UNDERWATER AT GLAISHER POINT

[Haji]

WENT FOR A SNORKEL/SWIM TODAY FROM THE OLD SALMON HAUL AREA INSIDE PORT HACKING TO GLAISHER POINT. (MIDWAY BETWEEN SHELLEY BEACH AND OAK PARK). WANTED TO TRY MY LITTLE OLYMPUS CAMERA OUT WITH SOME UNDERWATER SHOTS.

SAW SOME NICE AREAS AND A FEW FISH INCLUDING THREE SMALL RED MORWONG (THERE USED TO BE HEAPS OF THEM AROUND UP TO 2.5 KG BEFORE SPEAROS INCLUDING MYSELF DECIMATED THEM IN THE FIFTIES AND SIXTIES). ALSO SAW A LONE BLACKFISH, A SINGLE BREAM,THE USUAL 'COCKIES" AND A FEW BLUE GROPER INCLUDING ONE OF AROUND 3KG WHICH WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

ALSO SAW A SCHOOL OF VERY FLIGHTY BLACK DRUMMER IN A SPOT THAT WOULD BE EASY TO FISH, FLAT BOTTOM, NO SNAGS,EASY TO BURLEY. BASS FLICKER TAKE NOTE!

ALL IN ALL A MOST ENJOYABLE SWIM AND MY FIRST SNORKEL FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS. AM DEFINATELY GOING TO DO MORE FROM NOW ON.

THE PICS ARE NOT BRILLIANT, WATER CLARITY SO SO BUT I THOUGHT THAT YOU MIGHT ENJOY SEEING WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE DOWN THERE FROM A FISH POINT OF VIEW.

CHEERS

[TomMc]

great shots haji!
me favourite one is the first shot.
thats an awesome pic but so are all the others!

[fishinf]

well done haji top shots i like that bream shot no.2

[Dog Catcher]

WATER CLARITY SO SO BUT I THOUGHT THAT YOU MIGHT ENJOY SEEING WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE DOWN THERE FROM A FISH POINT OF VIEW.


Clarity aint that bad Haji shots came up not to bad

BUT !

I have to correct you on the fish's view thing they see something like this

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/1858/snovs3.jpg


And if you look anything like that ???

Well I'm waiting for an invite :rolling laughter:

I too enjoy my snorkelling gears on the boat all the time dont go down with tanks these days though.

[HSV]

Hey haji great shots mate. when you first showed me your camera i just found it so to believe it was waterproof. But there is the proof amazing what model is it buddy.hmm i think i might join you i have never done it before mate...
Cheers Mick

[Haji]

Hi Mick
It is an Olympus U 770SW, 7.1 megapixel, retails for around $550.00.

Takes a bit of getting used to, hard to see the screen in any sort of light from behind, I find that quite annoying but probably due to my inexperience.

You welcome to come for a snorkel at Cronulla any time, take you around Shark Island on a clear day, nice territory.

[storms72]

Well done mate....You really are our 'waterman of SFF'....Loving the shots...need to get back down there myself, haven't had the need to check any new spots for a while but seeing your pic's makes me want to scale some cliffs and explore some headlands.

Jason:yahoo:

[HSV]

Hi Mick
It is an Olympus U 770SW, 7.1 megapixel, retails for around $550.00.

Takes a bit of getting used to, hard to see the screen in any sort of light from behind, I find that quite annoying but probably due to my inexperience.

You welcome to come for a snorkel at Cronulla any time, take you around Shark Island on a clear day, nice territory.


hey thansk haji i might just take you up on that offer buddy
CHEERS MICK

[no idea]

nice shots mate, ive been thinking it would be good to get some under water shots of the schools of salmon round lately but i was going to just use a disposable camera cos i cant afford an underwater one.

[quintrex101]

those photos are great, i may have to save up for one of those cameras, they are great,

thanks for sharing

[Haji]

Thanks for the compliments guys.

The sad thing is that when I was diving/spearfishing the same area in the 1950's there were absolutely heaps of fish around including large schools of big bronze Blackfish, big Blue, Red and Brown Groper (up to 30 imperial measure pounds), big Red Morwong, Tassie Trumpeters,(top eating fish never seen nowadays) schools of Bream, numerous Wobbegong Sharks and a resident population of big Black Drummer. There were also large numbers of Abalone which nobody bothered with at the time and large colonies of Sea urchins.

By comparison the area is totally barren now. Various ethnic groups have removed all large Sea Urchins by the truckload, and Abalone are nowhere to be seen.

There is a guy that comes down quite regularly and fishes the point, on three occasions recently I have seen him with a Blue Groper which breaks your heart as they are a "resident of the area" fish and there are too few around to kill them off. They look magnificent underwater with their deep blue colour and bulldozer shape.

To think that I was a part of the young spearfishermen that bear responsibility in large measure for the decimation of fish stocks in the area now sickens me but, you cannot turn the clock back! I just wish that I could to show youngsters like Quinie and Tom the area like it used to be.

Makes the case for only taking what you need doesn't? And releasing breeders and slow growing fish like Groper.

Cheers, I think that I will go and have a drink to drown my reflective sorrows!

:frown: :frown: :frown: