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\"\"Tim and I decided we needed to get a fish in before the school holidays finished – and it was worth it (for me anyway)!\u00a0 Casting a beady eye on the no less than 11 boat trailers at the gorge carpark, we launched around midday and were off.\u00a0 We decided to go for a troll through the Graveyard before heading further up river for a bit of a flick.<\/p>\n

We quickly realised why there were so many boats in, as we passed camp after camp of tourists up the river – it resembled Moore River (and that is not a good thing).\u00a0 Some campsites had four or five tents, full barbecue and two to three families.\u00a0 We grumbled along, hoping they weren’t taking all our fish.<\/p>\n

Sure enough, though, within 10 minutes of trolling through the Graveyard, I was on, and after a good fight, pulled in a respectable 58cm beauty.\u00a0 We quickly bled it, and into the esky for dinner tonight.<\/p>\n

\"\"After another 10 minutes of trolling, we took off further up river, catching nothing for the next 3 hours.\u00a0 Time for home (and a return troll through the Graveyard ).\u00a0 Bang!\u00a0 Another 10 minutes into trolling, and I was on again!\u00a0 Another good fight, and another barra at 60cm.\u00a0 We didn’t want to be greedy, so this one was returned to the water.<\/p>\n

I was beginning to feel (slightly) bad for Tim – I’ve been out six times fishing this year for 4 barra.\u00a0 He’s been out eight times for no barra.\u00a0 We kept trolling, when suddenly…bang!\u00a0 Tim was on.\u00a0 He played it well for a few minutes, just as a “pleasurecraft” came past loaded with kiddies and a set of parents.\u00a0 They stopped nearby, screaming in delight as they watched Tim play the fish.\u00a0 It then did a wonderful tailskip, much to their delight, at which point it snapped through Tim’s line, much to his disgust.\u00a0 With this, we left, most of us happy in the boat, with some still a little upset.\u00a0 Better luck next time, Timmy!\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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