Ekka on holidays till next Thursday

Eric Frei · 18th August 2008, 06:52 PM

Just a heads up.

I'm not really around, on holidays for a couple weeks.

First proper break in 10 years, gone fishing at Burrum Heads.

phill ellison · 18th August 2008, 08:02 PM

have a good time mate, sound like you deserve it,

treeseer · 18th August 2008, 09:35 PM

Hope you and your family have a relaxing time!

Garry Brockley · 19th August 2008, 01:13 AM

Its Good to get away Have a great time

willem · 19th August 2008, 06:42 AM

Dont let the fish eat you!!

newguy18 · 19th August 2008, 09:17 AM

Take it easy mate,i'll keep the trouble makers [treeseer]in line.

StrictlyPalms · 20th August 2008, 02:35 AM

Catch me a Barramundi! YUM!!

Eric Frei · 27th August 2008, 05:26 PM

What a great break.

I'll have to do that more often.

The best day's fishing was the last day, everything was right.

High tide at dusk, was a corker at 2.8m (and they were going higher to 3m rest of the week

) so I grabbed a good spot on the rock wall of the river mouth.

I ended up catching 4 great bream, biggest was 40cm and fought hard. I was fishing next to a great ole semi retired guy from central NSW Murrumbidgee region, he landed a good looking cod!

Had a ball, kids even caught their first fish (at a place called Buxton) ... each. Imagine that, within moments of each other they both had a fish, I tossed them back though as a little small (I only take bream around 27cm+).

Drouin Tree Service · 27th August 2008, 05:51 PM

Great work Eric,Kids love fishing.

Was thinking of bream fishing last night.There nice eating fresh as you can get.

Eric Frei · 27th August 2008, 06:23 PM

That was ginger bream recipe, they were caught, cleaned and eaten within a few hours.

Check out this place, how beautiful is it?

Looking up the river.

One of the well equipped fish cleaning stations, pelicans take care of the remains!

The waterfront caravan park has it's own tinnie boat ramp, this is a ramp where people have wheels on their tinnies and can use the winch if required to roll on/off. There's two other double ramps in town anyway nearby for larger boats.

And this is one of the typical walkways through shady trees right by the water ... and stairs frequently to get down to the water etc as req'd.

Jeff Darby · 27th August 2008, 06:30 PM

Sure looks like a good place to take a break, It's allways the way the fish come on the bite the last day of your hol's or as you come to your last few prawns....Damn..Looks like a nice feed too!

Drouin Tree Service · 27th August 2008, 06:37 PM

Where is that?

Good having a break!Need one myself.

Eric Frei · 27th August 2008, 07:06 PM

Burrum Heads, about 300km north of Brisbane.

Sort of between Howard and Hervey Bay.

Nearby is also a ripper of a little place called Toogoom, we fished that joint a bit too.

Leif Raukleiv · 27th August 2008, 07:32 PM

Beautiful place, Ekka! Have a nice holiday.
Nice kids!
I post a picture from the pike festival where I live.
LeifR

phill ellison · 27th August 2008, 07:42 PM

it good to see you had a great time Eric, it sound like you won't leave it too long to have your next hoilday

, are you ready to be back at work yet

TrevMcRev · 27th August 2008, 08:27 PM

Nice pics ekka! Glad you had a good break, i must try to do the same one day.....

Eric Frei · 27th August 2008, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeifR

I post a picture from the pike festival where I live.

A bloke fishing with a lure caught one of them, not as big as those you show but mate, they're like the barracuda, got some TEETH!

Trev, I couldn't even get on the internet, the mobile phone on Optus was patchy, done me good!

Leif Raukleiv · 27th August 2008, 09:18 PM

Talking about teeth..... ! 10,1 kg.

LeifR

Lee Winger · 28th August 2008, 12:26 AM

Its good to get away Eric, nice pics mate, me and the family are all booked up for this place Fuerteventura, Canary islands. A complete Guide to Fuerteventura, including hotels and car hire. should be good for a few weeks, me and my eldest son plan on going big game fishing for a day, marlin should be around fingers crossed..

TreeCo · 28th August 2008, 02:21 AM

Your kids will remember this their whole lives! I look back on fishing trips with dad as some of the finest times in my life.

Good on you, Mate!

newguy18 · 28th August 2008, 02:24 AM

Glad to hear you had fun Eric,i'm still working on that boat,gotta seal and boil the trim ring yet but its buoyant.The kicker,well it has issues.Man i got my dad a good bit of fishing gear last week for his b-day,my mom and brother got thier license and poles also.They all went fishing during Faye but nothing worth keeping.I'm thinking of going since one of my clients live right on the bank of the suwannee river and says i'm welcome out there anytime i want to go fishing.

Garry Brockley · 28th August 2008, 04:59 AM

Welcome back mate good to see you and the family had a good time

family holidays are the best.

Eric Frei · 28th August 2008, 08:22 AM

On the way to sugar capital and rum city Bundaberg we stopped by a truck/cane train interchange.

The full cages are rolled off a truck with rail tracks on it onto a railway.

Empty carriages are then pulled up onto the truck with a winch.

One of each in the same pic.

Looking down the railway system.

And of course the kids have a sweet tooth.

newguy18 · 28th August 2008, 08:30 AM

So how long were the kids bouncing of the walls afterwards?

18th August 2008, 06:52 PM	#1
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Just a heads up. I'm not really around, on holidays for a couple weeks. First proper break in 10 years, gone fishing at Burrum Heads. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

18th August 2008, 08:02 PM	#2
phill ellison Mature tree Join Date: May 2008 Location: new zealand Posts: 450	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday have a good time mate, sound like you deserve it,

18th August 2008, 09:35 PM	#3
treeseer Former Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE USA Posts: 753	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Hope you and your family have a relaxing time!

19th August 2008, 01:13 AM	#4
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,641	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Its Good to get away Have a great time __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

19th August 2008, 06:42 AM	#5
willem Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the netherlands Posts: 187	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Dont let the fish eat you!!

19th August 2008, 09:17 AM	#6
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,948	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Take it easy mate,i'll keep the trouble makers [treeseer]in line. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

20th August 2008, 02:35 AM	#7
StrictlyPalms Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Orlando, Florida USA Posts: 177	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Catch me a Barramundi! YUM!! __________________ Strictly Palms, Inc. Orlando, Florida USA

27th August 2008, 05:26 PM	#8
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday What a great break. I'll have to do that more often. The best day's fishing was the last day, everything was right. High tide at dusk, was a corker at 2.8m (and they were going higher to 3m rest of the week ) so I grabbed a good spot on the rock wall of the river mouth. I ended up catching 4 great bream, biggest was 40cm and fought hard. I was fishing next to a great ole semi retired guy from central NSW Murrumbidgee region, he landed a good looking cod! Had a ball, kids even caught their first fish (at a place called Buxton) ... each. Imagine that, within moments of each other they both had a fish, I tossed them back though as a little small (I only take bream around 27cm+). Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

27th August 2008, 05:51 PM	#9
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,727	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Great work Eric,Kids love fishing. Was thinking of bream fishing last night.There nice eating fresh as you can get. __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

27th August 2008, 06:23 PM	#10
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday That was ginger bream recipe, they were caught, cleaned and eaten within a few hours. Check out this place, how beautiful is it? Looking up the river. One of the well equipped fish cleaning stations, pelicans take care of the remains! The waterfront caravan park has it's own tinnie boat ramp, this is a ramp where people have wheels on their tinnies and can use the winch if required to roll on/off. There's two other double ramps in town anyway nearby for larger boats. And this is one of the typical walkways through shady trees right by the water ... and stairs frequently to get down to the water etc as req'd. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

27th August 2008, 06:30 PM	#11
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,059	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Sure looks like a good place to take a break, It's allways the way the fish come on the bite the last day of your hol's or as you come to your last few prawns....Damn..Looks like a nice feed too! __________________ Member: Australian Tree Association Join the Australian Tree Association...Have your voice heard ! Arboriculture, A life long study for some, a passing phase for others © Jeffrey J Darby 2011

27th August 2008, 06:37 PM	#12
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,727	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Where is that? Good having a break!Need one myself. __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

27th August 2008, 07:06 PM	#13
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Burrum Heads, about 300km north of Brisbane. Sort of between Howard and Hervey Bay. Nearby is also a ripper of a little place called Toogoom, we fished that joint a bit too. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

27th August 2008, 07:32 PM	#14
Leif Raukleiv Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 288	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Beautiful place, Ekka! Have a nice holiday. Nice kids! I post a picture from the pike festival where I live. LeifR Attached Thumbnails

27th August 2008, 07:42 PM	#15
phill ellison Mature tree Join Date: May 2008 Location: new zealand Posts: 450	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday it good to see you had a great time Eric, it sound like you won't leave it too long to have your next hoilday, are you ready to be back at work yet

27th August 2008, 08:27 PM	#16
TrevMcRev Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 1,594	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Nice pics ekka! Glad you had a good break, i must try to do the same one day.....

27th August 2008, 09:18 PM	#18
Leif Raukleiv Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 288	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Talking about teeth..... ! 10,1 kg. LeifR Attached Thumbnails

28th August 2008, 12:26 AM	#19
Lee Winger Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 146	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Its good to get away Eric, nice pics mate, me and the family are all booked up for this place Fuerteventura, Canary islands. A complete Guide to Fuerteventura, including hotels and car hire. should be good for a few weeks, me and my eldest son plan on going big game fishing for a day, marlin should be around fingers crossed.. __________________ www.arboraeration.co.uk Tree healthcare specialists covering the UK

28th August 2008, 02:21 AM	#20
TreeCo Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 307	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Your kids will remember this their whole lives! I look back on fishing trips with dad as some of the finest times in my life. Good on you, Mate! __________________ Grow more vegetables!

28th August 2008, 02:24 AM	#21
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,948	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Glad to hear you had fun Eric,i'm still working on that boat,gotta seal and boil the trim ring yet but its buoyant.The kicker,well it has issues.Man i got my dad a good bit of fishing gear last week for his b-day,my mom and brother got thier license and poles also.They all went fishing during Faye but nothing worth keeping.I'm thinking of going since one of my clients live right on the bank of the suwannee river and says i'm welcome out there anytime i want to go fishing. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

28th August 2008, 04:59 AM	#22
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,641	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday Welcome back mate good to see you and the family had a good time family holidays are the best. __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

28th August 2008, 08:22 AM	#23
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday On the way to sugar capital and rum city Bundaberg we stopped by a truck/cane train interchange. The full cages are rolled off a truck with rail tracks on it onto a railway. Empty carriages are then pulled up onto the truck with a winch. One of each in the same pic. Looking down the railway system. And of course the kids have a sweet tooth. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

28th August 2008, 08:30 AM	#24
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,948	Re: Ekka on holidays till next Thursday So how long were the kids bouncing of the walls afterwards? __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

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