Day 3 - 28th September 2006
Due to the weather conditions Terrence made the decision to put some miles on the Landcruiser and we headed north towards Angola! In my previous trips the furthest north I had been was Mile 40ish but we were now on our way to Mile 100+! The drive was long but interesting and we saw a number of sites. It's amazing how people can live so many miles from 'civilisation'! There was even a Bar in the middle of nowhere, Terence was proud to inform us that the owner was his own best customer!
We initially set out at Mile 98 and despite some 'taps' from catfish nothing was caught - starting to sound a bit familiar? - and we quickly moved to Winston Bay (approx Mile 140ish). There was some quick action here and Pete soon had a Gully of 11kg on the beach, I followed that with a small Kob and a Gully of 10kg in successive casts. Again, chum caught so let's get fishing for Bronzie's!
A big bay at Mile 100 was our chosen destination and upon arrival and after some 'beach cruising' Terence pronounced that he was happy and expecting some action! Then he told us that this area was also known as the 'House of Pain' but wouldn't elaborate why........ We again fished out the tide and finally, on the stroke of packing up there was some action! Pete's (and everybody else's) rod was in a holder when it suddenly went slack, since we had all but given up hope for the day it was Terence that spotted the drop back and picked up the rod ready to strike. Having felt the fish move off, he proceeded to set the hooks and then handed the rod to Pete. Fish on..................
Not for long though, unfortunately the line went slack and the fish was off. Within seconds I spotted a Bronzie jumping about 150 yards to our left. Whether or not it was Pete's fish wasn't clear. At the point where he lost it, the fish was heading to the right but these Bronzies are quick and it's possible it turned and then leapt clear of the water. At least we had now seen a Bronzie (or 2?) and Terence's reaction was to shelve thoughts of packing up and all three rods were re-baited and re-cast and we fished with renewed enthusiasm for the rest of the evening. As the light was drawing to a close Terence spotted another Bronzie jumping this time some 600-800 yards to our right.
Still no Bronzies on the bank but at least we were in with a chnace now! A 2 hour or so drive home flew past with all of us in high spirits and looking forward to catching some Bronzies at last. As an aside I really don't know how Terence copes with the longer drives, the roads are reasonably surfaced but unlit and in the dark very boring!
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