First few bass of 2011

With the weather finally looking good in Brisbane, we decided it was time to head out and chase some skinny water Bass and explore some areas that we thought might hold some fish after the recent rain. After a quick chat about a game plan, my brother and I headed off just after lunch to hopefully land him his first Bass on a lure.

When we reached the water i was overwhelmed by the amount of flow that had hit my favourite little Bass backwater. Small Pools and trickling streams had become a raging torrent. At this stage i knew we were going to have to work to find some still water to fish with our ultralight setups. Luckily for us some deep still water wasn't to far away, and after about 2o minutes of navigating the overgrowth we had hit the first pool.

And after five minutes Success! First Bass for the day, and my brothers first on a lure. Needles to say he was over the moon.
 

 

It went a little quiet after that and we decided to pack up and move to another location. After arriving at our new spot, we caught our first glimpse of a red bellied black snake, usually a very common occurrence around this way. I was pretty happy with this as i had promised my brother we would see one. I am still not sure if that's a good thing to promise.

It took us a while to get onto some fish in this new spot, but it was worth the perseverance. We ended up landing about 12 Bass in total all between about 10 and 25cm. Nothing to write home about but still fun on the ultralight gear, and in the skinny water.

In the end we had a top day out chasing some very cautious creek Bass, and the best part is i got to share the beautiful clear water, wild animals and a few beautiful Bass with my brother, who thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

LURES USED: Pontoon 21 Crackjacks / Nories Laydown Minnows / Damiki Armor Shads