After a couple of weeks of frustrating fishing (three undersize barra in a row!!!), we took a longer trek upstream at the gorge, up to a spot that we were later told was “just past the first hole”, but “not quite the second hole”. We had a great session with the sooty grunter, pulling in five great size bream.
Two weeks without even a decent run on the barra lines, Troy and myself then decided to try a different tack – Donkey Crossing. Unfortunately, we arrived to find that the rain from a couple of weeks ago had made it impossible to get the car (and therefore the boat and trailer) anywhere near the water. Not to be outdone by nature, we took the boat off the trailer, pushed it down the bank, and carried it the 50 metres or so to the water. Absolutely knackered, and wondering if it was all worth it, we then waited for Andrew and his son Liam to arrive before trying a troll in an area that surely had not had a boat (and therefore a fishing line) in it for a long time. Sure enough, I managed to break the run of undersize barra and pulled in a very nice 75cm beauty. With only a few weeks left surely before the water gets too cold, it was good to get at least one more before we wait for October to roll around!
