Port Macquarie and some fishing

Port Macquarie

I mentioned last time that restrictions were lifting and indeed we were able to get away up the coast for a very welcome break a few weeks back. Port Macquarie is a 4 hour drive north and is a top spot for a weekend of fishing, bush-walking, whale-watching and, of course, geocaching.

Emily's cracking Bream

Another Bream 

The trusty little fishing rods and supermarket prawns were once again employed to devastating effect off the Port Macquarie breakwall and once again Emily came up with the big fish. It was good to land a few different species as we fished into the night but Emily's monster Bream was clearly the catch of the day.

Tarwhine

Evening Bream

Yellowtail Scad

Eastern Kelpfish 

There was a full moon out as well which not only aided the fishing but made it easier to pick up a couple of night-time caches from places likely over-run by people during the day. One was memorably disguised as a piece of discarded chewing gum stuck to the underside of some street furniture. Disgusting. Brilliant!

Little frog

The whales are still passing through and so there was also loads of action out to sea with dolphins and Humpbacks aplenty. A thoroughly pleasant getaway after a while stuck in Sydney.