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I know this, but I am suggesting only one groper (like Mulloway) and a slot limit (like duskies) to appease ALL people, not a total ban, and education about the different colour phases of groper.

The big push is for BLUE groper, however, many numbnuts do not know that the blue ones are males. The females and juveniles are different colours, more in the brown colouration, definitely not blue. This needs to be added to the info. Regardless of this, a size slot limit of groper, and only one per fisho by line, would be better - and none by spearing at all to anyone. Will see what happens after the 12 month trial period.

Bugger the kingies, give the whiting a go if they are there. Nippers or worms are the best baits if lures are not working. One thing about whiting, I have found if you can see them, they can see you and do not always bite.

Stacks of yakkas and slimies under the boat, to the point of being annoying because they were attacking most baits, Mate's trag swam around the lines, took a while to untangle so the school may have moved on. A fair sized gummy. Mate decided the fillets would provide a lot of meat, he did not want that much (neither did I) so it was released. Strong bastard, did not keep still once I had hold of it. I was crouching down on the duck board, one hand holding on, the other trying to grab the gummy's tail which is why i got rather wet from the tail splashing about. Would have been some fun for you on a ski, trying to haul that one aboard.

Nice bag of crabs. Also a nice bag of river gars. How do you prepare the gars? I fillet them, use a long bladed knife to remove the rib bones, and usually bread crumb and pan fry (only for a short time)

Thanks Rob, happy to have something to bring home. Was thinking it might have to be slimey fillets 🤣. Have eaten them before, strong tasting but plenty of good omega-3's.

A bummer about the hairtail dropping off. Would have made a nice feed with the flattie.

It put up a fight, even when on board it kept bouncing around. Took both of us to keep it still so as to remove the hook.

Headed out with my fishing mate on Sunday arvo and anchored in Bate Bay. Did not take long for large yakkas and slimies to turn up, and they stayed until dark. So many of them that they attacked most baits, on the top, sinking, near the bottom. Even the bottom dwelling reef rubbish did not get to the baits. Several reddies turned up, all just under size, and it was not looking good. Mackerel heads, chunks of mackerel and yakkas, big fillets, but nothing on the take other than bait fish. One kingie took a bait, but undersized. About half dark, the trags turned up, then quickly left. Not big ones, the best at 44cm. Quiet again until full dark, then I caught the tailor on floating baits, only small ones, the best at 33cm. Still edible fish. Mate then hooked up to something decent, but he picked it as a shark - a good sized gummy it was. I tried to grab the tail, was splashed several times by the critter, then finally grabbed it and hauled it aboard. A rough measure put it above 1.2 metres, and it was released. Headed home after that.

Very nice there Rob. Nothing wrong with flounder on the plate.

purpleline is another one, however, not cheap. Use that on my caravan.

These fish are popular with Asian fishos due to their red colouring. Have never eaten them myself, always released.

Hiding out again at a beach. Plenty of small jewies about, which is looking good for the future, if no drop-kicks keep them all. Should have filleted a tailor and cooked it up on the BBQ, lemon or lime juice spread over the fillet.

The reason why we need a full side on view of a fish for an I.D.

Zoran, Could not leave your boat just sitting there doing nothing, engine not running, spiders building webs inside, so I took it for a run. Trolls well at a slow speed, so I let out a line and hooked a couple of big bonnies. Unfortunately one of them was deep hooked so it bled quite a bit inside the boat as it was thrashing around on the floor. I managed to get most of the blood stains off, just a few left behind so now it looks like a real fishing boat. Dave.

Persistance will work out with a king being landed. The bonnies are entertaining enough anyway.

Nice work there Chris, certainly paid off. At least a keeper kinger from the school.

Wondered where you have been hiding 😂. You might think you are on the top of the world in the photos, however, the top of the world is here in Syd-ney. Fresh fish to be caught here, not the frozen stuff around you.

Have stayed at that Gundagai van park a few times. Received the van just in time to travel, was all O.K. with the service? A bugger about the lack of fish, redfin are usually common enough to pull up a few.

Nice work there Bob. I still remember the day catching bass on live prawns, on my whiting rod. The rod bent in half like a horseshoe as they powered away.

Thank you. Happy with any whiting at or past the 40cm mark. Just the way is was with the photo. I had the crabs arranged nicely, then one woke up and upset the others, so it was a quick photo or re-arrange them. 😂

You need to head there for a crabbing session.

Thanks Chris, no complaints here. First time for a while that I have tried some shallower water near the bank, though 2 crabs took baits in the deep a fair way from the boat.

Looks good beside the van. Is the van ready to go?

Thanks Bob, whiting tonight, and the crabs in a couple of nights.