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Hey Mate, def sounds like a big Jewie. I had similar happen to me a coupla years back up Port Stephens- I find that if the fish run parallel to the beach (ie. along the gutter) its usually a Jew. If it run straight to sea then usually a Noah/Ray. The head shakes give it away straight away. ... bet the adrenalin was pumping hard after the initial run. Can I ask which beach you were fishing???

Hey Pete, Nice lookin Jewies, I read you fish Lane Cove River? I fish LB in that same area, we have hooked and dropped about 6 Jewies on LC within 5m from shore on Bream gear in the last 3 or 4 outings, find getting dusted fairly often too not only by the Jew, also the big Bream are right in among the structure (wharves, moored boats and anywhere there is cover) Tried with heavier gear (20 and 30lb) but they are very finnicky and prefer a lighter leader. Seem the Bream are also prolific there too, but loads of throwbacks with the bigger models, been up to 40cm pulled out recently on 8lb gear with unweighted squid strips and bread or pillie strips. ... Cannot wait til Thursday give em another shot.

I saw someone catch one off middle head one morning on a pillie. Great lookin fish they are, esp when you see one first hand.

WOW! How lucky is that. ... She looks a fair bit bigger than 10kg

They're HONKERS! ... I woulda been happy with just the smaller King and the Sampson. V.nice feed

Fish the middle of the beach (near the Shark Tower) as the gutters form there and extend the rest of the beach heading both Nth and Sth.

Went Breaming again last night in Lane Cove Got 4 bream from 28-34cm + a Whiting and a tiny Flattie Got dusted and had quite a few hooks spat back @ me by some bigger models All taken on Squid or Bread Heaps of Mullet and Choppers on the surface getting spooked. Sorry no piccies this time

I have the same issues with Bream in my local rivers, I fish with size 8 and size 10 long shanks, the swallow rate is less than small suicides or occy hooks Prefer to stick with the long shanks though, am thinking of upgrading to size 4 for the bigger models. Still great fun on light line

WOW! What a catch! Top shelf mate, I wish I could get a hold of a bag of Whiting like that around my local

Nice job Johnny, top fun on light gear. Is that further upstream area affected by tides much???, only ask cause my local (Lane Cove and Parra Rivers) are really dependent on tide and moon. Have to catch up soon, will send you a PM

Nice work Nathan! Gee I wish I could go fishing that often, I used to go 2 or 3 times a week but now only go once, and thats rain, hail or shine! Gotta love weekends where everything comes together and you just do ... Hope to get out again next weekend and chase those Parra jewies that keep evading me, I just cannot nail one, lolz

You can catch Bream easily Jasmine, these are no monsters compared to the big blue-Nose models we get in late Autumn and Spring though. Tips: Fish with split shots or no lead and use the smallest hooks you can I used to be one of those who believed that "big hooks and baits means big fish" and I found although this is true for bigger jewies, bread'n'butter species like Bream, trevally and even flatties will take the smallest offerings and the good thing about light gear and small hooks is its almost guaranteed you will hook up immediately. Plenty of good bream and I have been averaging between 3-5 Bream per session in the last few weeks both on Parra River and also on Lane Cove River. Go get em they are there! Thanks everyone else for the replies I am stoked I have blooded my new ABU 8' 3kg flick rod and Okuma Flame F30 reel on some nice fish, hope next time the Flatties will play game. Tight lines!

Got the Jew on a squid strip, the Bream were all caught on Pillies and Bonnie strips.

Finally the piccies 1. Eddie and jewie (measured 66cm) 2. My 4 Breambo's

We were LB, considering the spot we ended up @ isnt a "known" Jew hotspot we did pretty well. We have hooked BIG Jew there before but its a long way to the water and you need a long handled net to get them up to the deck. Still amazing fun and well done to my mate Eddie once again nailed the Jew

A few mates and I went out on Parra last night chase jewies Armed with fresh squid, pilies and a whole Bonnie we had high hopes. Last hour before the top of the tide I nailed 4 nice Breambo's (between 28 and 34cm- the 34cm model was really thick) and a few more that were throw-backs Right as the tide swung to run out it happened- Eddie's rod was buckled over and live peeling from it, a few minutes later a nice Soapie Jew was landed (est 65cm). Wind got up pretty strong after 11pm so we packed up and headed home quite contented- even though I personally didnt land the Jew was awesome to see Eddie into another, and I enjoyed some light line action in real close on some good quality Breambo's.

... looks like the Ray did what it is supposed to do, go for a short burst then have a lie down, lol Thats one honker Sambo Ray- makes very tasty fish cakes YUMMO!

Top session mate I was out on the Parra LB and got a LJ and a solitary Trevally- just legal too! No jewies for us, lolz

Thats GOLD snag- great story and you came up trumps with some good fishies. Very funny post, I like it!

Thats why i LOVE Beach fishing The spots I go to usually have less than 10 people and the beaches are fairly big and open. Dont think there is anything better than sitting on the sand late @ night with a few and a coupla rods with fresh bait out- even if the action isnt there its just nice and serene Highly recommend trying it, its good for ya soul! :)

If ya clean the gut cavity thoroughtly you dont get the ammonia/ taste and they are pretty nice with some lemon and herb sauce and a plate of fries and salad. Nice feed though Tan, well done. :0

Gee, thats a LONG way to drive for a fish! I thought driving from Lane Cove to Gosford or down to Port Kembla was a long drive. I have chartered off Shoalhaven Heads a few times and its a very nice peaceful area, but we go down the night before and stay in accomodation. Sounds like a fun trip and that haul would have been mayhem on light line! Great feed

Nuthin better than a site revamp! Good work, hope it goes well for the planned upgrade.

Thats a very nice feed of Flatties and Taylor Peter. Do you eat the Bonnies??? Or just slab them up for bait??? Have heard the ol Bonnie's are OK on the tooth, maybe you should have smoked it up

Sadly its a very familiar story for majority of wharves on the Parra and Lane Cove Rivers- junk and left over fish scales, bait containers and bags, line all over the wharf and the worst part is seeing the discarded hooks lying in full view of both commuters and children. I now dont fish wharves like Kissing point (I used to live in Ermington and it was my local for a long time) because of the stigma associated with late night sessions on the wharf- so I only fish the beaches and around my local area Gladesville. its sad but if people like that get booted from one wharf they do exactly the same thing at another wharf- inevitably if this continues most wharves on the Parra and LC Rivers wil be off-limits to LB fisho's- even considerate fisho's like myself and my mates who clean up our own and often everyone else's mess when we leave!) have had the p[olice turn up late night and grill me about illegal wharf fishing (and this has heppened even at KP and other areas) and when i have showed them the piles of garbage in the garbage bags I collect each outing the promptly left me alone to continue fishing. Advice- clean up after yourselves and then we can all enjoy the LB option in Sydney, and if you see rubbish pick it up (I know its not yours or my own rubbish) but I really dont want to see another peition from local Council to ban fishing from Parra River just as the failed attempt by Lane Cove Coucil to ban night fishing a few months ago. If you still dont like it then maybe find another spot like I have then I have no reason to complain nor clean up after anyone else for tyhat matter- just me and my own rubbish which only consists of bags as I keep all my bait in containers and they are re-used. There are plenty of action items we can all do to make our sport more repuatable and respected in the wider community if we all chip in our bit and show we have the communities interests and our own in check!