I DIDN’T really know what to write about but then I remembered that school holidays have started and the littlens will be looking for something to do over the break.
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This led me to go to the river fishing a couple of times during the week. So, if you have kids who are keen for a fish over the holiday break, an easy solution that is very cost effective, is take them to the river.
There are a lot of fish being caught at the moment.
I went to Yaragundry after work and we, and when I say we I mean my good mate Craig (sausage fingers) Ceely, caught two to my zero – story of my life with SF – they weren’t big fish but it was still relaxing and lots of fun.
I went out to Currawarna during the daylight last weekend with work colleague, Peter Amos, and landed four fish this time.
I caught three and Peter one – I have to mention that as it is not very often I can catch more than others.
Now we were just relaxing bait fishing, something every kid should learn from an early age, 30lb braid with a 30lb leader, ball sinker right to the hook with a bit of cheese, it can’t really get any easier than that.
Pick a spot, drop one line right at the boat and cast one line directly behind the boat.
If after 10 minutes you haven’t caught anything or had any bites, move to another spot, you can pretty much set your clock to it.
If and when you or the kids catch a fish, teach them how to handle the fish correctly – wet your hands before touching the fish, never hold it up by the fishing line, be as gentle as you can when removing the hook for release and try to keep the fish out of the water for the shortest time possible.
If you teach this and show your kids how to do this correctly, these fish will be around long after we are not and it will also tech them responsibility towards other living creatures.
If you are going to harvest a couple of fish, show them how to perform this correctly and humanely as well, 10 minutes showing the correct way to do things will tend to stay with them forever.
If you are heading of water skiing make sure the kids know what to do if they fall off.
Make sure you raise your hands so other water users know where you are, and obey the rules and regulations, especially in the lake - I have seen people traveling the incorrect way around the lake.
The rules state that you must travel in an anti clockwise direction, pretty much the same as any waterway.
If you are driving the boat it means you are the skipper and therefore responsible for what happens on the boat or at the end of the ski line.
We are in for a pretty warm summer so water activities will be high on the agenda and the last thing we want is injuries or worse on the water.
Don’t drink if in or around the water, it’s hard enough to swim let alone if you are incapacitated in any way and humans cannot breathe under water.
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THERE have been some good fish caught in and around the traps, Luke Cruikshank from Mulwala came over to fish the river for five days with a couple of clients and landed over 65 fish with plenty around the 85cm mark and one over the metre.
All these were lure caught fish.
Speaking to a few fishermen on the river bank, lots of fish are being caught, most undersize but good numbers, so once again good fun for the kids.
Some good numbers being recorded at Blowering and Burrinjuck, the reddies are starting to get caught in some good numbers.
I did hear of a metre-plus cod found floating in the water, unfortunate and sad, so let’s make sure we handle all fish correctly.
Some nice yellas and a couple of trout in the Hume Weir, a couple of reddies but not many.
Mulwala has been a bit slow although Andrew Chaplin landed a couple of decent ones last weekend.
I did hear a bit of water between fish though.
Pictures to – craig@waggamarine.com.au or 0419 493 313.