Steve Mc

I have caught many more flatties on SP's but bream .....that is a different story. No luck on bream (well I will say luck, it is probably more likely technique but I would hate to admit that!).

Greats stuff and don't worry about the long post, I love the detail that a long post gives.

I can only imagine the sick feeling that he must feel. Think I need a beer after reading that

Sorry to tell you Marty but you have paid way over what it is worth. I also have it

Brilliant fish there Pete. What did you catch it on? Did you get the other fish on the same lure or was that after a change? Steve

Sounds like a great little session. What type of SP's were you using for the trev's and did you pick them up mid water or on the bottom? Steve

Great report, very enjoyable. Isn't it great when the kids are getting them like that. I haven't yet been there; alomst went last year but something came up, but you have got me thinking about it again. Going to Windamere in 2 weeks but maybe Glenbawn might be the next place after that. Have to start working on the

Fishraider Stickers??? Where do we get these from? Steve

Thanks Gibbofisho and Penguin, I will give those spots a go. Cheers

Weather permitting I will be heading out to Botany Bay with the and kids on Sunday and I was hoping that someone could point me to the best spots to pick up a few squid. My youngest bloke (8) has been at me about catching squid. Any help would be appreciated. Steve

No, but I am going up the weekend after. Leaving the boat at home and taking the kayak. Can't wait. I would love to hear how you go and what worked. Good luck.

Deeper than I thought, thanks for that.

G'day all. Anyone (troutboy) know how deep Wenty Falls lake is? Steve

Has anyone been getting any kingies in Botany Bay recently? What about good sized flatties?

I would LOVE to catch something like that! It is definitely on the to-do list.

Lurespinner, I have just about given up on Jimmys beach . I have fished that beach so many times over the last 3 years for bugger all. The house we stay at (my aunty's) is just behind Jimmys so I often walk over there with a rod and a few plastics but I NEVER get anything. I'm sure the netters get most of what is out there. Last year I saw about 15 utes completely full of still flapping fish come from Jimmys. Made me mad. The best places this time were near the little shortcut that takes you out into the main bay where we got quite a few good flatties plus a few undersized models and we caught plenty of good sized bream, blackfish and mullet up at Bombah Point near the car ferry. Mondo, the kids did love it, nearly as much as me and I probably should have tried a smaller lure, I will remember that next time. Big-Banana, yep an Eels fan. Maybe next year hey.(When will I stop saying that?)

I have tried hard bodies but perhaps the retrieve speed is my problem, or one of my problems. I will try my hardest to slow it down.

G'day Troutboy. Did you keep the cod or let him go?

Thanks everyone. And thanks for all the info I have been getting from you guys in the past. It really does help. I'm off for an overnighter to Windamere in a few weeks so hopefully I will have something to report.

When fishing with lures I don't have too much trouble (some days harder than others of course) catching flathead, bass, trout and yellowbelly but bloody bream..... I just can't do it. I have read thousands of articles and watched as many dvd's on it but I just can't do it. That is not totally true, I have managed 3 in the past on an unweighted squidgey bug, but for all the times that I have tried 3 is an ordinary result. It is not that I am in the wrong places because there have been plenty of times when I can't get a touch on a lure but as soon as I drop over a live nipper the bites go mad. So what I would like to know is, are you catching plenty of bream on lure, or in those magazines do they catch them on a nipper or worm or whatever then quickly get the 'photo outfit', shove the sponsors brand of lure in and take the photo? Alternatively, at lure fishing for bream, I am crap.

G'day all. I have been reading this website for a long time now and thought I should start to add something as I have taken plenty. In the recent school holidays I went to Hawks Nest with the wife and my 2 boys and our friends for a bit of kayak, boat and beach fishing. 1sy day we headed to the beach for a swim and as I usually do I took the rod and tackle box just in case. While I was standing there staring out to sea thinking how good life was, I spotted a dark patch that I thought was weed. Then the weed started to move. When a nice+_+_)ave came up I saw that it wasn't weed but salmon. Beach goers must have thought I was mad as I bolted towards my gear. I tied on a 50g metal lure with hands shaking and started heaving it at the school. Bear in mind that I have caught 1 salmon in my life, most of my fishing is in the fresh, anyway after about 15 casts landing right behind the school and dragging my lure through them and getting nothing, I thought they just weren't interested. Next cast though the reel started to scream (just like on all those DVD's I watch over and over). After a minute it slowed then a few pumps later it was off again. I couldn't believe how much fun I was having. The fight lasted about 15 minutes or so until I finally got it in the shallows and then I realised why it fought so well, I jagged it in the side. So things were going well but this is where I made my big mistake. My mate who was with me all the way, said "do you want me to grab the line?" , I answered "if you can grab the 20lb leader you can", because you see before we went to the beach I already had 8lb leader attached to my 6lb fireline and I thought maybe a chance of a big flattie at the beach so I will just add some 20lb to the end to save the 8lb for later. Well you can probably guess what happened, he reached down and grabbed the 8lb and the load on my rod disappeared. My mate felt bad and everyone felt sorry for me but I couldn't get the smile off my face. It was such great fun. (Sorry I have crapped on for so long. I will try to shorten the rest up) Over the next few days I went back and managed to actually land one. 68cm on a metal slice. My 7 year old got one (65cm) all on his own with a surf popper attached just above a pilchard. The my wife and 9 year old got one (68cm est) together on a pilchard (theirs was released). Besides that we caught plenty of flatties, bream, luderick and mullet during the week. It was such a great week.