Lake Borumba Photo Gallery
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Lake Borumba at its best. Early morning and not a breath of wind to disturb "the serenity". |
Meg Houston with a cracker Golden Perch. |
Early morning mist hangs over the dam before sunrise. |
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An 85cm Saratoga. Every fly fishers dream - the surface takes are mind blowing and the aerial displays are spectacular. some specimens have been recorded over 1.2 metres. |
Graham with a healthy 69 cm saratoga taken during an early morning session on a surface lure. |
Graham slips a saratoga back home into the dam waters. |
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Andy Vockler solid bass caught in the sticks area
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John and Peter show a pair of the many bass they caught using live shrimp. Both fish tagged and released. |
Chris Mangold concentrates on working a popper along a weed bed edge. |
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Entering the sticks area when the dam was at 40% capacity. The full water level is the tree line at the top of the the photo.
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The island at the entrance to Yabba Arm is well out of the water when the dam is at 40%. It is covered by about 2 metres deep when the dam is full. |
Bass about to be released |
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A great looking saratoga taken off the bank on fly
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Harry Houston with a good bass and golden perch caught on live shrimp. |
The wildlife inhabiting the dam and surrounds is prolific. There are many species of waterfowl, pelicans, eagles, kingfishers, swallows and scrub dwelling birds to name a few. |
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The stealth advantage of canoes allows you to get up close to wildlife without disturbing them.
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Don Robertson with a healthy bass caught in an early morning session. It was tagged and released for research purposes. |
Early morning looking back down Kingaham Creek towards the main basin of the dam. |
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With all the insect life associated with the dam, the birds are well fed.
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A part of a bygone era - the Mary Valley Ratter does a number of tourist trips each week from Gympie to Imbil. The original rattler was a rail motor and the steam trains were used to carry primary produce to the rail head in Gympie. |
Sandra Gow with a great coloured saratoga caught on a jointed jitterbug during an early morning session. |
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A saratoga caught in shallow water by sight casting while walking the banks. |
It's amasing what you see swimming around in the water. |
The "professionals" relaxing before another fishing session |
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Although not known for big bass, Borumba still produces some quality fish in the high 40cm range. |
A still morning heading up towards the top of Yabba Creek. |
Nial Logan with a Saratoga taken on a surface fly worked along the grass edges just after the dam filled. |
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An early morning fog hangs over the Kingaham Creek valley
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A sample of the extensive weed banks that provide food and shelter for juvenile stocked species. |
Kerry Fitts takes a dip while trying to retrieve a lure. His family refused to help him aboard until they had a record of the occasion. |
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Five new additions to the wildlife population at Borumba Dam
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A wide variety of birdlife eat the fingerlings we stock. |
Sooty or striped grunter caught below the dam wall |
Meeting and Accomplishment Awards January 2010
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The executive committee deep in discussion prior to the meeting. From left - Peter Chambers, Herman Whitehead, Don Robertson and Harry Houston. |
Some of the members of the Association. As can be seen the meetings are fairly informal. |
Margaret Mangold receiving her award for best female angler from Herman Whitehead. |
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Margaret Robertson receiving the prize for runner-up female angler.
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Don Robertson received the award for the most fish caught for the year. |
Chris Mangold was runner-up for most fish caught. |
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Harry Houston with the award for the biggest saratoga.
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President, Peter Chambers giving Herman Whitehead his prize. |
Margaret Robinson with her second award for the night. |
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