Fishing World

THE SILLY SEASON

ELL, it’s that time of the year again. Another year at an end, all the fuss about Christmas and millions of Aussies taking well-earned holidays. The majority of those holidays will be spent somewhere along our expansive coastline which means people like me and many other retirees or “sea changers” will be inundated with tourists. The local tourism industry loves December and January while most locals hate the crowds. As a fisho the influx of out of towners is an annoyance but something I can live with. Our local population starts to grow a week before Xmas and

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