Sunday
After far too long working I am now back fishing and I
decided to start with a trip down to Iluka to fish from the rocks. The weather
did not look very promising but sometimes you just have to go for it.
I left Brisbane on Sunday morning and decided to stop off at
Ballina on the way down. The wind was howling but I had never fished the Richmond
River, so I pulled out my soft plastics rod and reel and wandered out onto a
promising sand bank on the north side of the Richmond River Estuary. It was
about 10.30 am and the tide was running out. I found a stretch of mangrove
lined shore and walked along the edge casting and retrieving a GULP 2” Shrimp
soft plastic in the Peppered Prawn colour on 1/8th 1/0 jighead.
The mullet were everywhere – they were so thick that the
plastic kept knocking against them as I retrieved it. Every now and then it
would come back with a few Mullet scales on. I worked my way along the bank and
I was surprised at how clear the water was, considering how much rain has
fallen recently. I felt a few hits but I think these were just the curious
Mullet or whiting.
After an hour or so I felt a solid bite and struck. There
was not much weight but I had a fish – a tiny cod. I put it back, packed up and
headed on to Iluka. Hopefully the weather will be kind enough to make fishing
the rocks a possibility when I get there.
