I was there last week in peg 13 and had 12 fish to 51lb (lost 2). think it was my 7th or 8th trip out there now. Was a great week for me but some of the others struggled. 23 fish out all week i think and we were only on 4 as of wednesday mid week report! We had a great laugh out there though.
Apparently Mick B will still be involved with Cedars going forward but at this time its not known if they will still be involved with Island. will be interesting to see what the new owners have in store.
the crays werent ideal for me and you needed to double wrap the baits (korda stuff is the best ive found) but it doesnt make a difference really as still caught. weed wasnt a problem (there is some still there but its a non issue) but i think they treat it early in the year now.
Apparently Mick B will still be involved with Cedars going forward but at this time its not known if they will still be involved with Island. will be interesting to see what the new owners have in store.
the crays werent ideal for me and you needed to double wrap the baits (korda stuff is the best ive found) but it doesnt make a difference really as still caught. weed wasnt a problem (there is some still there but its a non issue) but i think they treat it early in the year now.
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That's good going on there! Doing anything special?
In 13 I had one rod to the left, mid-water, one to the old jetty in the margin of the island and one down the right margin just past mick's swim.
That's good going on there! Doing anything special?
In 13 I had one rod to the left, mid-water, one to the old jetty in the margin of the island and one down the right margin just past mick's swim.
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nothing any different to normal. the fish were just there and stayed most of the week. although i went 3 days without a bite! then wednesday had 6 takes in 24 hours.
nothing any different to normal. the fish were just there and stayed most of the week. although i went 3 days without a bite! then wednesday had 6 takes in 24 hours.
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Very nice
Very nice
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Well done Mark.
Chris and I are out there on the 25th.
Well done Mark.
Chris and I are out there on the 25th.
In reply to Post #126
Hi David
good luck to you and chris out there. i hear its fishing well this week too
Hi David
good luck to you and chris out there. i hear its fishing well this week too
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Cant wait to get back. Think we've got MB on our week. Will miss MH though ☹️
Cant wait to get back. Think we've got MB on our week. Will miss MH though ☹️
Any tips for peg 5?? Would be well appreciated 👍🏻
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My one and only trip to the island lake thus far saw me draw peg five, we went first week in October a couple of years ago. I fished just to the right of the boundary marker with peg 4 about 15 feet of the island bottom is relatively firm with a layer of silt and a scattering of weed. Middle rod was fished towards tip of island and right hand rod just off end of island. Week fished quite hard but I managed a couple on the last night on stiff rigs with wafters on the LHR. Fish were active all week but didn't get there heads down. I would say preserve and be confident in your tactics they are wise fish but they gotta eat some time!!
Michael
My one and only trip to the island lake thus far saw me draw peg five, we went first week in October a couple of years ago. I fished just to the right of the boundary marker with peg 4 about 15 feet of the island bottom is relatively firm with a layer of silt and a scattering of weed. Middle rod was fished towards tip of island and right hand rod just off end of island. Week fished quite hard but I managed a couple on the last night on stiff rigs with wafters on the LHR. Fish were active all week but didn't get there heads down. I would say preserve and be confident in your tactics they are wise fish but they gotta eat some time!!
Michael
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Fished 6 in April but there is a big obvious bar in front of 5 too from memory. Lots of clear spots in the weed around the island but was told don't get too close
Fished 6 in April but there is a big obvious bar in front of 5 too from memory. Lots of clear spots in the weed around the island but was told don't get too close
2 weeks ago there was a lot of floating weed around the island and peg 5 was fishing close to this as they were all hiding under it.
there is a huge bar in 5 that runs from the mouth of the bay between peg 4-5 that i've had fish off in the past. However the water is low so may be a bit shallow at the moment
there is a huge bar in 5 that runs from the mouth of the bay between peg 4-5 that i've had fish off in the past. However the water is low so may be a bit shallow at the moment
Hi all. so i have an exclusive week next year 17 August that im struggling to fill. only thing is the deposits are due this week!!
anyone interested in 3 spaces, potentially more?
anyone interested in 3 spaces, potentially more?
Thanks for the heads up lads, was good to know I was in the right areas (left one just need to be pushed further in the gap) had a mirror @ 37:6 (lhr) and the big common @ 76:12 new pb (me) Yesterday 👍🏻
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Hi guys, hopefully myself & my wife Christina will be the new owners of Cedars & should be in place by Feb 19 if all goes to plan, just an update on Mick Bowman, Mick will stay close to Cedars & as long as the purchase goes ahead we wil be working with Mick going forward, as we will be living permanently on site we hope to bring some extras to Cedars like an optional bait package for 2019 & possibly a food package for 2019/2020 plus a few other touches which we hope will make your stay with us all the more enjoyable, I fished Cedars last week & alongside Clint & his son Eathan at the other end we had a great week with 2 x mid 60's mirrors, a 56lb common, several 40's & about 10 x 30's, we had 38 fish in total, a great weeks fishing was had by the 3 of us & we made 2 good friends at the same time, Mick B is ya man for bookings, hopefully we will see some of you guys & girls in the coming years, until then tight lines to you all. Si & Christina Brown
Hi guys, hopefully myself & my wife Christina will be the new owners of Cedars & should be in place by Feb 19 if all goes to plan, just an update on Mick Bowman, Mick will stay close to Cedars & as long as the purchase goes ahead we wil be working with Mick going forward, as we will be living permanently on site we hope to bring some extras to Cedars like an optional bait package for 2019 & possibly a food package for 2019/2020 plus a few other touches which we hope will make your stay with us all the more enjoyable, I fished Cedars last week & alongside Clint & his son Eathan at the other end we had a great week with 2 x mid 60's mirrors, a 56lb common, several 40's & about 10 x 30's, we had 38 fish in total, a great weeks fishing was had by the 3 of us & we made 2 good friends at the same time, Mick B is ya man for bookings, hopefully we will see some of you guys & girls in the coming years, until then tight lines to you all. Si & Christina Brown
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Hi guys,
I'm back out at Island in 3 weeks and have been told several times now that the crays are quite active. Has anyone been recently or know someone who has that could verify this? Is it localized in specific swims or all over. I've been the last 3 Aprils and not this time of year so never experienced an issue.
Hi guys,
I'm back out at Island in 3 weeks and have been told several times now that the crays are quite active. Has anyone been recently or know someone who has that could verify this? Is it localized in specific swims or all over. I've been the last 3 Aprils and not this time of year so never experienced an issue.