[RedPhoenix]

Unfortunately, due to the change in ownership of this web site and the lack of response by the owners to my requests to remove my email address from all administrative-level notifications and functionality, I have decided to remove my posts on AKFF. Thank you for the great times, the fantastic learning experiences and the many many fish. If you are desperate for the old content of this particular post, it is available below base64 encoded and bzip2 compressed.

Red.

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[YakAtak]

Good read there Redmond, love the pic of the snake and turtle, what species is the snake?

 

[victor-victor]

Red and I were looking for some light fishing on the mighty Molonglo, by native in a large pool. You just don't know.

Very early start [eyes not opened] looking for a spot. I did felt wee bit a skeptical as we haven't had any decent rained for years - what the hell its opportunity to fishing.

We found several spots, on with no water (we thought this must have been a dried creek bed) along a road called Molonglo River Drive ... (rule one don't trust old signs!). Drove further along another road arrrh found a river sign "Molonglo River"! [see red phoenix pics]. Now I was starting to feel we were going to start a new sport, we carry the kayaks while the kayaks did all the fishing.

Now to backup plan, Googong Dam. arriving at Googong Dam at 6:50am, sign reads open at 8am but a half the gate is opened. Our brains start thing ... we WANT to fish now. Red and looked at each other thing who is going first ... looks like me.

Arrived at Googong foreshore, a perfect morning, no wind and the lake is very clear must be perfect condition for a natives or ten.

In we go paddling on our way to Bradleys arm, temperature was a little cooling but the water was perfect. Red armed with is sound finder found a few schools of redfin but not too much luck in hooking any thing decent.

On the way back I decided to put my paddling deep diving 4" Gold lures on (found these last year, you know the type ... Keepers Weepers lures). Paddling for about ten minutes or so, I get this might thump on one of my lures ... please be a yellow. Reeling the fishing in, feels like a yellow, fish sighted; oh no a redfin.

Fish is a fish, the redfin was 31 cm long and weighted about 300 grams and tasted very yummy when I go home followed by a Nana nap.

All in all great morning with adventure and exploring with a fish to boot.

Thanks Red for an excellent morning.

Victor

 

[paffoh]

Just keep paving the way, knowing my luck ill just pop out with you guys one day and troll up a monster Yella ( We can dream, cant we? ), pity about the state of the Molongolo... My mates been fishing there for years so ill try and get the goods out of him.

Thats the place were they caught a carp on a ciggie butt!

Glad Googong was open, was it a total fire ban in the ACT on Friday?... Funny how the gate was like half open at that time of the day, were you guys just gonna sit and wait if it wasnt? ( Thats one painfull wait! ).

Great report, looks like a little Brown snake... hmmm

 

[RedPhoenix]

Unfortunately, due to the change in ownership of this web site and the lack of response by the owners to my requests to remove my email address from all administrative-level notifications and functionality, I have decided to remove my posts on AKFF. Thank you for the great times, the fantastic learning experiences and the many many fish. If you are desperate for the old content of this particular post, it is available below base64 encoded and bzip2 compressed.

Red.

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[aleg75]

Nice work Leigh and Victor!

Perhaps the best way to explore Molonglo would be to launch from the toilet block here (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=573634) and going early enough to beat the water ski people, I am not sure how far upstream you would be able to go given the drought conditions though. If you think of doing this let me know, I would be keen.

Ash

 

[RedPhoenix]

Unfortunately, due to the change in ownership of this web site and the lack of response by the owners to my requests to remove my email address from all administrative-level notifications and functionality, I have decided to remove my posts on AKFF. Thank you for the great times, the fantastic learning experiences and the many many fish. If you are desperate for the old content of this particular post, it is available below base64 encoded and bzip2 compressed.

Red.

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[aleg75]

Not a bad idea Ash, though for the first launch point we were looking at, it would have been a whopper of a paddle:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=575249



Red.

Do you think you could get that far upsteam? worth an explore one day I think, good exercise, no trolling, just paddle, take a rest at a fishy looking spot and cast for a bit........what am i doing here at work! might call in sick tomorrow :lol:

 

[RedPhoenix]

Unfortunately, due to the change in ownership of this web site and the lack of response by the owners to my requests to remove my email address from all administrative-level notifications and functionality, I have decided to remove my posts on AKFF. Thank you for the great times, the fantastic learning experiences and the many many fish. If you are desperate for the old content of this particular post, it is available below base64 encoded and bzip2 compressed.

Red.

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[troppo]

Enjoyed ya story and pics, guys. Very interesting.

 

[Dodge]

Great story and pics Red and Vic, enjoyed the visit