Fishing World

DIRTY TACTICS

Some of the heaviest rain I have ever seen fell along Australia’s East Coast in late 2021 and early 2022.

One of the most torrential downpours will live in my memory for a long time as it occurred on the eve of a long-awaited fishing trip.

I always try to plan my fishing around the weather, but sometimes that’s impractical.

When you have to book accommodation, organise your mates and arrange leave from work ahead of time, there’s little you can do if Mother Nature fails to cooperate and you find yourself at the mercy of the elements.

This particular long weekend trip to the NSW far south coast in early December looked doomed from the outset.

On the drive from Canberra, the amount of water gushing through the streams

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