Aura Vale lake - 22/02/2020
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:26 pm
Spent the better part of today throwing SPs at Aura Vale lake.
I haven’t been there for a few years but the first thing I recalled upon arrival was………bloody water lilies……..
The lake is ringed with them – from the bank to a few meters out. There are small breaks here and there, and it Is clear along the bank where the picnic ground is, but the vast majority is ringed by water lilies.
This does make retrieval of a SP or any lure that much harder, as you have to cast over them and try lift just as the lure reaches them.
After many, many casts I did get one solid strike, but no hook up. And nothing else for the whole session. On the upside I did not lose any lures.
Also note that the rock wall is quite unstable, I lost my footing more than once trying to find a casting spot from there.
All up I think the lake could be more successfully tackled if you have a kayak or canoe.
Short of that – worms under a float, cast just past the water Lilies…or maybe even amongst them. Which is a method I may yet try on another trip.
There is also a small pond just past Aura vale – called Bob’s Park. It is not open to vehicles, but you could park at the gate and get in there. The pond is only small but did not appear to have the water lily problem – may have to explorer that one at some stage.
I haven’t been there for a few years but the first thing I recalled upon arrival was………bloody water lilies……..
The lake is ringed with them – from the bank to a few meters out. There are small breaks here and there, and it Is clear along the bank where the picnic ground is, but the vast majority is ringed by water lilies.
This does make retrieval of a SP or any lure that much harder, as you have to cast over them and try lift just as the lure reaches them.
After many, many casts I did get one solid strike, but no hook up. And nothing else for the whole session. On the upside I did not lose any lures.
Also note that the rock wall is quite unstable, I lost my footing more than once trying to find a casting spot from there.
All up I think the lake could be more successfully tackled if you have a kayak or canoe.
Short of that – worms under a float, cast just past the water Lilies…or maybe even amongst them. Which is a method I may yet try on another trip.
There is also a small pond just past Aura vale – called Bob’s Park. It is not open to vehicles, but you could park at the gate and get in there. The pond is only small but did not appear to have the water lily problem – may have to explorer that one at some stage.