MGibbo

Hopefully the blubbers will be gone as well - they have been so thick you could use them as stepping stones down Berowra Waters/Bar Point way.

Nice pics and what about that catch - check the size of that squid. Thanks for sharing your photos with us - definitely would like to visit there again. We rented a house on the water so we had our boat tied up just out the back - only draw back is having to do 8knots or 4knots everywhere before you hit the basin. Cheers Marg Hi Robert - we still have the same boat, we just met up with the relos at Sussex and ended up having 3 boats with us for the weekend. Doesn't look like I'm going to be out on the Hawkesbury for a while though with all the floaters. Cheers Marg

Hey there's something rare ... check out that blue sky!!!

Roberta, you're a legend! I love your passion for fishing and truly enjoy reading your reports. Keep them coming and it's great to hear you giving the "regulars" a bit of competition ... bet they can't cook a fish as well as you can. Cheers Marg

It's actually just a point and shoot camera - Olympus Camedia C740 with 10X zoom. Not too fancy but it does the trick. Thanks for you nice comments. Cheers Marg

Hi Roberta - I didn't think I could call it the "G Spot", so spot "M" it is. Thought it would be a little different from Spot X or XYZ.

Hey AR I'd like to know who Eva is????? AR 4 EVA

Now that should be Rate R .... for RIDICULOUS!

Hi Jim - I love the outdoors so much (even in the rain) - some of my girlfriends call me the rainbow chaser like those that chase twisters. I think because my family are outdoors so often and I always have my camera with me and the opportunities to capture a great shot are endless. My camera is either in my handbag, in the centre console of the car or just conveniently placed in a pocket in the boat when I'm fishing. I'm passionate about all that I love that being my family, my fishing, my photography and enjoying my life to the max. Deep I know but so true. Mutli-tasking to the max - monitoring your line whilst you snap nature.

I believe it's a Carribean Sandpiper - it used to belong to my father-in-law many years ago but is now my Sister-in-laws. My father-in-law really looks after things - it's probably almost as good as the day he purchased it. Thanks Mondo - got to admit that when we visited the Basin the first time I had know idea where to start for the best fishing spot. We drove across it to see if we could find any holes and it all seemed to be around 30-31feet deep, so we went with the advice of the local waterside petrol shop. After that we headed to a little park and fished just where the drop off was and drifted - this is where we caught most of the flatties and a few clams. A friend was recently down there and was waterskiing in the Basin but kept hitting sandbars, however, we didn't notice any. I was a little disappointed with the Sussex area for fishing as I was sure some big ones should be swimming down the channel, but maybe our timing was all wrong. It was hard to tell when the tide was high/low. I could see you paddling around sussex Roberta - it's about 45km south of Nowra. Definitely worth a visit. There seems to be a caravan park right where the inlet is but I not too sure how you get to it as it's on the otherside of the inlet from Sussex. Sussex it's self is a great place to holiday - it's a little village with all that you need even a great RSL on the water. If you aim for bream I'm positive you'll get them as they were chomping away at our baits quite often - unfortunately only caught one keeper others were all just undersized - we left them for you so I hope they fatten up and grow by the time you arrive down there.

Ha ha - good one. It's pretty good for a fake.

Here's a pic of the sunken yacht.

I was using both SP's and bait. The SP's were getting chomped but nothing big enough to hook - I was sure with the current running so fast up at the mouth I'd be able to get something big. Used some of Mrs Watto's SP's (thanks Claudia) but all catches were on bait. Better luck next time.

Boofhead you're hilarious! No guessing why I'm MGibbo!!! I should have gone with my favourite animal - that being a WOMBAT or SARONG my favourite boat gear but I was too nervous not knowing how a fishing website might accept it. In hindsight you guys/girls are so friendly I wish I'd gone for it. Nevermind you now know who I am now. Cheers Marg

I think your FR name of TRYHARD is definitely appropriate. I'm glad to hear your trip ended safely. Great Report.

A girlfriend emailed me these pics - what do you make of it - real or not?

You picked it in one - I felt quite safe fishing with him until he took off his costume and then appeared to look sleezy.

Took these Thursday when we arrived.

Yeh gorgeous place, however, it would have been more idyllic if the fish were bigger!!! A local guy told us they were catching snapper in the middle of St George's Basin - we didn't manage that but we did reel in a few clams ... weird stuff they must have been after our prawns ... eventually used them for bait then caught a few flatties but all short of legal. Noticed Hawkesbury prawns for sale down there for twice the price of the local prawns - I was starting to wonder if the local prawns are actually for the tourists as they weren't that effective. I headed out one afternoon by myself which was when I took the sunset pic on my way up towards the mouth of the inlet - the current was so fast I threw in my anchor - later on it was so hard to retrieve the anchor as it was covered in seaweed which I had to remove as I pulled it in. Love a drama!

Gotta love my 11yo son's fake mo.

Whilst everyone north of Wollongong were battling the weather, we headed down to Sussex Inlet on the Thursday until Monday and had a ball. No huge fish as we caught heaps of undersized flatties - anyone down that way should give it a few weeks time and there'll be loads of big one ready for the pan. We all fished each day and I happily enjoyed a flounder on the BBQ one night - such a deliciously sweet fish. My brother-in-law had most of the luck with catching a blue swimmer, bream, flattie and trevally all in the one session - which ended up being a nice seafood selection for dinner. Here are a few pics I took of my brother/sister-in-law's boat, St George's Basin and Sussex - hard to believe what was going on up north.

After a very frustrating few weeks of computer and internet problems I'm finally back online. I just want to report on a recent night fish down on the Hawkesbury just before the cool and wet weather blew in. Picked up my son (the pirate) from a party at Cowan at 8.30pm and headed for Brooklyn and "Spot M". I'm happy to say we had a great night with a few big bust offs, stingrays and port jacksons but I was thrilled to catch 2 jews (1 keeper at 46cm). Cooked it for my inlaws for breaky and it was delicious.

Photo sent to me from a friend warning me to keep clear of the hawkesbury for a few days due to seeing telegraph poles, rubbish and huge pumpkins floating down stream. BEWARE!

Thanks Guys/Girls, is really was lovely on the water - bummer the tides weren't on our side. I must say it's always a pleasure to have Masters Flightmanager and Stumpy share great wisdom of the river with us mere mortals (guys included). Great idea Mrs Watto about Stumpy taking the 3 of us out (Mrs Stumpy, MGibbo, Mrs Watto) - wouldn't that be a hoot. It's a shame you were camera shy yesterday, I'd love to have taken a pic of you with that microphone!!! Now in reply to Mr Watto - I thought vodka was good for a cold! Cheers Marg P.S. Would love to try fishing outside. P.S.S. How cute is that mini jew!

Great day out with Claudia (aka Mrs Watto) - what a lovely person! We met at 9ish and launched at Mooney - breeze was nippy but the sun was shining and we had chocolate on board. Headed straight to Bar Point for a drift but not much happening - managed to pick up this tiny jew. Stopped for a quick fish at the F3 road bridge but no bites. Decided to head for Juno where we spent most of the day. There was lots of excitement as I was positive I had a monster on and as Claudia grabbed the net my catch appeared underneath the water .... WHAT'S THAT? Much disappointment but laughter to find seaweed attached to my hook. My bait had been mangled, so I'm sure I had something on but the weed must have intercepted ..... right!!!! Not long after it happened again, with more weed attaching itself to my hook as the current was flowing fast. Third time round I landed a nice 27cm bream. Finished off the day with a quick fish under the rail bridge with a little old style music and a drift in the glorious sunshine - it was so hard to call it a day. Thanks Claudia for a brilliant day, it was a pleasure to get to know you better - hope we get to do it again soon but with you catching some fish. See you at Watto's BBQ. P.S. Love my new hat!!! Thanks FR for making great friendships.