After a false start at Easter when the weather blew up Anzac weekend was the next chance I had to have a crack at the Montes.

Hit Fortescue and dropped the boat in at around 8 on Friday night. Was a little blowey for the first ten kms or so with the little 17r Haines sitting on around 24 knots. Calmed of the further we got until glass around Veranus area and we hit a fast cruise of around 32.

Fisrt thing we noticed in the morning was how fishy the place looked. I was honestly pretty hard to make a decision and then stick with it without getting distracted.

Headed west of the islands and got onto a few lumps in around 35-40m and worked our way north. Found some nice fish but the sharks were never far away. Fair few Shark Macks around and lots of little Tuna as well.







Red Bass really did some pulling.



Made our way up to Tryall Rocks for a look around there. Suprisingly little pelagic action. Shows great potentialbut will have to leave out exploring there for a bit later.





Came back down to the old Observatory overlooking the Nuclear testing area. The little Ray got spooked in the shallows and beached it self. Took a pic then de spooked it back into the water.



View from the Observatory.







Did a bit of trolling around and looking the next day. Some nice fish coming over the side. Some not so big but always plenty of action.










Just to prove we did find a GT Brad.



Got up before sunrise this morning for the ride home. Awesome conditions. Sat on 34 knots for most of the way with only a quick stop for another couple of trout. Sunrise over the rigs was pretty impressive.

We caught plenty of fish but really only scratched the surface of the place. At least now I have a picture of the layout and can plan the next trip a bit better and try to stick with one plan.

Great report Dodgy! Those reefies look awesome....esp the trout!! Those montebellos look like an awesome place to explore.

cracking report dodgy...

suss it all out ready for my trip there later this year will ya.

Love your work dodgy.

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That water looks awesome with some nice fish too

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