we got close the Bobbin Head the southerly came up so be bolted back to the ramp. Not a bad day for me, unfortunately Dave couldn't get them to stick long enough to get in the yak. Only a couple of heavy showers, otherwise the weather treated us well, with very little wind until the end.
Upper Cowan Ck is a great spot. Mangroves, small creeks with largish flats, very shallow water with some good holes. Just upstream from Bobbin Head is an extensive ribbon weed bed in shallow water, with a large 5m hole before sandy flats. Gotta be a reasonable jew spot on a high tide.
Headed upstream as planned. I trolled a large sp for nothing. Hit some flats. Chucked a towadi around for an eternity for no interest. Tried a pink grub for the same result.
Decided to troll some hbs upstream and drift back with the last of the run out. Put on an SX40 and a Scorpion. Almost immediately got a hit on the Scorpion but nothing after that. Picked up an undersized flatty and a silver biddy on the SX40 over a flat. Kept going upstream and passed a couple of guys in a tinny fitted out for breamin'
Guy introduced himself as a fellow akff'r. Shame on you mateguy said:
Did you get anything after we spoke?I eventually got a hookup and brought in a smallish whiting. It managed to catch all three hooks of the rear treble. Didn't measure it - close to legal I suppose but released anyhow.
In the next arm, I came tight again on the SX40 and reeled in a nice flatty - 48cm. Bugger pulled the yak around then tangled the other line - ended up having to cut the line, then dropped the lure overboard - D'oh! Despite us heading against the current, the flatty came when we went through a large eddy so were going with the current at the time.
Kept going for nothing more. Plenty of whiting about but we were headed against the current so not getting takes.
We took a break at a beach while I rerigged. Decided to go for the drift downstream. I put on 1/2 a gulp sandworm in natural with a 1/32oz jig on one rig and a 5" gulp jerkshad on a large weedless jig on another (still had towadi rigged).
Dave had a flick while I was busy and got a couple of good hits from the whiting that were about. Maybe even a hookup, but none stuck.
The drift was stop start but it wasn't long before I was getting lots of hits on both plastics. Came up tight and bought in a 30cm whiting on the sandworm. Later pulled in a 28cm whiting on the same. Tossed the towadi around when I could and got a few follows but only one strike and no hookup. Eventually the run slowed, as did the bites although there were still one or two.
When we got close the Bobbin Head the southerly came up so be bolted back to the ramp. Not a bad day for me, unfortunately Dave couldn't get them to stick long enough to get in the yak. Only a couple of heavy showers, otherwise the weather treated us well, with very little wind until the end.
Upper Cowan Ck is a great spot. Mangroves, small creeks with largish flats, very shallow water with some good holes. Just upstream from Bobbin Head is an extensive ribbon weed bed in shallow water, with a large 5m hole before sandy flats. Gotta be a reasonable jew spot on a high tide.
