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    Eel-Tailed Catfish?

    in The Aquarium

    Posted

    Eel-tail catfish is a generic term for all species of catfish that have a rounded (eel-like) tail regardles of whether they live in fresh or salt water.

    The species in the pictures is the longtail catfish Euristhmus lepturus, common in northern NSW and southern QLD and very plentiful in the estuarine reaches of the Hawkwsbury River system.

    Thank you very much!

    Eel-Tailed Catfish?

    in The Aquarium

    Posted

    All i know is that there sting is really painfull unfortunently i know from experiance :mad3: but i kept fishing for 3 hours after lol

    And they are everywhere in the hawksbury system

    Pete

    Could not agree more!!

    We caught a couple of them and released them pretty much straight away. Unfortunately one of the boys learnt that they sting the hard way!

    Between them and the toadfish we just couldn't win on sunday, not a great day out :(

    Eel-Tailed Catfish?

    in The Aquarium

    Posted

    Hi All :)

    Went out on the weekend to Wiseman's Ferry (lovely spot, felt like i was going back in time a little though!).

    I know these are terrible photos but we were curious as to what these little buggers were..

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    My First Jewies :)

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Not entirely sure how to do a fishing report so here goes!

    Left home (Blue mountains) around 9am for a 10:30am start. Headed in on the Hawkesbury at the mooney mooney bridge ramp after watching the races for a bit. Never seen boats go so fast!!! Weather was BEAUTIFUL! Fine, sunny, slight breeze, half a metre swell and temps around 25-27 degrees..

    We headed out towards Palm Beach where you can see the open waters and set up camp. Within minutes we were getting bites from a couple of bream and whiting which was good fun.

    Tried using Squidgee lures for the first time and was impressed with the result, landing a couple of bream.

    Changed back to squid and got a decent bite. Before I knew it I was on and was expecting another baby bream - to my surprise it was my first Jewie!!

    Was great fun and happy to beat my old man in getting our first Jewies!

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    Fishraider For Iphone

    in The Bar

    Posted

    Personally I think it's a great idea.

    It would attract a lot of positive attention from young ones such as myself who stumble upon it on the Apps store.

    No harm in getting the FR name out there!

    Putney Park

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Hi Keira,

    The best place to fish is the other end of the park. From the carpark take the path toward the right hand end of the park. There is a stand of she-oak trees and fish anywhere along the wall at this point. The bottom at this end is mostly sand with a couple of light weed beds and virtually no rocks. It fishes best on a high tide as it can get quite shallow when the tide is low. You get all the usual fish, bream, whiting, flathead and tailor. I used to take the kids there regularly. I use lures and set the kids up with bait. Mostly for bait I use fresh bread squeezed into a doughy lump about the size of a small marble around a No 4 - No 2 suicide hook. Line is 2 - 4kg mono or braid on a light rod and I don't use a sinker. With mono I just tie the hook straight to the end, with braid I use a small leader. I cast this out about 15 - 20m and let it sit there on a slack line. The bream will come up, grab the bread and just swim off with it, hooking themselves. Largest fish we caught using this method went about 45cm. Huge fight and released to thrill someone else. If you use prawns you will get other types of fish (only bream eat bread) but be prepared for lots of small ones.

    This is a good place to learn how to use plastic lures as there is usually a flathead or two lurking about. Set one rod up with bait as above (take some PVC tube to use as a rod holder) and throw a small plastic on the second rod while you are waiting. Work your way along the wall fanning the casts out so you cover all the water in front of you, then take a few steps sideways and repeat. A good starting point is an 80mm Squidgie Pro Wriggler in wasabi or bloodworm colour on a 2gram (1/16oz) jighead. Rub a bit of the scent that comes with the plastics on the lure before using. You will also get bream, whiting and tailor on the plastics but flathead are the most likely catch if you are just starting.

    Mostly I used to fish late afternoon, but providing the tide is high, you will catch fish there any time of day.

    Good luck, let us know how you go.

    Cheers,

    Jeff

    Thank you all very much for your advice!

    Unfortunately my fishing rod got into a fight with my car door and came out second best so fishing is out of the question until next pay day :(

    Just quickly, I'm still new to this (obviously still learning terms and species of fish). A local (Hi richard if you are on fishraider!) told us that the cute little fish swimming around our feet were in fact highly poisonous 'toad fish'.

    Can someone please fill me in with these little critters and the best thing to do with them??

    Keira.

    Putney Park

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Give us some more information.

    Bait or lures and what type and species you are targeting.

    Gear you are using.

    The tide is rising atm and should start to produce bream as the afternoon progresses.

    If you are using lead or sinkers ?? get rid of them and just cast your bait out unweighted,leaving the line slack so the bream can pick up the bait and swallow it.

    Regards Swordfisherman

    we are using our new shimano rods, with prawns as bait.

    Happy to get any fish but bream sounds like the way to go.

    Our only problem at the moment is our location as we are losing a lot of our hooks and sinkers to the rocks

    Putney Park

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Good afternoon all!! I am currently sitting on a rock near where the ferry goes across parra river at putney park and having some issues with the rocks :( any decent spots people can suggest?

    Sydney Fishing

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Russ - I am always looking for new land-based spots so any help is always appreciated.

    Bubba - Not entirely sur eon some of the things you said - I'm only beginning!

    I'm currently using my old man's boat 'Four Play' so if you see the yellow thing floating around be sure to wave!

    Parra sounds pretty decent so far - looking forward to the new challenge!

    Can't catch any - We'll see if the boys are saying that when I get good enough to offer some healthy competition :)

    Sydney Fishing

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Thankyou all!

    Definately going to have a few places to try out these next couple of weekends!

    Tuffy - I was told that Putney Park is a nice spot for shore fishing, is that right?

    A few of us were actually headed that way this w/e (weather permitting).

    DGF - I've been on the Georges a few times now and never left without at least one big fish.. So I agree with you there, the Georges seems to be quite good atm.

    Sydney Fishing

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Hi Keira , If you could tell what kind of fishing and where I am sure someone here will be able to help

    Ray

    Hi Ray,

    To give a rough idea I have previously been fishing on the Georges river (via boat), and since I am from the mountains I am not too worried about having to travel a long distance as I am pretty far from anything anyway.

    Also tried fishing off the river up at Stuarts Point on the coast but definately prefer boat fishing so far.

    At this stage I'm not looking for anything too full on - the Bream, Whiting, and Flatheads I've been catching so far has been fun enough :)

    Sydney Fishing

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Hi All :)

    My names Keira and I'm a 20y.o who has just began to be passionate about fishing.

    I am currently looking for any tips whatsoever to improve my skills and need new locations to fish at!!!

    Looking forward to any advice given.

    K.

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