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Round 4 of the Daiwa Kayak Series is to be held at the iconic Swan River in Western Australia. With qualifying spots for the Grand Final up for grabs, and a couple of months wait till the tournament returns, kayak anglers can compete for the right to represent their state. From all accounts the Swan fishes brilliantly and is full of raging Black Bream keen on taking lures. Will it be soft plastics that take the win or a cranking approach? (Please note: This event is being organised by WA Classics)
For more information on any of these rounds, please click here.
Just returned from seven days kayak fishing Bemm River and its surrounds, great company and an even better campsite. The angling was tougher than expected with the inlet well over nominal water levels. Apparently in November 2011 there were massive periods of inclement weather resulting in the mouth shutting/filling.
Water clarity was murky at best and those 90cm weed beds were well over 2m deep.
I witnessed some pretty cool stuff with some apex fish absolutely smashing the smaller residents, hooking and losing a few in the process. I also caught a couple of cracking Bream and some decent E.P's but other species didn't want to play lure ball. Chasing mainly Tailor proved difficult compared to last year's rewards but the ones I did land weren't kept for the table. Most had bite marks almost clean through and as savage as it seems I'm not quite sure they were bigger specimens of the same genus.
The bite marks seemed too elongated when compared to a typical Tailors mouth shape and there were numerous Shark carcasses at the local boat ramp, along with what I suspect were small Jewfish. No boils, no schooling, no large amount of bite offs or results, just serious frenetic fleeing from the basin proper right down to the mouth (Which they will apparently open shortly). One I had on peeled line sideways with dramatic speed before simply getting bored and biting me off.
Armed with Bream lures it started to get expensive so I gave up trying to tempt one and concentrated in the channel for Flathead and fringes for Estuary Perch. Fishing for a family feed I kept a few E.P's for the first time and they presented well on a plate, in fact I think I have found a new favourite table fish (Will never rival Flathead though, IMO). All in all a great trip and without the competitive rigours of a Hobie round (Bemm River now home of 2012 Grand Final).
Complete print media article in the works, stay tuned...
Round 3 of the Daiwa Kayak Series heads to the Georges River in the south of Sydney. Being a World Qualifying event the turnout should be huge, Sydney Breamers will be out in force. This is a cracker of a system and all techniques work, surface, plastics, you name it. Will the surface action fire up early or perhaps make way for a deeper approach? (Please note: This event is being organised by SSBS)
For more information on any of these rounds, please click here.
Round 2 of the Daiwa Kayak Series is ready to roll, this time visiting the Glenelg River in South Australia. A great turnout for round 1 should set the precedent for this event as it not only features the SA State Titles but also qualifying spots for the World Titles. Its a great fishery with a real mix of breaming structure, finding the fish on the day may prove difficult though. Will the winning bag be caught along bank lines or in blade territory? (Please note: This event is being organised by ABT)
For more information on any of these rounds, please click here.
The latest poll asked readers if they fished mainly fresh or saltwater (or both), I was a little suprised at the outcome. 36% of readers voted saltwater only while 63% voted for both. 0% voted for freshwater only, a little odd knowing the denizens of sweetwater anglers the capital holds.
Probably not that suprising I guess, being so close to the coast. I must remember to do a poll regarding which state the voter comes from (A clue for the next one). At one stage I probably would have voted freshwater only but given the decades topwater craze and the stacks of Bream and Whiting on high end Japanese lures I would now (And did mind you) definately vite both, even if I still rate yak fishing for Trout my number one favourite past time.
Random, do you know my favourite native lure is a Jackal Chubby? (Go figure)
Archived result:
DO YOU FISH FRESH OR SALTWATER?
Freshwater: 0%
Saltwater: 36%
Both: 63%%
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