[South west rocks - November advice?]

G'day raiders,

I've got a week booked in south west rocks with my fishing club in November doing 4 charters. What I'm curious about is whilst I'm not on the boats what will be around I'm planning on fishing under the gaol a couple times with some livies just wondering what's all your thoughts and suggestions on what I should be targeting and where..

Any suggestions greatly appreciated

[avoc beach and rocks]

Hi Raiders,

thinking about spending an overnight on avoca beach this weekend and then spending the day on the rocks as both spots are one of my favourite haunts, haven't been in a couple of months due to the birth of my son so just curious as top what's been biting up that way. having the pass to go and it being club comp weekend wouldn't mind spending some time in that lovely corner of the world.

thanks in advance.

[Sydney tuna fishing charters]

Hey guys, if anyone has any experience in this field please PM me with details, my wife is sending me on a charter in July I'm in Sydney obviously.

Greatly appreciated and please remember site rules and PM replies

[Carp]

Yeah it was early February if I remember correctly and she did some fantastic runs, I've managed a few carp on different lures. Seems to be only when it's really warm that they'll have a go

[Carp]

I've done a 5.4kg carp on a lil 5mm popper before great fun on 4lb

[where can we buy bulk quality hooks?]

Online shop

[Bate Bay]

How small was the "spikey flattie" used as bait??

[Hairtail are they still about]

They were in WB on the weekend just gone

[pest species.]

Far as I'm concerned trout fall same category as carp, redfin, tilapia and any other introduced species.. They're not native. On some level they're causing damage regardless of minor or major.

[Trolling In & Around the Hawkesbury]

The rocks off to the right(if your coming out of the hawkesbury) next to Juno hold loads if tailor, just on first light. But the platforms at the front of barrenjoey are a gold mine!

[Help on the hawkesbury]

Mate if you do manage anything at the moment I'd consider myself lucky... The water is filthy from all the rain a d there would just be too much fresh hanging around.. If I were you I'd head into pittwater and try the jetties around there

[Thompsons Creek Dam]

Fished there Saturday with a mate for big fat 0's bloke walked past us early in the morning I asked him how he we t he said no good then I noticed the rod holder in his pack asked him if he was baiting he said nah.. I'm calling bullshit on that.. First time we've fished there but we'd definitely like to go back

[Thomsons creek dam]

Thanks chris, not the news I wanted to hear though ha ha ha ha I was thinking of mainly using tassie devils and some deep divers what would your thoughts on those be??

[Thomsons creek dam]

Hi raiders, me and a mate of mine are heading to thomsons creek dam for the first time this coming Saturday, I know there are some raiders here that frequent the area and I'm just asking for some general info tips or tricks in the area? A y particular lures or colours that are better than others??

Any info guys would be greatly appreciated

Tight lines brett

[Big hawkesbury crocodile]

Your not wrong,it was bloody cold at Juno on Friday night,,,,BRRRRRRRRR,,,

Your not wrong there I had to put the bait back in the esky to stop it re-freezing lol!!

[Big hawkesbury crocodile]

G'day raiders,

Fished the hawkesbury from midnight Friday, started off at Juno point awaiting the top of the tide in the freezing cold and the wind the results of the first spot were less than good with a number of port Jackson's and eels and catfish caught, really not the target species but mr Jew was nowhere to be found so I decided to make a move to the F3 road bridge at around 2.30 in the morning to escape some of the wind and see if I couldn't find mr Jew with my ever diminishing squid baits, anchored up put my 2 rods out and heated up the burner and had a cup of soup with no action happening I cracked out my lil 1-3kg outfit with 4lb braid and put on some 8lb leader with a pea size sinker and a small hook with a pillie cube and cast it into the Eddie behind one of the pylons trying to extract a bream or two, first few casts no interest then I got a nice lil bream of 28cm quickly released him and rebait and cast then one of the Jew rods gets a big hit so I put the small rod down to wait for a conversion but after 5 mins no more hits so back to the small rod I went.... Picked up the rod to notice serious weight originally thought snag.. I was wrong.. Line screamed off my lil symetre reel after 25 minutes and some great one handed net work I managed to boat my biggest flathead to date measuring 81cm and to boot I got her on the really light stuff that made it really special, I was over the moon.. After a couple quick photos the big girl swam away to fight another day.. If anyone was fishing in the hawkesbury early Saturday morning and heard someone yell woohoo! No it wasn't a yowie it was me

After that I waited till sunrise and trolled out the front of barrenjoey for 2 frigates and 3 bonnies so all in all a pretty slow night fishing but that 1 fish made all the cold and lost sleep so worth it

I'd also like to submit my fish for COTM

Thanks for reading raiders and right lines cheers Brett

[Have your say on the review of NSW recreational fishing rules]

I just read over all of them and only 2 arguments I have is no increase on jewies and no maximum size for duskies. The rest of it sounds completely fair.

[Have your say on the review of NSW recreational fishing rules]

Increase in jewfish legal size 45cm is just a pup.

Lets follow suit with Victoria and introduce a maximum size limit for flathead I believe they have adopted 65cm as the maximum.

And lower the bag limit of kingies from 5 to 3 who needs 5 kings??? No ones families that big

[Most Memorable Catch]

Mines been updated and it's not even my fish.. My wife's father handed her down his rod from when he was her age (23) and her goal was to catch a fish with it. Being an 11 foot rod I took her rockfishing with it and after a great battle and great determination from my wife she landed a 10kg longtail tuna with her dads rod.. Now the rod is retired mounted on the wall along with a photo of her fish.. Great memory

[Bar Crossing Cameras]

I like the idea of a link to it, they can be pretty hairy for the uninitiated

[Marlin at south west rocks]

Hey raiders hopefully some seasoned people can gimme a heads up here, I'm wanting to chase the inshore marlin run at south west rocks next year, what I wanna know is whats the best month to target these little beauties???

[Snapped off -Twice.Jews I think.]

Might have found yourself a population of groper those things pull like freight trains and can turn up anywhere but for them to hit a lure you would really have to upset them lol.. I'd be goin with stewie and say a cod or there was a few Jew about

[Back of North Head - Help Needed]

Any fisho worth their weight in knowledge will tell you it was a shark. Very characteristic of them to pause.. It's not a Jew and its not a tailor.. To run take a break and bite you off without reefing you it's a Noah

[Suprise Catch]

My mate caught a 63cm one on Saturday spinning from the rocks

[Bonito off the stones]

The stones are in the same location as "up the river" and "in the bay" or "out the heads" ha ha ha

Great fish there too, I'm actually leaving the boat at home this weekend and putting my rock hopping gear back into service