Success At Last

Last Saturday morning dawned clear and bright.  Team Turtle was aware of this as we were also up and at it although maybe not quite as clear and bright as the dawn.  Final preparations for a day of fishing were completed and we set off to Cania Dam - a short ten klms way.  We weren't the only ones that were up bright and early as there were already four trailers at the boat ramp by the time that we had arrived.

Just Waiting For The Crew

Once on the water, there was only one false start - we headed off into what we thought was the main channel - but the combined efforts of both The Captain and The Deckie took us the correct way.  We followed the old creek bed upstream and found what looked like a lovely fishing spot. And yes, it was!!

Within minutes of casting our first lures, The Captain caught his first fish - a nice little Bass.

First Proper Fish Of Our Expedition!

Not to be outdone, The Deckie then caught her first fish - another Bass and a bit bigger than The Captain's.

The Deckie's First Fish

The Captain then felt that the pressure was on and he had to maintain his fish catching dignity - so he caught a bigger Bass..

Getting Bigger

The Deckie had obviously been making the correct observations as she then caught herself another Bass that was even bigger than The Captain's.

and bigger!!

Unfortunately, it was at that stage that The Deckie became too cocky about her fish catching skills and fell in a heap.  Did not catch another fish all day.  The Captain, however, managed to catch several more Bass of varying size, then caught a Yellowbelly (a Golden Perch)

The Good Sized Yellowbelly

And then, to top it off, The Captain caught a Southern Saratoga.  His first ever!!  At first he thought it was a Barramundi it was fighting that hard and leaping out of the water as Barra tend to do when hooked.  All good fun and very exciting as well.

First Southern Saratoga

After that effort, we pulled over in the shade of some trees for a rest and some lunch and it was at that time that the fish also stopped for the day.  Not a nibble or a nudge at the lures.  Fortunately, it wasn't just us as the other fishing people that we nearby had also fell into the doldrums after having a great morning.  Not to worry as it had been a great morning.

Tired but happy, we made our way back to camp to start preparing for our next part of the journey.