January 16th - 17th, 2010

Forecast; Thunderstorms. Wind, light to moderate. Temp, 20 - 35. Tide; High = low, Low = very. Moon, New. Barometer, 1002, rising.

It was our first DDO & being a sticky beak I borrowed a couple of small nephews for the weekend in order to see how things panned out. Having collected James & Wilson Young from their grateful parents,  "Are sure you want to have them Saturday & Sunday at no charge to us?"  I headed up the New England Highway.

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December 13th, 2009

Mostly sunny, Wind, SE @14kts, gusting to 38; Temp, Air 14-28, Water 18; Tide, High 6.40 Low 12.01 ; Moon, New on the 16th.

For our last trip of the year we couldn't have picked a prettier spot. Patonga is just across the water from Palm Beach & a million miles from care. The scenery is such that you could be anywhere on the east coast of Australia yet it's barely an hour from Sydney.

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14th, 15th November 2009

I love the StClair trips. The location, the company, the target species, they’re all close to my heart. Those soft rolling hills are so easy on the eye. It’s just far enough away to feel like you’re on holiday. Everyone’s relaxed & in a ‘on tour’ frame of mind. Then there’s the reason for travelling so far from our beloved coast. Impoundment Bass.

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Mostly Sunny, late shower Wind, S to SW, moderate to fresh; Temp, 2 - 10; Barometer, 1013, rising.

What a lucky country we live in. Last month we were blessed with some of the best Salmon fishing the club has enjoyed , which took place on calm seas in balmy conditions. This month’s outing was our traditional Trout Bash out at Oberon, held in freezing winds yet without rain, sleet or snow. From the mountains to the sea; who said fishing was boring? Certainly not ‘Big’ Bob Williams, Andrew ’Stickerman’

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Mostly Sunny, late shower Wind, NW to NE, light to moderate; Temp, Air 25, Water 18 Tide, High, 9.03am Low,2.48am ; Sea, 1m on a 1m swell; Barometer, 1013, rising

Once more into the breach dear friends, once more; Thus spake Shakespeare. And so once more we launched from Blacksmiths. We have come up [ almost ] dry here on the 3 previous occasions since we adopted this venue & yet Captains Ken Colmer, Damian Webber, Chris Bannerman, Rob Harwood, Andrew Waters, Gary Kent, Roy Browne, Barry French, Neal Williamson, Bob Williams & Richard Hassall toed

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Mostly Sunny Wind, NNW @ 31 kph; Temp, Air 24, Water 16 ; Tide, High, 4.02am Low,9.40am ; Barometer, 1010, falling

We had agreed to meet at Tacoma at 6am which meant most of us had to get up a 4.30am. Now let’s never speak of it again. In spite of the gawd awful early start we had a great turn out. We had 2 flotillas so I’ll start with the ‘Yak boys. Mac Lyall, Murray Keating [ Gentleman fly fisher & Adventurer] & Ivan ‘Milat’ Malby were joined by Rod Dillon who was on his first coast trip with the club.

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