Saturday, 26 August 2023
Up to the Goulburn River in Victoria to try our luck
Last Thursday was a perfect spring day in northern Victoria so Helen and I dashed up to the the Goulburn River for a quick fishing trip. No fish but a very relaxing few hours drowning worms.
New PLB
My GME MT410 Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) battery was marked for expiry so after 7 years of service it was time to replace it.
A PLB is an emergency beacon that, once activated, sends a signal to search and rescue agencies, alerting them of your location and the fact you’re in dire need of their help. You register with Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). A PLB is a last resort, only to be turned on in life threatening situations and when no other direct communication is available.
Used by campers, hunters, fishermen, bushwalkers, 4WD drivers, overlanders or other people venturing into remote areas.
A registered beacon provides AMSA with useful information to contact you in the event of an emergency when your beacon has been activated. This information is critical in assisting search and rescue. Once a PLB is activated, the beacon transmits a distress signal that is received by the international search and rescue satellite system. The satellite then notifies the nearest ground station and, through a series of connections, the Rescue Coordination Centre responsible for the specific region will be notified and begin organising a response. A personal locator beacon can be activated anywhere in the world, including land, air and sea.
The replacement was an Australian Made 406MHz GPS Personal Locator Beacon from GME, the MT610G. The new one was Half the size of the old MT410, lightweight and compact it can fit easily in a backpack or clip onto the shoulder straps.
GME MT610
IP68 Ingress Protection
Integrated 72Ch GPS Receiver
7 Year Battery Life
121.5MHz Homing Transmitter
Cospas-Sarsat Certified (Class 2)
Easily Deployed in an Emergency
Buoyant
Thursday, 10 August 2023
Lake William Hovell in Winter
I last visited this area in detail in autumn 2012, see blog posts here:
I thought I'd try to catch some winter trout here as most rivers are closed but impoundments are fishable all year round. Currently in August 2023 the lake is 100% full with the spillway flowing. No luck with the fishing but it was an exceptional day relaxing by the tranquil lake shore and taking Helen for a bush bash and exploring around the lake. We saw two people all day and the temp was around 15 Deg c and sunny periods after a cool 2 degree c start.
Tranquil shore
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The setting.
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My view.
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The fun patrol is in charge.
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Looking East.
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Helen tests the water.
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Hound dog sniffing for deer.
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The dam wall, Lake William Hovell, King River Valley.
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The spillway.
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Thursday, 22 June 2023
High Country Winter Reccy
The west branch of the Kiewa River rises from near Mount Hotham then flows in steep forested country, before reaching the township of Mount Beauty.
Locals
The Path
The bridge to Mordor
The West Kiewa River
Saturday, 3 June 2023
Murray River Spiny Freshwater Crayfish
June is the start of winter and the fishing season of the Murray River Spiny Freshwater Crayfish, June till the end of August, so legal to target and take in winter only. Helen and I went up to the Goulburn River in Victoria to try our luck.
A legal Murray spiny freshwater crayfish must have a minimum carapace length of 10cm and a maximum of 12cm. The carapace is measured from the back of the eye socket to the nearest part of the rear edge where the tail joins the main body. They have a bag limit and possession limit of two.
We got five altogether in a couple of hours with just two hoop nets, you can legally use five. We released all but one (see below) which was legal the others were in berry, small (under 10cm) or too large (over 12cm). All in all a good day out up the river.
A legal Murray Cray.
The Goulburn River.
The fisherdog.
In the hoop net.
The area around the river.
Good to see juveniles in the system.
Jenny in berry.
Here is me releasing a Jenny. You can't take or possess female freshwater crayfish with eggs, that is in berry, carrying eggs.
Cooking the catch.
Cooked.
Crayfish and garlic pasta.
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
High Country Deer Hunt May
No deer this hunt but had a great walk and about 3Km up a gully from our camp I found this cave and waterfall.
sunrise
Well worn track
Small Cave
Simmonds Creek
The end of this gully is almost a cliff face.
In a rainy time this waterfall would be gushing.
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