Fish Tales

I love to fish. The serenity, the competition between me and nature and the enjoyment of spending time with others, especially family and friends. Take the journey with me as I detail the trials and tribulations of intended encounters with “monsters of the deep”. Some successful, some…..

Fish Tales – Chapter 1 – Why I like to Fish

A bit like Elmer Fudd seeking “wabbits”, or those seeking the Daffy Duck – Purple Pumpernickel (Disney), seeking them here and seeking them there, its a constant battle where the satisfaction is not in the outcome but the quest itself

Fish Tales – Chapter 2 – 19 February 2022

A bream decides this is lunch and gives me a great battle before becoming the tying fish in the esk. Two all, who will break the deadlock. The score would be much different if the weed fish were counted

Fish Tales – Chapter 3 – 20 February 2022

The Skipper never got a bite. Same rig, same lures, same technique, all to no avail

Fish Tales – Chapter 4 – 26 February 2022

In Smiths Lake we have often caught these predators, released them and then had them turn on us in ankle deep water, rather than return to where they were hooked.

Fish Tales – Chapter 5 – 27 February 2022

The locals then are the first to complain when services are held back due to funding or when, heaven forbid, they actually get caught doing the wrong thing.

Fish Tales – Chapter 6 – The Murray – March 2022

The only real challenge towards the end of the trip was to see if we could hook upwards of 200 Carp for the fortnight. Without even trying we managed well in excess of that with the net.

Fish Tales – Chapter 7 – 5 April 2022

Nothing even looking like requiring measuring