adamski Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Hiya folks, Hope you're having a good one! I've been out there fishing a stretch of the Cooks river near me for the last few weeks, probably about 5 or 6 sessions in total. It's been really hard going since the rain about a fortnight ago: the river was like chocolate milk and it seems to take ages for a bit of clarity to return this far up. On the days when it wasn't raining, the wind's been pretty terrible. Safe to say I had a few blanks on the trot. I tried some black coloured lures because I thought they'd stand out against the murk, but only managed one little flathead. The last couple of sessions have been better though as the conditions have improved and I'm starting to find the structure. I bought a wee Sienna 1000 and a net with some birthday vouchers and had the chance to break them in this week. Haven't had any serious fish apart from the usual bread and butter, but it's been nice to get some bites (even managed to break the bloodworm Zman curse with a Daiwa bait junkie!) One thing I did have on one of the sessions was a visit from a couple of inspectors from the DPI. They were very patient with me as I fumbled about to find my license receipt on my phone (I'd left my wallet with the actual license at home) and quite chatty. Goes to show it's always wise to check your pockets before you head out! Planning a trip to the eastern suburbs tomorrow to try and pick up a fish for a feed. Wish me luck! 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 A nice collection of fish for your efforts, perserverence paid off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Nice report @adamski. Looks like you're getting back into the swing of things in oz. Good to see the DPI officers out and about. From what I've seen, many of them are mad keen anglers themselves. I only use the service NSW app to show my licence because I don't carry a wallet! Nothing wrong with a bloodworm Z-man grub. It's the go-to for many and has been for years. When we are constantly bombarded with new products on the market, it's often easy to forget that the older lures still work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Great post Adamski! some nice fish there and good to see DPI out and about. A few years ago when kayak fishing under one of the bridges there I came across some illegal crab traps holding a couple of 1kg + muddies! I called DPI and they came down to collect the traps👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 Cheers folks, @jenno64 and @Little_Flatty, yeah the DPI guys do a great job! Just a wee followup report too: I went out to the eastern suburbs this morning to try and get some fish for a feed. Had a little flatty on the first cast, which went back: Followed by a tiny tarwhine and tailor off the wharf about 30 mins later, but my lures were getting chomped by jackets, so I moved around to a bay nearby. Two casts in and dropped a big whiting as I was trying to get it to the net. Fortunately managed to hook another one a few casts later, which went about 37cm and a flatty too at 40 cm, so I'm heading home to work on my filleting skills. 😉 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Great reports. Top photos. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Well done some fine fish there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Great photos mate, nice report. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMoreDonuts Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Great report! Good to see the fish are biting on the Cooks again. I had a couple of sessions there over the school holidays without a nibble… to be fair to the fish, the water was beyond filthy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 A couple of nice fish for the table! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Great Whiting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 21 hours ago, NoMoreDonuts said: Great report! Good to see the fish are biting on the Cooks again. I had a couple of sessions there over the school holidays without a nibble… to be fair to the fish, the water was beyond filthy! Cheers @NoMoreDonuts! Yeah it was hard going just after the heavy rain. Conditions are starting to improve, had a few fish again today, including a nice trev. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidless Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 That's one big trev! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Great report @adamski, I’ve always found fisheries positive polite and helpful also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebenbomb Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 The trev in the second photo looks really fat, good job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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