Broken Bay Pelagics - December 2001

Written by Administrator | 02 August 2009
Posted in Trip Reports - 2001

• Sambos were on order Sambos were on order
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It was a picture perfect winter’s day, not too cold & nary a cloud in the sky. We met up at the “Lizzie Bay Café” we being Paul McGrath, Jim Hollet, Dave Whitham, Mac Lyall, Jimmy Hyatt, Richard Hassell, Andrew Waters, Bob Williams, Peter Frere, Chris Bannerman, Ken Colmer & his Grandson [our newest member] Mitch Colmer. John Robertson put in a cameo appearance.

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Lake Liddell Carp-o-rama! - October 2001

Written by Pete Frere | 02 August 2009
Posted in Trip Reports - 2001

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• An unidentified club member doing an unidentified something with a gaff to an unidentified fish An unidentified club member doing an unidentified something with a gaff to an unidentified fish
• The nature of the lake's banks makes the fishing easy The nature of the lake's banks makes the fishing easy
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Sunday 14th of October 2001 saw the first trip of the CCFR to Lake Liddell in search of some sport on the local carp population, but let's start this story on the Saturday evening. The weather was looking grim, and the forecast wasn't much better.

It was raining, a howling wind from the south west and the forecast for Sunday was more of the same with thunderstorms thrown in for good measure. One would be forgiven for thinking that someone up stairs didn't like us very much.

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Koolewong Casting Day - September 2001

Written by Pete Frere | 02 August 2009
Posted in Trip Reports - 2001

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• Our first ever casting day Our first ever casting day
• Our first ever casting day Our first ever casting day
• Our first ever casting day Our first ever casting day
• Our first ever casting day Our first ever casting day
• Our first ever casting day Our first ever casting day
• Our first ever casting day Our first ever casting day
• Our first ever casting day Our first ever casting day
• Our first ever casting day Our first ever casting day
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The first ever outing of the Central Coast Fly Rodders took the form of a casting day, at Koolewong Foreshore Reserve. A windy day greeted us as we arrived, but that did little to deter the 19 eager fly rodders from their task.

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