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Text Box: A.N.S.A Sport Fishing Tournament. Port Augusta Report. October long weekend 2003. By Paul & June. As only 2 boats were representing N.D S F C, Wet Dreams 11,with Fabio & Terry. & Sea Wolf, with June & myself. We decided to leave Adelaide at 1.00 am. Saturday morning , as it was a 4.5 hr. drive to Pt. Augusta. We arrived just before sunrise, in time for breakfast. Our initial plan was to go to Whyalla, but given some strong tips from a local at the truck stop, we decided to fish Pt. Augusta instead. Sunrise looked promicing and we had a beautiful flat ride out of the channel. Our aim was to hook up to some Kingfish, so we headed for the Shacks. ( squid territory ). Five hours of drifting around and found not even 1 squid. Although Fabio managed 3. We fished various locations at the Power Station for the rest of the day, and could not lose a pilchard bait. At 5 o’clock we headed back to the ramp. Half way back to the ramp Fabio radioed us to tell us a school of Salmon and big Tommies had gone through. Too late, we were going in for a nice shower and a few sips of some amber fluid back at the caravan park. Sad result for 10 hrs. fishing. Fabio & Terry came back 1.5 hrs. later with a few specimens and only stories of the ones that got away. It was decided that we would fish Whyalla the next day so we discussed the options of which grounds we would fish, as Robbie & Brad from Adelaide Sportfishing club, did alright at Pt. Lowley , including a lovely Flathead , unfortunately on Brad’s heavier outfit. Sunday came around too quick, so at 5 am. We had to pack up and move fast as it was an hours drive to Whyalla. June & myself were itching to get on the water as it was our first time there, but Fabio needed to refuel and get lunch, so we took a scenic tour of the town looking for a garage. We launched and headed for the Council Drop, relying on Fabio’s vast knowledge of the area. We anchored just on high tide, and with only a 5 knot breeze blowing, it was hard to determine which the boats would lay once the tide started running. After a few moves, we settled in and fished for 4 or 5 hours waiting for some nice Reds to come around. No such luck, hundreds of undersize snapper benefited from our berley trail, and pilchard baits. The only piece of action was a Thresher Shark leaping out of our trail, chasing some bait fish. June and I decided to try another spot, while Fabio and Terry were determined to stay put and remain there for the duration. The South Havelburgs came up on the sounder, I like the look of this spot. June said. So we sounded around and found a good spot to drop the anchor and set our lines. Pretty soon it was time to head back, at least we had managed to keep 3 Snapper this time. At the Marina we were welcomed by a pod of 4 lovely, friendly Dolphins, and June was able to video the spectacular performances of these incredible sea mammals. It wasn’t until the evening back at Pt. Augusta we discovered where the Kingfish were located, (high above the railbridge). Monday found June and myself having a good sleep in while Fabio and Terry tried there luck with the other boats, chasing those ever elusive Kingy’s in the upper reaches of the Gulf. At 11.30 am. we watched all the boats race back to the ramp for the final weigh in and trophy presentation. The weigh in was held at the Naval Cadets clubrooms. About 6 or 7 boats turned up, only 1 Kingfish was weighed in, I think the lucky angler being the President from Adelaide Sportfishing club. He also took out Champion Boat. I took out Highest Point Scoring Fish with one of my Snapper, and N D S F C took out the trophy for Champion Club. All in all it was uneventful for the number of fish caught, but the weather was kind to us and a great time was had by all who attended.

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