Stormaggedon Bendigo then Serenity

The storm Tue evening 24th February 2026 Bendigo Cemetary

The next day at home

Peaceful Buddha

Chilli's

Laughing Buddha

Chilli's

Chilli's again.

Riverina Camping Fishing and Hunting

Lachlan River Camp

Lachlan River

Piggy

Mud Marlin

Piggy Schnitzels

Piggy Kabana

Smoked Piggy Kabana

Goulburn and Murray Rivers Confluence

Fishing, fishing. . . turtle.

Good morning fishing

Park

Murray and Goulburn junction

Shrimp

Eastern Long-necked Turtle (Chelodina longicollis)

Release

Deck Oil

Preparing the back deck for summer with a drink of decking oil.

Dry

Dry

Broken Creek Reccy

Broken Creek, near Numurkah, is a popular fishing spot for native species like yellowbelly and Murray cod.  Bait options include worms, freshwater shrimp and yabbies.  The creek is also renowned for its abundant yabbies.

Its source is the Broken River, which diverges from it at Casey’s Weir near Benalla.  The Broken River itself has a major storage facility, Lake Nillahcootie.  From Casey’s Weir, the Upper Broken Creek flows north while the main creek flows west to the Murray River at Barmah.  The Broken River is joined by Boosey Creek and Nine Mile Creek and its lower section receives regulated flows from irrigation channels.

A bit quit on the fishing front

Netted some shrimp and small yabbies, mighty be a bit early yet.

Helen waiting for a bite.

Checking out the wildlife.

Snowy Creek Re-Visited

As the track gates in the high country open at the end of October friends and I wanted to hunt for deer by walking from the locked gate into sambar deer country to try our luck.  One of us, the youngest and fittest, was lucky to score a young spika stag. Then the doggers turned up making lots of noise and even had a car behind the gates courtesy of a farmers gate they had access to. Well we could still trout fish and hang around camp, which we did for a couple of days.

Camp

Deer sign

Head

Camp 2

Deer Meat

Sliced for jerky

Soaking in spices

Dried in dehydrator

Finished product cryovaced in 250g bags.