Saturday.A quiet day.

We had a quiet night,the change came through early morning.Cheroz woke me when the anchor alarm went off.Just the boat moving as I had plenty of chain out.Reset it and went back to bed.

By about eleven am the wind had swung around to the NW and blowing right into the nook.

We suffered it for a while but had to move eventually over to Shepherds Bay across the channel.

Some boats already there,the rest in Chimney Pot having moved from Coulomb earlier on.

We moved over while having lunch,the crew crays and me leftover lamb and new bread.

Cheroz now honing his skills.Watch out when he gets home,the bread king is coming !

We anchored in a day anchorage close to the shore under the northern cliffs to get out of the leftover roll.

Down went the lines,not even a bite.The only thing biting was the March flies.Flights of them.Cheroz has a theory a squirt of fly spray around the door frame will keep them out,I hope it does not take the paint off !

Biggs and Mike put the net in and then went over to a Blue boat in the bay which I recognized as Slanchivar from Wynyard,they were cleaning a heap of Australian Salmon they had caught in the net,glad to get rid of some as they had too many,a few other boats got some too.

I remember years ago he joined the Circ up here,was a fisherman I seem to remember,we bashed our way down to Ann Bay tacking into a stiff south wind ,after a couple of hours of crashing and banging he appeared out behind a rock off Cape Grim.Local knowledge there,still do not know how he did it.

We now had bait for the pots.Later on Bruce the owner came over to say hello but I could not remember his name before now.They are a week out and have been around but we have not seen them until now,shows there is more than one way to skin a cat up here.They are off to Flinders next and then Port Davey by the east coast,good to see him again as I had heard he was unwell a couple of years ago.

Just put my pot in he said ,chuck your buoy up on the rocks,you can get it when the tide runs.We would never have thought of that.

Biggs managed to do it with one but not the other,too much surge he claimed.Slack water high tide at about 9 in the morning so should be ok.

The forecast SW change slowly came through with lightning and some rain,we put the squid lights on but only managed one small one.

Put the Bee Gees on and then Rod Stewart while having a good roast chicken,ended up a bit late after repeated requests for Maggi May at full volume.I hope we did not keep the rest of the bay up.

Only about ten boats left now,looks like Monday is the day for the run south.We may  move out to the outside of Hunter island today .I have considered Woolnorth Bay but some how it does not seem to have any advantages .

About ten left in Shepherds Bay.