A grey and slightly breezy morning greeted us as we met at Patonga boat ramp. With an excess of boats and me still nursing an injured foot I hitched a ride with Hamish and Bob. We immediately headed out around Box Head and made our way north under the cover of threatening rain clouds. We fished along the rock cliffs and headlands up to Copa looking for schools of salmon or kings but there was little to be seen. We then decided to had south across Broken Bay and down past Palm and Whale beaches. There fishing wasn't sterling here either with only Bob managed a good sized seargent baker. By lunch time we hadn't rakced up any massive talllies so we headed back, looking forward to our Christmas lunch. Back at the ramp and over some excellent Chritmas fare the stories of the morning's fishing were much the same, with only a smattering of caught fish. Not only this, but no sooner were the boats trailered than the clouds cleared and the wind dropped.