LOCAL REPORTS.
If you are after a feed of bream, silver trevally, flounder and the odd dusky flathead the bay is the place to be at the moment. Over the past few months I have been fishing the Hawkesbury River, Pittwater, Sydney and Middle Harbours, the Parramatta, Iron Cove and Lane Cove River, Botany Bay and the Port Hacking and by far Botany Bay has been the best of the bunch.
Try fishing the run-out tides at the oil wharf, Watts Reef and Bare Island. While the tide is coming in I would try the end of the third runway, the middle of the bay the drums and Towra Point. All these places have been producing yellowfin bream, whiting, silver trevally, dusky flathead and the odd kingfish.
I was out with George and Anthony I a day on the bay and we managed to get amongst the yellowfin bream and silver trevally. The key to their success is that they now use berley, peel their prawns and use lone leaders when there is a fair bit of run in the
water.Anthony (0n the right) caught this 73cm kingfish while chasing bream and silver trevally in the bay. It took Anthony 20 mintues to land the fish. He was use a Diawa Heartland rod and 6 pound line. The kingfish took a peeled prawn. A great job was done by Anthony and he listened to every thing I told him to do while I was driving the boat, even though he was a little bit tired at the end.
George (on the left) caught this 2.8 kilo silver trevally while fishing off the end of the third runway in Botany Bay.
The Port Hacking is still producing the odd large kingfish, dusky flathead and whiting, but you should start to get amongst a few leatherjackets, luderick and silver trevally.
At the moment the lower Sydney Harbour is being plagued by small chinaman leatherjackets, so much so that the last time I was out there I was putting down a yellowtail for a live bait it was getting eaten by hordes of very small yellowtail. What a way to go being eaten alive bit by bit.
FISHING CLASSES FOR 2009.
WINDYBANKS BAIT AND TACKLE
Fishing class No 4 will start on Thursday the 30th of April 2009. It starts at 6.30pm and 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
Contact Annette and John.
Now if you can’t make this class you may like to contact either Mike or April from
Absolutely Hooked
174 Merrylands Road
Merrylands
Ph (02) 9897 3474
And put your name down for their next Fishing Class in 2009.
or
WATTO’S TACKLE SHOP
The class will run on 3 conconsective Thursday 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.
WATTO'S gemfish he caught while fishing off Kiama
For further information and to book in and pay you can contact Sean at
Email: wattosfishing@bigpond.com
Address: shop 1 & 2 LOT 9 KURRAJOMG AVE
ST MARYS NORTH
Phone: 0416 203 507
Contact Shaun and Claudia
And while you are at it you could go to their web site and see what special they have on at the moment http://www.wattosfishing.com.au/
DVD REVIEWS.
The Fishing DVD NUMBER 8.
There are five major segments to this video, and there is something for everyone.
Steve Starling takes you on the journey on how to target and catch whiting, bream and dusky flathead on poppers in the estuary. He is fishing with Captian Kev Gleed. The fishing is from both the boat and the shore. Great segment.
If you are into fly fishing, Peter Morse takes you onto the flats at Weipa.
Now if that is not to you liking you may like to go rock fishing with poppers for tailor. Darren Borg takes you through how to fish for tailor and trevally off the rocks for tailor and trevally. Some great action.
Steve Starling also chases trout with soft plastics and there is also some great footage while fishing with Shannon Watson for Kingfish in Sydney Harbour.
There are also special feature trailer on Finding fish and Baitcaster tips.
The Fishing DVD NUMBER 9.
If chasing saltwater barramundi and threadfin salmon are on your list to do you may want to look at the segment on the Mary River, just 4 hours drive north of Brisbane.
As you may know I have been competiting in a number of bream tournaments over the past few years and no matter who you are, when it comes to fishing you can always learn a bit more. Darren Borg and Nigel Webster will let you into some of their techniques on how to catch those bream in the Clarence River.
In this DVD you can also learn how to chase reef fish in Townsville and trout in Tasmania. You can also see how local legend Shane Mensforth and Steve Staring tackle King George whiting in South Australia. Some of the whiting have to be seen to believe the size of them.
BEVERLY HILLS BAIT AND TACKLE are closing Down.
Andrew is selling of everything. Even the furniture
So go and pay Andrew a visit at
Beverly Hills Bait and Tackle
410 Stoney Creek Road
Kingsgrove
Ph (02) 9554 3580
Mobile 0439 029 160
Contact Andrew
As you can see it is only a short report this time, so to brighten up the report I have included a number of photos that I have taken and that has been sent into me for the site. Maybe when you get a chance you too can send me a photo of what you have caught and a brief description of what you used and where you caught it.
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