Well, another weekend has passed and it was another chance to get out of town and go fishing, our destination being the Blowholes, just north of Carnarvon. On arrival where we would be staying we noticed a friendly local that had decided to make an appearance.

Anyway we came to fish so that’s exactly what we did Saturday arvo down at the boat ramp, which is just a stretch of beach at around dusk. After a few runs and missed hook ups I finally stayed connected and landed a nice Spangled, it was my first descent size one at this spot estimated at 3-4kg, it turned out it was the first and last Spanglie of the weekend.

The wind was blowing 15-20 knots in a SE direction all weekend and for the most part, was overcast. In the morning conditions improved slightly after a bit of rain overnight and the call was made to head further north to a spot known as North 9 Mile. The swell was really pumping over the weekend so this restricted the areas we could fish.

With the current ripping across the shallow reef and baitfish evident I thought I had a good chance of catching something as I bombed out 50 or so casts with my trusty 850 and 8’ Ugly Stik. I was half way through a retrieve when my Richter Plug got swiped at but failed to hook up. The fish circled round and had another go, this time I was connected to something big, silver and heading for deeper water. Different species were running through my head as I tried to figure out what it could be while the fish made a few quick bursts trying to win its freedom, taking line from a tight drag with 30lb braid. I played the fish up on to the beach and got my first real look at what was to be my biggest ever Tailor estimated at around 4kg, pretty sure it was fatter. Yeeeowww!

The Richter Surface Plug is an awesome lure! It has a great action and clearly catches fish. It works best with a medium to fast retrieve and I would reccomend it to anybody.

Not much for the next half hour so we called it quits and headed back to camp. I will be certainly exploring more of this ground next time and I can’t wait to get back. We packed up and had a look up at the lighthouse before heading home.

Another great weekend in the desert.

Cheers