[Sussex Inlet/St Georges Basin 4 week holiday.]

What an awesome trip and an awesome report. Some really good quality fish in there

[Bobbin Head - Coastal Warning Pay off]

Definitely a snapper there.. good fun

[Sydney FADS]

Awesome stuff. Glad to hear u got a few

[Whiting off the gutter - Northern Beaches]

11 hours ago, zmk1962 said:

Can’t complain about that Sam!  Nice effort and nice reward. 
cheers Zoran

ps - the beakie will happen … but probably not on tubes. 

Thanks Z - Ive eaten my fair share of whiting over the last 5 weeks. They are so good. Thanks for the wishes on the beakies - definitely not on the tubies haha

10 hours ago, papafish said:

What’s the average size ball sinker you used? Ball sinker maybe? I tried but my line always go from 12 o’clock and knock all the way to 9 o clock…. And what rig champ? Some say pana some say simple

ball sinker with 1 metre trace and a bean around the hook?

Hi papafish - 1m trace is right. use 12lb

if you find the wash and gutter is carrying your bait back to shore, try using a star sinker on a slider to keep it grounded.

26 minutes ago, bessell1955 said:

What a catch!

Thanks mate

[Whiting off the gutter - Northern Beaches]

2 hours ago, noelm said:

It ended up pouring rain most of the afternoon, was going to go to Warilla beach, got some worms yesterday in the rain, but with the grandkids it's not worth going in crap weather, they like to play and swim as well as fish.

Hopefully you will get out soon

1 hour ago, Pickles said:

Great catch - feisty little fighters those whiting me taste great.

They are certainly great on the plate

1 hour ago, Larkin said:

Great report and nice catch!

Hopefully the weather clears up a bit and you can get onto a few offshore.

Thanks Larkin. Dying to give the beakies a go

46 minutes ago, Renegade460 said:

Nice catch. Up this way anything under 40cm we normally throw back.

Thanks mate.

All whiting under 40cm go back you say ? 🤣🤣👍 and i caught a few marlin inside the Nepean River last week.

[Whiting off the gutter - Northern Beaches]

7 hours ago, noelm said:

Great catch, hope to take the grandkids out today, if the rain ever stops.....

Thanks Noel - weather is on and off today, hopefully you can get out ! goodluck.

where you headed?

6 hours ago, Rebel said:

Great haul. Well done.

Good to see you are over Covid.

Cheers.

Thanks Rebel. Yes was only unwell for a day or two then had to wait for a negtive result

4 hours ago, Yowie said:

Very nice bag of fish.

The better beaches are to the south, in Bate Bay. 🤣

Thanks Yowie - HA - not sure i agree with you about Bate Bay - id still say Northern Beaches are more productive

3 hours ago, jenno64 said:

Great bag and you seem to nail them every time. Interesting the bite hots up after dark!

Thanks Jenno - yeah its not the first time i have observed this. but interestingly i have also seen many days where they are fired up during late afternoon. so go figure

3 hours ago, Isaac Ct said:

Nice feed of whiting there mate, love bream of the beach as they taste so much better than estuary bream. Well done.

Thanks Isaac - i dont like eating bream at all. But Ralph loves them. i find them very oily and mushy

1 hour ago, dlvbw said:

Great work. I really need to get off my butt and do some land-based fishing on the beaches...................

Get out there mate, good luck

1 hour ago, masterfisho7 said:

Well done top bag of fish there 

Thanks Masterfisho

55 minutes ago, leonardgid said:

agree , try eating a tailor  from the  harbour versus a tailor from the surf  , the harbour ones taste kind of oily , 

 

I dont think ive eaten a tailor in about 8 yrs ! dont like them a

[A swim, a play and a fish]

Awesome stuff. A day with family plus a feed of fish. Living the dream

[Whiting off the gutter - Northern Beaches]

Gday Raiders

Ill start this post by commenting on (in my opinion) the huge difference in fish productivity between north of Sydney heads and south.

Fishing by boat or off the beach to the south of Sydney heads whilst sometimes fruitful, i find, is generally harder going. Whilst on the other hand, heading north of Sydney heads i find more reef, more fish, better beaches, better sand, better gutters etc. Perhaps the difference in density of population has a part to play too? Does anyone else share this experience and view?

My quest for marlin has hit a stumbling block sadly. First, COVID - lost 8 days stuck at home during the holiday period sucked. Thankfully ive fully recovered with no lingering symptoms. Then, once out and about again, the weather offshore turned to shit for a while. Now im back to work and limited only to weekends. oh well. gotta keep trying ! it will happen eventually.

Yesterday arvo i was itching to wet a line so me and my mate Ralph decided to get out to find a gutter and hopefully, some whiting.

The gutter we were fishing was perfect. It had some waves breaking out about 30m out and then a deeper blue section infront of it, with a nice exit to the right hand side. Despite this it was a slow start with only 3 fish on ice in the first 2 hours, then, around 830 when the sun fully set, the fish turned on. In the space of an hour we picked up another 13 fish, two of them bream. One of them was a nice 40cm horsie, which makes the other legal fish look quite small haha. Tubies doing the damage as always, we fished until we were out of bait and then headed home.

Thx for reading.

[Hacking fires]

well done mate, thats a quality bag of whiting ! You have been looking for them for a while !

[Middle harbour Mahi/dolphin fish sighting]

i wouldnt be surprised. the water on the beaches lately has been circa 25 degrees. but inside the harbour would be impressive. 

[Cronulla beach fishing]

Cracking report and some cracking dinners there. Love the sunset photos

[Port Hacking]

Nice bag Yowie. And thats a elbow slapper of a whiting

[Bate Bay]

Nice bag of fish Yowie. How are the goatfish on the table

[Jarvis bay]

Awesome mate good on you

[Whiting session with my boy]

7 hours ago, Welster said:

Very nice Sam.  Quality time with your son and tasty fillets it doesn't get much better.  

Thanks Welster. Totally agree. Love spending time with the kids especially if it involves fishing!

5 hours ago, zmk1962 said:

Now that’s a memorable fishing session- Adam’s smile says it all… but I bet your smile was just as big if not  bigger Sam. The start of many adventures- enjoy.

Cheers Zoran 

PS- Just catching up on past posts

Thanks Z. I was very proud of him. A good memory for the archive of 2021 ( as opposed to the rest!!)

[Whiting session with my boy]

23 hours ago, Little_Flatty said:

Try looking for gutters along the beach. If you look at the photo behind @GoingFishing's son, you'll see that there is a patch of calm water in front of the breakers - a classic example of a gutter. That's where the fish often will be found. Also, try packing light and moving around a bit - one light rod each, a small tacklebox and a bag for your fish. Move between gutters if there are multiple until you find fish. Also fish at various points in the gutter; cast to the back of it and then wind slowly to your feet. Don't be surprised if you find the fish right in the white wash at your feet 1m away.

Even though I'm not awesome at it, this is one of my favourite kinds of fishing. In fact, any kind of fishing where I have sand and water at my feet, I really enjoy. If only I didn't live so far from the beach!

Very well described 

1 hour ago, bessell1955 said:

What a way to spend quality time with your son.  Great work. 

Thanks mate

[Dollies are on. Amazing conditions offshore today.]

7 hours ago, Rebel said:

Great report. Well done.

Super photos.

Cheers.

Thanks Rebel

6 hours ago, masterfisho7 said:

Thats great news well done

Cheers mate

2 hours ago, papafish said:

Woo! Well done mate! U guys nailed them hard. Heard it’s a really good table fish or sashimi. But won’t have a clue as I never tried. But good looking fish👌👍

Thanks Papafish. Ive nevrr tried them as sashimi but they are amazing on the bbq

[Dollies are on. Amazing conditions offshore today.]

22 hours ago, jenno64 said:

Your name says it all….every day! Merry Christmas, enjoy the feed with the family!

Mate after 4 weeks lockdown and then 7 weeks of shit weather im like a prisoner out on bail hahaha

20 hours ago, Scratchie said:

Nice work Sam! Good to see they’re about and look like some decent sized ones too! 
There’s your merry Christmas yewww! 
 

cheers scratchie!!! 

Thanks Jeff. Sure was a lot of fun

18 hours ago, zmk1962 said:

You’re a champion Sam. That’s a nice Xmas preso for sure. Enjoy the feast. 
cheers Zoran 

Thanks Z

16 hours ago, big Neil said:

What a perfect day to be out there catching some fabulous fish Sam. A day to remember. bn

Cheers Big Neil. It was amazing outside today.  A typical summer day off sydney

14 hours ago, Yowie said:

Nice tub of fish, worth the effort. Early christmas day can be a good time to fish as boat numbers are usually low, until later on.

Thanks Yowie. Boat ramp was surprisingly full when i arrived. Maybe 50 trailers parked 

11 hours ago, Pickles said:

Brilliant effort Sam - lovely feed of mahi mahi- well done mate.

Thanks Pickles

[Whiting session with my boy]

On 12/24/2021 at 6:37 PM, 61 crusher said:

Wow what a great feed of whiting & that smile on his dial just makes it even better 😎

Thanks Crusher. He sure enjoyed himself 😊

10 hours ago, papafish said:

Really need to know what size sinker and hook and rig are used for whitting. If you don’t mind me asking.

 

as I’m hopeless at targeting these😂

 

many thanks

Hey papafish. Its really simple hey ! Size 6 longshank hook. Red color.

1 metre of 12lb mono trace to a swivel. And then the smallest ball sinker u can get away with.

[Rushcutters flathead]

Nice flatty. Very dark colors on him.

Enjoy

[Dollies are on. Amazing conditions offshore today.]

[Dollies are on. Amazing conditions offshore today.]

Gday Raiders. 

Early morning wake up today. 5am at the boat ramp. Armed with two blocks of pillies we fanged it in dream conditions to the Botany Wide FAD. No time for collecting live bait as i needed to be back by 1pm to take the family out for lunch. Took all of 30 mins to get there from the ramp which was nice. 

Used one block of pillies as cubed berly. The other block as whole bait, unweighted. Dollies were there and they were hungry. Between 3 people we kept 21 fish. Lots of families to feed today.

Lots of fun and lots of non stop action.

Off to Avoca tomorrow for a week with the family. Will try fishing the entrance while im there but need to get past the crowds.

Cheers.

 

[Whiting on fire]

Gday Raiders

Hit up the beaches again for more whiting, this time with a few friends and my boy Adam. The usual plan, find a gutter, wait till dark, worms producing the goods.

The whiting are unusually on fire this year. Must be all the rain weve had. They are ravenous and all good size. Barely any undersize fish to be found.

Get out there fellas

Thx for reading

 

[Exploring off Sydney plus a feed]

17 hours ago, Larkin said:

Cut occy into pieces - Marinade in lemon juice (from a real lemon) for exactly half an hour before cooking. No more no less otherwise it will either be tough or over done. Toss every 10 mins through the process.

this will make the occy tender.

After exactly half an hour drain all lemon juice. I’ll slightly squeeze the excess lemon out or put on a paper towel.

rub in extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with oregano (get the mountain oregano from the fruit shops that’s still on the branches) makes a big diff. Salt and cracked black pepper.

slap it on the bbq

while on the bbq, baste with a brush - olive oil, lemon juice and oregano that you have pre mixed in a bowl.

don’t overcook.

Can also sprinkle with a few crumbs of a soft feta cheese when serving.
 

serve this with a leaf salad on the side 👍👍

Awesome. Love it. Will definitely give it a try

[Whiting session with my boy]

16 hours ago, Larkin said:

Nice catch 👍 mate. good feed of whiting there. 
Beach is always a good spot for the family- the youngsters get to run around a bit - wear em out - they always sleep well after that 

Thanks Larkin. 10 mins into the car ride home and theyre usually snoozing haha