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    Narrabeen Lake 12/1

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    Went down to the lake again today expecting the whiting to be willing to play but ...NO!!!

    Couldn't raise a one. Tried the usual worms and all I got was 12 smallish bream on them

    Switched to my favourite whitebait and managed one nice flattie that went 50cm.

    The incoming tide wasn't as fast as on previous days, so that may account for the lack of whiting today.

    A few other fishos wading the flats for not much at all.

    Still beat being at home in front of the 'puter though.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

    Kingfish Social

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    Posted

    I'd like to come along. As I've just recently arrived in Sydney from the UK it would be great to meet some other "crazed fisher dudes". Will be landbased unless some kind raider takes pity on the newbie and offers up a spot on their boat.

    Cheers

    Alex

    G'day Alex and :1welcomeani: to the site.

    You have been added to the list of attendees.

    Hope you get amongst 'em on the day.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

    Stingray Attack At Manly

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    Manly's double sting

    Manly Daily 12 January

    12Jan07

    TWO men were stung by stingrays on the same day and within a few hundred metres of each other on Saturday in a rare occurrence.

    Both were stung on the foot and both said the pain was unlike anything they had ever experienced.

    A stingray expert at Manly's Oceanworld said she had never heard of two people being stung on the same day and in such close proximity.

    The Manly Daily reported on Tuesday that Seaforth man Shaun Perren was stung by a stingray as he swam in the pool at Little Manly Beach.

    Mr Perren was taken to Manly Hospital for treatment after being assisted by witnesses.

    Three hours earlier Manly resident Joe Davis was stung on the foot by a stingray at Store Beach.

    ``I had kayaked from the wharf and was at the beach for about an hour,'' he said.

    ``As I walked into the water I suddenly felt something. The pain was unlike any pain I've ever felt in my life - it was horrific.

    ``If they had asked me if I wanted my foot chopped off I would have said, `Yes'.''

    Craig Moulds, from the Manly Boat and Kayak Centre, was among the rescuers that helped Mr Davis get treatment as soon as possible.

    At the hospital Mr Davis was given four shots of morphine and two of local anaesthetic.

    Mr Davis is now back at work and is planning to return to Store Beach soon.

    ``I'll go back to the same spot to leave any fears behind,'' he said. ``It's such a rare occurrence but I guess the death of Steve Irwin has made stingrays a bigger story.''

    The Oceanworld spokeswoman said ray stings were quite rare but extremely painful.

    ``One of our team at Sydney Aquarium was stung by a stingray and he described it as the most excruciating experience.

    ``Stingrays do defend themselves but most of the time they'd rather move out of the way.''

    Kingfish Social

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    Posted · Edited by MallacootaPete

    hi raiders! count me in with boat+deckie, also have a spot for a king pro to help me & mate catch our first non-rat king...cheers!..stevo!..

    also i am coming down from the c/coast, which is closest ramp to clifton as ive never done the harbour? any fees?

    You and your deckie are now included Stevo.

    As for the boat ramp..probably Roseville is the closest..I think it's a $6 fee. Anyone know?

    Thank you for the deckie position offer...any experienced kingy fishos need a ride with Stevo?

    Cheers,

    Pete.

    Rustlers Spark Killer Oyster Scare

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    Rustlers spark killer oyster scare

    Nearly 5000 oysters have been stolen from NSW oyster farms, prompting a warning to seafood lovers that eating black market oysters could be fatal.

    The NSW Food Authority today warned consumers to purchase oysters from reputable sellers following a spate of thefts along the state's coast.

    In the latest incident, 4800 oysters were stolen in the past week from a farm at Nambucca Heads, on the mid-north coast.

    Food Authority director general George Davey said the oysters were a potential health risk if eaten.

    "We have had a spate of these thefts along the coast in the past few months. Not only is it theft but it is also extremely reckless and potentially very dangerous," he said.

    "Oysters are filter feeders and any toxins or dangerous substances in the water can accumulate in the flesh and anyone who consumes or buys these oysters has no way of knowing what they're getting."

    Black market oysters could contain any number of bacteria and, if eaten, could cause serious food poisoning and could even be fatal, a Food Authority spokesman said.

    NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald also said it was important consumers buy oysters from reputable sellers.

    Forster Flattie

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    Posted

    Congrats Roberta on a very nice lizard...and on plastics too :thumbup:

    Looks like you have the SP's down now..if only I could do the same as every

    time I use them..i get a big donut and revert back to bait.

    Keep those reports coming..you live in fishing heaven up there.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

    Narrabeen Lake Help

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted · Edited by MallacootaPete

    went other to narrabeen lake today for zilch just a few mullet was wondering are there any good size tailor or flathead around i fish where u play area is also a walking track am i fishing wrong spot also wats the best tides to go and best bait please and thank u

    G'day Kabz.

    I went down today to Narrabeen Lake for a session. I went wading out in front of the boat ramp, just west of the caravan park and fished the main channel.

    I approached it from the southern side, but you can wade from either north or south.

    First cast came up tight on a very nice whiting measuring 38cm on live nipper.

    After that I managed a decent flattie going 49cm on the ever faithful whitebait then got

    a monster bream also on whitebait that went an estimated 45cm (a PB in the lake for me) This fella really had the drag singing as I had it set light for whiting.

    I say estimated as I had him a keeper net with the whiting and flattie when I got another flattie, a little smaller and tried to drop him into the net when the bream took off and leapt out of my keeper net. He was gone in a split second. I was :ranting2::ranting2: . It's a wonder you didn't hear me from 2 suburbs away.

    There were quite a few fishos also wading and all were getting amongst fish all day. The tide was still coming in and the water was very clean.

    So I'd say, go for a wade to the middle of the lake and fish the channel for some very nice fish. The water is only mid thigh depth beside the channel and very easy to manage. Make sure you wear some sort of footwear if approaching from the southern side as there are a lot of oyster shells exposed which will cut you to ribbons.

    As for bait..get some live nippers or blood worms, but don't underestimate the old reliable fresh whitebait as they pick up some great fish.

    There are some tailor in the lake at present but I didn't see any today, try nearer the back of the lake for them.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

    Nasty Bite For Child At Rock Pool

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    Posted

    Nasty bite for child at rock pool

    FOUR-YEAR-OLD Felix Bodewes told his mother he never wants to go to North Narrabeen rock pool again after he was attacked by a nasty marine parasite.

    Mum, Johanna of Newport, said both she and Felix suffered a red blotchy rash and itch after swimming in the pool near Narrabeen Lagoon.

    ``It was incredibly traumatic, really full-on,'' she said.

    ``Felix was covered in bites from the waist down . . . it caused him an inordinate amount of distress and discomfort.

    ``He said, `Mummy, we are not going back to that beach again'.''

    The infection, known locally as pelican or Narrabeen itch, is from a larval flatworm.

    Narrabeen Coastal Environment Centre manager Joanne Tulau said the marine parasite was found in shallow waters and was extremely common at Narrabeen lagoon.

    But she said the Bodewes family was the first to report an incident this summer.

    Greens candidate for Pittwater Craige McWhirter said Pittwater Council should inform residents about the parasite.

    The Newport resident and friend of the Bodewes family said the council should place warning signs at locations where people were likely to swim and be affected.

    The council said it would make more information available to the public about marine parasites.

    Yesterday the council spokeswoman said an ``interpretative sign regarding the many types of creatures that can cause stings'' would be placed on the lake shore.

    ``Information regarding marine animals that may cause dermatitis has been put on the Pittwater web page,'' she said.

    The council said anyone stung should see a doctor or visit a chemist for treatment.

    Stingray Attack At Manly

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    Stingray attack at Manly

    A SEAFORTH man stung by a stingray in Little Manly pool on Saturday is grateful the animal did not attack his seven-year-old daughter.

    Recovering from the weekend incident, Shaun Parren said yesterday the encounter with the ray was like being hit with a sledgehammer.

    ``I'm 188cm tall and weigh 100kg, so I'm a big boy,'' Mr Parren said.

    ``When it stung my ankle, I'd put it at nine out of 10 for pain, and then my leg went numb below the knee. I'd hate to think what it would have done to a child.''

    Mr Parren was in the pool with his daughter when he was stung twice.

    ``As I put my foot on the ground it hit me - either with two barbs or it double-hit me,'' he said.

    ``I was in agony.

    ``As I was leaving the pool my leg was giving way. A bloke saw I was bleeding and he helped me. Two blokes carried me to the grassed area and bandaged me but my leg was getting number. By then I couldn't feel anything below my knee.

    ``A bloke named Gary said he'd run me up to the hospital.

    It was a Saab with leather seats but he had no concerns about them getting wet. And when I got to the hospital the nurses were wonderful.''

    Yesterday Mr Parren was still hobbling around with a bandage on his ankle.

    ``I just want to thank everyone who helped me on Saturday,'' he said.

    ``The blokes who helped me were all proper Aussie boys - they saw a problem and they sorted it. The community spirit down there was brilliant.''

    Fish Follow Their Noses Back Home

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    Fish follow their noses back home

    BABY tropical fish, drifting at the mercy of ocean currents, probably follow their noses back to their home reefs when they grow large enough to swim, US researchers say.

    Fish that dwell on Australia's Great Barrier Reef generally like to stick close to home, where they know where to find food and hide from predators.

    But in their first few weeks of life, lacking the ability to swim, larval fish can drift up to 30km from where they were born.

    They probably relied on their sense of smell to make their way back home, according to scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

    Much as subway users looked for signs to make sure they were on the right train, the fish used smell to find an ocean current, several of the facility's biologists found.

    "Fish have as good a nose as anybody," said Jelle Atema, a professor at Boston University and Woods Hole who took part in the research.

    "You think of dogs and rats as super smellers but eels and catfish and hammerhead sharks are at least as good."

    The cardinal fish, popular in home aquariums, prefers to stay on the reef on which it was born and uses its nose to distinguish one reef from another, he said.

    The neon damselfish, another popular aquarium species found throughout the Pacific, was not as picky and can live on several reefs. This fish used its sense of smell to find its way back to safety when it drifted toward the open ocean, Professor Atema said.

    The biologists were not able to prove conclusively that fish navigate by smell, but Prof Atema said their sense of hearing would not help them in distances over 1km.

    The findings will be published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

    Tuggerah Lakes

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted · Edited by Flightmanager

    I've been legally catching Blue Swimmer Crabs on Brisbane Water for nearly 35 years with hand line and scoop net and in the summer months never fail to get a feed. I took my son and daughter out behind the leases at Hardys Bay two days before Xmas and had 8 in the boat in under an hour. Released all three females even though only one was roed up. Never keep any females.

    Idiots. They'll kill it for everyone. Mind you, some big signs pointing out the fact that all types of trapping are prohibited in the waterway at every boat ramp wouldn't go astray. I think that in the holiday period some of the visitors to the area may be ignorant. I once told a guy setting traps near where I was handlining that he could be fined and he quickly pulled them back up and thanked me.

    PS I've been reading the reports from the kingfish guys for a couple of months now. Amazing.

    :1welcomeani: To the site Livo.

    Looking forward to a few reports from you.

    I agree with your idea of Fisheries signs at the boat ramps also.

    Those swimmers are tasty little morsels too.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

    Kingfish Social

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    Posted

    Hi guys

    I'm very keen to join the boat fishing brigade as well, + 1 deckie TBA

    Can't wait to meet some other Fishraider punters, should be a top day!!

    See you all there

    Ben

    Thanks Ben, you have been added to the list.

    See you there.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

    Berowra Waters

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted · Edited by MallacootaPete

    Nice solid bream there Breambo...and an educated one too! Any bream that likes reading newspapers

    has got to be clever. :074:

    It looks like you have the picture posting down.

    Cheers,

    Pete

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