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Got a bit of a surprise this morning while crawling through some bush to reach the river.. As I came out of the bush at the rivers edge (still on hands & knees)I came across a Tiger Snake sunning it's self. I think it got the biggest shock as it darted straight into the river and headed for the opposite river bank. Halfway across it turned around and headed back to where I was now standing in shallow water. I just stood still and watched it swim past me before it was back in shallow water next the river bank. I reckon the reason it turned around was because the water temperature was so low it new it was in trouble. Once at the river bank it just laid in the shallows with it's head out of the water while I took a couple of photos before I moved off and started fishing.. Then some three hours later when I was back at the car I came across a threesome in the grass.... cheers Adrian The snake back in the shallows.. The threesome...

A dozen or so STs came to play, with a bit of size starting to show, up to ~40cm.

Trying to get out locally as much as possible over the 4 days.🎣🎣🎣🎣🐟👌 This morning I was flicking plastics in the shallows. Tough in the wind, but heaps of fish about.😊 Still finding these guys just not the size I'd like.😉 Best Bream of the morning.🐟😍 Quick pose before release.👍 Happy Easter Hookers... Lines tight.🎣

Another top Autumn sunset here again tonight at Sheffield.. cheers Adrian The top three are from tonight.. And these were back on the 6th April..

From reports from the customers at work over the last two days yorkes will be exceeding there quota of people on the peninsula 😂😂😂 Easily 80% said they were off to Yorkes for the long weekend. Feel sorry for @Yorky and the team at compleat angler over the easter weekend. Have experienced it myself first hand and it is nuts!

Got a leave pass for a full day on the water over the long weekend, so im going to meet up with a mate over on Yorkes and wade some flats! Flatties and YFW are on the agenda. Fingers crossed!

Happy Easter everyone! Who has plans over the long weekend to partake in our fantastic obsession of fishing? Let us know where you're heading and what you're targeting. I'd like to second what Doobie said in his Easter fishing report, take care on the roads! Good luck everyone getting that bag, pb or feed you're after.

I'll be fishing.... Fishing thru the fridge for another beer!

The Easter day trip out with my mate and his Mrs wasn't as successful as I'd dreamed the night before but was a great day to get out on the water. A quick and easy launch and retrieval at O'Sullies straight to my mates spot X. I swear there aren't any fish there, not sure why he swears by it, perhaps I'm a jinx on the trips we go on. We caught a few tommies, squid and leatheries for quite a few hours of fishing. Our baits were being destroyed by pickers, I'm guessing the leatheries, there was one pygmy leather jacket that my mate pulled up and the sounder showed heaps of small fish. Cruising around were some gar but only one hit the deck and was thrown back as it was undersized. Next time I may be able to convince my mate to try a new spot

Spotted this Wattle bird having a feed on the nectar in one of our Banksia bushes yesterday so grabbed the small fishing camera and took a few pic's from around 30 feet away.. Didn't get the bigger Canon EOS camera out as I thought it would have flown off by the time I got it out and set up for a photo.. cheers Adrian

went out off NH yesty arvo for a bag of nice King george and 27 squid. cheers b

@southie THE BANGA Yeah I'm working all weekend, by all accounts there was a steady stream of vehicles headed our way Thursday night. saw heaps in the shop today but figure we will see more tomorrow. there are still a lot of people who can't get their head around that we are open Good Friday. Hopefully you'll get out for a fish after the weekend, I know I'm hoping to Cheers Yorky

Came across some more Fungi in a hardwood plantation today on my way back to the car... cheers Adrian

If everyone else is headed north, I'm going south. Haven't been out for awhile, but hitting up Goolwa Beach for an overnight. Hopefully the mullys, gummies and salmon come out to play!

Wading tomorrow: Flatties, yfw, squid and see of there are any decent STs turning up yet.

If you're not sure if it's a mushroom or a toadstool then leave it be, one way to check the difference is to scratch the top of it and if it goes yellow then it's a toadstool.. also a lot of toadstools are white underneath as well.. Here's a few magic mushrooms..

You poor bastard

im taking it easy over the break might go flick a few soft plastics. But come ANZAC DAY im having 5 days off down at point turton...can not wait!

Easter Sunday locked in for a southern metro session out in my mates boat It looks like we'll be targeting squid, gar and KG's

Codswallop! They're Fly Agaric not your 'magic mushrooms'. Also common in and around your Pine Mushrooms Yes they are reported to produce hallucinations but are rather toxic. If you're lucky will result in abdominal cramping, vomiting & diarrhea. Unlucky, permanent liver damage. Are 'edible' with correct preparation, apparently delicious too! https://honest-food.net/eating-santas-shroom/ Stick with the standard Blue Meanies for your 'shroom experiences.

As a kid we'd used to find Field Mushrooms every Autumn, as per Adrian's bag. Very, very tasty indeed. Sadly, somewhere along the line they became far less common and Agaricus Xanthodermus (see below) or 'Yellow Stainer' became very dominant. They look similar to field mushys but are toxic. Easily distinguished by the yellow bruises that develop when damaged. These also smell somewhat like 'hospital disinfectant' too. Im no expert but if you want an easy one to identify - both dead easy to find and identify, you cant go past the Pine Mushroom. Literally anywhere were there is an average stand of mature radiata pines will likely produce these, especially in the hills. I picked a heap from the young fellas school in Crafers (cant find that photo) and could have easily gathered 100+kg at Kuitpo and Mt Crawford forests last season. They look kinda weird as they are realllly orange and ooze orange sap when cut - hence also known as 'Saffron Milkcaps'. Their only downside is their mild flavour, not strong earthy you might expect from Fields or Porchini. My favorite is simple: Quick pan fry in butter and a little garlic, brandy flambe. Served on toasted rye bread with some freshly shaved pecorino

You'll have to educate me here Undies.......Yellow Stainers? Sounds like something related to your username.

Snapper15.4kg "abolished" was probably the wrong word to use sorry. I am a supporter of the idea but I just feel that atm everyone is getting ahead of themselves. the details are vague and no time frame has been put in place. I just feel as though all of this carry on is getting peoples hopes up. we need to take a step back and wait for something to happen before jumping the gun. We need to understand that this is a new gov and they have almost no experience in governing. Things will more than likely take longer than anticipated to happen because of this. I also feel that there are more urgent matters for this gov to deal with than this issue.

Snakes don't bother me all that much now as I've come across quite a lot over my trout fishing years, more so when I used to fish the Finniss River in and around the Yundi area.... even stepped on a few as well from time to time too, had a tiger snake strike me on the hip here in Tassie a few years ago. That was my own fault as I was looking at the next stretch of water and not where I was walking...thankfully I always wear waders when trout fishing.. There's always something happening down here Greg..

Nice to watch aren't they We have some New Holland Honeyeaters visit our Geisha Girl tree/plant on a regular basis - just love sitting and watching them going from flower to flower sucking out all the nutrients they want.

Heading to the shack on yorkes for me too... hopefully theres a few fish about, the old boy got a bag of squid and crabs yesterday

40 kph winds here today, I'm going nowhere at the moment... in the morning it's only 4 kph before it turns crappy again for four days of strong winds.. So hopefully will get in a river in the morning.. may try a small tannin stream close to home to see if any trout have moved into it since the 44 mms of rain we had here a few days ago.. It's that time of year when the trout should be starting to head up some of these small streams & creeks providing there's enough water flowing in them.. cheers Adrian

Hopefully you post after eating some KS and give us all a laugh 😁.

all to confusing for me. id probably eat the magic mushrooms by mistake..😂😂

Great pics there Adrian. Love the fungi, so many different shapes and colours. So delicate and beautiful. Looking forward for some Autumn rains over here to kick off our season. Hopefully many-a-feed of Pine Mushys . Maybe this year...ill find the elusive Porchini. Got a few spots sussed to check out, when the time comes .

Actually the more I looked at the photo the more I was sure it wasn't a Tiger Snake, I reckon maybe a Lowland Copper Head snake.. still bites too.. Tiger snakes here in Tassie are more often a dark black colour than the mainland Tigers which is why I just thought it was a Tiger..

Never a dull moment down there in Tassie Adrian.

Well just as well you didn't crawl onto the snake Adrian, but with it swimming back towards you could have been a little scary also. And that just wasn't her lucky .... or maybe it was

If it wasn't for the fish id get arrested for watching ladies running past me or walking their dogs lol.

nice going undies i was gonna go on a st hunt today but never made it out the shop lol. maybe monday☺

Awesome @Underpants I hope to see a few of them making an appearance at my local soon. I should do a recon mission and see what's about.

I've got 4 days of fishing coming up on the Anzac Day week... I need to rest up for that!

I'm only going by what the locals here in Tassie call them.. I don't touch or wouldn't even attempt to try them, I just take photos of them, so have no idea only going on hear say..

wow adrian the magic mushrooms really do look yummy....lucky i dont eat mushrooms☺

That sucks mate!

If that's a ball bearing attached to a magnet, Micky, that lure should cast well. Sliding weights and magnet cast chambers really allow your lure to fly through the air

Picked up a few Mushrooms in a paddock today on my walk back to the car... could have filled two bags had I wanted too, they were every where & only in the one paddock.. cheers Adrian Had a few of these for lunch today...

Nice mate. Thanks that looks the business. I'll check it out.👍 Netting for the Squid Queen.🐙😉

I am still seeing "peak body" in two places on their FB page... ??

Truth? All I'm seeing is a pre-election pamphlet knocked up by the Liberals outlining what they "promise" to do if elected!! Anybody who thinks that a government intends to or in fact can realistically deliver on all election promises is delusional. I, like the rest of this forum will wait and see if this re-structure actually happens, and if so, anything good comes of it.

According to the policy above, no, RecfishSA are to be part of the new body. "We will establish a new body for recreational fishers, including representatives of Recfish SA, ...." Just to make sure we're talking the truth not assumptions.

My go to jag for shallow water Squidding Yo zuri 1.6 with clear pink with lumo top... Dynamite for shallow water work....

thanx snapperhead

Hey guys, yes the footy tipping comp is back on this year. Unfortunately sponsors fell through last year. I'll make sure there is some kind of prize at the end of this years comp. The new comp will be announced shortly.