Tamar to Hunter Group.

Up reasonably early and had a light breakfast.Cheroz and Mick decided they needed some last minute supplies.Biggs and I pottered about the boat doing a few jobs.

Crew eventually returned and we got away at 11 am,most boats gone by then Murdoch and Davies up the river for the day.

Piloted down stream with Mick riding shotgun.

Cleared the channel and set a course around Hebe Reef.Once clear we  headed for Three Hummock Island.The crew having done this leg before not interested in doing the scenic route along the coast.

The wind was NE about 18 knots so not exactly flat calm,as we approached the North end of Three Hummock Island the wind and sea picked up considerably.We shot through the narrow shallow Passage inside Mermaid Rock.

I had hoped we could lay in Mermaid Bay but there was a bit too much sea in there today.

Kept going around to Coulomb Bay and found a nice spot near Ranger Point.

Had some late lunch ,the crew keen to put the net in.

Got a bit on here.
 

Had a couple of celebratories while waiting to pull the net,Cheroz said wait a bit as the tide was just changing,could have been our undoing,the net had at least two dozen large Australian Salmon and quite a few other fish as well.No shortage of bait for the pots now!

The boys got to work cleaning the fish out and I started cleaning them.

After an hour we decided we better bait the pots as the sun was getting low.Cheroz was getting dinner but that got put on hold.Finished well after dark,the Masterpiece looking like Massie's fishing boat.Still got scales.

Had some nice Lamb Steaks with spuds and salad.

Turned in about 10.