Last week on Western Port

After returning from Japan I was itching to get the boat wet and see if the big squid had made their way in yet.

I managed to knock off wok a little earlier than normal so a quick call to my mate Dan and we were off to Western Port to do some exploring around for some of the big squid that we would normally find coming into the bays at this time of the year. We Launched from Hastings and made the mad rush down to the southern end of the port to an area that showed some promise at the same time last year. We made it down though some ordinary weather and started casting.

Things were pretty tough going with only a few small squid around to entice, then a color change to Olive real shrimp to turn things around a little, a couple of casts and a hd a bit of line peeling, now it was no giant but it was definitely better than the smaller ones we had been getting, I though our luck had turned but the squid just did not want to play.

A few more changes in color and heaps of casts in between before we found another half decent model was on board. We plugged away for ages for not much and light was disappearing fast so a quick pack up and we were on our way in the dark back to Hastings.

Not sure what is happening with the squid this year, perhaps the record rain fall has something to do with it or perhaps they just aint ready to visit us yet. Persistence over the next few weeks with the hope of better things to come.