No, I’m an experienced Eildon boater and enough of a pilot to know that you had better do some real good performance calculations before you enter the narrow valleys with 2000 ft steep terrain both sides. So unless your Canadairs is happy with 45 degree approach and fully loaded climb outs, your exits are one way over bonnie doon, delatite arm, fords creek arm, over the dam wall perhaps Goughs Bay or Goulburn arm because elsewhere you won’t outclimb the terrain. Lake Nihlacootie is much easier. Don’t know about the others
However if you think you can scoop on a hot windy and turbulent day while dodging curious jet skis, wakeboarders, fishermen, water skiers, houseboats, high tension wires and dead timber, then I’d like to watch. By the way, the lake is currently at about 40% capacity which restricts your options a little.
The stubborn fisherman is real and he refused to move, thus impeding helo reloading despite multiple entreaties from CFA personnel. There is currently no law that can force them to move, although upper Murray Goulburn water may be able to close the lake to all but houseboats.
Last edited by Sunfish; 16th Feb 2020 at 19:54.