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Kayak rack project rejigged during the restrictions
* from P94
place of the timber skids. I was able to find a couple of lengths of pipe with 90 degree bends attached, and made use of these to give a smooth lead onto the skids when loading the kayak.
– no sounders or GPS – we kicked our way around the lake, checking out rock faces and flocks of birds until our legs tired, then headed back to the launch point.
In a fortunate coincidence travel restrictions were eased and Queens- land lakes reopened on the weekend I completed the modifications. Atro- cious weather with strong westerly winds on both Saturday and Sunday made the prospect of kayaking on open water very uninviting. Despite the forecast for Monday being more of the same though slightly less se- vere, the decision was made to take a gamble.
Retrieving the tandem Hobie proved just as effortless as launch- ing, with it sliding very easily in the upright position onto the PVC skids. Quite satisfied with the results of the session, having field-tested the Mark II kayak rack and encountered a few fish as well, we each drove the 20km home in time for lunch.
After arriving at the lake at first light, launching demonstrated how effortless the modified rig made the task of getting the heavy tandem kayak onto the water. Hardly any friction was felt between the pol- yethylene of the hull and the PVC skids.
Enjoying her first post-isolation outing, young Violet has inherited the fishing gene from her father and regularly out-fishes the adults.
Not a bad way to celebrate the author’s local water being reopened.The good old 65mm Boomerang struck again, as reliable as ever.
I’d arranged for an old kayaking mate to meet me at the lake for some company while on the water and, keeping our social distance, pedalled our Hobies into the pale light in the east. Shortly after sun- rise, I spotted a familiar looking boat trolling towards us and was pleasantly surprised to see number two son Tony and his youngest daughter out for a fish too, but other than them, we had the lake to our- selves.
DAM LEVELS
CURRENT AS OF 25/5/2020
DAMS PERCENTAGE
DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY
Atkinson 556655 Awoonga 706668706966
Bjelke-Petersen * Boondooma * Borumba * Burdekin Falls * Callide *
Cania *
Coolmunda *
Dyer/Bill Gunn *
Eungella *
Fairbairn *
Glenlyon *
Hinze
Julius
Kinchant *
Leslie *
Macdonald
Maroon * Monduran/Fred Haigh * Moogerah *
North Pine/Samsonvale * Peter Faust/Proserpine * Somerset *
Teemburra *
Tinaroo*
Toonumbar
Wivenhoe *
Wuruma *
Wyaralong
4 7 25 28 77 64 73 60 36 32 61 57
21 25 23 20
3 2
32 33 32 30 56 56 53 52 30 33 31 29
3 3 92 85 12 9
9 4 3 3 86 90 89 88 17 18 16 14
3 3 86 86 77 73 56 47
9 14 14 5 100 101 99 96 100 100 96 92
5 8 83 87 55 47 67 61 36 29 60 58 71 67 63 64 91 86 71 62 33 19 47 43 67 60 84 83
59 77 82 85
For updates on dams, visit sunwater.com.au or seqwater.com.au
*This symbol indicates that a Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to sh these dams.
34 38 37 36 101 100 99 97 103 106 98 94
12 14 14 13 103 104 101 100
61 61 60 62 63 61 38 39 36 67 69 62 68 72 70 78 83 80 89 98 99 67 72 74 62 69 69 51 53 52 64 63 62
58 60 32 64 68 79 99 73 66 50 61 96
101 99 98
A gentle northeasterly breeze was blowing into our faces very early but as the morning warmed, the lake glassed out, providing perfect conditions to be on the water in tiny craft. Completely free of electronics
The starboard-side PVC skid can be seen sitting snuggly under the kayak. This ver- sion works extremely well.
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