Great Inshore session Team Rapala–Part I

 

After a great opening week of the season in the South of Sri Lanka we had 2 back to back depressions in the Indian Ocean that caused the weather patterns to go completely off so we had to to try to do our best given the conditions we had.

We had Daniel Wan, Fed and and Arron all part of Rapala Storm who were here to write an article for the Magazine Fish On and ready to try out new techniques and gear that is going to be introduced shortly rearing to go…..

With the weather offshore not conducive to head out we headed for some inshore action amidst some incredible surroundings where we have caught some of the usual estuary suspects before.

The idyllic conditions pictured is stunning surroundings had everyone looking forward to the light tackle fishing

Here is the boat just getting ready to cast off from our accommodation what more can you ask for when you are fishing than to just step into your boat and fish.

And we are off on the way to some favourite spots.

When you are fishing new water there is always the expectation you do not know what you are going to get or how its going o turn out, all you can do is be ready and prepared and watch and read the signs you see around you.

No long after we start out Aaron is into a solid Mangrove Jack, a tenacious fighter that you have to pull out.

As he sun warmed up and got a bit higher in the sky, we had a solid thump the sure sign of a nice Barrmundi and sure a few minutes later this amazing Gold Barramundi comes to the net.

An absolutely ecstatic angler after an amazing fish is landed

Just look at the coppery gold of this fish, a beautiful Barramundi.

A smiling angler poses with his prize.

Fish love!!! before the release

And away it goes to come back and fight another day bigger and stronger.

Mangrove Jacks we plentiful and on light tackle they put up a good scrap trying to get back to the snags they cam out of to hammer the lure.

Happy anglers having lots of fun and continuous action on light tackle.

Aaron with another Barra that fell to his angling style.

Fred goes bump into a good fish close to structure and tries his best to get it out.

 

And look who we have here Mr Trevally himself, this is the first time have caught one of these here

Here is a super action shot of a hook up from the other boat so you know just how much fun the guys were having to be able to wait to take action shots of hook-ups…

Fred poses with a Malabar trevally which has got those distinctive gold yellow-fins

More action and more fish we even hooked into some tarpon that came off, and seem to be a common species here although they are smaller version ox-eye tarpon.

A double header of Jack and Trevally shows that there is a good variety of fish with lots of species to you going trying to catch one of each or more….

Would you believe a small GT as well, go back, grow big and come back when you can swallow a GT3 popper fully on PE10 and give some happy angler an experience to remember…. forever

Some lures proved to be repeated killers and laded numerous fish.

Daniel poses with his copper gold Barramundi on the famous Fire tiger.

So there is so much more to do here than just go after the big game plus it gives anglers an alternative if the weather gods do not favour us to just get fishing and still have all the fun.

Also wait for our next reports which have more news on the light tackle action offshore that goes extremely well when you need a bit of a break from throwing those big chuggers and dropping heavy metal.

Tight lines.