https://blog.ryanmoore.au/tags/goulburn-river/This blog is dedicated to my adventures in the great outdoors, fishing trips, hiking routes, camping, etc. as well as a collection of thoughts and interests. It's not all outdoorsy: there's plenty of politics, work/coding, football and other random ~~rants~~ thoughts I have.en-auThu, 21 Apr 2022 16:38:11 +1000https://blog.ryanmoore.au/posts/2022/sneaking-away-mid-week-for-an-eildon-fishing-session/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:38:11 +1000https://blog.ryanmoore.au/posts/2022/sneaking-away-mid-week-for-an-eildon-fishing-session/<p><img src="https://blog.ryanmoore.au/posts/2022/sneaking-away-mid-week-for-an-eildon-fishing-session/eildon-april-2022-panorama-compressed_hu4c6703531f3ce9eb5adb22521cb0b80a_1626470_1200x0_resize_q75_h2_box.webp" width="1200" height="402" alt="Sneaking away mid-week for an Eildon fishing session"></p><p class="lead">With everything in my life being so busy lately, I managed to get away for a sneaky mid-week overnight fishing trip on Tuesday afternoon, returning last night.</p> <p>I didn’t catch any fish, but it was wonderful to get away and get my lines wet, hanging with some mates. They booked a cabin for their Easter family holiday, so I grabbed an unpowered site at the same park and pitched my swag for the night. We fished all day at our various favourite spots, saw plenty of fish, but they just weren’t having anything we put before them.</p> <p>Some young guys were catching small browns by drifting worms in the Goulburn, but for the most part the fishermen around us were striking out as well. Luckily for my mates they got onto some fish the day after I left, which is nice (for them! 🤣).</p> <p>Despite the lack of a fresh catch to eat for dinner, I had the most wonderfully relaxing day. I packed a pipe and sat by the Pondage when my phone buzzed to tell me it was 13:00, and time for a daily routine at <b class="brand">Starlight</b> where the Melbourne office gets together to have a go at <b class="brand">The Age Quiz</b>. I logged in over <b class="brand">Microsoft Teams</b> to the group chat, got a few groans that I was out fishing, and that was worth the trip just for the giggles!</p> <div class="breakout not-prose my-24 image-gallery"> <div class="image-gallery-cols" style="--gallery-n: 4"> <figure class="photo-figure w-full mb-4 break-inside-avoid" data-fancybox="gallery" data-src="https://blog.ryanmoore.au/posts/2022/sneaking-away-mid-week-for-an-eildon-fishing-session/IMG_8115-scaled_hu9f00f5cf1d33957bfd9d3865d6c5805b_545153_2400x0_resize_q80_h2_box.webp"><img class="rounded-lg" src="https://blog.ryanmoore.au/posts/2022/sneaking-away-mid-week-for-an-eildon-fishing-session/IMG_8115-scaled_hu9f00f5cf1d33957bfd9d3865d6c5805b_545153_24210e3c79feb8cd288bc0b657a624b7.webp" alt="Fishing at Gilmore&amp;rsquo;s Bridge at Thornton" width="1280" height="960" loading="lazy" decoding="async" /><figcaption> <p>Fishing at Gilmore&rsquo;s Bridge at Thornton </p> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="photo-figure w-full mb-4 break-inside-avoid" data-fancybox="gallery" data-src="https://blog.ryanmoore.au/posts/2022/sneaking-away-mid-week-for-an-eildon-fishing-session/IMG_8116-scaled_hud7fa61ea92b638a517d50ddf91d644b8_610285_2400x0_resize_q80_h2_box.webp"><img class="rounded-lg" src="https://blog.ryanmoore.au/posts/2022/sneaking-away-mid-week-for-an-eildon-fishing-session/IMG_8116-scaled_hud7fa61ea92b638a517d50ddf91d644b8_610285_0d7c0d72315fe78d425a0e8170e758a4.webp" alt="Fishing under Gilmore&amp;rsquo;s Bridge at Thornton" width="1280" height="960" loading="lazy" decoding="async" /><figcaption> <p>Fishing under Gilmore&rsquo;s Bridge at Thornton </p> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="photo-figure w-full mb-4 break-inside-avoid" data-fancybox="gallery" data-src="https://blog.ryanmoore.au/posts/2022/sneaking-away-mid-week-for-an-eildon-fishing-session/IMG_8118-scaled_hu2be57ce0c177f3bd7bef9a58293cf027_565346_2400x0_resize_q80_h2_box.webp"><img class="rounded-lg" src="https://blog.ryanmoore.au/posts/2022/sneaking-away-mid-week-for-an-eildon-fishing-session/IMG_8118-scaled_hu2be57ce0c177f3bd7bef9a58293cf027_565346_573f3c942641a402c9a40f2dda303466.webp" alt="Fishing at the Eildon Pondage" width="1280" height="804" loading="lazy" decoding="async" /><figcaption> <p>Fishing at the Eildon Pondage </p> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="photo-figure w-full mb-4 break-columns my-4" data-fancybox="gallery" data-src="https://blog.ryanmoore.au/posts/2022/sneaking-away-mid-week-for-an-eildon-fishing-session/eildon-april-2022-panorama-compressed_hu4c6703531f3ce9eb5adb22521cb0b80a_1626470_2400x0_resize_q80_h2_box.webp"><img class="rounded-lg" src="https://blog.ryanmoore.au/posts/2022/sneaking-away-mid-week-for-an-eildon-fishing-session/eildon-april-2022-panorama-compressed_hu4c6703531f3ce9eb5adb22521cb0b80a_1626470_57d8699b80fb20edf3d8bcf787eea23b.webp" alt="Panorama of Eildon Pondage in April 2022" width="1280" height="429" loading="lazy" decoding="async" /><figcaption> <p>Panorama of Eildon Pondage in April 2022 </p> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div>