Today is the third day of 40+DegC day in Melbourne, but the bay felt cooler. Thrice I drenched myself with buckets of seawater. Fishing was slow most of the day. Watching heavy smoke billowing from two major bushfires around Melbourne was the highlight. The smokes were thick and high so they were easily spotted in the clear sky from my boat. With such high temperature and low humidity, bush fire is a real danger. Two homes have been burnt today. The worst bush fire was in 1982, when Ash Wednesday destroyed more than 700 homes in Victoria, and Adelaide.
Fishing was slow, much slower than wednesday when I went out with Bill. This was a day when stong rays kept breaking my lines. Up til 2pm, I had just a whiting to consol myself. Even though I caught 6 more king george whitings at a different spot, it was a frustrating day. On way back to marina, stopped by a deep spot. Two gummy sharks surprised me, taking small baits on light tackle meant for smaller trevally and jacks. Both took a while to bring to surface and I was lucky to land both of them without line breaking. Both were legal size. My first.
Was happy to head home, thirsty and hungry. Somehow I let my guard down on the freeway, and followed a few cars exceeding the speed limit. A police on motorbike sneaked up behind me and took a photo. Then he sped on to another car over the limit, and another, and another. Gone are the days when they pulled you over and issue a summon on the spot. Now it is less emotional, and much more efficient. He zigzagged the lanes behind vehicles over the speed limit, at least 10 vehicles my eyes could see. Thats $1420 for 1 min's work. Super efficient.
1st photo is a 'Banjo shark'. It came back and rehooked itself after I released it. Must be hungry. The other photo shows two gummy sharks, highly priced fish.
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