Poppa Snake

Have to love suppliers that reward you. "pick something from this list" they said. - SCORE!
 

in the last 12 months picked up a GoPro, Dyson stick vac (for her) and now these. Promo goes for another 12 months. Will be browsing through prize list this arvo 

Have to love suppliers that reward you. "pick something from this list" they said. - SCORE!
 

very nice score
enjoy😆

Have to love suppliers that reward you. "pick something from this list" they said. - SCORE!
 

cast out.
jag hits water
count to 3 (Mississippi)
wind in slack
drop again for count of 2.
give 2 short sharp tugs on the rod upwards.
wind in slack
drop again for count of 2.
give 2 short sharp tugs on the rod upwards.
wind in slack
Repeat

I always look for the ol' stains on the jetty if there is fresh sprodge that would be the area I would try first 
above weed 
then again ....What would a port soaked river fisher know 
 
and that don't mean I fell in the Port River ...

Sounds like you let the jag hit the bottom and had too much line out...hence too much slack line n nothing hapnin when you whip the rod up to produce action...less porn and more squidding videos on YouTube should do the trick

With a very slow salmon season this year, we struggled for salmon reports but did manage to pick a winner. A clear winner!
 
Firstly a huge thanks to SPOTTERS for supplying the awesome prize pack including the really cool pair of Fury  sunnies (Gloss Black) with Halide lens! Check out the SPOTTERS website for their huge range of sunnies. They now have a ladies pair of sunnies so well worth checking out if the Mrs goes fishing with you, also great sunnies for everyday use!
 
 
Now onto the winner...... Underpants with Salmon and by-catch bonus   
 
 
Congratulations Undies, a great report that was an absolute pleasure to read.
 
Please send me a pm with your details so I can send off the prize for you
 
Thanks to everyone who got out and chased salmon in this tough season. Hopefully next year will bring better conditions and lots more fish!

Look left,sorry couldn't help my self.

The Fx reels are well priced but no matter what my friends do they cant seem to kill them when loaned out!

New winch for the dust collector

Trout fishing the hard to get to streams/creeks.. 17-9-17
 

Getting into some of these small streams & creeks can be quite testing..

Once there, well it's worth it most times..
 
I was sitting here today going through some of the 22,000 plus photos that I have taken over the years I've spent trout fishing rivers, streams & creeks around Tasmania since moving here back in March 2000. I know the majority trout fishers that fish the rivers normally go to the more accessible areas and rarely try the more difficult hard to get to little rivers,streams & creeks that are quite plentiful here. The majority of them run into the larger rivers and all contain trout of various sizes. Yes it can be quite tough getting through the dense foliage to get to one of these streams and keeping a lookout for snakes as well. It can take up to an hour of bush bashing just to reach a stream only to find out there's not enough water in it or there's no fish in the one that has plenty of flowing water.. That's just one of the minor downfalls with this type of fishing, then there's the times when the effort is well worth it and you'll find one that's holding trout. Most of them are are usually a dark tannin coloured streams & creeks and have held some nice browns of various sizes.. While going through my photos today I didn't realise how many of them were tough going with so many fallen trees, log jams etc on them. Now when I look back on it I feel I was very well rewarded for the effort put into it by catching some beautiful wild brown trout in them. Yes it was tough work and there were plenty of disappointing trips too, but that's what this type of fishing is all about isn't it...



One of the rewards of fishing these small streams/creeks..

And one of the many downfalls on them too...

This is where it can be tough on the old body..

But then, the hard work is worth it once again..

Peace & tranquility in a small stream..

Golden colours in this wild brown trout..

Another log jam, climb over it or go around it... Hmmm!!! I went the hard way.. "over it"

Another beautiful area on a small stream..

Doesn't get any better than this.. well it does really..
 
cheers
Adrian

Sorry Panga I can't help with the Scallop question but,
 
 
we pickle what is left after pigging out on the ones we freshly caught. Might try freezing? instead? 
 
as for destroying the delicate and sweet crabs, I can't understand why people smother their food in things like chili and garlic, disgusting! Sorry, my opinion only 

I just noticed this post from way back, and thought it might pay to add this little video.  Fast forward to 4:30, and watch through to 5:30, it explains how the lake fills, and drains.

and cooked by a cheif😁
YUMMY
we know whos cooking at our next s&h meet😉

Marinated land ribs over the coals, spuds with coleslaw sour cream and cheese and roast capsicum garlic and olive oil.
Followed by 5 kids fighting over the marshmallow sticks.
Nothing fancy, in the backyard enjoying the sunset over Bird Island sipping a nice wine.
Gotta love spring 👍

I used to take a jar with some lime juice and chilli in it whilst out taking for crabs over Panga's way. Whilst taking and stepping in RF cut em open take the meat out throw in the jars and leave guts in the water. Keep walking a few hundred more metres getting crabs before turning around and getting twice the amount of crabs on the return trip feasting on the guts.Time you get back to the car and load up you have a jar of scrumptious razor fish to mung out on👍

Totally agree with you. Garlic and chilli is for all manner of other things where it tastes good.
Good quality seafood on the other hand needs little in the way of additives.
Fry in a little butter perhaps, maybe a drizzle of olive oil here and there, but not pickling, rich sauces ETC....
Better yet, try it raw! Nothing beats a super fresh piece of tuna sliced thinly and eaten as is. Yum

Yep soak in rain water, old trick used by some when selling in jars in pubs in Port Augusta when I was much younger. 

Yep soak in rain water, old trick used by some when selling in jars in pubs in Port Augusta when I was much younger. 

Sorry Panga I can't help with the Scallop question but,
 
 
we pickle what is left after pigging out on the ones we freshly caught. Might try freezing? instead? 
 
as for destroying the delicate and sweet crabs, I can't understand why people smother their food in things like chili and garlic, disgusting! Sorry, my opinion only 

Yep soak in rain water, old trick used by some when selling in jars in pubs in Port Augusta when I was much younger. 

Did someone say pickled razor fish🤗🤗🤗🤗
yummo was my favorite as a kid growing up.😆

We got heaps of big Razor fish when helping my mate on his Oyster lease over at Smokey bay ,he got me to soak the razor fish hearts in tank water overnight , they double in size , then after sitting in salt water for an hour or 2 , then do the pickling . YUMMO