Where Theres Smoke Theres Fire

[Bemm 52]

After weeks of wind finally got a chance for the Bride to put her new Wadefish thru its paces





Its quick smoke in background is a hazzard reduction burn thru bush





Stopped here to stretch our legs and have a pit stop



Then it was a paddle back thru the smoke and ash







All up about a 10 km paddle in different conditions can still smell the smoke and the noise was deaffening at times



View looking over our shoulders at where we had been

Bride gave her new boat the seal of approval saying it was stable and best of all a breeze to paddle........

[olsnappa]

It looks like a beautiful place for a paddle.....despite the smoke haze.
Where is this?

[Bemm 52]

Where is this?

Up stream from Bobbin Head .............Kurringai national park NSW

[PiratePete]

That looks a top little trip.

I think I am going to make a Bluefin 12' first as most of the rivers in Tassie are not as big as NSW & the 12' will be more manoverable . . . . . . . . but I do have the idea of building a Wadefish in the back of my mind.

[Barneseye]

Those pictures bring a tear to my eye.
I used to be a sydney boy but i got myself stuck on the wrong side of the globe.
I can almost smell the gum trees and smoke.
Keep enjoying your boats.

[craiggamesh]

Did you catch any fish?

[CrkdLtr]

Did you catch any fish?

What he said.

[OnkaBob]

I hear there are smoked herring up that way at the moment............

[Bemm 52]

No fish on the last bit of the trip back we saw boils and swirls but it was to uncomfortable to have a go at them...........smoke was making our eyes sting



It was like fishing on the wrong side of the camp fire

[Bemm 52]

Did you catch any fish?

What he said.

Wadefish


Its always ahead of me.

Swmbo droped a beauty would have been 70cm but after getting it to the yak twice had no plan as to how to land it ...............Forgot she had a net