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Anyone know of any beaches or areas producing a realitively consistnt supply of salmon. I was having luck down south, but my favourite gutter got washed away last week, all the fish left with it. Ideas?
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A penguin!?
Indeed, a penguin. It was roaming the breakwall all afternoon, and surfaced about 20cm from my lure as i riped it along the surface. Glad thats all that happened, because im not sure of the proceedure to remove a trebel from a penguin!?!?!
And whilst I am reporting on wild life, we were out there last night and saw a seal! both must have colonies somewhere near by, mabey on the islands off shoar.
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Yep, very edible.
Just found this thread. Are they really edible, and are they any good? Ive been catching these things for years and swearing at the little buggers. I catch them in plauges of bycatch of the rocks whilst chasing anything that involves the bottom! How would you go about cooking one?
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I was at the very end (northern most end) of the rock wall. The wave machine thingy is what exactly? i it the rusted old thing that is just to the south side of the small breakwall arm? I looked at that but wasnt sure. Does it hold any fish?
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Alright, so i did go to the breakwall after uni today, and found absolutely nothing. The closest I came to a hook up was with spin lures. A couple of good salmon kept giving pursuit, but wouldnt bite. And I almost snagged a penguin by accident..... So I gave up on the breakwall and headed home. On the way out, I spied a good gutter on the beach and thought what the hell. Good dicission. Great school of 55+cm salmon. Got a hook up one in ever two casts, but had trouble landing them. They kept spitting hooks on the jump, never the less, good fun. That is all i can report.
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You go on the north wall.
You can get jewies right at the end on the harbour side on a run out (not that I have landed any but have seen them in the water and seen them pulled out)
on the ocean side you can get tailor and salmon atm but small window from October to March bring the chance of bonnies, frigates, kingies and tuna (only heard this not seen it!). Like beach fishing you could hit the northern break wall 30 days in a row and have little to show for it...then all of a sudden you are bagging out.
I watched one guy pull over 30 bonnies and frigates in the two hours it took me to get zero. We were only 10 meters away from him. Then some smarty pants cast right in front of him and they still got zero while he was pulling frigates over their head. This bloke was kind enough to show these fellow how to catch them and even gave them some fish. People on the wall for the most part are quite helpful if you need info.
AS for the boats....you will only know when you get there. I went one Sunday at 0500 to find the main gate on the coal loader side locked. Other times that gate will be open but the little gate where you access the wall will be closed.
As I found out 2 months ago there is security in the humpy there...and they will chase you...but I will leave that story for another day. The other dead give away is there is a massive boat there. Not sure if they advertise the info anywhere but I might start checking into it as it would save people a heap of time in pointless travel.
Usually if the northern wall is closed the southern wall will also be closed (in my experience this has been the case).
I have fished the southern wall but with significantly less success.
You should consider all the rock ledges from Stanwell to Corrimal.
Coalcliff will hold salmon and tailor now and kingies in summer...you also get snapper, bream, blacks and pigs..Just be careful there as it is quite deceitful and dangerous. Only go on the low tide. When it warms up I will take you to my breaming spot if you like. In the warmer months I frequent the spot and it delivers like clock work. Also I hit a patch of reef in Sandon point which produces also...the hard part is not getting reefed.
Sorry for the essay but I thought I would let you know that all the rock ledges and beaches south of Sydney are not a waste of time. You just have to waste a shit load of time finding the spots that work well for your set up and skill.
AS for the beaches...dont beat yourself up.
I have had five outings to Stanwell recently for not even a bite! Locals said it has been quiet and a bit hit and miss.
Corrimal/Towradgi is a good beach and you can get a good view for channels and gutters from near the pool.
I will stop now before some locals beat me up for sharing the good spots.
Cheers for all that info, its a god sent for someone like me that would otherwise just blindly try a new spot and hope for the best. I might even head down today and give the wall a shot. Ill report back with how I go.
I have tried the coal cliff rock pltform a couple of times, and have only seen some small trevally and some TINY salmon. Guess i was just there at the wrong time on the wrong day! haha, anyway, thanks heeps for the info, and ill be sure to utilise it well!
Cheers
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Th Port Break wall is all good to fish from.
The only time you cannot enter is when a ship is in the port.
Other than that it is open from 0400 until about 1900 for the most part.
I wen two weeks ago and got a few large bites but know fish.
The islanders 30 meters away from me got nothing. These guys are usually the first to clean up when the fish are on so with that in mind I decided to leave at 0800...pretty sad for a 0400 start!
Cool. What exactly do you chase out there? Also, how do you know if a ship is in port? are there locked gates or similar? and on the north or south arm, ocean or port face. Haha, lots of questions, but i gotta ask! Cheers though
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Haha, no the snapper point i was broken into at is 2 north of sydney, so deffinately a different spot. However i cant find your snapper point on the map? And as for the tubes, this has interested me for a while. Ive had a look, but cant quite seem to find the exact pion that is "the tubes". Any info on this would be awesome, and is i a marine park/no fishing area?
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Matt83, I would have never thought you would find a kingie at nelson bay? There you go, ill give that a shot in summer for something different.
And Novice fisherman, Ive been to blue fin only once. Didnt find much, a few small bonito and such. It is a bit of a mission to get there. And even in saying this, im not sure i made it to the right spot. Does any one know the actual path/spot/dirrections? I followed the fence of the water treatment plant, then went down the cliff on a warn path that was on the pinicle of the point. However, i could find no way to the ''ocean'' facing rockselves....? I ended up fishing the north facing selfs in the seltered bay near the ruble beach. Is this the spot?, or can you get round to the eastern facing rock? If any locals stuble onto this, then any aditional info would be awesome
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Cool, might give it a go. See whether I cant intrest some salmon onto the bight. Ill report back on whether or not i find anything. Cheers for the info
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When you say breakwall where exxactly do you mean? Nelson bay or stockton? Interesting that the self doesnt produce kings, thought it would, fair enough though. Where exactly in sydney/cc would you recomend for land based fishing if i waas to chase kings as it warmed up? Because people say "central coast", but from there ive got no idea where to go...? Any further info would be awesome. Cheers boys
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Hi,
Awesome info, ill be sure to take it into account. What is hill 60 like? Is it deep water (as in is it spin friendly)? what sort of contions are best there? And whilst ive got ssome locals to talk to, is there any publc acsess off of the Port Kembla breakwall? Is it trespassing to just climb out there? Sorry for the thousands of questions, but any help is appriciated.
Cheers
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Cheers Koalaboi, Ill be sure to investigate that spot. Seeif i cant have some luck there!
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Hi,
just found this thread and though id ask a few questios. I go to uni in Wollongong so im down there often. Im more of a rock hopper, and have never really tried beach fishing. But with a lack of rocky ledges down south, mabey the sand is the way to go. If i were to give it a go, id probably use my 13ft setup with 30lb braid. Would this surfice? and once at the gutter, am I aiming to cast as far as i can, or at the break? And then am i aming to hold the line tight, or give it some slack and let it drift were it wants? Any info would be awesome. And as a side note, has any one had any luck at the coalcliff platform oflate?
Cheers
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Yer, it is,in the right season and condition. I dont have the gear to play with them, and have never tried, but seen some good hook ups to tuna in my last three trips, none were landed though. The rock self itself is a pain, as is the climb there. If youve never been there before then definantley do it during the day! It can be a bit hairy for those with out a good sense of balance, especially in the wet. Over all i enjoy the spot. Ive always had good luck with tailor and salmon, and there are always some small snapper to be found. Im waiting for summer, then ill chase the kingies, Ive never tried them there, see how ill go....?
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Makes sense, ill be sure to remember and utilise that information. Cheers
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Some good advice here. I have to admit I fish to rocks using ganged pilies under floats, and often have several rods out in rod holder. I am very consious of loosing my rod to the water, as I have seen it happen to a fellow fisherman once. I tend to leave the drag soft, and have to admit that I do loose about 50% of my hook ups if im not holding the rod during the strike. I guess if you can tether the rod, then you can fish with heavier drag? But i wiont risk the rods if theyre not tethered. Out of curiousity, why shouldnt you let a fish run if youre using gangs???
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Hi guys,
Im a keen rock hopper, and am looking for some new spots to explore. Im chasing spots with acess to deep water, where ill have a chance at some decent pelagics. Im sydney based, and have fished Avoca, Mt Tomaree, Snapper point and Wybung Head. I like Tomeree, and have had sucess there, but its a mission (if youve fished there then you know what I mean!), I find Avoca over crowded with too little caught amoungst so many, and my car was broken into at Snapper Point (As i side note, dont fish there, aparrently theft is common).
I know that at this time of year im really limited to salmon and tailor, and mabey the odd snapper, but in the warmer months, i'd look at chasing the kingies, as well as some small tuna (whether or not i get them to the rocks is another thing entirely!). So any platforms that could provide a chance to encounter anything like this would be awesome. If you know any spots like these, that would be around, or under, 3-4 hours travel, give them a shout. So any where between Port Stephens and Jervis bay. I dont know of much south of Sydney, but what about the northern beaches? And if you could, any further details like terain, near by facilities, swell limits and behavours, platform height (in regards to the high tide mark), even the small things like the availability of instaled PVC rod holders or any other information would be awesome as well! Or tales of sucess or near misses, and the techniques that saw it happen!!!
Cheers guys
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^^LMFAOOOO engineering or physics student?
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Hahaha, matt84, you posted in both threads I had. Im guessing that you are local. Youve mentioned better spots? Where may they be. Around port stephens, or further afield? Any info wohld be appreciated, cheers man.
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Better spots as in where?
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Hay everyone. I want to reassure the world that I am not marching to my death by fishing the rocks at night. I will admit that such an activity is not with out risk, however we have made several trips like this. All men involved are equipted with headlamps, as well as experienced at fishing such an environment and familiar with the rockself itself.
Many people, including some of those above, fear that you cannot see waves as they advance. This is a misconcept conjured up by people that have never fished the night. If one actually turns off the lights and torches they think are crucial to their survival, your eyes will actually adjust to the natural light around you. With this, you can see waves quite clearly if you are attentive (which a rock fisherman should always be). Using factors like white wash patchs and floats also help identify swells as they approch. With a head lamp blaring above you eyes, you can only see around 30 meters ahead, before the sever contrast causes the environment to "disappear into darkness".Another point is that, against popular beleif, "freakwaves" donot exist. One will only ever come across a 'set' of waves that are about half a meter higher than the rest. These pose no threat if one plans for them. By fishing an area, you develope the knowledge of that locations maximum safe swell. Fishing right on this limit allows these sets of larger waves to pose a hazard to a fishermans footing. If one thinks properly about conditions, and fishes below the safe limit for a rockself, then these slightly larger swells roll through unnoticed. Also observing where is safe to fish, and where is stupid to fish is an important skill. Lower platforms that are covered in weed or slippery algae should not be fished as they dont provide proper footing. In general, if the rock is wet, then water got there, and is likely to get there again, so dont fish in that spot.
If one obtains a proper knowledge of the disricts weather, using a reliable site such as BOM or willy weather, they can make sure that they dont end up stuck on the rocks in the middle of no where in rain, wind or big sea's. Information about weather systems, swell patterns and dirrection, moon percentage, and sunrise/set will assure that one can fish with the knowledge that they are safe. I will admit though, that as stevie g stated, depth perception is lowered, and can present a problem. But if one takes their time, and doesnt fool around on the rocks, then they are likely to face any troubles,
In general, there is a bad misconception that rock fishing, in particular at night is a deadly activity. This is not true. With proper planning, and sensible actions and dicissions, one can safetly catch a feed of fish whilst admiring the raw beauty of the open night sky. Im sorry for this rant, but im biast to the topic. Im sorry if you see this as arrogent, but i beleive the thought that this activity is overly dangerous needs to be extinguished. All activities are dangerous, IF carried out improperly. And it is the same for fishing. Sadly, to often I see fisherman on low ledges and was zones, risking their saftey for no reason. It is these people who end up in the drink, and it is these people who make rock fishing seem so dangerous.
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Shall do. We are on the ledge from midday, so all will be fine. Its a high ledge in a low swell, no trobles. Your right though, no sense being stupid when it comes to this stuff. Cheers for the advise man.
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Hi guys, just wondering if anyone knows whats happening on the southern self at tomaree. Any ideas, tips or info from locals?
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What exactly do you mean limitations?