Mon 26/3/12 - Fishing

Ok so Monday the 26th, I got a chance to fish one of my favourite childhood spots. We went camping several times a year, and every second I got, I spent it fishing. My mates Nick, Chris and I spent the day fishing Lostock Dam, The beginning point of the Paterson River. I'll be writing plenty more about both of these places later.
Between the 3 of us we caught a large catfish about 60/70cm(Nick), an eel over a metre long (Nick), several bass about 20/25cm long, 3 mullet and many more small bass and eels.
We caught more earlier in the day, and while the sun was covered. Once the sun came out I only pulled a couple of smaller bass from the deep holes.
Nick and Chris both caught a mullet on metal spinners and another on a worm.

Friendly tip - Don't throw your only water bottle down a hill, it will break and spill.

As it had been raining, the dam wall was spilling over. This caused the river to run high and murky, but from above the dam outlet pump we could make out several large carp feeding in the weed beds. I think they were carp as in polarised sunglasses I could make out diamond shaped scales, too big for bass.
When running high the rapids in the river were harder to make out, but with a ready food source of the dam wall overspill and the rising water reaching over the shore there was a lot of activity. That means better fishing higher up the river and closer to the banks.
My next post will be something about fishing no doubt. I want to write down how I go about getting ready and finding a spot so maybe that will do.