Weekly report 23/07/07
Bill and Eric from Gabes Bait and Tackle would like to let everyone know that their shop is now located on the corner of the Prince Highway and Holt Road at Sylvania Heights. Their new phone number is (02) 9522 5100 and it would be definitely worth a trip over to their new shop to have a look at the great range of tackle they now have. For those of you that brought tackle and tackle at the old shop you will be pleasantly surprised to see that the new shop is now 3 times larger. So get over there and have a look for yourself. They will also be having a grand opening on the weekend before Father’s Day.
I fished in a Pro Bream tournament in the Parramatta River / Sydney Harbour area over the weekend with Daniel Bray. We fished areas like Rose and Rushcutters Bays, Birkenhead Head Point, Five Dock Bay, bridges in the Parramatta River and only managed to get 1 out of 6 legal fish for the day. We had a shocker. The biggest bag of 6 bream was approximately 6.3 kilos. Day two saw us fish some of the same spots, plus many more, and yes we did get our bag of 6 bream and our total was approximately 2.760 kilos for 7 fish. Due to the fact that I had to go to a soccer game I don’t know who won the weekend, but as soon as I do I will put up the results. I do know that we were in the bottom half of the field.
We found that the areas that we fished were very cold. The water temperature ranged from 11 to 14 degrees and the fish were just hanging onto the soft plastics. Making it very hard to hook them. Daniel and I fished rocky shorelines, shallow flats, boats in deep and shallow water, marker poles, mangrove and deep holes.
The Harbour has been producing silver trevally at the entrance to Iron Cove and Sow and Pigs on the run-out tide on peeled prawns, half pilchards and pink nippers. You could also try using tube or blood worms for bait. Bream and luderick have been feeding along the shoreline at Fairlight and Manly Cove. You could also try fishing for leatherjackets in the same stretch of water.
Middle Harbour is still producing the odd kingfish off Seaforth and Sugarloaf Points in the deeper water. Live squid and yellowtail are the go. Middle Head has a few squid on the chew, but you will need to watch the swell. Clontarf beach is producing the odd whiting or two on the rising tide.
Dusky flathead, mullet and bream have been caught near the bridge at Wellington Street in Narrabeen Lakes. Try using peeled prawns, nippers and blood worms. You could also try using those soft plastics for the dusky flathead.
The rocks off Ben Buckler and south Maroubra have been producing luderick and drummer on the rising tide. Especially now that the seas have settled down a bit. The beaches off Cronulla are worth a shot for salmon and tailor in the early part of the morning. Whiting have been caught in the deeper gutters off Greenhill’s and beach and blood worms.
Botany Bay still has plenty of silver trevally and leatherjackets at the usual places. Tailor and Australian salmon have been feeding in the washes off the northern and southern side of the bay. You could also start scouting around Bate Bay for them at first light. The Hot Water outlet has squid, slimy mackerel and tailor. Make sure that you have a berley trail going.
The Port Hacking has the ever reliable luderick and leatherjackets on the chew. Snapper have shown up at the entrance to Yowie Bay and South-west Arm. Try using strips of tuna and whole pilchards or garfish for bait.
Rowan from Windybanks Bait and Tackle reports that there has been a few hairtail catches from Cowan Creek. Reports are not of big fish, mainly around the 4-5ft in size. Reports have come from Jerusalem and Waratah bays. On the beaches some good tailor and salmon have been frequenting the newly formed gutters on the northern beaches. There is the odd yellowfin bream and also some good whiting that is if you’re prepared to persist in finding them.The river has been fishing well around Dangar Island with bream to 1.2kgs cleaned being caught and dusky flathead to 2kgs. A great time of year to fish the Dangar Island Shoals with lures and Soft Plastics for a feed of dusky flathead.Browns Mountain, when the weather has been friendly, has produced good catches of Blue Eye Cod for the bottom fisherman and some very good reports of yellowfin for the cubing guys. One customer boated 7 yellowfin last Tuesday in near perfect conditions. The size was mixed, from 15kgs to 30kgs. Nor huge fish, but all the same, a lot of fun.
So if you are after a bit more information on what is happening in Sydney or you would like to book into my next fishing class you can phone either Rowan or Annette on Ph (02) 9477 1501 Windybanks Bait and Tackle (Next class starts the 9th of August) or call into 523 Pacific Hwy Mt Colah NSW 2079.
Darren from Bermagui Ocean Hut Fishing Tackle, Dive and Charter Fishing Service
mailto:%20(%20enquiries@bermifishinghut.com.au reports that there has been plenty of morwong on the Four and Six Mile Reefs as well as out wide from Goalen Head. The run of Snapper still continues with some very nice fish of up to 4 Kg. These fish have been taken in the same areas as the morwong plus there is a variety of other species with the Jackets still seemingly quiet.
Due to the offshore winds out wide the sea conditions have been very rough not allowing anglers a chance, however a couple of boats did venture out and hooked a couple of Southern Blue Fin Tuna which where not landed. Water temps are still around 17 - 18 deg. and we suspect there should be still Yellowfin and Albacore mixed in with the Bluefin, plus a very strong chance of sharks in burley trails.
The water colour is improving in the rivers and lakes resulting in a few more fish being taken. For the kids there is silver trevally, yellowtail and mullet in the Harbour. Blackfish seem to be moving back into the Bermi system, which are being taken on Cabbage Weed and there has been some nice Bream at the entrance of both Wallaga and Cuttagee Lakes.
Due to recent rain and floods virtually no bass Fishing is being done in either the River or the Dam. The floods will mean the Bass will have the opportunity to move around throughout the systems and therefore the fishing in the spring months should be very good, especially in the rivers.
Offshore winds have allowed angler’s access to both the Rocks and the Beaches. From the stones there are plenty of Drummer, a few groper, bream and trevally which have been stirred by the rough weather. Salmon and tailor are also around both from the rocks and the beaches. There are some good bream and mullet moving along the beaches with most of them holding their share of fish.
If you are planing a trip down Darren’s way check out his web site at http://bermifishinghut.com.au/aboutus.htm You could also give Darren and the boys a ring on (02) 6493 4688 to find out what is coming up in the next week or so.
Paul Martin from Rock Marine Bait and Tackle (rocksmarine@tsn.cc) reports that
if the fishing wasn’t so good at the moment you would be wishing for summer to warm up the cold mornings so rug up and get them while their here. The catch of the week has got to be Bill Wheeler from Armidale, while pulling metal lures for tailor around Green Island the explosion on the business end of his line was a 30 kilo kingfish that fortunately headed out to sea instead of back to the rock. There has been some good snapper up north with the best Geoff Gardiner’s 7.5 kilo cracker. Pearl Perch are out a little wider with plenty of leatherjackets as well. There are still some nice yellowfin bream around Green Island while Fish Rock has been quiet.
If you can brave the freezing conditions the beaches are fishing well for tailor, whiting and the odd yellowfin bream. The rock hoppers are hooking up tailor most mornings along with bream and the odd drummer.
Put some hours in the river and you well get yourself a feed. Mulloway have made a welcome return falling to plastics working the Break wall. Greg “the box” Henry used mullet bait to get a good bag of bream. Dusky flathead are a little hard to find but we have had reports there are a few around Clybucca. Luderick are in very good numbers in their usual haunts along the walls. These fish are quality fish like Taree’s Ian Brentnall respectable 1.5 kilo luderick amongst his bag. There are a few silver trevally, yellowfin bream and the odd tailor at the end of the breakwall. For daily reports and special call Paul on (02) 6566 6726.
Bill and Eric from Gabes Bait and Tackle would like to let everyone know that their shop is now located on the corner of the Prince Highway and Holt Road at Sylvania Heights. Their new phone number is (02) 9522 5100 and it would be definitely worth a trip over to their new shop to have a look at the great range of tackle they now have. For those of you that brought tackle and tackle at the old shop you will be pleasantly surprised to see that the new shop is now 3 times larger. So get over there and have a look for yourself. They will also be having a grand opening on the weekend before Father’s Day.
I fished in a Pro Bream tournament in the Parramatta River / Sydney Harbour area over the weekend with Daniel Bray. We fished areas like Rose and Rushcutters Bays, Birkenhead Head Point, Five Dock Bay, bridges in the Parramatta River and only managed to get 1 out of 6 legal fish for the day. We had a shocker. The biggest bag of 6 bream was approximately 6.3 kilos. Day two saw us fish some of the same spots, plus many more, and yes we did get our bag of 6 bream and our total was approximately 2.760 kilos for 7 fish. Due to the fact that I had to go to a soccer game I don’t know who won the weekend, but as soon as I do I will put up the results. I do know that we were in the bottom half of the field.
We found that the areas that we fished were very cold. The water temperature ranged from 11 to 14 degrees and the fish were just hanging onto the soft plastics. Making it very hard to hook them. Daniel and I fished rocky shorelines, shallow flats, boats in deep and shallow water, marker poles, mangrove and deep holes.
The Harbour has been producing silver trevally at the entrance to Iron Cove and Sow and Pigs on the run-out tide on peeled prawns, half pilchards and pink nippers. You could also try using tube or blood worms for bait. Bream and luderick have been feeding along the shoreline at Fairlight and Manly Cove. You could also try fishing for leatherjackets in the same stretch of water.
Middle Harbour is still producing the odd kingfish off Seaforth and Sugarloaf Points in the deeper water. Live squid and yellowtail are the go. Middle Head has a few squid on the chew, but you will need to watch the swell. Clontarf beach is producing the odd whiting or two on the rising tide.
Dusky flathead, mullet and bream have been caught near the bridge at Wellington Street in Narrabeen Lakes. Try using peeled prawns, nippers and blood worms. You could also try using those soft plastics for the dusky flathead.
The rocks off Ben Buckler and south Maroubra have been producing luderick and drummer on the rising tide. Especially now that the seas have settled down a bit. The beaches off Cronulla are worth a shot for salmon and tailor in the early part of the morning. Whiting have been caught in the deeper gutters off Greenhill’s and beach and blood worms.
Botany Bay still has plenty of silver trevally and leatherjackets at the usual places. Tailor and Australian salmon have been feeding in the washes off the northern and southern side of the bay. You could also start scouting around Bate Bay for them at first light. The Hot Water outlet has squid, slimy mackerel and tailor. Make sure that you have a berley trail going.
The Port Hacking has the ever reliable luderick and leatherjackets on the chew. Snapper have shown up at the entrance to Yowie Bay and South-west Arm. Try using strips of tuna and whole pilchards or garfish for bait.
Rowan from Windybanks Bait and Tackle reports that there has been a few hairtail catches from Cowan Creek. Reports are not of big fish, mainly around the 4-5ft in size. Reports have come from Jerusalem and Waratah bays. On the beaches some good tailor and salmon have been frequenting the newly formed gutters on the northern beaches. There is the odd yellowfin bream and also some good whiting that is if you’re prepared to persist in finding them.The river has been fishing well around Dangar Island with bream to 1.2kgs cleaned being caught and dusky flathead to 2kgs. A great time of year to fish the Dangar Island Shoals with lures and Soft Plastics for a feed of dusky flathead.Browns Mountain, when the weather has been friendly, has produced good catches of Blue Eye Cod for the bottom fisherman and some very good reports of yellowfin for the cubing guys. One customer boated 7 yellowfin last Tuesday in near perfect conditions. The size was mixed, from 15kgs to 30kgs. Nor huge fish, but all the same, a lot of fun.
So if you are after a bit more information on what is happening in Sydney or you would like to book into my next fishing class you can phone either Rowan or Annette on Ph (02) 9477 1501 Windybanks Bait and Tackle (Next class starts the 9th of August) or call into 523 Pacific Hwy Mt Colah NSW 2079.
Darren from Bermagui Ocean Hut Fishing Tackle, Dive and Charter Fishing Service
mailto:%20(%20enquiries@bermifishinghut.com.au reports that there has been plenty of morwong on the Four and Six Mile Reefs as well as out wide from Goalen Head. The run of Snapper still continues with some very nice fish of up to 4 Kg. These fish have been taken in the same areas as the morwong plus there is a variety of other species with the Jackets still seemingly quiet.
Due to the offshore winds out wide the sea conditions have been very rough not allowing anglers a chance, however a couple of boats did venture out and hooked a couple of Southern Blue Fin Tuna which where not landed. Water temps are still around 17 - 18 deg. and we suspect there should be still Yellowfin and Albacore mixed in with the Bluefin, plus a very strong chance of sharks in burley trails.
The water colour is improving in the rivers and lakes resulting in a few more fish being taken. For the kids there is silver trevally, yellowtail and mullet in the Harbour. Blackfish seem to be moving back into the Bermi system, which are being taken on Cabbage Weed and there has been some nice Bream at the entrance of both Wallaga and Cuttagee Lakes.
Due to recent rain and floods virtually no bass Fishing is being done in either the River or the Dam. The floods will mean the Bass will have the opportunity to move around throughout the systems and therefore the fishing in the spring months should be very good, especially in the rivers.
Offshore winds have allowed angler’s access to both the Rocks and the Beaches. From the stones there are plenty of Drummer, a few groper, bream and trevally which have been stirred by the rough weather. Salmon and tailor are also around both from the rocks and the beaches. There are some good bream and mullet moving along the beaches with most of them holding their share of fish.
If you are planing a trip down Darren’s way check out his web site at http://bermifishinghut.com.au/aboutus.htm You could also give Darren and the boys a ring on (02) 6493 4688 to find out what is coming up in the next week or so.
Paul Martin from Rock Marine Bait and Tackle (rocksmarine@tsn.cc) reports that
if the fishing wasn’t so good at the moment you would be wishing for summer to warm up the cold mornings so rug up and get them while their here. The catch of the week has got to be Bill Wheeler from Armidale, while pulling metal lures for tailor around Green Island the explosion on the business end of his line was a 30 kilo kingfish that fortunately headed out to sea instead of back to the rock. There has been some good snapper up north with the best Geoff Gardiner’s 7.5 kilo cracker. Pearl Perch are out a little wider with plenty of leatherjackets as well. There are still some nice yellowfin bream around Green Island while Fish Rock has been quiet.
If you can brave the freezing conditions the beaches are fishing well for tailor, whiting and the odd yellowfin bream. The rock hoppers are hooking up tailor most mornings along with bream and the odd drummer.
Put some hours in the river and you well get yourself a feed. Mulloway have made a welcome return falling to plastics working the Break wall. Greg “the box” Henry used mullet bait to get a good bag of bream. Dusky flathead are a little hard to find but we have had reports there are a few around Clybucca. Luderick are in very good numbers in their usual haunts along the walls. These fish are quality fish like Taree’s Ian Brentnall respectable 1.5 kilo luderick amongst his bag. There are a few silver trevally, yellowfin bream and the odd tailor at the end of the breakwall. For daily reports and special call Paul on (02) 6566 6726.
There is no report from Steve Williamson from Lake Jindabyne Trout Fishing Adventures this week, but for more information on the latest fishing conditions you could call the Shop at Snowline Centre, Kosciusko Road Jindabyne on (02) 64 561551 for the latest update or you could cotact Steve at mailto:swtrout@airlan.com.au
Pambula / Merimbula Fishing Report.
Steve has also started up fishing classes offering fishing lessons and tuition at Pambula on the south coast based at 'Holiday Hub Beach Resort'. Shortly we will also be offering the same tuition at Wallaga Lake and Eden. Barry Hein who works for 'Steve Williamson's Fishing Adventures' is a local to Merimbula and fishes the area regularly. I have also been fishing down on the South Coast for the last 10 years and have experience in areas from Narooma to Eden. Together Barry and Steve, with help from other locals, are now offering up to date fishing reports for the south coast as well. These reports are formulated from our own personal experiences and with input from local tackle shops.
Steve has also started up fishing classes offering fishing lessons and tuition at Pambula on the south coast based at 'Holiday Hub Beach Resort'. Shortly we will also be offering the same tuition at Wallaga Lake and Eden. Barry Hein who works for 'Steve Williamson's Fishing Adventures' is a local to Merimbula and fishes the area regularly. I have also been fishing down on the South Coast for the last 10 years and have experience in areas from Narooma to Eden. Together Barry and Steve, with help from other locals, are now offering up to date fishing reports for the south coast as well. These reports are formulated from our own personal experiences and with input from local tackle shops.
Jason and Virginia Isaac from Ned Kelly’s Bait and Tackle jasned@ozemail.com.au reports that off the rocks, excellent reports on drummer continue to come in, with Point Perpendicular, Diamond Head and most ledges around Plommer still giving nice bags over the past week. Locally, Rocky’s, Shelley’s and Lighthouse have all produced fish albeit not quite as consistently as enjoyed over recent weeks. Bream numbers remain excellent, with the combination of good tides and no moon last weekend resulting in plenty of fish well over a kilo. On the tailor front, the action has been a little patchy, however there remains enough fish in the kilo plus bracket to keep the pillie or lure tossers amused. For those willing to brave the pigs and float a bit of cabbage, blackfish numbers and quality are first class, with reports in particular from Hat Head indicating numbers are thick as they have been for some time.
On the beaches at present, until a bit of respite arrived early in the week, conditions have been challenging with bigger than ideal seas and a strong current heading north on most days. As such, the more protected southern corners as well as the small beaches around Port have provided the better results. As expected, bream dominate most catches, with pipis and chicken gut achieving the better results. Oddly enough, there are still some top whiting about however I suggest their days this season are rapidly drawing to a close, courtesy of unstoppable tide of salmon gorging its way up the coast. Tailor remain fickle and largely below expectations, although the odd greenback has been snared during evening sessions. Mulloway numbers remain disappointing, and with plenty of sharks now accompanying the salmon run, after dark sessions may prove expensive from a terminal tackle perspective.
In the estuary, blackfish remain excellent, with the quality and consistency of fish arguably the best for a couple of years. The break walls, coal wall and Limeburners have been fishing well on most days, although areas further upstream should be well worth a look by now. Flathead numbers remain excellent, with Blackman’s Point and the flats around Pelican Island well worth a go. Gone are the days when flatties were considered a summer only species, with the past 5 season’s in particular seeing results just as good in the middle of winter as in any other part of the year. On the bream front, numbers remain solid albeit not quite as good as recent weeks. Investigating further upstream could well prove worthwhile in the coming weeks.
Offshore results over the past week have been down as you would expect with the seas not being at all friendly on most days. Those who have managed to get out when conditions allowed report the leather jackets have multiplied and grown, with wire an absolute essential. If you wish to avoid them, fish the shallow reefs or target flathead no deeper than the 50 meter mark. The closer reefs are also worth prospecting for snapper, with some top fish coming from around the 30 meter mark off Plommer. For game fishos, a trip to the shelf in search of yellowfin could be worthwhile, as good numbers have been around in past years at this time of the season.
When you are next up in Port Macquarie call into the shop and have a look at their great selection of tackle and bait they have on offer. You could also ask Jason and Virginia for their daily report on what’s happening on the fishing front. Call them on (02) 6583 8318.
On the beaches at present, until a bit of respite arrived early in the week, conditions have been challenging with bigger than ideal seas and a strong current heading north on most days. As such, the more protected southern corners as well as the small beaches around Port have provided the better results. As expected, bream dominate most catches, with pipis and chicken gut achieving the better results. Oddly enough, there are still some top whiting about however I suggest their days this season are rapidly drawing to a close, courtesy of unstoppable tide of salmon gorging its way up the coast. Tailor remain fickle and largely below expectations, although the odd greenback has been snared during evening sessions. Mulloway numbers remain disappointing, and with plenty of sharks now accompanying the salmon run, after dark sessions may prove expensive from a terminal tackle perspective.
In the estuary, blackfish remain excellent, with the quality and consistency of fish arguably the best for a couple of years. The break walls, coal wall and Limeburners have been fishing well on most days, although areas further upstream should be well worth a look by now. Flathead numbers remain excellent, with Blackman’s Point and the flats around Pelican Island well worth a go. Gone are the days when flatties were considered a summer only species, with the past 5 season’s in particular seeing results just as good in the middle of winter as in any other part of the year. On the bream front, numbers remain solid albeit not quite as good as recent weeks. Investigating further upstream could well prove worthwhile in the coming weeks.
Offshore results over the past week have been down as you would expect with the seas not being at all friendly on most days. Those who have managed to get out when conditions allowed report the leather jackets have multiplied and grown, with wire an absolute essential. If you wish to avoid them, fish the shallow reefs or target flathead no deeper than the 50 meter mark. The closer reefs are also worth prospecting for snapper, with some top fish coming from around the 30 meter mark off Plommer. For game fishos, a trip to the shelf in search of yellowfin could be worthwhile, as good numbers have been around in past years at this time of the season.
When you are next up in Port Macquarie call into the shop and have a look at their great selection of tackle and bait they have on offer. You could also ask Jason and Virginia for their daily report on what’s happening on the fishing front. Call them on (02) 6583 8318.
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