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Title: Awoonga Dam
Post by: aussiebasser on April 10, 2012, 06:48:48 AM

Spent Easter at Awoonga Dam.  Had a couple of hits throwing lures around the weeds and the trees.  That was it, no fish caught.  Launched the boat in the near the mouth of the Boyne for a couple of hours and had a look around, again, no fish.  Cast off Pike's Crossing for a few hours for no fish.  Saw a 58cm Barra landed off the crossing and Pam had a good surface hit just upstream.  Met Sweetwater member Pearcey, who got a few fish land based at Pike's and out of his new Old Town Pack Angler.

Title: Re: Awoonga
Post by: wesfish on April 10, 2012, 10:48:41 PM

not even a power tail?  curious did you try nz gully on the dam? we were told to try it but ended up fishing benaraby instead and calliope..

Title: Re: Awoonga
Post by: aussiebasser on April 11, 2012, 06:46:36 AM

Yep, tried NZ Gully, Futter Creek, the top of the Boyne Arm, the top of the Iveragh arm, Awesome ridge and Chinaman's bend. 

Title: Re: Awoonga Dam
Post by: Brett Guy on April 11, 2012, 01:03:25 PM

From the sounds of things The numbers of fish are down substantially on what they were pre flood. I reckon Awoonga anglers are going to have to put a lot more effort into their fishing and really start to fish smarter than they had to previously with the masssive numbers of fish they had at their disposal.

Title: Re: Awoonga Dam
Post by: aussiebasser on April 11, 2012, 01:56:06 PM

There are still massive numbers of fish there, most are sitting around 70 feet down though.  There is a huge food biomass in the lake which makes it hard to tempt the fish with a lure.  Was strange on Good Friday morning to see only three other cars at the ramp.

Title: Re: Awoonga Dam
Post by: BR65 on April 11, 2012, 08:20:10 PM

Hard yards Dale, Monduran is holding a lot of more willing, though small,  fish at the moment by the sounds.

Title: Re: Awoonga Dam
Post by: Earl on April 13, 2012, 06:23:41 AM

Hi Dale,

Yep the fishing is tough.

Have tried Awoonga (x3) and they Boyne (x2) after the last rain event a fortnight ago (dam peaked at 1.5m over) for no barra in Awoonga and only 1 small 56cm in the Boyne.

Headed to the top of Pikes last night we managed 3 small barra, biggest and healthiest was 57cm, smaller fish covered with grazes from going over the wall.

My other favourite spot, (which I will keep a secret) use too have plenty of barra is now devoid of all fish, even the catties have gone from it.

Will be heading to Cania for my next fix.