rportelli

Travelling to fiji for the first time and looking to do a day or two of some game fishing in September. Anyone have any experiences or recommendations? Staying at the Sheraton.

Heading to Jervis Bay Area in about three weeks to chase Marlin... Probably fish the banks... Any suggestions where to stay and best boat ramp to head offshore?

Now time for the next one!

Marlin is a Marlin! Black, blue or striped good to know but I know the feeling and it doesn't matter! Trust me you can try for ages for nothing but it only takes one!

From my amature eye ... Striped! In the water it had bright blue stripes and fin bright blue.

Fishing north of Sydney harbour in 65 fathoms! Trolling 6-8 inch lures!

Finally cracked my first Marlin!! Dropped a big dolly early but then more than made up for it with my first striped Marlin on my own boat! Yew! Two rookies got the job done with a couple of close calls! ( now know why you need a crew of at least three) ... For those out there without much experience its worth the effort : After a few trips of pretty much staring at lures and water for hours to the point of no hope yesterday seemed different. Within the first half hour exiting Sydney harbour and deploying our spread we saw a free jumper. Excited that we actually saw a Marlin increased the confidence that they really existed. It was not until two hours later heading north from 12 mile did the lightest rod buckle over and my mate was into a nice dollie. Just as all the rods were cleared my mate curses and the silence as it was lost at the boat! We continued north zig zagging depths I'd heard of fish that had been caught at... Then that sweet sound of the tyrnos screaming line....then all the things I've heard read clicked in: -Punched the boat to ensure it stayed Hooked... -Mate took the wheel and then I cleared the rods - keep pressure on the fish Problem number 1: reel was gettin low so we turned the boat and chased it (600m not much left on the spool) Problem number 2: fish headed back under the motor so we had to stop lift the motor and thankfully it stayed attached Problem number 3: big boat heading straight towards us.. Lots of hand waving and cursing and he got the message The next 30minutes was a battle of gaining and losing line until it slowly swam up next to the boat. Problem 4: getting it into the boat... Held onto the tail for dear life while my mate with gloves slid him over the side from the bill! Once safely on the boat the high fives and screams of finally getting on the board!

Good stuff mate ... I was out from the harbour could only get dollies... Marlin still eluding me!! Did you see the colour change at 125 m... We zig zagged it but no life!! Looks as those need to try closer!

Anyone know where the traps are past 12 mile... Haven't found them last few trips? Gonna try again tomorrow

I travelled to fad and wave rider got only small dollies and kings. Travelled north into 70-80 fathoms up to baranjoey and back to 12 mile..! Zero!!!! Water awesome blue and 24.5 degrees... No birds or bait! Heard a couple caught early but was pretty quiet in the radio.

My call sign is runs on dreams .. I'll hear out for ya on 21

Thanks was thinking if going past the fads heading towards shelf then north and back with the predicted NE wind. How far up is the bait station

I'll be out tomorrow. How deep you think out of Sydney harbour should I target you think?

Heading out Monday and Tuesday and ideas ?? Stick to 70/80fathom line ?

Travelled to the 80 line straight out from Sydney harbour water looked nice past 12 mile but no life???? Made the mistake to head to the wave rider and fad north instead of south as at the time thinking we make it... Blew hard back to the harbour!! srarting to lose faith in catching on!

Cheers might head that way seeing we suppose to get a southerly in the arvo

No worries I'll hear out for ya.. Call sign- runs on dreams

Cool yea was thinking of heading north past wave rider to the 80 line and zig zag south

Heading to 80fathom line out of Sydney harbour... Anyone got some tips wether to head north or south or better over the shelf?

Yea was expecting the wind but not as bad as we had!! Eden was epic though... Jigging big kings was so much fun!

Okay back after after three weeks of r and r...with family and boat in tow..from Sydney to Portland and back...in a few sentences... 1 .Bermagui ...windy ...but plenty of flatties, snapper from 4 mile reef and salmon/tailor off the beach 2. Mallacoota ...bloody windy 3. Lakes entrance ...windy... Bar entrance diabolical 4. Apollo bay...few monster flathead about in 20 mins...Cut short by Storms.. Off henty reef 5. Phillip island... Windy...3m swell 6. Portland ... Windy... 3-4m swell...plenty of salmon in the troll near the break wall 7. EDEN.... 3 almighty sessions with the last in glass conditions... 1st session ..arvo session plenty of flatties 2nd session ... Live bait 40 plus kings .. One legal and bagged out on flathead.. 3rd session... Jigged up countless kings including 6 fat 80-90cm specimens plus a bag of flathead 7. Home

Thanks mate... Knowing my luck we have bad weather for the three weeks so good to know some protected areas too

Okay guys headin in November to great ocean rd with my 5.6 m boat in tow. Leaving from sydney, and taking three weeks round trip where do you think the best places to stop to fish and fish? First stop will be bermagui to hopefully fish the shelf and Montague island. Eden?

His marks are good and many of the charter guys are on them too. Found the last island straight out from the heads has been productive and not far to travel. Snapper and flathead just drifting using piillies and fillets of yakka.

Got up there a couple of weeks ago and got lucky with weather for the three days up there. Stayed at little beach but ramp not good with sand build up so put in at shoal bay- shallow but possible. Cruised a few of the islands with no surface action but on the calm side of the last island straight out of the heads found a mix of flatties and legal sized snapper. Next day hit a few of scratchies reefs posted on here on the way to brougton. Didn't end up at Broughton finding some nice flatties and trag. Could hear the charter guys saying not much around it and were fishing similar spots to us so stuck to it. Disappointing on the surface action. Took the kids for the afternoon high tide around tomaree headland and was surprised to get some legal sized snapper. Plenty of livies at the crack in the wall which gave us plenty of fresh bait for the weekend.