First time it happened to me I was off woollies beach at Crib point. Fog came down within about 1 hour after launch and stayed there until about 1pm as i was packing up to reveal a glorious day. I did intend to head over to Middle Spit, glad I wasn't out there when I got caught ( I had no gps at the time). As it was I stayed close in moving from one marker, to the pier, to the submarine as it partially lifted. Hardly any distance at all but it felt like a long way.chunk9000 wrote:Great post Keith.
I fished Reef Island for the first time a couple of months ago. Launched under a beautiful clear blue sky and within 30 mins the fog rolled in and I had no idea of directions for the next hour. It was a calm day with no boats around so I was able to stay anchored and keep fishing but still very unnerving. Had boats been around I would have crapped myself.
Happened launching at Grantville once and compass was constantly telling me to correct to the right. When the fog lifted I was no where near where i thought I was. Instead of heading out I was heading along the shore and the tide was falling. It's bad enough getting stuck in the mud even worse if its the wrong bit of mud and on the way out..
