We had another annual trip to Wellington Dam. They seem to be getting bigger with about 35 people this time. The weather was perfect, just warm during the day and not cold at night. There were not too many marron and of 15 the boys caught last night only 1 was size. I did see a lot of baby marron and the water level in very high so we should get a couple of good seasons in the near future. We also saw more Red Fin Perch this year than ever before. They look like ...

Australia Day weekend boy and I went to Wellington dam for some Maron. There were about 20 of us counting adults and kids. In all 4 tents, 1 camper and my caravan. i got a chance to try out my theory about catching fish and you get them by jigging from the bottom. I caught 2 Red Fin Perch. There are not too many marron left in the dam these days and it is hard work catching them. Boy is usually pretty good at catching them but this time he was ****. I had too muc...

This blog is for my friends around the world who ask ne what it is like where I come from, what the camping is like and the stuff I like to do in summer. A place I like and go quite often is Wellington Dam. It is about 30km from Collie in the south west. Collie is a mining town, they mine coal, but we are far enough away to not be bothered and close enough if we want supplies. Wellington Dam was originally built to supply drinking water for Bunbury, Busselton and...