Saturday, August 30, 2008

Weekly report 30/08/08

Botany Bay has been a little bit on the quite side over the last few weeks, but the water temperature increasing the fish will start to get a lot more active. There has been plenty of silver trevally and leatherjackets to be caught off trevally alley, the sticks, the drums, Watts Reef, the oil wharf and at the end of the third runway. A steady stream of berley and peeled prawns are the go.

The oil wharf also has a number of tailor and yellowfin that have been taking baits on the run-out tide. Half and full pilchards are the go and make sure that you berley.

Dusky flathead have started to show up in numbers off Silver Beach, Towra Point, Brighton- Lee Sands and in Yarra Bay. Live poddy mullet, small yellowtail, white bait and slimy mackerel are the go for bait. You could also try drifting a few strip baits like mullet and striped tuna.

The Georges and Woronora River have been producing great catches of luderick on both the run-out and run-in tides. Chopped up weed and sand for berley and fresh green stringy weed for bait. You could also try using squirt worms and small pink nippers for bait.

Bream have been feeding along the rocks wall from Como Bridge and up stream to the Milperra Bridge. There has also been the odd mulloway caught to 8.9 kilos. Mullet have also been on the chew near the baths at Picnic Point.

Bonnet Bay boat ramp has been producing the odd dusky flathead on a rising tide for Charles Benning form Menai. Charles has been using Gulp Poddiges on a 3/8 oz, 2/0 Nitro Jig head.

Sand whiting, yellowfin bream and the odd tailor and Australian salmon have been caught off the sand banks at Maianbar and Lilly Pilly on the rising tide. Fish with very long leaders and try using the Sunline Basic FC Fluorocarbon for your leaders.

Johnny Jewfish fished in Botany Bay with a few mates for 12 silver trevally, 3 legal snapper and a 52 cm dusky flathead. A few weeks ago he off the rocks at Wattamolla with a few mates for 14 drummer and 2 bream on cunje, 3 silver trevally on peeled prawns and a Australian salmon on a metal twisty.

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LATEST NEWS

Yabbie Bait and Tackle is no longer. The shop has been brought by Marcus Unkuri and is now called Southside Bait and Tackle and is situated at 2a Toorak Avenue Taren Point. Marcus is opened 7 days a week and has plenty of winter special on at the moment.

So when you are next in the neighbourhood call in a have a look around. It may only be a small shop, but I am sure that Marcus will help you out and also give you a few spots that are worth fishing.

FISHING CLASSES.

My next fishing class will run for 3 consecutive Thursday nights. The cost of $95.00 includes a fish barbeque and the class. To book in and pay you will need to either ring the shop or pay them a visit.
Windybanks Bait and Tackle
523 Pacific Hwy Mt Colah NSW 2079
Ph (02) 9477 1501
Annette and John

If you can’t make that class I will be running another class later in the year on 3 conconsective Wednesday nights. The class will start at 7.00pm and finish at 10.00pm.

For further information you will need to ring or pay them a visit at the shop.
The cost will be $80.00 per person.

Absolutely Hooked
174 Merrylands Road
Merrylands
Ph (02) 9897 3474
Mike and April

CHECK THESE OUT.

When you next get a chance have a look at the following on http://www.youtube/

No 1.

Here is a video of the world comp that was held on the weekend of the 28th & 29th of June were 92 casters from 14 nations took part. This fantastic event that was hosted by the Belgium club. There was one guy that cast a ¼ oz lure 266.29 metres.http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=dreoDJ3a6EE

No 2.

Terrific Bass action. Check out the way the angler works the worms & spinnerbaits action to entice the bass to bite. Brilliant! Interesting to see how the fish react to the lures too - sometimes grabbing the tail before inhaling the rest, or just gulping it down immediately!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX9x7A_QE2I&mode=related&search=
No 3.

Just check out how this angler can skip the soft plastic on top of the water and into the back of the snag.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcusiZFxjKY&NR=1

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MORE REPORTS

I would like to welcome onboard Scott Thorington from Haven Sports Fishing Charters http://kingfishjigging.com/ who fishes out of his Custom built in 1995, the Freedom was designed with one thing in mind - chasing marlin!

Scott Haven Sport Fishing Charters was established in 1987 and is owned and skippered by Scotty, who has fished throughout the Pacific including locations such as Hawaii, New Guinea, Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In Australia, he has logged thousands of sea hours as skipper or crewman on commercial and sport fishing boats from Eden in the south to Lizard Island in the north. During one of Scotty's charters you may encounter one of his regular ride along guests. These may include tackle industry reps, TV hosts, tackle shop proprietors & designers, game fishing crew & captains from Australia and around the world, all who are only to willing to share their tips techniques & experiences with Scotty.

The boat has a fast cruise speed and is dry and stable on the troll and at anchor. She has a clean, bubble-free wake that makes her perfect for lure or 'bait and switch' fishing for bill fish. A bow thruster adds to her nimble manoeuvrability.

The Electronics onboard include GPS, Depth Sounder (fishfinder) 27meg & VHF radios. A Next G mobile phone is also carried ensuring phone communications at the continental shelf.
For up to date reports on what is happening offshore on the central coast go to Scotty’s blog at http://havencharters.blogspot.com/ there are some great photos of kingfish that have been caught over the past few weeks onboard the haven charters boat

Tackle World Goulburn www.tackleworld.com.au/store_pages/goulburn.html is about looking after anyone who would like to experience the enjoyment of Fishing & Shooting. We cater for all levels, from the humble first time worm drowner & can plinker to the big game angler and trophy hunter. Regardless of your taste we have the products and more importantly the advice you need to succeed in your chosen endeavours. If we can achieve this and you leave with the sense of fulfilment our job is done. Goulburn is located in a country area so we pride ourselves on personal service and friendship in a comfortable environment for everyone who enters the store therefore we have a motto by which we live. "There are no strangers here only friends we haven't met".

In the next few weeks they will also have a fishing report up for you to find out what is going on in their neck of the woods.

Tackle Word Goulburn316 Auburn Street, Goulburn, NSW 2580Phone: 02 4822 1929 Fax 02 4822 1929

To view what is coming up with Scotty Lyons you will need to go to (http://www.fishingsydney.com.au/.) reports that what’s coming up on the fishing trip scene or give Scotty a call on 0418 169 439. For more information and some great photos you should go to Scotty’s web site at http://www.fishingsydney.com.au/ and have a look.

Jason and Virginia Isaac from Ned Kelly’s Bait and Tackle jasned@ozemail.com.au
reports that in the estuary, blackfish numbers are as good as they have been all year, with the south wall and Limeburners in particular fishing quite well. Good to see a bit of quality about with quite a number of fish around and above a kilo. Some nice lizards to around 2 kilos have continued to be caught over the past week, despite the cooler waters, with whitebait and mullet strips achieving the better results. The lower stretch of the Maria seems to be well worth checking out. On the bream scene, as expected the full moon saw the night time action down a little, however I expect results will have improved considerably by now.

To the south, it appears Lake Cathie has once again closed up, with a massive amount of sand now where the entrance once was. Whilst the big seas have seen a bit of water flow in around high tide, unfortunately, it is no longer flowing out. I guess the next week or so will most likely dictate whether mother nature is capable of a quick re-opening, or whether we will need to await another council assisted opening when the criteria is met.

Off the rocks, the big swells last weekend saw most of the more favoured ledges either out of bounds or difficult at best. As such, local reports have been limited apart from a few blackfish around Shelley’s and the odd tailor from high rock at Lighthouse. Further north, Hat head is reported to be holding droves of bream, however there are plenty of barely legal fish among the better ones. The drummer scene remains in a bit of a slump, however don’t be at all surprised if the recent big seas prompt a beginning to their late season spurt.

For beach fisho’s, the most frustrating winter season in many years just continues to roll on. Just when we get a decent period of weather, some good formations and few fish about, along comes another big sea once again. This has been the case pretty well all winter, and to make matters worse, the regular periods of big swells have coincided with pretty well all optimum tide and lunar phases. Lets just hope the weather gods play fair during the latter half of the year. And quickly on to what has been about when conditions have been reasonable, just refer to my comments last week regarding the absence of salmon this season, and completely disregard them.

Little to report however on the offshore front, with the consistent winds and swells keeping most boats ashore nearly all week. If the seas back down in the near future, I expect the close in snapper action to remain excellent, as it has been for several weeks now.

On the beaches, there are a few nice bream to be had although as has been the case pretty well all winter, conditions turned pear shaped just in time for last weekend. Whilst beach anglers are somewhat conditioned to having a bit of time out due to strong winds, big swells etc, this winter has been the worst I can recall for many years. Not only has the sea been ugly more often than not, the lack of any permanent deep water close in has been notably absent this season. As a rule of thumb, winter generally provides the premier fish holding structure of the season, however the constant seas this winter have unfortunately ensured this did not occur to any great level. Rather than seeing high sandbanks and deep gutters, the converse has occurred, with predominately shallow water in close, and a distinct lack of sand on the beaches which in turn has created numerous erosion problems along a significant section of the coastline. Let’s just hope the summer nor easters arrive early this season, some solid structure develops, and the fish hang around a little later, as they did last season. If not, I suggest keen beach fisho’s start experimenting with new and creative salmon recipes.

Off the rocks, drummer remain patchy however a few anglers are managing the odd nice fish. Point Plommer and the surrounding headlands have again been the pick of locations for those keen to tangle with these tough fighting fish. Tailor numbers have been reasonable, with a few reasonable fish taken both locally and further a field at both Plommer and Diamond Head. The big swells last weekend however ruled out most of the more desirable ledges. On the positive, blackfish remain excellent however few reports of groper recently which is not unexpected given the rough seas.

In the estuary, at present the water is running quite clear, with a good drop of rain now needed to both add a bit of colour to the water and stir the action up. Blackfish remain consistent, with good catches reported from both break walls, the coal wall and areas further upstream. Bream numbers in the estuary have also been a little slow, however the tides this weekend are excellent for a night time session. Could be well worth exploring further upstream in the absence of any solid rain. Flathead numbers have been reasonable with whitebait and prawns being the most successful baits. Expect the flathead action to begin to pick up considerably as the water begins to warm over the next month or so.

Outside reports have been fairy quiet, with the strong winds and big seas seeing most stay put until early in the week. Those venturing out after the winds continue to report excellent snapper off the closer reefs, with Jason Sewell scoring a top 8.37 kilo fish close in off Cathie on a strip of sergeant baker. Now that’s certainly an upgrade any fisho would be delighted with.

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.

Paul Martin from Rock Marine Bait and Tackle (rocksmarine@tsn.cc) reports that
it was like somebody flicked the switch off last week because the blue water fisho’s battled for a feed with the reefs off Grassy only producing a few Snapper, Pearl Perch and the odd Morwong. There are Flathead about off the Lighthouse grounds and Tailor are still running in close off the rocks down to Green Island. Leather Jackets are still about here out wider but there not in big numbers, most of the action last week was around Fish Rock with good numbers off King Fish taking baits, most are Rats with the bigger Kings taking live baits and its worth trying the metal knife jigs for these bigger fish. There was a fair current running down there late last week.

Smoky Beach was the best of the beaches last week with nice Tailor coming in down towards Hat Head with a few Bream and Salmon. North Gap is producing some Tailor and Salmon. Rock Hoppers are picking up Drummer, Salmon and Tailor off the ledges.

Our river has been very quite over the last few weeks. Black Fish are still on the bite with most fisho’s getting a feed. It’s hard to find a good Bream along the walls at the moment but fish light for better results. There has been some small Jew and the odd Bream around the pylons of Jerseyville Bridge with good Flathead on the flats, while Smithtown Bridge is producing fair Bream and Flathead.

For daily reports and special call Paul on (02) 6566 6726.

Steve Williamson from Jindabyne sent me a news letter about The Discovery Holiday Parks Family Fishing Challenge 2008/9 NSW Series which will be held at the following places.

Holiday Hub Beach Resort - Pambula Beach
5th, 6th and 7th September 2008

Gerroa Shores Beach Resort – Gerroa
3rd, 4th and 5th October 2008

Shadrack Beachfront Resort – Two Fold Bay, Eden
7th, 8th and 9th November 2008

Snowline Holiday Park – Lake Jindabyne
20th, 21st and 22nd February 2009

If you are interested in finding out more about this great competition you can email Steve at swtrout@airlan.com.au or just pay a visit to his web site at www.swtroutfishing.com.au
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