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Good Morning All, I'm Currently looking at buying some crab traps for the Hawkesbury river so my brother and can drop them off before we go out fishing and pick them up on the way back in. This is the first time im doing this so i just have a few questions which i was hoping some of you guys might be able to help me out with? Firstly i have brought 2 rectangle pots that i will be using. I have heard theirs some modifications you can do to these pots so the craps cant get out as easily? just wondering what these modifications were if anyone knows? Secondly just wondering where would be the best place to drop them off? any tips or hints on where to dump them and also maybe what type of bait is best to use? I've also read up on People saying you should check your pots every 2-3 hours just wondering if this is correct? Any advice would be a great help and very much appreciated. As time goes on ill do my best to share results and little things i have learnt to hopefully help other people out. Thanks Guys!!

Good afternoon all! My brother and i are heading up to the entrance for a golf tournament this Friday and we thought we would make the most of it and head out for a little afternoon fish once were finished at the golf course. Were new the the entrance area and have never really done any fishing there before. Just wondering if anyone had any advice on where to start? at the moment were thinking of maybe pumping for some nippers and trying in and around the bridge and if that doesn't really produce maybe even try a beach fish with some poppers and pillies? Any advice would be greatly appreciated THANKS ALL!!!!

Hi all, ive been lucky enough to get some more time off work so the brother and I are heading up to the hawkesbury tonight. Were thinking of having a little bait fish around juno and flint & steel. Followed by an early more troll out around the heads and maybe a sneaky squid fish in and around palm beach. Its been a while since we have been up that way as we had to cancel our last trip we had planned up there. just wondering if anyone had any little tips or hints to help us land some fish on the boat mainly for tonight bait fish? were thinking of putting outs some fresh squid and maybe some yakkas. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! Thankyou!

Good Morning Fellow Raiders, a nice little window of opportunity has come up for my brother and I both managing to score the day off tomorrow. so what better way to spend it than trolling a few lures in and around the Hawkesbury. lately we have a pretty good success out around Barren joey heads with some fairly big salmon and tailor but were looking to land that nice size Kingy! currently we have been trolling lures down around the 3-5 meter mark at around 10-8 km/h out off barren joey heads. Just wondering if anyone would be able to help us out with some tips, hints or ideas on helping us land some fish. We are also thinking of trying the heads off the to left hand side of the bay as you are driving out to sea. just wondering if anyone has tried out there before and whether or not it would be worth our time trying it out. We tried off to the right hand side of palm beach last time with no success. Any advice would greatly be appreciated Thanks All !!!!

Thanks for the advice guys its a great help! Will let you all know of the results!

Good afternoon guys, My Brother and I were out on the Hawkesbury the other week and decided to go for a drive up Cowan Creek and we were very impressed!! so peaceful and calm up there. We have never ventured up there before but WOW! the place was looking so good we thought we would give it a crack this Friday. As this is our first time fishing up the creek I was just wondering if anyone knew of any hot spots at the Moment? or any deep holes around the place? also my other question is are you allowed to moor your boat at those buoys scatted all over the place in the bays etc? just looking at a safe place to moor for the night and wasn't sure if we were allowed to use them or not? Any help would be ever appreciative! Thanks Guys!!!

Good Morning All! Weather has been so great lately I have decided to take the boat and the brother up to Lake Macquaire for a fish on Thursday night and all day Friday! Its been a while since we have been up that way and just wondering if anyone had some advice on what type of baits are working at the moment and where the hot spots are in the lake? Also if someone could clarify what type of crab pots we are allowed to be use in the lake? and if anyone knows any good spots? cant wait to here from some of my fellow raiders Thankyou!!

Hey all, going to have a spontanus fishing trip on lake mac tomoz, never fished the place before so just wondering if anyone can help me with a place to get live bait either yakkas, mullet, squid or yabbies, as we will target everything from jewies to whiting, will be in a boat to and as ive never fished the lake gonna try a few different spots and just hoping to get some advice of here, any help is greatly appreicated :-)

Good afternoon all, have finally got the boat up and running and am thinking of taking my brother up to give the hawkesbury river another go for some jewies. we have both fished this area for quiet some time now, but lately there seems to be a lack of fish around. Have fished flint & steel and both railway bridges but just havent been able to land any big fish. Just wondering if anyone knows of any hot places at the moment where the fish are biting? and maybe what type of bait they have been using? would be a huge help! Thankyou all

Hi Rich, we usually do and will be trying again. however last time we went out had no such luck with the livies so just looking for a alternative incase this happens again. which hopefully it wont.

Hey all, My brother and I are heading up to the hawkesbury river to give it another crack! we will be mostly trying to target jewies, flathead and bream. My question is does anyone know where we can buy any fresh bait that jewies wont turn there nose up? ie, Squid, yakkas, pillies? ive also heard people have been buying striped tuna, chicken breast and beef steak from woolies etc just wondering if anoyone on here has used these methods and if they actualy work? any help will be greatly appreciated thanks all!

Hey all, My brother and I are heading up to the hawkesbury river to give it another crack! we will be mostly trying to target jewies, flathead and bream. My question is does anyone know where we can buy any fresh bait that jewies wont turn there nose up? ie, Squid, yakkas, pillies? ive also heard people have been buying striped tuna, chicken breast and beef steak from woolies etc just wondering if anoyone on here has used these methods and if they actualy work? any help will be greatly appreciated thanks all!

Thanks for the replies guys, ill hopefully be uploading some quality photos of some big fish when i get back

Hi All, Im heading up to the Hawesbury this weekend to chase some jewfish. last time we were there we used live yakkas hanging around juno point and flint and steel however we didnt have much success. so we are thinking of trying some squid this time. just wondering if anyone would be able to point us in the right direction on where to catch them or whether it is just best to buy frozen squid? any advice would be greatly appreciated Thanks all

Great Catch mate! heading up there tomorrow hopefully i great some of your luck

Hey fellow Raiders, Just wondering if anyone could help me on where to catch squid in the hawkesbury river?? and what sort of lure to use. thinking of taking the newphews out for a day on the water and would love to show them there first squid Thanks Breamie

Hi, Just wondering if anyone would be able to help me on where to catch king fish around the hawkesbury river area? been tring for ages with no success thanks everyone

Hi All, Brother and I are looking at heading up there again, last time we went we got some live yakkas at west head and fish around flint and steel for the day and caught one hairtail. was a great fish but just wondering if anyone new of any other spots near by that produce good fish?? And another question when we caught the yakkas they were all about 20cm long is this to long for a livie?? or will fish still have a crack at it? Thanks all

Thanks guys for all your help, I think we are going to go with the 2 Battery set up

Hey all, my brother and I have just purcahsed a fishing boat and the battery that it came with is a little old and goes flat quickly. Just wondering if anyone could suggest what the best battery would be to buy, we have a pretty old 135hp mercury engine and also running nav lights, sounder and radio off it. we usually fish at night as well so were looking for something that will be able to run these for most of the night. If anyone could help this would be great!! Thanks all

Hi guys, my brother and I are thinking of heading down this way on friday, havent fished around five islands before but have heard some great things about it. just wondering if anyone could help us out and let us know where to catch any livies and where the best places are to fish? would be a great help. thanks

Hey Guys thanks for all your help. however we only have a fairly small boat and when its rough its hard to get to these places. just wondering if you know of any places around or close to either the road or the railway bridge to catch lives? thanks heaps guys.

Hey Raiders, My brother and I are heaing up this way in a couple of days and we are just wondering were some good spots are to catch live yakkas, squid and tailor? last time we fished wil frozen pilchard and had some success landing some decent size jews and bream. but after reading what some other people have caught on live bait we are more than keen to give it ago. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

hey fishnatic ive been fishing brookies waters for ages and i find that there is no better spot than around danger island. hope this helps nd goodluck

Hey fellow fishraiders, my brother and i are heading up next week for a fishing trip but are finding it hard to find any camping grounds around the brooklyn bridge. does anyone no a good place to set up camp in this area?