Brittas Bay Beach 13/08/2011

People: Me

Duration: 19:00-00:30

Tide: HW 23:00ish

Weather: Overcast with light W wind

Bait: Rag, Lug, Crab & squid

Rigs: pulley and 2 hook flapper

Results: One pup




Report:

The hunt for the big smoothie continues.........even while driving down the N11 I hadn't decided where to fish yet but opted for Brittas in the end. Got setup in a little cove on the South end. It was only after I realised that all the sand in the cove was wet and that in a few hours the tide would come right up and I would be cut off on both sides with no where to stand. Put all the gear on a little rock 'island' but even then the waves were hitting it and splashing right over so couldn't relax ! Went for the escape route and threw all the gear up on the rocks and climbed up...sweet just found a nice little platform elevated 2 metres over the beach so had a great bird eyes view over the sea in case any monster fish broke the surface

Anyway setup there and had two rods on the go - peeler out far for smoothies and lug & rag in close for any roaming Bass.
Not a touch on any of the rods until after another hour or so when the close in rod was nodding. Reeled in to find a tiny pup hound on the end but even he didn't grab the bait ! He must have been checking out the funky beads and when he turned to leave his tail got caught in the hook Anwyay let him go and that was all I caught for the rest of the night Packed up at 00:30 and got out over the rocks........the hunt continues..............

steve

Hi Steve,

try Enerreilly beach, just a few km further to south. I went out saturday, caughta few nice smoothie...

GL for the next time.

Thanks for the tip zoolio and to think I wasn't that far away from you on Saturday either....the one positive is that there's always a next time!!

hi stevo
i think i met you on saturday that was me fishing just at the end of the beach just b4 the coves i know what you mean about the water filling the coves i went to give you some worms and fresh crab when i was heading off about 10 but could not get near you i called but did not get a answer my brother had 3 tiny flounder and that was it so any sort of hound was a good result

Alright tight lines- twas me alright, nice to meet you. Looks like all the smoothie action was happening around the corner in Ennereilly ! Cheers for the thought but it was just as well I didn't get the bait off you or else I would've never went home !
Left about 00:30 and managed to get back onto the beach over the rocks there so didn't have to build a raft to escape like Tom Hanks in Cast away ( Wilson thought it was a bad idea anyhow )

brittas is crap has been all year very few fish and no big uns was very good last few years looks like the fish have taken up golf and moved to the european club