Wednesday.Prime Seal and Port Davies.

Lemaris under full sail.

We pulled the pots after a light breakfast.Good thing we had success early,we put them on reasonably good bottom but luck seems to have deserted us.Not even a Port Jackson shark.One was close to where we did well the other day.

Decided we would head over to Prime Seal Island towards where Ralph caught a Snapper a few years ago when we were up here.As we motored along we saw in area on the plotter which was shallower in the shape of a circle.Trap said let's stop over there for a downer .We pulled up and they put the lines over not far from the Wyuna Rocks.

Had two nice flats in no time,fished for quite a while and got a nice haul.Ralph seemed to attract small sharks which Jock cut up and fed the Albatroses which had come around.

While fishing the old Enterprise from Melbourne motor sailed past on her way home fron the recent festival in Hobart.

We knocked off for morning tea and I wondered how Wyuna got its name,no mention in my shipwreck books so I Googled it.There was a report on the grounding of the AMC's vessed of the same name when doing a navigation excersise one fateful night between the Pascoe islands.

The master was named Alan Wheatley,I wonder if he is the harbour master at Killiecrankie.All personel were absolved of blame as the rocks were uncharted then,the charts in the report made in 18 something were interesting it must have taken months to take all the soundings around the area.Probably rowed and sailed around to do it.No other way then.Missed a couple though.

They did quite a bit of damage,holed the double bottom and pumped fuel overboard to keep her afloat,they managed to get back to Beauty Point ,were ready to beach her in Marshall Bay at one stage.They did a good job by all accounts.A good experience for the cadets on board,well good and bad I suppose.

There are many uncharted rocks around Flinders still,keeps you on your toes and wary when you are poking about off the beaten tracks.

Eventually arrived at the Snapper spot and fished around for a couple of hours,we were in the right ares as we caught a few Seargeant Baker fish which frequent the same bottom but no snapper.

Saw the small plane with Robin And Angus back from their trip to the Middle East ,they also saw us fishing down below.

We decided to go over to Wybaleena Island to put the pots in for the night.While over there we saw a flock   of thousands of mutton birds feeding getting ready for their migration flight.It is interesting to see them up close they flap their wings twice then glide for about ten lengths very close to rhe water,I wonder if they do that all the way or just when feeding.

 Trap caught some Australian Salmon but Jock seemed to only catch birds,foul hooked.We got them on board and put a towel over them to calm them while un hooking ,no damage,they looked in fine shape.

While fishing Lemaris came onto the horizon sailing beautifully with an Easterly breeze.I had seen her on the AIS ealier sailing at 9.6 knots.I gave Duncan a call on the radio ,he was heading to Port Davies for the night.Will see you there.He and Eva have David Weir and Jo on board for the trip.Old friends obviously having a ball.

Arrived at the port and picked up Roos mooring for the night,will spend a couple of days here.Jock gets off tonight,has to fly to Adelaide tomorrow for a meeting then home Saturday.

Had a dinner of fresh flats and chips.Very acceptable.

Watched a beautiful sunset,we commented it must be tough for Angus living up here on the hill,he probably gets many of them.