Email: lasue@wn.com.au www.murchisonboathire.com.au
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It has
been very quiet up here this month. The category one demersal fish closure
continues until the 15th December, is the reason.
You
can still catch pelagic fish and category two species such as mulloway, tailor,
trevally, samson fish, morwong, tarwhine,
and
all the mackerel and tuna species.
The
quiet period also gives me a break to get a lot of maintenance done so it is
not such a bad thing.
The
fish get a rest and when it opens again there are usually a lot of fish around
close to the river mouth.
Cray
season has started a bit slow! Everyone reporting that all the crays they catch
are full of eggs.
It
won't be long until they drop their eggs, moult and then it will all happen.
I
will be putting my pots in around the 10th December, for the "run of the
whites"
Local Competition Day
The
Kalbarri offshore & Angling Club still holds a monthly comp during the
demersal closed season, but we generally
try
to target category 2 species. I have a few spots that produce mulloway and trevally
which we fished during the comp.
We
tried game fishing for these gold spot trevally but found the going tough due
to the very rugged reef we were on.
Frank
got a painted sweetlip on 4kg line, which was good going.
while Sue got one on
6kg line that went 6.1kgs.
Sue
ended up with a few and I got 5 all on my new Stella 5000 and 20lb braid.
The
mulloway were there at another spot early in the morning, but we could not get
them on light line
Recent Catches
Last week there was one great day with
little wind, so we tried the mulloway spot again with heavier tackle, However,
they did not come
to the party but I hooked up to 3 sharks,
frank got a small snapper
while Sue had to release her dhuie and big snapper.
Sues
Tips and Suggestions
If you’re going
to get a photo, do it straight after the fish is caught. Before it goes into
the esky. While its natural colours are still showing.
While the
adrenaline is still running through your veins. That is going to be your best
photo because your smile will be
honest, the fish
will be fresh and that’s what you want to remember.
(1 and 2) Take
your hat and sunnies off. No matter how good the hat and sunnies are, they are
a distraction and although you are not
the star of the
shot, we still need to see who caught the fish. When you ask if you have “hat
hair”, don’t be offended when the photographer
doesn’t even
look, but says “Naah, it’s fine”. It really is all about the fish. You are just
there to hold it. It’s the fish that we
wanted all
along. That’s what we came for.
Turn the
un-gaffed side of the fish to the sun, wash the blood off the fish and your
hands, (3) get the shadows out of there by turning the boat
or telling your
mate to move if necessary. Now the photographer needs to see if the angle at
which you are holding the fish is catching the light
and shows off the fish to best advantage. (4)
Usually you need to hold the fish higher than you think, so your face and the
fish are close. The
photographer
needs to frame to get the whole fish in the picture, then move in closer and
get another shot. The photographer should look at new
angles – try
getting low and looking up for more sky. Lastly, even if it’s a really heavy
fish you need to smile because if you are looking annoyed
it will take attention away from the fish. And remember, it’s all about the fish.
Nice sunnies, bad photo
Nice hat, bad photo
Shadow
across fish and face, bad photo
Good colour. Get
the colours of the fish before they fade
Good
angle. Get down low for a lot of sky or a new
angle.
You have to Laugh
I
read in the paper the other day how a dwarf got pick-pocketed. How can anyone
stoop that low!
My
mate drowned in a bowl of muesli. A strong currant pulled him in.
Our
ice cream man was found lying on the floor of his van covered with
hundreds and thousands. Police say that he topped himself.
hundreds and thousands. Police say that he topped himself.
Apparently,
1 in 5 people in the world are Chinese. There are 5 people
in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or my Dad, or my
older brother Colin, or my younger brother Ho-Cha-Chu. But I think its Colin.
in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or my Dad, or my
older brother Colin, or my younger brother Ho-Cha-Chu. But I think its Colin.
The
police caught some local kids with a bunch of fireworks the other day. They let
them both off!
MENTAL HOSPITAL PHONE MENU
Hello
and thank you for calling The State Mental Hospital.
Please select from the following options menu:
If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.
If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you
If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5 and 6.
If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want, stay on the
line so we can trace your call.
If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be forwarded to the
Mother Ship.
If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you
which number to press.
If you are manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press,
nothing will make you happy anyway..
If you are dyslexic, press 9696969696969696.
If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. If you have short-term memory
loss, press 9. If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
If you have low self-esteem, please hang up our operators are too busy to
talk with you.
Please select from the following options menu:
If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.
If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you
If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5 and 6.
If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want, stay on the
line so we can trace your call.
If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be forwarded to the
Mother Ship.
If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you
which number to press.
If you are manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press,
nothing will make you happy anyway..
If you are dyslexic, press 9696969696969696.
If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. If you have short-term memory
loss, press 9. If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
If you have low self-esteem, please hang up our operators are too busy to
talk with you.
Why
a boat floats
The standard definition of floating was
first recorded by Archimedes and goes something like this:
An object in a fluid experiences an upward
force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
So if a boat weighs 1000kgs, it will sink
into the water until it has displaced 1000kg of water. provided that the
boat displaces 1000kg of water before the
whole thing is submerged, the boat floats.
The next question to ask involves floating
itself.
How do the water molecules know when 1000kg
of them have gotten out of the way?
It turns out that the actual act of floating
has to do with pressure rather than
weight.
If you take a column of water 1cm sq by 1
metre tall, it weighs about 100 grams. That means, that 1 metre high
column of water exerts 1.42 psi.
If you were to submerge a box with a pressure
gauge fixed to the bottom, then the pressure gauge would measure
the pressure of the water at the submerged
depth:
If you were to submerge the box 30 cm into
the water the gauge would read about .44psi and if you submerged it
1 metre it would read 1.42psi. What this
means is
that the bottom of the box has an upward
force being applied to it by that pressure.
It is this upward water pressure pushing on
the bottom of the boat that is causing the boat to float.
Just thought you would like to know.
Up Coming Events In Kalbarri
The Kalbarri Sports Fishing
Classic
1st,
2nd & 3rd March. A Game, Bottom and River Tournament.
Australia Day Fireworks in
Kalbarri
Kalbarri
put on a 30 minute firework display across the river. No need to fight the
traffic,
just
wander down to the foreshore and enjoy!
LeisureCat Ultra Light Kalbarri
We
have a Naming Rights Sponsor for this new tournament.
Please
welcome LeisureCat Australia, retailers of very nice Power Catamarans.
Check
out their website: www.leisurecat.com.au
Date
is the 4th and 5th May next year, when the weather is much better.
A Game
Fishing comp only for lines 6kg, 4kg, 3kg, 2kg and 1kg.
Kalbarri Offshore & Angling Club Local
Comp.
17th November
Mulloway from the beach were the main target
this month, and they did well. Mainly using quadbikes and crossing the river
and heading up the coast spending the night
camping on the beach.
The river anglers came
in with some good fish, both of these went over a kilo.
Popular Northern Destinations
Island
Manager: 9184 6444, Drew
Norrish & Traci Nathan
The main camp on Thevenard Island is
closed until further notice. However Direction Island is still a good option
and bookings can be made.
Check out the website: www.mackerelislands.com.au
Ashburton Resort
Ashburton
Resort. Phone 9184 6586 email: admin@ashburtonresortonslow.com.au
Website: www.ashburtonresortonslow.com.au
Gnaraloo Station
Gnaraloo contacts for accommodation:
Barbara: 9315 4809
Email: bookings@gnaraloo.com.au
Website: Gnaraloo.com.au
Steep Point
Steep Point Ranger for booking campsites.
Phone:
Paul Dickson - Steep Point 9948 3993
Email:
Ranger@steeppoint.com.au
Dirk Hartog Island
Kieran
Wardle: 08 99481 211 Mob: 0407 383 449
Game,
Bottom and Beach Fishing Action
These
links will take you to Youtube showing some great action video clips taken from
my
boats and also a very good mulloway from the beach.
Archived
Newsletters
After
a lot of effort on my part, you can now view all my past newsletters in my
Blogs.
I
have made six blogs; you can view all of my 2005 newsletters with photos @
And
from January 2006 to December 2006 with photos @
And
from January 2007 to December 2007 with photos @
And
from January 2008 to December 2008 with photos @
And
from January 2009 to December 2009 with photos @
And
from January 2010 to December 2010 with photos @
And
from January 2011 to December 2011 with photos @
And
from January 2012 onwards with photos @
They
are quite long URL’s so add them to your favourites.
Remember if you rent our accommodation
in Kalbarri you get big discounts on our boats.
This is the one I go by!
