Having a fish

[Chilli]

Hi crew. Went for a fish. Not many options where I am and no big ones but its still fun.
Tried a new Bushranger spinner out and it was fantastic. Nearly a fish per cast. These get bigger elsewhere but this is typical size in our region. Redfin. Great eating but I left my keeper net at home so let them all go. I caught about 20.

A reddy in the water.

Spotted some birds way over the other side of the lake so put the rod in the car and got the camera. Stalked between trees and behind them edging closer, about a km away. About 300 meters away I snap a quick zoomed right in shot to see what they were, a big flock of spoonbills! Wrapt, sneak up so careful and about to get a camera rest on a branch and then "bark bark bark bark" they fly away, did a high up circuit dog and owner still there so they flew away across the range and gone. Idiot thought they would take their dog right up to them. Not only did the spoonbills leave but so did about 100 different ducks of various species.
Oh well. The quick shot I managed to get.

I think this is a sparrow hawk nest as there are two that hunt the pines there. Something ended up as supper.

The pine area.

Some eucalyptus flowers.

 

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[Cariboo5]

Nice catch ..... How often does your "Gone Fishing" sign get put up?

 

[Chilli]

Nice catch ..... How often does your "Gone Fishing" sign get put up?

I aim at once a week. Though having limited places to go here, when its holiday time its not worth bothering as the place will have idiots there.
My threshold for them these days sits around 1.

 

[cyzak]

Do you have to have a fishing license and if you do what is the cost there. Nice pics.

 

[BennyV]

Hi crew. Went for a fish. Not many options where I am and no big ones but its still fun.
Tried a new Bushranger spinner out and it was fantastic. Nearly a fish per cast. These get bigger elsewhere but this is typical size in our region. Redfin. Great eating but I left my keeper net at home so let them all go. I caught about 20.
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A reddy in the water.
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Spotted some birds way over the other side of the lake so put the rod in the car and got the camera. Stalked between trees and behind them edging closer, about a km away. About 300 meters away I snap a quick zoomed right in shot to see what they were, a big flock of spoonbills! Wrapt, sneak up so careful and about to get a camera rest on a branch and then "bark bark bark bark" they fly away, did a high up circuit dog and owner still there so they flew away across the range and gone. Idiot thought they would take their dog right up to them. Not only did the spoonbills leave but so did about 100 different ducks of various species.
Oh well. The quick shot I managed to get.
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I think this is a sparrow hawk nest as there are two that hunt the pines there. Something ended up as supper.
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The pine area.
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Some eucalyptus flowers.
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Nice perch

 

[KYgotGOLD]

Catch and release nothing wrong with that.

 

[Oregon Viking]

Hey Chili!!!!!

 

[Chilli]

Do you have to have a fishing license and if you do what is the cost there. Nice pics.

Thanks. $38 a year, free for retired. Fisheries do a pretty good job stocking places so the money goes back into it. Redfin are not stocked though, they seem to survive just about anything. They were once considered a pest species and you weren't allowed to release them if caught and unwanted. For some reason they stopped being such a pest number wise and are a welcome catch these days to eat. Introduced from the UK.

 

[Chilli]

Hey Chili!!!!!

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Yeah, we know, everything's bigger in America.
In fact, why am I still living here?
Our coat of arms is a failure, a bird that can't fly and a marsupial that can't run and instead hops.
All our so called great groups the members came from other countries. AcDc were imports. Even our song "I Come from the Land Downunder" was sung by a Scotsman who to add insult to injury has a Scottish accent!
For crying out loud even Nicole Kidman was born in Hawaii, Russel Crows a Kiwi and Mel Gibson (well we were actually happy Mel left as there's not really any Aussie in him and he's a dropkick) was born in the USA.
Oh for crying out loud I just realised im even married to an Italian!
In fact, we were just supposed to be a prisoner island for UK rejects until gold was discovered. Even then the British took it all!
Its true, we're nothing but a giant amusement park for the rest of the world!
Thanks for reminding me....

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