Shortytheyakker
19-10-2009, 09:06 AM
On the weekend i took part in a state wide social estuary comp, there was a few prizes,,Finn kayaks donated a kayak for the longest 3 bream which was 96 cm from Moore river,,most folks battled to get any bream,one guy in Denmark could only catch Snapper after Snapper,i never saw one Bream all weekend,,but i saw some new and scenic country,heres my report from the Yak forum.
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My weekend Bream campain was to fish the Sticks at Shelley in the mornings and Blackwall reach in the evening, those plans were thrown into disarray, i recieved a tip that the Sticks are not much chop in the morning and with temps in the high 30's Blackwall reach will be yahoo central, i could just imagine to the kids jumoping off the cliffs screaming there lungs out on the way down.
I pulled out the street directory and my eyes gazed South to new ground, North and South Yunderup caught my eye and a breeze to get there with the new Bunbury highway, with the van loaded i headed to Coopers Mill North yunderup, when i arrived it looked like Bream heaven,,no boats nor people and great Bream country.
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream005.jpg
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream006.jpg
It is spectacular country but wheres the Bream ,the caretaker and his dog wandered over and asked if i had caught anything ? no nothing i said,,thats about what most folks get he replied
It was nice country and i was happy to be there paddling around as the curturn closed on another day,,
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream003.jpg
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream007.jpg
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream012.jpg
The next morning i headed to the South Yunderup canal system,,very much like the Gold Coast with expensive boats parked on they own private jetty,,despite throwing Atomic hards and snap back placcy all i saw was squadrons of hungry blowies and i keeped hooking them every 5 minutes,,slimy weed was a problem also,,
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream013.jpg
After a couple hours i headed into town for smoko,,i asked a couple guys where the bream are,,try Ravenswood bridge and the new bunbury highway bridge , i headed for the bridge and the pub on the river next door was doing a roaring trade from boaties and bikers, i launched next to the bridge and threw placcys and HB,s about around the bride and then upstreamm,,all to no avail ,,when i got back the crowd had swelled a couple hundred people and folks were enjoying a beer near the water.
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream021.jpghttp://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream018.jpg
I nominate the Ravenswood hotel for our next get together,,easy run from Perth and easy for the south westers (make it a sunday and take our yaks)
In conclusion no Bream sighted but it was good to find scenic new areas to fish and sight see.
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My weekend Bream campain was to fish the Sticks at Shelley in the mornings and Blackwall reach in the evening, those plans were thrown into disarray, i recieved a tip that the Sticks are not much chop in the morning and with temps in the high 30's Blackwall reach will be yahoo central, i could just imagine to the kids jumoping off the cliffs screaming there lungs out on the way down.
I pulled out the street directory and my eyes gazed South to new ground, North and South Yunderup caught my eye and a breeze to get there with the new Bunbury highway, with the van loaded i headed to Coopers Mill North yunderup, when i arrived it looked like Bream heaven,,no boats nor people and great Bream country.
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream005.jpg
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream006.jpg
It is spectacular country but wheres the Bream ,the caretaker and his dog wandered over and asked if i had caught anything ? no nothing i said,,thats about what most folks get he replied
It was nice country and i was happy to be there paddling around as the curturn closed on another day,,
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream003.jpg
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream007.jpg
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream012.jpg
The next morning i headed to the South Yunderup canal system,,very much like the Gold Coast with expensive boats parked on they own private jetty,,despite throwing Atomic hards and snap back placcy all i saw was squadrons of hungry blowies and i keeped hooking them every 5 minutes,,slimy weed was a problem also,,
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream013.jpg
After a couple hours i headed into town for smoko,,i asked a couple guys where the bream are,,try Ravenswood bridge and the new bunbury highway bridge , i headed for the bridge and the pub on the river next door was doing a roaring trade from boaties and bikers, i launched next to the bridge and threw placcys and HB,s about around the bride and then upstreamm,,all to no avail ,,when i got back the crowd had swelled a couple hundred people and folks were enjoying a beer near the water.
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream021.jpghttp://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/shortytheyakker/MandurahBream018.jpg
I nominate the Ravenswood hotel for our next get together,,easy run from Perth and easy for the south westers (make it a sunday and take our yaks)
In conclusion no Bream sighted but it was good to find scenic new areas to fish and sight see.