Watch OUT!

The warmer weather certainly brings out the SNAKES! Yesterday I spent the afternoon fishing at Morses Creek in Bright. I hadn't been on the water long when I watched a very large and deadly brown snake emerge from the left bank, swim across the river just in front of me and then climb up the right bank. I was amazed by three things: 1) just how large the snake was, 2) how easily it climbed up the nearly vertical right bank and 3) how it didn't seem to be phased by me at all, taking its own sweet time to complete it's journey.

(Written by Michele......
Now the picture is blurry. Stephen tells me that is because it was moving as he was trying to take the photo. Secretly I believe that it was because he was shaking so much as he watched it until it was well out of sight. Oh and he did manage to catch one nice fish in his travels.)

Better luck

I spent the morning fishing in the little stretch of the Ovens River just up behind the Harrietville Caravan Park (short 5 minute walk). I had much better luck......thank goodness! (The fishing gear won't be appearing on ebay just yet!!!)I  caught three nice fish but all were released. With stocks so low it is just not right to be killing them, even if we would both enjoy some smoked trout for dinner. I is going to try Morses Creek, Bright after lunch. Stay tuned!!!

Harrietville in Spring

I went out for a quick fish before dinner. However I came home empty handed although I did hook one skinny trout in the tail. 

It appears that the damage caused by the January bushfires which were followed by two catastrophic flood events has severely cut the number of fish in the rivers and streams in the area. It is actually a talking point around the town and a concern for locals who rely on the tourist dollar.