Walpole holiday report
Hi guy's
Just back from Walpole/gracetown for chrissy with the family so throwing up a few pics. Bear in mind this wasn't a fishing holiday so only got the line in a few times :(.
It's been some 17years since i was last at Walpole but the place is pretty much the same as i remembered it. We stayed at rest point caravan park which was in an awesome spot. After not fishing at Gracetown i was keen to wet a line and first morning at Walpole i jumped up early to sneak off for a fish but realised i had forgotten to get any bait. I thought stuff it and went anyway scabbing around the rocks for crabs and stuff. I managed to get two small bream around 250mm as a double hookup and after a quick pick they both swam off strong. With the weather so nice it was a little dissapointing not to have the boat but good to get back to basics and remember where my passion for fishing started.
So after a couple more days sight seeing and doing family stuff like the tree top walk, bush hiking, reptile park etc, etc it was time to take the kids for a fish. We headed out to the only spot i know in Walpole whish is out on the knoll past coalmine beach on rocky point. There were heaps of fish but they were only small. The bigger kids lost interest pretty fast but my young fella Kyle, who's 4, was having a ball and was about to make dad look fairly ordinary. I cast his river prawn out and went to bait my rod when his buckled over i could see it was a decent fish so i grabbed the camera for a couple of snaps. He was stoked with his bream that was 360mm. As we were getting ready to go and didn't have any other keepers for a feed, i talked him into to letting it go.
I got a chance to go back with out the kids and my mate and i had a ball with a fish a cast. There were many small fish but we got a couple of very nice bream in the mid 30's but it was the skippy that stole the show with half a dozen plump ones in the esky for a feed my friend got a cracker that was easily over a kilo, unfortunatley we didn't bring the camera. Then it was back home to have a feed and feed stumpy the stingray the scraps.
Cheers
Ryan
danno
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good stuff thats a mighty
good stuff
thats a mighty fine bream.
those pics with the sting ray r awsome mate.
cheers danno
damo6230
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Great report Ryan
Good to see the family out enjoying the SW region.
On a trip like that catching fish is a bonus.
Better start getting some fishing gear for your young bloke..ha ha
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sounds like you lot had a
sounds like you lot had a whole lot of fun.looks like the young bloke was stoked with the bream as well. well done
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great report there, looks
great report there, looks like a fun trip. I love the coastline along the sw region..Just amazing:)
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Great stuff Wrass A good yarn and some great pics
Well done Kyle. That is an awesome fish and a great entry for the 13 and Under Junior Landbased competition.
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bluecod
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walpole
thanks for this inspiring report. love the photos, dont ya just feel great when the little tackers have had so much fun they just zonk out on the way home. has got me seriously thinking of a fish trip down that way soon. havent been down there for.......ummmm. anyway i think its a report that makes you know we have to fish for the future so our great grandys can have the same enjoyment and thrills that we on here have been fortunate to have. cheers
Adamp
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Nice bream mate! Those
Nice bream mate! Those stingray shots are awsome.
Adam Gallash
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knoll
The knoll is a great fishing spot. :) Cheers for the report.
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Anytime Brad
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Walpole
Great report, hope my 4 year old can catch a couple when down there next week.
I would rather be fishing
callum
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durango
go the durango!!!!!(blue kids combo)
me and a mate have caught some wonderful fish with that rod and reel ahah and we're 15
happy fishing
wadetolley
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Good
Great report ! The Knoll is pretty hard on the tackle. Would mind diving there and recovering a fair bit of gear people have lost.