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Work has started to back off so took the opportunity to have a dogs day out up the lake the other day. Went its length to the top dam reacquainting ourselves. Sooties were scarce but to be expected for just now. Had a loosener on a couple of big powertails then went looking for barras for zip. The sounder picked out a stack of arches on the way back so had a crack expecting more powertails. Took about 40 minutes for one of them to turn into a 70cm barra so hung around. One of a couple of arches off the main school turned out to be something a bit bigger. Got a few more fish before they went to bed so headed back down to town and home.

The water at the surface is still a warm 24C. Air temp is a different story though after dark. As soon as the sun slips away the cold air spills down the valleys and onto the surface of the lake and you need a jacket to stay warm.

As soon as the sun slips away the cold air spills down the valleys and onto the surface of the lake and you need a jacket to stay warm

Wednesday forecast here ... Min 4C Max 8C possible snow

Great post tho, good to see the King is back

Matt Flynn wrote:

As soon as the sun slips away the cold air spills down the valleys and onto the surface of the lake and you need a jacket to stay warm

Wednesday forecast here ... Min 4C Max 8C possible snow

Great post tho, good to see the King is back

Was talking about planet earth Matt

Great fish and amazing scenery!

Nice fish for the middle of winter Dick Those big powertails would warm you up nicely for a crack at the Barra. Certainly take the wrinkles out.



Melv

Yeah power tails don't believe in hurrying but they don't know what stop means either.

Dick wrote:Work has started to back off so took the opportunity to have a dogs day out up the lake the other day. Went its length to the top dam reacquainting ourselves. Sooties were scarce but to be expected for just now. Had a loosener on a couple of big powertails then went looking for barras for zip. The sounder picked out a stack of arches on the way back so had a crack expecting more powertails. Took about 40 minutes for one of them to turn into a 70cm barra so hung around. One of a couple of arches off the main school turned out to be something a bit bigger. Got a few more fish before they went to bed so headed back down to town and home.

The water at the surface is still a warm 24C. Air temp is a different story though after dark. As soon as the sun slips away the cold air spills down the valleys and onto the surface of the lake and you need a jacket to stay warm.

Hey Dick,
Temp here in Nathalia today -1 to 10 deg hell Im looking forward to getting up there.

We'll done dick

Good to see you able leiutenant in Swans colours; nice fish too!