Ken A

Frank Mate there is no way a 30kg fin should take that long on 24kg gear. That size fish is a 5 minute job & maybe 10 if your loafing on 24kg tackle. If you were using 6kg gear I could understand an hour & 3/4 but no way on 24kg.

LAST WEEKENDS REPORT .A BUNCH OF "FISHRAIDERS" GET THEIR ARMS STRETCHED…….. From Ross and Glenn Hunter What a joy it was to take out a bunch of "Fishraider" members. It is easy for us skippers when the crews are easy going, they work in as part of the crew and above all are determined to have a great day on Mother Ocean even if the fishing goes to crap.It did not do that thank goodness. It is sometimes difficult for us skippers because we do appreciate that the customers pay us a lot of money and it is so much nicer to have a great day catching fish than go from the "penthouse to the S….. house" and not catch them. It is so much easier however when you have a crew of fisherman on board who are fisherman and with the "Fishraiders" we had that. On Billfisher and Broadbill both Glenn and myself really enjoyed your company and we do appreciate you all being so patient in waiting for the yellowfin to bite. The yellowfin are in our waters but they haven't been biting until late……..thus making extremely long days for skipper and crew .Leave at 7am…. finish cleaning up and ready for home at 8.15pm We have caught some great catches of tuna over the past month but alas on the weekend they played hard to get, however given that fact, perserverence always pays off and we managed to catch the crews some really nice yellowfin We do not have individual's names but apparently they are writing their own report. On behalf of Glenn and myself : Thank you "Fishraiders" it was fun Jimmy Arteaga and Danny Ross caught these great tuna on the weekend on Billfisher Love me love my tuna Dave Fenech and friend They are Fishraider fanatics No longer a tuna virgin Paul Hobbs & friend with a couple tuna A beautiful sunset on the way home A great day was had on Billfisher - Heading home in the dark

Given the strong performance of the NSW Lobster Fishery, the number of lobsters commercial fisherman can catch this financial year has been increased by 10 tonnes. The total allowable commercial catch (TACC) will go from 102 tonnes last year to 112 tonnes for 2006/07. The decision to increase the catch has been based on the latest scientific evidence. The Total Allowable Catch Setting and Review Committee – which is made up of independent experts – determined that the catch should be increased this year. The commercial catch had been reduced in recent years because of concerns about the status of spawning stock (or the number of lobsters able to breed). Lobsters reach maturity and are able to begin breeding at a minimum of 167mm. However, they are deemed better breeders the older and bigger they get. The 10 tonne increase is a clear indicator that the tough decisions made by the NSW Government in previous years have paid off, with lobster stocks increasing. The TAC Committee stated there are good indications that rebuilding is happening and that there has been a general increase in lobster numbers across a wide range of sizes. This Committee includes some of the world’s leading fisheries scientists who use best practice modelling to guide decision making. While the State’s lobster industry has experienced tough times in recent years, it’s clear the science-based approach is now paying dividends. DPI would like to thank the Committee and the lobster industry for working so cooperatively with the State Government to enhance the sustainability of this important industry. The State’s lobster industry looks set to be worth around $4.2 million for the 2005/06 financial year and the additional 10 tonnes will make it even more valuable in the future. The Lobster Fishery operates all along the NSW coast with the Port Stephens and Illawarra areas the major harvesters. There are currently 146 lobster fishers in NSW. Media contact: 8289 3949

The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) will be mapping snags within the Lachlan River channel near Hillston under a Lachlan Catchment Management Authority project that addresses concerns of erosion and water loss due to excessive amounts of in-stream woody debris. The mapping exercise will be conducted during July when NSW DPI staff will be accessing the Lachlan River between Redbank Corner and Whealbah. NSW DPI Senior Conservation Manager Adam Vey said that some stakeholders had raised concerns about large numbers of snags causing erosion and water transmission problems in the Lachlan River. “This project aims to identify problem areas and manage them appropriately,” he said. “The project will ensure that the role of snags as fish habitat is recognized as several native fish species use snags as spawning and feeding sites as well as refuge. “By identifying sustainable levels of fish habitat within this area, we can manage issues raised by stakeholders regarding snag numbers, while still ensuring we don’t have a detrimental impact on the native fish community.” Adjacent landholders will be contacted to discuss any issues they have with snags in their area. Following the mapping exercise, landholders will be consulted to ensure that their interests and issues are included in an action plan to address the adverse impacts of snags in the Lachlan River. Media contact: Sarah Chester 02 6036 2110, 0417 207 669

The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Fisheries has received a number of reports from the public concerning ‘bony bream’ dying in the Murrumbidgee, Lachlan, and Wakool Rivers during the past month. “At this stage it appears that these deaths are a natural occurrence for this species,” said NSW DPI District Fisheries Officer at Narrandera Peter Angel. “It is not uncommon at this time of year for bony bream to die mainly due to the change in water temperature. “The river temperatures in locations where the bony bream deaths have been reported have been below eight degrees Celsius. “Severe frosts with temperatures down to minus three degrees Celsius and low river flows may also have contributed to the fish deaths,” he said. Mr Angel said the reported fish deaths were nonetheless being investigated. “NSW DPI, Carrathool Shire Council and the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation have collected samples of water and fish to be analysed at Wollongbar Agricultural Institute,” he said. Mr Angel said the public should report fish deaths or ‘fish kills’ to their nearest NSW DPI Fisheries office. “If you see a fish kill please let us know so that is can be investigated properly,” he said. Photo available of a live bony bream. Media contact: Sarah Chester 02 6036 2110, 0417 207 669

It doesn't say that when I click it. What URL are you trying to link to?

YELLOWFIN FEVER ..Broadbill and Billfisher have another great week on bigger yellowfin Through last week BROADBILL and BILLFISHER caught some great yellowfin tuna They were all around the same size averaging from 30 to 35kg. (See the pictures)… We caught most of the fish around the 300-fathom line All fish were caught on cubes late in the afternoon. Most of our anglers were first time "tuna virgins"…… However after experiencing the ball busting power of their runs, they reckon it will not be their last. Trolling lures has only produced small fish through the week and in some cases leaving us with the impression that the tuna had done a runner. The cubes however worked well and got them to the back of the boat pretty well. Trolling will improve as the moon gets closer to the full. The best time to catch yellowfin is the week before the full moon,.. Especially for trolling. We now have 2 group bookings in the near future from Fishraider so let's hope that the fishing remains "hot" Captain Ross and Glenn Hunter's boats Broadbill and Billfisher are available for tuna charters on 9534 2378 www.gamefishingcharters.com.au Four great fin caught on Billfisher The boys hold up their first Yellowfin The happy team back at the wharf Yeh my first yellowfin

I have set it up & it's open now. I have just called it Fishing Trips to start it off. I am open to suggestions for both the name & a decent description of what you want it for. Feel free to post names & descriptions here or if your bashful you can PM me.

This area has been set up at the request of members for organising fishing trips. Enjoy

Best of luck mate. The only tip I can give you is get documented evidence in hard copy. Without that there is no hope of a good result for you. Get full header info etc of e mails..........

As many are aware the forums have been offline all morning. Sorry about that but I was in the process of installing security updates on the forum software & my PC had a dummy spit closely followed by my satellite connection having a dummy spit also. Those dummy spits were followed by a spit from me at Optus trying to get a connection happening Bottom line is that it's 7 hours later & my office floor is covered in dummies & the forums are up again Sorry for any inconvenience.

There doesn't appear enough interest to warrant a new section at this stage. If anyone thinks this section would be a goer please let me know via a post here or a PM .

The mark to beat for Hairtail is 1.7m taken by Domza on a pilchard 2nd place is Yarraone with his 1380mm Hairtail taken on a strip of yellowtail in Jerusalem Bay.

The first place Tailor is 91cm taken by Mako on a garfish. The 2nd place Tailor is a 76cm model taken by riley93 on 6lb line 3rd place goes to LBG for a 67cm tailor taken on a live yakka from the stones.

Brett I hope everything goes well for Jake mate All the best wishes for him.

NSW has had another bumper fish stocking season this year with 7.6 million fish released into the State’s waterways in 2005/06. The spin-off benefits of the recreational fishing industry can’t be underestimated. Despite severe drought conditions on the land, fish stocking will generate some welcome income for regions including the Central West, Snowy Mountains, Hunter and the north-west of the State. In the Snowy Mountains region alone the recreational angling industry injects an estimated $70 million into the local economy each year, and supports around 700 jobs. More than $1 million was committed o the State-wide stocking program this financial year. In addition, freshwater anglers allocate $335 000 a year from their fishing licence fees to this program and $230 000 a year for the dollar-for-dollar program. The native fish and trout and salmon which are bred in the four DPI hatcheries and private hatcheries are then released by DPI, community groups and angling clubs. Some of the largest stockings took place at Burrinjuck Dam near Yass, Burrendong Dam near Wellington, Windamere Dam near Mudgee, Wyangala Dam near Cowra, Glenbawn Dam in the Hunter region, Copeton, Split Rock and Keepit dams in the north-west and Lakes Jindabyne and Eucumbene in the Snowy Mountains. The final releases for the season will occur this week (19-23 June 06) at the Tumut River (2500 rainbow trout and 4000 brown trout), Swampy Plains River (4000 brown trout), Blowering Dam (10 000 rainbow trout) and Goodradigbee River (4000 rainbow trout). More than 2.7 million native fish, including a record number of Australian bass in central eastern lakes and a record number of Murray cod in inland lakes were stocked by the Government in 2005/06, comprising: * 30 2411 Australian bass * 669 000 Murray Cod * 73 000 Trout cod * 1 441 000 Golden Perch * 290 000 Silver Perch The community-based dollar-for-dollar native fish-stocking program has also continued in its popularity with 80 stocking organisations raising funds to release more than 920 000 native fish, including: * 100 900 Australian bass * 272 188 Murray Cod * 550 594 Golden Perch In addition, more than 3.9 million rainbow, brown and brook trout, and Atlantic salmon were released across NSW waterways. DPI is committed to working with the community in managing freshwater fish stocks to ensure future generations can continue to enjoy freshwater angling. Many of the fish stocked this season will be legal size within about two years. For more information on fish stocking, see http://www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au/recreation...d/fish_stocking. Media contact: 02 8289 3949

Fine with me.

Good onya Mick I had teeth marks in my tongue from biting it

There has always been an image link option available on the forums. Maybe you didn't look hard enough. You can remote link here by clicking the button. Remote links also cause the forum view to distort & make it hard to use as people link to images that are of a large size ie 1200 x 800 pixels. They also link to pictures with a large file size which slows things down for the 60% of members still on dial up. There are plenty of free image resizing tools around & there is information here on how to use them. Remote linking can & does cause problems with people linking to images on other fishing sites & adding to their bandwidth useage then ends up with me getting complaints from their owners & having to edit the links out & resize the image & repost it myself. Resizing is simple to do & then there are no problems.

This write up is hot off the press BROADBILL and BILLFISHER caught 20 yellowfin, 8 striped tuna and a 100kg striped marlin last weekend. (See the pictures of a great weekends fishing ) What a busy day for our anglers, they were running the decks to keep up with the action. The fish were from 8kg to 30kg … We caught most of the fish in 90 fathoms off Botany bay…..Lures were the go…. Both Bloodshot "tuna hunters" combined with bib less minnows were dynamite Special congratulations to Captain Glenn on BILLFISHER for the tagging of a fantastic striped marlin in winter . The big fish swooped on a Bloodshot lure and the first time angler from Mann's earthmoving did a great job on the rod. Winter stripes are pretty rare but do occur occasionally and I can assure that when there are a good population of yellowfin around the marlin will be with them. We had a "fabulously fishy weekend" So all you Fishraiders get out and give them a go. Captain Ross and Glenn Hunter's boats Broadbill and Billfisher are available for tuna charters on 9534 2378 Gamefishing Charters Darren Giles crew caught this fine tuna on Billfisher last weekend All smiling faces & a barbecue afterwards A winter Striped Marlin tagged & released by the lads at Manns Earthmoving Nikees first tuna

try holding down "Ctrl" key & hitting "R" & forcing a refresh if you are using Internet Explorer. It's not a site problem. Anyone else not able to view emoticons?

Things cannot be restarted instantly unfortunately I'm one of the unlucky ones only born with one pair of hands.

Works fine for me

Recreational fishing in Botany Bay is set to get even better with the deployment today of six small artificial reefs. The reefs are part of a three-year $369 000 pilot programme funded by the Recreational Fishing Trusts. The reefs will create new fish habitats in this popular recreational fishing spot, attracting various species of fish. The six reefs will be made up of 180 concrete reef ball modules, which can be easily moved, or removed completely, if necessary. DPI staff are deploying the artificial structures in six locations this week - Yarra Bay (3 reefs), Astrolabe Cove (1 reef) and Congwong Bay (2 reefs), in depths ranging from 9.6 to 14.1 metres. Prior to the deployment, scientific surveys of the sites and surrounding natural reefs were conducted so they could be compared with the artificial structures once deployed. The program will play a vital role in providing information on the benefits of artificial reefs as a fisheries enhancement tool. Research on the reefs will aim to determine the structures effectiveness and any likely impacts. The study will give the NSW Government a sound basis for making informed decisions about artificial reef construction and their effectiveness in the future. The artificial reefs are a great example of recreational licence fees being put back into the fishing community. Funds raised from the sale of the recreational fishing licence are placed into two trusts, one for saltwater and the other freshwater, and can only be spent on projects to improve recreational fishing in NSW. Botany Bay is the second recreational fishing haven (RFH) in NSW to trial the artificial reefs, six similar artificial structures were deployed in Lake Macquarie in December 2005. For more information visit the NSW DPI artificial reefs webpage. Media contact: 02 8289 3949

It was a drama in Melbourne where the site is hosted. There was nothing could be done by me except wait unfortunately. Sorry for any inconvenience.