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You can find the latest rods, reels, lines, soft plastics, hard bodied lures, terminal tackle, accessories and clothing they have in Shakespeare, Ugly Stik, Pflueger, Berkley, Gulp, Fireline, Abu Garcia and Nitro.
There are product reviews and a new feature product catalogue for 2010.
You can also view video clips on Pure Fishing TV (PFTV) on how to rig up a whole pilchard onto a set of ganged hooks, strip baits, whole and peeled prawns, squid and worms. There are also plenty of other clips, for example, how to use blades, squid jigging and bream on soft plastics.
There is also species guides on Dusky Flathead, Bream, Kingfish and Mulloway.
Articles on targeting whiting, kingfish with live baits, how to berley and freshwater flats fishing with Neil Schultz and going fishing with the kids by Andrew McGovern.
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LATEST LOCAL REPORT.
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ged to get out over the past few weeks to chase dusky flathead, bream, silver trevally, sand whiting, salmon, tailor and kingfish. Some days the fishing has been going off and some of the days have been reasonably hard, but I have still managed to get amongst a few fish.
Clive Ringler and the boys had a great time pulling in a few silver trevally while fishing at Merries Reef in Bate Bay.
Even though the water in Botany Bay has been fairly dirty (due to all the construction work going on) there has been fish about. Trevally, bream and dusky flathead have been caught at Trevally Alley, the drums, the oil wharf, Watts reef, Henry Head and at the end of the third runway. Just remember trevally seem to bite better when the water is fairly clean, so try fishing on a rising tide near the top of the tide.
There have also been a number of schools of tailor working in the bay and the kingfish have been down below them. They are feeding on very small (2 to 3 cm baitfish) so try using small metal lures and drop shot Powerbaits in the 3 inch size. I have caught the kingfish while trolling 5 and 7 inch Gulp jerk shads.
The Port Hacking still has luderick, leatherjackets and sand whiting. Try working the shoreline of Yowie and Gymea Bays. Australian salmon, tailor and kingfish have been getting stuck into the baitfish in Gunnamatta and Bate Bay. You could also try fishing the Jibbon bombora, Shark Island and Merries reef for kingfish, snapper and silver trevally.
The beaches off Cronulla and Wanda are worth a shot for whiting and bream during the day and Australian salmon and tailor in the earlier part of the morning and as the sun is setting.
DVD RELEASE No 1
In the Port Hacking “The Jewel of the South” Scott Lyons and I show you our techniques we use when targeting squid, what to do when blue swimmer crabs come up to the back of your boat in your berley trail, what rigs and techniques to try when chasing luderick, leatherjackets, how to target flathead on live bait, different ways to catch poddy mullet, techniques on how to pump for nippers, bream on soft plastics and some light offshore and estuary fishing for Australian salmon and bonito.
We have also put in 30 different fishing locations on easy to read maps to fish from the shore, boat and where to go to get your live bait. Scott also explains, with the use of a white board the details of the rigs we used throughout the DVD. We also go through the types of outfits we used and how to set them up.
Now even though this may be a DVD that has been filmed while fishing in the Port Hacking River in Sydney’s south, the types of techniques, bait and lure types, tackle and rigs can be used in the same way anywhere throughout Australia.
While you are at your local tackle shop you should also look out for our first DVD “A Day on the Bay” In this dvd we cover how to target yellowfin bream in fast running shallow and deep water, silver trevally while using small amounts of weight, how to get live squid and yellowtail, target kingfish around structure, cast and troll for tailor, soft plastic fishing for dusky flathead and even a little bit on cooking your latest catch.
There are also maps, techniques and tackle covered in this DVD.
RRP $24.95
The Port Hacking “The Jewel of the South” is now available in the following tackle shops;
Ace Fishing Tackle 3 Newbridge Road Milperra
Amazon Outdoor Centre 1273 The Horsley Drive Wetherill Park
Anglers Leisure World 3/2 Garling Road Blacktown 2148
Anglers World 1 Lawndale Avenue North Rocks
Bass Angler Batt Street Penrith
Beverley Hills Bait and Tackle 410 Stoney Creek Road Beverley Hills
Botany Bay Bait and Tackle 1a Jacobson Street Kyeemagh
Brighton Bait and Tackle 285 Bay Street Brighton-lee Sands
Cast Wide Cnr of Wollongong and Forest Road Arncliffe
Campbelltown Fishing Scene 6-12 Dumaresq Street Campbelltown Chatswood Bait and Tackle 342 Penshurst Street Chatswood 2067 Complete Angler 938 Woodville Road Villawood
Compleat Angler 3rd Floor Dymock’s Building
438 George Street Sydney 2000
Drummoyne Bait and Tackle 104 Lyons Road Drummoyne
Equipped Fishing Bait & Tackle 115 Railway Pde Canley Vale NSW 2166
Fish Outta Water 263 Condamine Street Manly Vale 2093
Freddy’s Fishing World Cnr Griffith and Broadmeadows Roads Newcastle
Freddy’s Fishing World Erina
Fish and Dive Warehouse 238 Taren Point Road Taren Point
Hunts Marine Princes Hwy Blakehurst
Gabe’s Boating and Fishing centre 1a Somerset Avenue Narellan
Gabe’s Tackle and Bait Shop 4 Princes Highway Sylvania Waters
Kyeemagh Bait and Tackle 164 Bestic Road Kyeemagh
Macs Bait Bar Princes Highway Blakehurst
Mako Tackle and Bait 201 Newbridge Road Moorebank
Matraville Bait and Tackle 548 Bunnerong Road Matraville
One Stop Bait & Tackle Cnr of Waterloo Rd Greenacre
Otto’s Fishy Business 139 Victoria Road Drummoyne 2047
The Big Catch 12 Chapel Road Bankstown
Wattos Shop 1 & 2, Lot 7 Kurrajong Ave
North St Mary’s
Windybanks Bait 523 Pacific Highway Mt Colah
Windsor Bait and Tackle Cnr Baker and Macquarie Streets Windsor
West Engadine Newsagency 121 Anzac Avenue Engadine
DVD RELEASE No 2
It has taken Carl Dubois and Adam Ford about the same time as Scott and I to put together a great DVD on Kayak Fishing in Sydney.
I had the chance last night to have a look at this great dvd and I thing that I found was the amount of information that both Carl and Adam has put into this dvd in terrific. It wouldn’t matter if you had been fishing for a long time or was just starting to get into kayak fishing there would be something that you pick up.
Carl, Adam, Mick and Terry target Australian bass, yellowfin bream, silver trevally, Australian salmon, dusky flathead, kingfish, tailor and mulloway using different techniques and lures.
Everything from soft plastics, surface lures and hard bodies is discussed and backed up with some great footage of fishing from their paddle and pedal powered kayaks.
Carl also takes you through what type of fishing structure they target these fish at and how to set up your sounder on your kayak.
Now even though this may be a DVD that has been filmed while fishing in Sydney the types of techniques, lures, tackle and rigs can be used in the same way anywhere throughout Australia while fishing out of a kayak. Maybe you would like to try some of the techniques and lures when you are either fishing off the shore or out of your own boat.
For more information on how to pick up this great DVD you can go to www.kayakfishingsydney.com or email Carl at cdubois@cdm.com.au
RRP $24.95
FISHING CLASSES FOR 2010.
WINDYBANKS BAIT AND TACKLE
I will be starting up my fishing classes in early February 2010. They will start 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.
WATTO’S TACKLE SHOP
I will be starting up my fishing classes in early February 2010 at Wattos and they are run 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.
For further information and to book in and pay you can contact Sean at
Email: wattosfishing@gmail.com
Address: shop 1 & 2 LOT 9 KURRAJOMG AVE ST MARYS NORTH
Phone: 0416 203 507
Contact Shaun
LATEST REPORTS FROM AFAR.
Paul Martin from Rock Marine Bait and Tackle (rocksmarine@tsn.cc) reports that the fishing has been picking up slowly over the last few weeks. Warmer currents are helping with good stocks of live bait around the grounds. Grassy Head has been producing just legal Snapper in close while Trag are about again towards Scott’s. 60 Fathoms is fishing well for some nice Kings, Pearl and Long Fin Perch, an abundance of Morwong and the odd Cod in the deeper grounds. Fish Rock had some reports of good Kings caught on Knife Jigs, plenty of Rats and a Snapper or two. Bonito are about in close with the odd Tailor taking trolled lures.
Good Bream are coming in off the Break wall with some beauties caught on the drift. Flathead are in good numbers along the walls with around the Tavern still the hot spot. Whiting are in the river up towards Stuarts Point, Spencers Creek and shallows across from the boat ramp. Bass are biting well on the upper reaches of the Macleay past Kempsey and if you are using a Taylor Made basscada under the trees you are guaranteed a hit.
The Rock Hoppers are having mixed results with slim pickings in front of the gaol but the Light House has some good Jew off the ledges. Rod Wawrzyniak fished the rocks at Hat Head for a nice 18.5kg Jewfish.
Smoky Beach also is a hit and miss situation with the north end giving up some nice Bream and Whiting through the week and then going off the bite along the beach. Gap Beach has had little action apart from a few Whiting around mid tide. Main and Back Beach has had some Whiting at first light. We now have the range of Fin nor and Quantum Reels in stock, these strong reliable reels, some with 30kilos of drag around the $190 mark are worth a look.
TWO WEEKS AGO.
Everything is on track for a bumper season on the water. Finally some good currents bringing good colour water with plenty of bait about. We have heard some good reports from the Tweed Coast the Cobia are in good numbers and hopefully heading south. Guys fishing the north reefs around Grassy and Scott’s have battled for the odd Snapper, a few Pearlies and Trag. The FAD is out there again in its location, all too new to hold anything at this stage. Out in that depth there is plenty of Morwong and a few Long Fin Perch. Fish Rock has had some big Kings around it, one fish’o getting a 16kilo unit on a Knife Jig. There are plenty of Rats about as well. Bonito are in good numbers if you’re after fresh bait.
The Break wall has been fishing well for some nice Bream and Flathead. A few guys have hooked something off the end of the wall and haven’t been able to stop it, maybe Sharks or shovelies. Whiting are in fair numbers in the river with a few around Jerseyville and Kinchela. Clybucca around the oyster racks are working well for Bream. The boys have had success again on the north Wall with so
me nice Flathead, Bream and the odd School Jew.
Smoky Beach has been fishing well for Bream and Whiting on the northern end corner with live worms and Pipis great bait. In front of Black Rock, one local pulled out a couple of cracker Bream during first light. The Hat Head end of the beach has been fishing well for Bream and Whiting. Rock Hoppers are having some fun with School Jews down in front of the Lighthouse with Frenzy and Jewie 150 lures doing the trick.
Jason and Virginia Isaac from Ned Kelly’s Bait and Tackle jasned@ozemail.com.au reports that in the estuary, flathead and whiting have both been excellent, as you would expect at this time of year. Best results on the lizards are coming from between Rawdon Island and Pelican Island, with whitebait, prawns and lures of all types each proving successful. For the whiting, Limeburners and the Back Channel have been consistent, with beach worms and yabbies the pick of the baits, however surface lures have also accounted for some quality fish. Elsewhere in the estuary, a few bream have been taken from around the walls and co-op whilst both the Maria and Limeburners continue to produce scattered catches of blackfish. On the prawn front, Lake Cathie has been a little hit and miss this moon, with some nights seeing bag limits easily achieved, and unfortunately exceeded, whilst others have seen quite barren results. Overall however, the results are solid if you are prepared to put in the time and effort.
On the beaches, whiting numbers continue to improve, with Lighthouse in particular fishing well on the run up tide. In with the whiting are reasonable numbers of bream, with beach worms accounting for the better catches. A few school mulloway have also been snared after dark, with the beaches around Lake Cathie and Dunbogan producing the better quality fish. Tailor however; remain poor at best, although there are still a few salmon around to make sure your pilchard does not go to waste.
Off the rocks, the occasional tailor has shown up with Lighthouse and Blueface locally producing the odd reasonable catch. Night time anglers have also been scoring a few reasonable bream and school mulloway from around Plommer, whilst those floating a bit of cabbage during the day from the same location report the odd blackfish is still about.
Offshore reports have been encouraging as far as bottom bouncing is concerned, with the odd snapper to five kilos coming from the close in reefs off Port and Plommer. Wider off Plommer, kingfish and Sampson fish are still active although there is a fair sprinkling of juveniles in among the better fish. Those fishing the bottom deeper than about 60 meters also report some excellent pearl perch are still on offer if you can find them. On the pelagic front, we are beginning to see some nice warm water on occasions but unfortunately this is being regularly disrupted by the odd cold green current. Hopefully these cold pockets will some disappear and the surface action begins to really fire.
TWO WEEKS AGO
In the estuaries, after a somewhat ordinary season, a few nice blackfish have shown up much to relief of diehard float watchers. Limeburners and the coal are both apparently worth a look. Whiting continue to improve and the indications are for an excellent season ahead. Lures and baits are both working well. On the bream front, a few reasonable fish have been taken from the north wall after dark, whilst further upstream, those throwing lures of all varieties report good results. Flathead numbers remain solid with plenty of fish spread right throughout the system, including increasing numbers of large females in the lower reaches. Never mind though, the annual cull of these breeders is just about to commence from the break walls, with a small but select group of anglers once again doing their best to both eradicate the species whilst also stockpiling sustenance for the long winter season ahead. Still above average numbers of small mulloway pretty well right throughout the system, with the odd quite respectable model among them.
For crustacean enthusiasts, prawning is once again on in earnest at Lake Cathie, however results to date this dark are well below the past few months. If you are prepared to work, you can still get a nice feed. Seems the prawns know when Christmas is coming as they often become elusive just when you really want them. On the crab scene, muddies remain poor as they have been all year and we are yet to see any signs of blue swimmers. With a dry summer predicted ahead, let’s hope we get a decent showing after several lean years.
Off the beaches, the recent full moon phase produced a few reasonable school mulloway from around Lake Cathie and North Beach. Live worms as is usually the case is the bait of choice for this class of fish. Day time anglers have found the going a little tougher, with a few whiting, the odd bream and salmon the best of what’s around at present. No real signs of tailor yet which should come as no surprise.
Off the rocks however, the odd tailor has shown up, although what fish about are only in the chopper class. Also off the rocks, the odd bream and blackfish have been encountered by those putting in the time, although little reports on the drummer front. Just on this aspect, whilst drummer are traditionally known as a winter species, don’t be afraid to have a lash over the warmer months, as many good bags have been taken during the height of summer, particularly after a relatively poor winter pig season.
Offshore reports have been encouraging, with a few fish about together with a significant improvement in water colour and temperature. Kingfish and Sampson fish have both been excellent with around trag rock producing consistently. Bottom bashers have also been scoring some terrific pearl perch together with a better than average class of nannygai from around that location. On the pelagic front, a few billfish have been raised by those heading wide of the shelf, however if the warm water stays close, the bait and predators will no doubt follow in due course.
REPORT FROM Tackle World at Goulburn.
Pejar Dam
Pejar has slowed a little again due to change in weather.
The fish have gone a little deeper so a good option is bait either scrub worms or power bait.
If you’re a lure fisherman, Tassie devils are the best without question - they're easy to cast a good distance and heavy enough to get down deep where a slow retrieve will work best.
Jervis Bay
Snapper are currently the big catches around Long Nose. 6" gulp jerk shads are your best bet.
The middle grounds and cliffs are seeing good numbers of Kingies and Salmon on live baits or jigging plastics & knife jigs will bring quick action.
If you’re looking for some fresh squid for bait or to eat the broken reef off Murray’s Beach and a good squid jig will see you fill the boat very quickly.
Bateman’s Bay
Jewfish are the targets at the moment - now the netting has ceased the numbers of Jew are coming back.
The best way to catch one is working soft plastics in deep holes that have good current running through them.
Daytime fishing is quite OK for this style of fishing but if you’re a night owl, live baiting with squid and yellowtail is the answer...just be willing to put in some time and effort!
Blowering
Redfin are in huge numbers - jigging them will bring good results and using a blade will work a treat.
Cod season ends this month and Blowering is the home of big cod.
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