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Hey mate. I have never tried it but the weedy, shallow flats just on the north side of the bridge look like they would hold squid and I think they would be your best bet around the area. I have always spent more time chasing poddy mullet . If your keen to use live bait I would say try poddys for sure off the beach or the wall (harbour side) or...live prawns and nippers go sick off the ferry terminal at night for thumper bream!! Use an extremely small or no sinker and you'll be sweet!!

Do you care if i's edible or not?? Mullet slabs at night hardly ever fail to attract some decent sized sharks off the beach side of Stokton wall.

Cheers guys. I was thinking that they might have been traveling down the coast as they were in such numbers and I hadn't seen any in previous weeks. I had one out as a livie but, unfortunately, no takers. I have eaten them before too and they weren't too bad but on this occasion I was after larger fry. That's promising to hear that they travel with cobes and frigates.

Hi all. Got onto one of my ledges over the weekend for a live baiting session. Managed a pool full of yakka's in good enough time. Trouble was, every yakka was getting nailed by Watsons leaping bonnies. I eventually got some more appealing fish but they were few and far between amongst the WLB's. Is there anyone that could explain to me a little something about this fish? Do they migrate down the coast at this time of year and do they travel with other fish? What's going on, I have never seen so many!

Every single yakka I have been getting off the rocks up here lately has had one in its mouth!! I'm not sure how I'll get them to ya but I'll try. Some of them have been really big lately too - up to 50mm!! I wouldn't mind reading your report when your done if thats cool?

Hey mate. The rig I use off the rocks is: Thread a bobby or torpedo flot onto your main line. Tie a double of about 8 ft above the float (so that the float slides is 'trapped" in the double) using a plait knot. Tie the bottom end of the double to a 30-60 lb trace using an albright knot and tie the trace to your hook(s). I use superglue on the plait but it isn't needed on the other knots. It is a simple rig but works well.

You shore or boat based?

Hey Mate, . You have come to the right place for help. What type of fish are you after? The breakwall at the moment is producing plenty of Jewies. A run up tide on dusk with a livie or slab of mullet into the harbour side of the wall and your in with a good shot. The beach fisehes well throughout the year, depending on what your after will depend on your gear and bait. You need to get at least north of the sea-wall so look for the soccer fields on the way into stoko. On their north bondary is a 'track' that you can drive down in a car, it will take you to the beach. Under the bridge is good for flathead, bream and whiting. If you need more specific information or anything let me know. Daniel

Haha. Not a dumb question at all - is there such a thing anyway?. To my understanding: * Fresh water fish hydrate by osmosis in their gills. * Marine fish hydration is from the water content in the food the eat and from the sea water they take in when they engulf their food. Fish have better systems than humans for filtering salt so the sea water is effectively filtered by their kidneys. Please correct me if I'm wrong but I hope this is correct and hope it helps.

I fish off a breakwall for Jew at night. There is always a strong current and in the past I have had no luck with using live bait so haven't used it now for a while. When I have tried to use live bait they have always either swam me into a snag or twisted my rig into oblivion. I am wondering what rig suggestion people think I could use?

Cheers Peter.

Just letting you all know i just saw a guy catch a large-mouth bass at spot-x.

Hi Raiders. I have just purchased a new reel and am wondering what line everyone recons I should put on it. Its a Daiwa LD 50H which will replace my antique Seascape, which still works great, just time for a change. It will be used off the beach for Jews and sharks, as well as off the rocks for Jews, Kings, Tuna etc. I mainly use bait either live or dead and floated or cast rather than lures. What do you all think? Cheers.

Yeah true and I have caught squid there as well.

Hey Mate, Try cliffton Gardens. Its only about half an hour away from you and is a top spot. Do a search for it here and I'm sure you will get excited. Apart from that, you could basically walk over to glebe at night, burley up and hook some decent bream, just don't eat them.