In my Backyard #2

Thats what fishing is all about - an adventure, you don't have to be the first one there but to discover some new water is exciting. Martin

Today Jack and I headed up into the everglades, which is the top end of the Noosa River system, all freshwater.
We took the kyaks in the boat, so we could quietly explore a few small creeks, and get into areas that are too shallow for boats.
We had hoped to find bass and possibly mangrove jacks, and barra were secretly thought of, but today was not a day for the fish, we had no fish show an interest all day!
But just being out there was great and this area is pristine, birdlife, plantlife, its what documentaries are made of.   Apologies for the quality of pics but dropping the camera in the creek a few weeks ago didnt do it any good.  Time for a new one I think.
Jas

Only been up that river once, and that was too long ago. It is a fantastic part of the world with plenty of photo opportunities. Been hearing of barra up there. They are down the gold coast in the Logan, Albert, Coomera and Nerang, but not common. Does anybody know how they got there? Speculation as of the ECO PARK up the Albert having it's barra lakes overflow during flooding a few years ago. I was told by somebody that these were the farmed barra from the fish research station on Bribie Island and were released by the staff after they finished with their research.  Martin

Shame about the fish. That looks like just the place to work my little pop/slider

Nice Scenery Jas, there doesn't seem to be too much

Nicho, I don;t know of any one that has actually made it through to that lake, at least not for fishing..... I reckon it would be another Jurassic lake 

yes verlon great place to visit....fishing or just sight seeing.

Darby,
will find out soon what its like, no reason why stock cant get into it during big wet seasons, and some may get stuck in dry times..........which hopefully means they get bigger!!
Big area to cover though so it will be a 2 day stint sleep over and dragging kyaks across to cover all of it.
Even if theres no fish its going to be a good experience..............jabiru, brolgas,swans and heaps of others flew overhead in that direction yesterday..........untouched world in there, even the ranger knows of no body incl himself to have really explored it..........No doubt plenty have though.
Nothing is sacred any more.
Jas

Wow , excelent stuff , that is what it is all about , I can see your boy is going to remember and cherish these days all his life , makes you feel warm all other , good on ya guys .

Well I got some nice bass friday arvo..........2 well above the 40cm in a new spot I thought id checkout, made even better as they were on my lures.
 My old camera died after dropping it in the water, so I took my big camera out, got some nice pics but too big to download!.........got me buggered how to work out the downsizing thing.
Bought a new waterproof camera for my kyak yesterday and went exploring a section of the Mary river,
2ND CAST...got smoked into snags...lost my lure.
3 MORE DECENT HITS BUT NO HOOK UP THEN IT WENT QUIET!
 So we decided to explore further................paddled and walked and climbed over debris for several ks, the creek was very shallow, ankle deep, and in some sections knee deep for 2 ks or more....... finally found some very fishy water but not a touch!!....BASS are so bloody hard to understand......(Im assuming they are all females!!!!!!) like some we all know...........when they are on they are on,  but when they are not, nothing can tempt them!!!!!!!!
Anyway all was not lost, a new area explored and a future trip planned with easier access next time round.
Hopefully I can sort out the big camera to download the fish pics. This shot is an experiment, I had the guy in the shop set the camera up for me and he set it on the wrong setting......so my new camera shots are toooooooooooooo big also!! and cant download... so Ive reset it and taken a pic of my big camera screen to test if Ive got the right setting........bloody technology! but seems its all good now, but sorry no nice shots.
Jas

It seems as if you and Jack are having lots of fun in that creek. Do it as often as you can. Time lost away from the water can never  be regained.

nice work Jas, we have been having great success on the bass on our lures up this way too,Cheers Aidan

Finally got out for a few hrs this arvo, and explored further into a creek, in an area I hadnt been to.
Fish were playing a bit hard to get, hiding up deep under the banks.
I managed a dozen bass, tried a few different lures, so all in all a great arvo.
One of my shrimp lures caught several fish before I swapped a few around to test them, all got fish.
90% of the fun in bass fishing is the location, just nice spots to walk around and enjoy for a few hrs.
The first fish I caught took about 40 casts and 4 lure changes to get him,  he was hiding behind a shallow log, everytime the lure came within his zone he would dart out and hit it, but not hook up.
Eventually I put on a little 35mm lure I made, 2nd cast got him...........sometimes the tiny lures are the best.
Gave a certain green/yellow spotted lure a run just to tease  barneyminnow....(yes mate you and sticko will get one.........very soon............I think)
Jas

Jas top photos  mate ,your got a great backyard to play in

 Some small black Coffins coming your way mate ,, I want to see one in the mouth of one of those Bass mate  

Thanks mate, dads minnows should do the job too.

 more fish Jas well done mate 

wrapper,
if your ever on the Sunshine Coast, let me know, we will sort out a day or two fishing.

Nick,
they are doing ok mate
 its funny though.... most lures work when not left shoved in tackleboxes or display cases

Jas