Half day trip - Tuesday 20141216

School out for the year, house painted, moved into the bigger side of house, cleaned granny flat we have lived in for last 5 years - so its now fishing time!!!

Popped out early Tuesday morning
Took a couple of local young blokes out to see what was around

Plenty of small trevs around Weed Reef but inconsistent as they moved about heaps
Keen to chase the flies but not so keen to hook up!
when one hooked up always 10 or so similar sized following along

A few really big milkies blowing up surface and their sickle tail cutting the surface. - regularly fascinating the new deckies.

The young blokes are not SWOFFERs - yet!
So used my flies on spin gear to get their trevs
meter of leader material tied to a swivel and small running ball sinker above the swivel, with fly on the end of leader. use like a jig retrieve

however, I was catching two or three to their one - so they are keen for fly casting & fly tying lessons in 2015

The weather was blowy first up. But calmed off around 9am as the wind changed directions
But for the most the wind seemed always in the wrong direction no matter where & what structure was being cast at.

Though the wind was nice as it was was mega hot and steamy. It cooled the sweat constantly rolling down the body (and into the eyes). High levels of sun protection needed on the water this time of year.

The young guys got small giant trevs and a few small estuary cod
Still Enough to inspire them towards more fishing and eventually some SWOFFING!
I got the same trevs a& a few small queenies but nothing worth bragging at the pub about

Out with son who is up from Sydney, this Friday (but more tide movement than today so might be better results). Look for blog of that outing soon.
(Currently sitting in Darwin airport waiting for his plane to arrive)