Beautiful one day...

Beautiful Exmouth: Clear blue sky's, No wind or swell, clear blue waters! Prefect for a day.

Windy the next!

I have already written blogs about Windy Exmouth, and have countless FaceBook comments about the 'weekend' wind.  People not from here must be starting to think it's always windy in Exmouth.  In fact people who live here but work all week must be thinking the same, as it truly IS windy Every Sunday!!  It's Sunday morning, and I'm sorting photos instead of fishing, because the wind is blowing so hard again!

However I was lucky enough to have a day off during the week, before the wind picked up.  So I have some beautiful calm, (how Exmouth looks in the post cards) photos to share with you all.

Weekday fishing on my own, before the wind picked up for the weekend again.

 Unfortunately I do not have any big fish photos to share with you, not because they weren't there, but simply because I could not get them to stay on my hook.

I had an awesome hour fishing.  Large Queenfish came out of nowhere to chase my lure, several times hitting it, but never staying connected.  I would cast out a different lure, the Queenies would come charging for it, but again not connect.  If I cast the same lure again they would show no interest.  I'd change my lure and they would charge for it again, but not take it.  I went through my whole tackle box, with them showing interest, but not committing, every time I changed my lure.  That was a very intense but very frustrating hour!!  Then they were gone :( not to be seen again that afternoon.

After work Fly Casting practice, making the most of the still week nights...before the wind picked up in the weekend!

I stopped in at Bundegi for a Fly fish on my way back into town.  I was pretty excited to see how well I can cast with no wind, as I have pretty much learnt to cast in the wind.  I was devastated to realise that I Can't cast!! hahahaha, seems I am too used to using the wind to help me cast, and the lack of wind meant a lack of fly casting ability!!  The wind started picking up while I was there, of course as that was Friday afternoon after all, the start of the weekend.  I got my casting ability back, but no fish to practice casting at.

A beautiful moment happened when I first pulled into Bundegi:  I jumped out of the car with my phone in hand to send Johnno (who was at work) a photo of the beautiful calm clear water, he works all week, so only gets to see the windy weekends ;)  I hadn't even noticed the Sea Eagle sitting right where I had parked.  It was a beautiful moment, she started there long enough for me to get Canon camera from the back seat and get some awesome photos.

Bundegi Exmouth: White Bellied Sea Eagle

White Bellied Sea Eagle, Bundegi Exmouth WA

I thought this was going to be my lucky fishing outfit...I'll have to wear it during the week!

That's me above, wearing all my Freebe's from the Fly Fishing Festival last month: MauiJim sunnies! LOOP Buff, and Fly Gal shirt.  I so wanted to catch a fish wearing all this, could have been a great photo...but I can't catch fish :(