#FishEagle: Total disaster! That is the only way to describe the events of last week

As the rivers came down in flood the sea quickly became brown and all sorts of debris could be seen floating in the water.

It was obvious that all forms of water sport, including angling, was out of the question.

The southerly wind distributed the dirty water and debris over a wide area and far out to sea.

The sea will take considerable time to clear and debris will not allow for lines in the water.

It is a real pity, because just before the heavy rains, it was reported that surf angling was improving nicely with a few decent edible fish being caught.

It was hoped that anglers would be able to target pompano and stumpnose, but I think there is not too much swimming in the chocolate water.

Offshore anglers will also be shore bound for some time because of the condition of the sea water. The dirty water stretches far out and guys launching through the surf cannot be sure what is floating below the surface.

I have often seen anglers arrive at the beach wanting to launch, then after a bit of inspection of the water decide all is good and prepare to launch.

Once they enter the water just off the beach, the motors are put into gear and the skipper accelerates so they will not be washed back onto the sand.

After initially accelerating, the motors suddenly cut out and will not restart, the reason being that unseen river weed in the water had wrapped around the props and stalled the motors.

The only way to clear the problem was on the beach, which was reached after some frantic antics by the crew.

Even when reaching the open sea, there will still be danger lurking just below the surface in the form of substantial sized objects in the water.