Somerset_Sept 2026

Lake Somerset for <2 weeks. Mostly very dry weather and many grass fires in SEQ. Very good sized red claw and also probably the biggest one we have ever caught. We also explored Lake Wivenhoe camping at Logan's Inlet, for a future trip

1 Before leaving home	2 Some of the Brisbane / Amberley flights	3 Some of the Brisbane / Amberley flights	4 Noisy Rainbow Lorikeets on our arrival
5 Noisy Rainbow Lorikeets on our arrival	6 Whistling Kite pair	7 Whistling Kite pair	8 Whistling Kite pair
9 Whistling Kite pair	10 Whistling Kite pair	11 Wednesday morning	12 All set up
13 At first the weather was cool so a campfire was nice	14 Slim pickings on our first mornings	15 Tuesday morning was very foggy. By 8am it was perfect	16 Tuesday morning was very foggy. We weren't able leave until about 8am
17 Wednesday morning near the Pelican/Cormorant classroom	18 Wednesday morning, Pelican/Cormorant classroom	19 Cattle Egrets	20 Cattle Egrets
21 Cattle & Egrets	22 Cattle & Egrets	23 Cattle & Egrets	24 Whistling Kite pair
25 Whistling Kite pair	26 After the first three days we had caught only 67. Then day 4 we picked up this drty abandoned pot with 7 big boys. 47/114	27 Thursday - 47/114	28 Thursday
29 Thursday ducklings	30 Thursday ducklings	31 Frday -58/172	32 Friday drive to Esk/Logan Inlet
33 Friday drive to Esk/Logan Inlet	34 Friday at the drink station	35 Friday at the drink station	36 Saturday morning
37 Saturday morning	38 Saturday - 48/200	39 Saturday morning	40 Saturday sunset
41 Saturday sunset	42 Sunday morning	43 Sunday morning	44 Sunday morning
45 Sunday morning	46 Sunday morning	47 Sunday -45/265	48 Sunday then water bombing a fire near Kilcoy
49 Sunday then water bombing a fire near Kilcoy	50 Sunday then water bombing a fire near Kilcoy	51 Sunday then water bombing a fire near Kilcoy	52 Water bombing scary for the skiers but not so the local mob
53 Sunday then water bombing a fire near Kilcoy	54 Sunday then water bombing a fire near Kilcoy	55 Sunday then water bombing a fire near Kilcoy	56 Water bombing scary for the jet skiers
57 Sunday then water bombing a fire near Kilcoy	58 Sunday then water bombing a fire near Kilcoy	59 Monday morning	60 Monday morning Black Cormorants
61 Monday morning Black Cormorants	62 Monday morning Black Cormorants	63 Monday morning Black Cormorants	64 Monday 58/323
65 Monday - more smokey fires	66 Monday - more smokey fires	67 Monday - more smokey fires	68 Monday - more smokey fires
69 Monday - Whistling Kites	70 Whistling Kites	71 Whistling Kites	72 Whistling Kites
73 Whistling Kites	74 Whistling Kites	75 Whistling Kites	76 Tuesday 51/374
77 Tuesday morning	78 Tuesday morning - probably our biggest one ever, about 36cm	79 Tuesday morning - probably our biggest one ever, about 36cm	80 Tuesday morning with ash onthe boat
81 Tuesday morning	82 Tuesday morning	83 Wednesday 54/428	84 Our last coals then Wed morning pick up
85 Wednesday - another flare up after we got back from lunch at The Exchange	86 Wednesday - another flare up after we got back from lunch at The Exchange