Shady trip : NT Barra

ozdodge · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:27 pm Post subject: Shady trip

Took Ziggy down to Shady this morning for a look. Launched at about 7:30am on the high tide, with about 30 trailers already in the car park. Water was way lower than the same time last year.

A couple land based guys were doing their best, but we didn't see them get anything.

Was disappointed to find no fish on any of the barrages up the top. Not even a tarpon to take a lure. :banghead:

Stuffed around for a couple hours at the barrages looking for fish before heading down to the cutting thinking we might go up to the dead forest, but found the tide had dropped too much and there wasn't enough flood water to make it through. Pushed downstream a bit further and eventually found a creek mouth and set of eddies that was holding a few fish. We landed a couple rats and then put a nice double in the boat, Zig with a 61cm and mine was 74cm. We kept one for dinner and put the other back. Got a couple more rats and ended the session with a just legal silver number. :mrgreen:

Headed back to the ramp about 12:30pm. The water had dropped out with the tide and lots of people were casting off the barrage, with a couple boats tied up casting into the current. Two blokes in a 5.5m boat in front of us cruised up to the barrage for a cast, but got too close and got caught up in the backwash and almost sank it, well at least it looked like it from where we were. :shock:

It was a very quiet day for Shady Camp - along the river we didn't see anyone else catch anything - so we felt very lucky to have stumbled onto a few fish when we did.

cheers

Ben Jam · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: Shady trip

Great report mate, still looked like a great day anyway.

Parksy · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:46 pm Post subject: Re: Shady trip

Great report good to see people getting a few and also putting them back in .
Cheers Parksy

steele · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:49 pm Post subject: Re: Shady trip

Great report mate,well done.

GoodLookinPete · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:04 pm Post subject: Re: Shady trip

Great report with top pics, well done mate

Timmo · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:50 pm Post subject: Re: Shady trip

nice fish sheebs......., as always great story

SteveB · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:04 pm Post subject: Re: Shady trip

Thanks for the post Sheeby, nice looking fish.

Mud · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:05 am Post subject: Re: Shady trip

As alwYs OD top report....nice to see ziggy still getting out with the old man : )

Biff · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:49 am Post subject: Re: Shady trip

Nice pics their mate,still dont fancy the idea of lfishing that barrage!
Cheers.

Sy · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:10 pm Post subject: Re: Shady trip

Good effort Trev and Ziggy

Might go out Friday for a look :wink:

hingsy · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:14 pm Post subject: Re: Shady trip

Nice work, the young fella seems to get a hell of a lot of fish!

coastaljoy · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:52 pm Post subject: Re: Shady trip

good report ,makes the anticipation even stronger for when I get there
cheers
Scott

olfart · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: Shady trip

Well done Trev and Ziggy..Great to see father/son combos havin a crack.

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