Reddies ...
Submitted by Da pirate on Fri, 2023-06-02 23:07
Hit Harvey for a day trip. Got there for sun
up .. banged a few Redfin first up . Went
quiet watched a little rainbow come in the
shallows circling a bee stuck on the surface.
only trout we seen all day . Arvo came along
and the reddies went nuts right upto dark.
couldn't even see the celtas we were using
but they could!! Bit of spin out ! Ended up
with maybe 800grams filleted from 24 fish.
cheers pirate..
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Faulkner Family
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Nice way to spend a day.
Nice way to spend a day. Ridding our waterways of introduced fish and getting a decent feed as well
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Da pirate
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Not too bad .
Have too say first real go at
eating them was pleasantly
suprised . Weighed the bag
came to 4kgs .. cheers pirate
Ush
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nice work. I hear they are
nice work. I hear they are good chewing? how would you describe the taste?
Got keen?
Da pirate
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Strange..
Might sound little strange? But
tasted a little bit like pink snapper.
strange I know for a freshwater fish??
cheers pirate
big john
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Sweet
I used to find them very sweet, good on the tooth.
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Da pirate
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Big John .
Heard a little rumour your heading up
too the bay fishing with one of my good
mates that's doin really well with your
fligs .. I've been getting pics of his fish
since he's been up there .. cheers pirate
Daniel Westerduin
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That's a good haul of
That's a good haul of freshwater beauties, I reckon they taste better than Snapper myself.
Lefty 44
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Harvey
Nice haul there Pirate.
I fish Harvey a fair bit with the Old man.
At 76 it's about as hard as he can fish these days.
He loves the Reddies to eat.
I've set his tinny up with an electric motor and we troll deep minnows.
Very easy to fill a bucket with the small to medium size fish.
We have found we do better on bigger fish 30-40cm by using lure than can run 4+ meters deep.
We also pick up a dozen Trout each year as bycatch.
From shore first and last light are the best times.
NORUN NOFUN
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Just out of interest, is it
Just out of interest, is it illegal to camp at Harvey Dam now and if it is, is it enforced ? Have not been there for years as the last time it was a shit show with drunks.
I could easily google it, just wanted to know opinions.
still trying
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When I last went there were
When I last went there were signs no camping. But lots of people camping so did we. Ranger came twice a day and just waved hello.
rather be fishing
Da pirate
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Winter ..
Winter is the go !! Have the place too
yourself .. and you can have a fire .summer. Ahh yeah ..
mayhem .. cheers pirate
davewillo
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Nice bag Pirate! I really
Nice bag Pirate! I really rate them on the plate. I release trout and eat any reddies I catch.
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