December 2011 - Kangaroo Valley Amateur Fishing Club
On Friday 25 November 10 members and five boats arrived at Greenwell Point for what was thought would be a great weekend for fishing. The weather on Friday was initially cold and wet but it fined up later in the day.
A few cast lines out late in the afternoon with limited success.
One had his line picked up by a low flying pelican and eventually, after a strong tussle, both the line and the pelican parted company with no injury to either party.
After a great feed we all turned in fairly early only to be woken at around 1 am by heavy rain and winds. It was not until 2 pm on Saturday afternoon that the weather cleared and three boats ventured out on the lake.
After five hours of fishing, the catch was about half a fish each, the majority being flathead which were caught in the last half hour.
Sunday morning we woke to a fine but windy day. Fishing outside was a “no-go” and even on the lake would have been unpleasant.
Even so, one boat and two hardy fishermen ventured out. After discussing the problems in Greece and other world events and realising that we probably could not be of much help, the majority decided to go home.
The next fishing safari will be in early March, again at Greenwell Point and we hope for better weather. The February report will provide further details.
The photo shows how much of our time was spent just looking at the boats.
Remember we have available for sale: Club shirts, $20, caps $10 and badges $5.
For membership and booking enquiries please contact Gavin Fox on 4861 4841 (email gav1960@msn.com) or Mark Collins on 4861 1091 (email kiwiwingnut55@hotmail.com) or our local identity Vinnie Winch on 4465 1448.
I would like to take the opportunity to wish you all a happy Christmas and a prosperous new year and here’s hoping that by March 2012 the fish will take the bait.
Enjoy your fishing ….. Chuck