With the help of a friend with a boat I was able to get a stud (for me) mallard that I marveled at. I've gotten greenheads before but usually early season at Brunswick in Ladner but yesterday was taken around the Fraser islands and got this guy. It was pretty slow most of the day so we pulled up stakes on one of islands and explored, trying to float up on small flocks who were in the channels. Near the end we went back to Wellington only having potted a buffie when we unintentionally scared up a flock of thirty on the island just opposite the launch. BOOM BOOM .. I was so excited I only got the one. We went back for it and landed. It took me a while to find it and when I lifted it up - holy - I just held the guy in my hands and felt its weight.
At home I weighed him. 1.5 kg / 3.3lbs. Definitely one of the biggest ducks I'd downed myself. Now I want more .. and the season is almost over
On another note: we also picked up a huge amount of garbage and took it back to the launch. Someone's cooler, a PFD, flip flops, so many cans and bottles ... this spring there will be an organized clean up for sure and I will return on a boat. I'm not surprised but it was not a nice look to be trying to find a bird in a soup of garbage.
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