Yowie

Headed out early to near the mouth of Yowie Bay. The tailor in the first couple of casts with strip baits, then none after that. The bream also grabbed a strip bait, then the undersized reddies come in on the berley, there were plenty of them about, then finally one legal one. Only caught 1 pillie, a few jumping about, but not a splash form anything larger. Threw out that pillie and the flattie grabbed it. While I was trying to catch a couple of yakkas, the jackets swam about, they were cruising a fair way off the bottom, so I used small strips of squid on a small hook. Headed home and as I was looking in the water at the front of mum's place, the fan tail jacket swam into shallow water. Did not take long to hook up, a quick photo and it was released.

Thanks Basil, the whiting fillets were quite tasty.

In an open tinny like mine, just about everything gets wet. Also be aware that in heavy rain, water will seep inside your reels and if not properly dried out, the internals will slowly corrode, even if filled with WD40, oil, grease, etc. I still use my yellow sou-wester outfit. The plastic is starting to slowing dry out and tear, but then it is about 30 years old. I still use thongs on the feet (not the really cheap ones), winter and summer, sometimes bare feet.

What a skite.

Thank you all.

Thanks Rick. A live yakka had swimming practice for a while, did not attract anything.

Thanks Rah.

Fished the deep out from Lilli Pilli early this morning. Was hoping for a few tailor, but the only 2 were just under sized. The smaller bream and the reddie were taken on fish baits, as was the flattie which was released. Nothing jumping apart from a few pillies. Headed to Maianbar flats, pumped some nippers for the whiting and larger bream. Was a rather quiet day, some time between bites.

I use size 2 longshank. The hooks are strong enough to also land big flatties, trevally, salmon that will eat nippers and worms.

Find a comfortable spot in the boat and lie down on your back for a short while. It SOMETIMES works, but not all the time. I had the sickness problem the first couple of times I was outside, now, no problems. I don't eat before I go fishing, though I will have a muesli bar and fruit after a while when the bites slow down.

A good sized dolly there.

Some good feeds in those fish, and top it off with a bottle of Mudgee Mud.

Happy Australia Day to all Aussies, and Fishraiders, and those that like our country and way of life.

Just keep going outside and you will become use to the wobbles of the boat. Think about the fish you are going to catch, and not your upset stomach.

There were pillies about. Only caught one as they also kept their distance from the boat. I would assume the kings were into the pillies. The pillies were feeding on little fish about 2 cm long.

Don't want to catch that many. There were a few rat sized kings getting into the bait fish schools, but they kept their distance. Too far away to cast to.

Thanks Rob, There are a lot of boats about, and bloody jet skis, but next month things will be better.

O.K. Once upon a time, there was this kid who started his fishing experiences at Yowie Bay wharf, and ................

That is a great feed of crabs and fish there Bruce. Couple of good sized trevs for the kids, the trevs at that size go hard on light gear. The trevs do swim into shallow water at times to feed on nippers and squirt worms. Dave.

Tell him you have to work. Good work on the fish, enjoy them while they are about and biting.

I've had people ask me where I fish, and I point 2 fingers in opposite directions.

Woke at 3.30am this morning, so Fab will need to be up before then.

Fab will need to be awake early. I would have preferred the jewie to survive and swim off. A couple of weeks ago one of the sea eagles swooped down and grabbed a 60cm jew I released ( the jew again swam back up after swimming off ) but could not pick it up, probably due to the weight of the fish. Don't know whether that fish swam off or died, as it was a fair way out from the boat.

Thanks Fab.