Last nights winds gave way to a fairly calm mild day. With cloud that dispersed as the day went on.
I managed one "blue claw" the traditional yabby as seen in SA. They also have Red Claw here a crayfish but a different a different cherax species which i don't think occurs this far down. I chucked it back in in the net to retrieve later.
Task wise, I was allocated to help Katy with the gyprock cornice installation she and Chris started the other day. The first piece we (she) cut had the cornices all wrong and she admitted she hadn't really been paying attention the day before. I always have to concentrate with mitre joints and with curved cornice I have to concentrate even harder. Anyway I worked it out and marked the cut positions on the mitre box jig and it went very smoothly with all the cornices we could cut being mounted on nails ready to be glued. Susan after some earlier cleaning of the work area hopped into under coating firstly under the eaves and then the metal work below the floor.
Fishing after lunch was delayed by the moving of a fairly large fibreglass water tank on the little tray top truck to the new house. It was all hands on deck to lift it on a task that was made easier when Susan suggested tilting it on its bottom edge and reversing the truck up and levering it on over the edge.
Des tied a rope around it. I suggested if the tank was to move it might be better untied since it would fall of the truck, tied on the truck might tip over with it. Anyway it never looked like falling off.
On to the fishing. On my return to the nets the yabby had escaped but I did have some very small bait fish and a small cod in the traps. The cod was liberated to the main steam since the oxbow lakes are drying up.
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| Catfish! I think a beard trim is in order (for me not the fish) Species is Tandanus tandanus which is the same catfish from the Murray in SA |
Fishing around the tree snags was bit of a trauma with breaking of lines and lost hooks. Another first today. The first river dweller I caught was a tortoise and he was not happy! Fortunately only just nicked by the hook so released without drama. Then followed a medium catfish also released. I messed around with a float rig to drift a few little live baits past the trees. It got branched and broken off even though only set 60 cm deep. Susan was sceptical about me getting the float back by casting a heavier line with a split shot and a hook on it on the big rod. After about 5 casts I hooked it and yanked it free. I still have the touch. As dusk approached I cast into a different portion of the stream since I worked out it was deeper than the snaggy bit. The result was the catfish in the photo. I am guessing in excess of 2 kgs. I chucked it in the bucket and the skinned fillets now reside in the fridge. The worst part of the fishing is returning on dusk and having to clean fish in the dark. The yabby pots are now in a different hole. Only one bait size one so far. I am still itching to catch a Mary River Cod!
Weather report is excellent for the weekend plus i believe we have some time off.
night folks
Simon
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