Ewen Maddock Dam, 20 Bass Before 10:30am

The week's wind had us on the dam instead of the coast. Twenty bass between two kayaks before 10:30.

The week's forecast was full of southerlies. Offshore was off the cards. So we planned the dam from the start.

Strong wind from the south. Water tea brown from the recent rain.

We trolled the edges with hard-body divers, swapping shallower and deeper runners through the morning.

Gold and orange were the colours. Naturals got bites too, just less. With water that stained, the brights were the call.

The fish were on the points. Anywhere the bank turned out into the water, the bass were stacked on it. Bites came as the lure swung through the corner. Open bank between was quiet water. Five metres off the edge was quiet too.

One fish came on a Daiwa Bait Junkie curly tail grub on the cast. The wind was making casting hard work, so back to the troll.

The 10am bass

The decent one came at 10. Ten metres off the reed line. Four-metre diver running just clear of the bottom.

Twenty bass between us by 10:30. One decent fish.

Why we picked the dam this week

The week's forecast was windy. Offshore was off the cards, so the dam was the plan. Two kayaks, no fuel run, no tow, no launch queue. Fishing inside ten minutes of pulling in. Good option to have up your sleeve when the coast is shut down.

The Australian Bass guide

Everything we use for Australian Bass (gear, where to find them, why kayaks are the right tool) is in the Australian Bass Guide. The Ewen Maddock section in there is what we ran today.