Back from a few days fishing with mates at churn pool . Conditions were tough with easterly winds & heavy rain for the last couple of days . Session didn't start well with losing a fish early on but did get off the mark at around midnight the first night , cracking mirror that my dodgy night shot did no justice to . Didn't weigh it but probably mid twenty.
I was fishing 3 different margin spots one on the far bank which produced the first lost fish , this fish came from the corner of the bay I was fishing & the 3rd was just off to my right by a bush . Simple hair rigs & double tiger nut & fishing big sticks . Next bite came from the same spot & was a young fish.
the rest of the day past bite less as did the night . Then 10ish the next day had a drop back bite from the corner again, this one felt like a good one, I had hooked a branch half way between me & the fish 3ft long & as it got closer realised there were zebra mussels on it right where my line was hooked up on it , managed to bring it in but needed two hands to free it without cutting it off on the mussels so had to put the rod down . Got it free & back playing the fish . So lucky not to of been cut off ! Eventually slipped the net under the fish & was rewarded with a pb mirror of 34 5 lb breaking my very old record by 2lb .
The final bit of action came from the bush to my right unfortunately lost this one in the weed . Great to get out & do some fishing really enjoyed being back in the bivvy.