Friday, April 29, 2011

I've Been Busy OK!

Well the last three weeks have gone like a blurr!!!!

A change in business, Ray White On Mulgrave is no longer, but Management Excellence has taken its place. And then we have had the rush of Easter, Anzac Day and now the May day long weekend is upon us. But I did manage to get a few well planned fishing trips in so here is the story. Due to time constraints, its Friday night and I need a beer before the big wedding / footy / Taipans NBL play off etc so I'm going to be a bit slack here and "Let a picture, or two, tell a thousands words".

I trust this is all OK with my followers so here goes.

Daintree River - Saturday 16th April - the last trip to the high country before the dry season sets in.

Daintree - Just after launching

Now this is a calm day

Typical fresh water juvenile barra

And another!

And another!

And another - boys will be boys!

Just one more

Warren enjoying the ride upstream

Why would you need this much Roundup......makes you fee a bit sick to see this!

A pair of juveniles - fish I mean (sorry Terry)

That's better - just under legal

Best of the trip - 63cm

Happy anglers returning to the ramp
A great day spent with a couple of mates
  • 30 barra
  • 2 jacks
  • 5 jungle perch
Mulgrave River - Good Friday - Debbie & I tried our luck in the upper fresh water reaches.
Here we go again - juvenile barra

Magnificent river / rainforest / mountain scenery

Heading upstream

Wet season debris



Mulgrave Sooty

Just part of my sooty lure selection

Best barra - 59cm on Rapala SR5 shad




 
And here she is in the boat


Nice dark sooty

They come in pairs too!





Beautiful silver tarpon - great sport on light tackle

Sometimes they come upside down?

Now that's a nice jungle perch



Deb with barra from the snags

You can't get much better than this


Last barra for the day

happy jack!

Another wonderful day for Debbie & I
  • 6 barra
  • 5 tarpon
  • 10 JP's
  • 15 sooties
North Johnstone - Sunday 24th April (Easter Sunday - the day of the rabbit!)

First barra right in town

Sooty from the sticks - check out that structure

Juvenile fresh water barra

And another

Now that's a small barra - the camera is playing tricks too!

Nice sooty


Good size jack from the fresh

Monster sooty on popper - went 5lb



Terry with nice sooty

Best jack of the day

That's a nice sooty


And the tally for the day
  • About 30 barra
  • 15 sooties
  • 3 jacks
  • 10 jungle perch
Terry and I had an absolute blast - he is one of the best guides in North Queensland so this day I let him cast from the from the front of my boat and gave him first cast to all the best spots - bugger beat me too!

Happy fishing, regards Les
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