Sandringham Anglers Club

Another beaut arvo yakfishing. Three Flatties to mid 30’s, heaps of Pinkies to 37cm. Saw a few schools of Pinkies on the Fishfinder. All on hardbodies, vibes & soft plastics. I also hung out with a Seal for over an hour.

Another beaut day to yakfish. Thanks Steve Magambo for taking me to his special squidding spot. I managed four large squid myself… Steve caught a lot more!

Once the fog burned off it was pleasant on the yak. The fog didnt lift over Port of Melbourne and invisible big ships sounded their foghorns regularly! Plenty of Pinkies to 33cm and Flatties to mid 30’s on hardbodies, blades & soft plastics.

Perfect conditions this morning for our annual kayak capsize drill. Eight (8) took part and a few more watched from the shore.

Lots of new ideas were tested as a result of last year’s drill.

Some learnings that I noted are below - please add any that I miss:

1. Need to remember to make the life jacket waist strap tight once you are in the water… to stop it rising & choking you!
2. Paul Jones loaned a paddle leash to several participants… I heard that this will be added to several yakkers equipment list now.
3. The rope trick to re-flip the kayak worked a treat although one nylon clip attaching the rope to the kayak broke under the strain so that will need to be strengthened.
4. Getting back into the kayak was more difficult than most remembered!
5. Getting back into the kayak from behind the seat worked for some , even as far back as the stern… but most of us would have a crate there that would interfere with this access if we were fishing.
6. The raised H-rail around the cockpit on some kayaks made getting back into the front of the kayak particularly difficult
7. Some kayaks took on a large amount of water into the closed hull which could make the kayaks more “tippy” in rough seas. These kayaks need to try & reduce the ingress while upside down, somehow.

Thanks to all for participating, Jamie for manning the first aid desk & to Garry for the very welcome BBQ’ed snags!

The weather for Saturday morning looks excellent for our upcoming “Yak Capsize Drill”… only 7 kmh winds and 15-20degC.
Come & test your capsize skills in a safe environment…
or come for the Entertainment & BBQ!! All invited.

A reminder that the Sandringham Anglers Club is running the Annual Capsize Drill on the foreshore near the Clubhouse on Saturday 14th March - 10am to 12noon… finishing up with a BBQ at the Clubhouse. Non-members welcome.

Cracker day on the bay. Beaut yakweather and plenty of fish. Pinkies galore to mid 30cms, many Sand Flatties to mid 30’s, one Bluespot Flattie in the mid 30’s, two small Snook. The highlight of the day was a boiling school of Australian Salmon which I raced to intercept… lost… then found on the sounder and then extracted two fish from… fantastic fight on bream gear! A bunch of Australasian Gannets were divebombing the same bait the Salmon were eating as well as a solitary Fairy Penguin.

Reminder… an illustrated talk on Kayak Safety tonight at the Clubhouse. All welcome

We have a talk at the Clubhouse next Tuesday… all about kayak safety! Some new rules & regs and a primer for the practical Capsize Training the Club has scheduled for 14th March… on the foreshore outside the Club.

Tite Lines to all for 2026