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No again.

No.

Headed out early this morning, up a bit from Lilli Pilli. Still plenty of small reddies eating whatever bait you throw at them. One reddie just made the size, and 2 tailor on fish strips on the bottom. Jackets on squid pieces, and some throw backs that were rather small. Fishing is slowing down, fish sizes dropping, water cool and clear. Probably my last outing for a while, as next week I am hooking up the caravan and heading to Qld for a few months. Mostly inland, so very little fishing predicted. Good luck to those heading out for a fish.

Nice fish there Donna.

Have not seen this species before in any books that I can remember. I considered it could have been a juvenile of it's species. When I can find a shark reference book, better than what I own, will have another look.

Not it. It had less spots but they were larger in size, a really distinctive yellow colour, and a solid build (like Schwarzenegger on steroids)

I have a bag with what is required regarding the regulations. I would be within the 2km mark of the shoreline, as that is where I can locate a few fish.

Body shape is fairly similar. The black spots were fairly similar in size and jet black in colour. The colour was a darker yellow. To use an Aussie saying, "It stuck out like dog's balls" in the water. Had a look through the Stegosoma family and could not find any yellow colouring mentioned. The Zebra shark is a grey/light brown colour.

Yes. 14 foot tinny with a 15 HP motor. Don't head outside too far.

No.

No and No. Was not slim like a catshark.

Not usual for a White to jump on board, usually a Mako is the main lunatic.

Tried it already - nothing there resembles it.

No. Have been looking on the net, nothing yet. There is a shark I.D. book, Sharks And Rays of Australia, with near 300 species, but the book is a few hundred dollars to buy.

It was cold this morning. Needed the gloves on until I started fishing, as zipping along in an open tinny made the wind chill feel around zero.

Not a gummy. It had a similar build to a leopard shark, big shoulders and a relatively thick body, and I would guess a small mouth underneath. Leopard sharks have the leopard type spots, a grey middle in the spot and a dark or black surrounding. This one had jet black spots, perfectly round, many of them and all over the body that I could see.

Thanks Dave.

Thank you all. It is getting to the windy time of year, and cold mornings. No outside fishing for the next few days with the swell predicted. Was not a wobbegong, checked my fish and shark books, cannot find a photo match just yet.

Well Ash, the saying is that kids do not tell lies, so it must have been an 85cm 'shark'. He said it twice. Pulled out a flattie like that years ago, no fight until it landed on the bottom of the boat, then it went beserk thrashing it's head about, just had to wait until it tired itself out. The head spikes on one that size can cause some serious injuries. At least you gave the kids an entertaining time over the weekend.

Was planning on heading up river this morning, but just before heading to bed last night, had a change of plan due to the predicted light winds, so thought give it a go outside. Headed out at first light to a stronger than predicted westerly, not good for drifting. Trolled a couple of pillies around Jibbon Point - dropped one tailor after a short time and a salmon crashed a pillie on the surface but did not hook up - not good so far. Wind a bit strong for bottom bashing, so headed south of the bombie, reasonably close to the cliffs where the wind was not too strong. First drop onto a blue spot, looked good, then nothing but spikies, so kept a couple for bait strips. Kept drifting out and the wind picked up a bit, then no bites for a while. Thought about giving it away, ready to pull up then a double header of blue spots. Kept drifting and picked up a few more until I was out a bit, then headed back for another drift. The wind was puffy but the drift was not too fast. No other boats out with me, the few about were hugging the coast. Picked up my bag limit and headed back against the choppy water as the wind was picking up. Some of the spikies were a bit bigger than usual, the biggest at 32cm. A couple of humpbacks cruised north for a bit of entertainment. While I was pulling up a couple of spikies, a shark followed them up. A metre and a bit long, the colour of an overripe lemon with many round black spots. Looked similar to a leopard shark, but without the leopard type spots. It cruised about for a short time then swam off..

Good work Scratchie. A slab from a nice sized tailor is rather tasty.

Have seen, and caught, carp with a red tinge on the fins.

Another good feed there Finin.

Sounds like a fun day out, with something for the table.

I use mono, not braid, as a lot of my fishing up river is with handlines. I use 12 pound off the beach, 15 pound if you can find a mono with a thin diameter. For the rocks, 20 pound as you have to lift fish up a bit of height. The beaches are not too bad for grabbing a fish and lifting it out, such as salmon or smaller jews. A heavier trace of 30 pound mono will be easier to lift the fish out by the trace rather than grabbing it. I have lifted salmon on 12 pound mono off the rocks, but had a few heavier ones bust off so now use 15 pound. In difficult rock terrain with a bit of lifting, 30 pound might be needed. The heavier line you go, the less casting distance you may have. Some fishos use 40 or 50 pound off the rocks, good for kingies, but if you snag the rocks with 50 pound line, breaking the line is not easy.