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Headed out with my old man off Frankston yesterday afternoon hoping for some garfish. At first we planned to see what was around so after sounding up a few fish we dropped the anchor. We managed a couple of pinkies and a banjo before I caught a strange looking eel and after a bit of research I found...

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Fri Jul 24, 2020 1:02 pm

Awesome!
Do you net them at night?

Yes, they are spooked easily when it’s not dark.

Looks like a rock cod.

Great report as usual, and amazing pictures. You're pretty keen to be out there in that weather, and congratulations on the first of the season.

These are the two I took home, caught them on spinners, the bottom one is a rainbow. Spoke to a guy while I was up there who said they are usually around in September, fished all through the day but the best time was morning and evening. I was equally surprised when I caught them.

Awesome report as usual. I definitely reckon you’ve undersold yourself with that trout, but what can you do.

It’s not photography but I used to do a lot of drawing, the skull was from when I was 12 and the trout is from when I was 10. The last one is a picture of my largest trout, from lough Sheelin in Ireland.

Really sorry to hear buddy, I know how much it hurts to lose a dog. I think it’s really impressive that she reached 15, and it’s a testament to the care taken of her over the years. I hope you can find peace knowing she’s in a better place.

I’ve had decent success land based, although generally in freshwater. Here are some of my best from the last 3 years, and a few from Ireland when I was much younger.

Managed a little session this afternoon on the kayak, in a local creek. The target species were bream and mullet, although given how long it had been since I had last been fishing, I wasn’t too fussed. So I set off down the creek to my normal spot, soon noticing an unfamiliar fatigue in my lockdown ...