thereddragon

Hi all, Just wondering, does sombody know anybody that can service my old 40hp suzuki outboard? I live in canterbury sydney.

You mentioned that you have used a couple of different bright hand held lights. Did you notice any difference in the visibility performance, ie did you get more visibility using more candle light or when using low candle light? Have you used a white light before using a large yellow fog light?

I have bought a 15ft Haines hunter 3 months ago and do most of my fishing midweek at night in the bay. Question, is it legal to mount a headlight on the boat as I am scared of hitting a log floating around at night.

Thankyou for sharing your experience. Your report has motivated me to get up right now off this computer grab my rod and go for it. Cheers to you

Thats one serious Bream Davey, good on ya

Gee you left it a bit late to teach him, sould of started earlier.

You guys sure have mastered king fishing, congratulations on such a fine catch

What a little champion, I bet in a couple of years he will be posting fish caught by himself aswell

Wow thats sure a fine catch. congratulations, Im still yet to catch a kingfish

Graphs, Charts, Currents I though All I needed was a rod and reel

That my freind is spot X

Now thats a shnapper, top catch AZZA

Hi Steve, I did see bird activity on a current line near the third runway, however I did not stop their, I was rigged up and keen on getting my first kingy at Moll Point, thats were I picked this 46cm tailor down about 25m

Hi James, I caught this tailor on arrow squid using two 4/0 one in the head and one in the body. cheers,

Hi Shant, The Marinade is my wifes creation it is excellent with snapper, trevaly, bream Instructions firstly Scale and gut fish in sea water Place fish on Aluminium foil slice up Half a lemon and a pice of ginger approx 2cm Place sliced lemon and sliced ginger in rib cavity secondly make Marinade and mix Quater cup peanut oil 2 tbs brown sugar 5 tbs Oyster sauce 1 tbs grated ginger 1 crushed garlic 1 lemon or lime squeezed 1 dry chilly chopped (take seeds out do not add them) Score fish and paste on Marinade wrap fish up with the foil and cook for 1hr on 180degrees Cheers

Went out in my boat on sunday night and picked up this tailor and Three flatties Here is what I did to it

I used to have a fish shop in Kiama, the local pro fishermen would be envyous of your catch. congrats.

There is three boat ramps just around the corner from tom uglys next to the Kograrah Bay Sailing Club.

Here is an article that I came across The NSW Government has announced that dioxin levels in pelagic species of fish in Sydney Harbour appear to be well below the elevated levels found in bream and prawns. A small number of preliminary test samples indicate that species of fish like Yellowtail and Trumpeter Whiting have much lower levels of dioxin. Early results from tests on a range of species in Port Jackson, east of the Bridge, including Yellowtail, Sand Whiting, Kingfish, Luderick and Trumpeter Whiting have levels below the 6 picograms per gram recommended by our expert panel. For example, all Trumpeter Whiting caught at Rose Bay was below 4.4 pg/g, while all Yellowtail at Balmoral was below 1.97 pg/g. These are, however, early samples only – about 10% of the current testing program - but the signs are hopeful. The dioxin problem in the Harbour comes from sediment in areas like Homebush Bay, a legacy of 100 years of industrial pollution by companies like Union Carbide. As a result, the dioxin levels are high in travelling “bottom feeders” like Bream, prawns and squid. For comparison, bream caught at Balmoral in the December round of tests averaged 14.7 pg/g, bream caught at Clifton Gardens averaged 25.5 pg/g. Bream caught further west, at Homebush Bay (which has been closed to commercial fishing since 1989) had an average reading of 95.6. These readings are well above the panel recommendation of 6 pg/g – and that’s why the Government closed the Harbour to commercial fishing in January. It is important to note, however, that one of the species of trevally tested at Chowder Bay in the latest round of tests had a dioxin reading of 9.3 pg/g so there is a need for some caution. This is great news for recreational fishermen, unfortunately, however, it is the “bottom feeders” that make up the vast bulk of the commercial catch so it can make no difference to the ban on commercial fishing in the Harbour. The highest result in the latest round of tests to be over the acceptable dioxin level was squid – another “bottom-feeder” and another commercial catch. Commercial fishers have already been offered a $5 million buyout package for their industry – which had an annual value totalling just $217,000 a year. Fish caught in Sydney Harbour made up less than 2% of the Sydney Fish Market catch before the full ban was put in place on January 24. If, in future the Harbour is re-opened to commercial fishing these fishermen will get the first option. The latest results will be analysed by the expert panel – and more test results are expected in the coming weeks. The Government will review the dietary advice provided to recreational fishers once the final results are in. The State Government is currently conducting remediation works to clean up the former Union Carbide site at Homebush Bay. Sydney Harbour was closed to commercial prawn fishing on December 3 and commercial fishing on January 24 after expert tests revealed high levels of dioxin in bream and prawns. Areas of the Harbour west of the Bridge including Homebush Bay have been closed to commercial fishing for more than a decade.

Hi all, I finally bit the bullet and become a member, anyway I went out on the bay with my trusty hunter last friday hoping to catch a feed of bream or snapper. Fished for two hours before high tide not one bite funny thing was my humming bird fish finder was full to the bream with fish (pardon the pun). Facts tried squid strips, pilcahards, prawn, nippers Used two rods one heavy and one light set up tried several spots fished that same spot week prior and got 4Bream, 3 snapper 1 travaly and a Flatty. To make things worse i was so I went out on saturday for 5 hours and caught tiny snapper all day (I guess some one needs to feed them). You would think I learnt my lesson right !!!!! your kidding not me went out on sunday for 3 hours and caugth one crappy fish I have never in my life seen before, it was 1.3 meters long head of a freshwater catfish and an eels tail, it felt like I was reeling in a wet towel. Mabey this could be a three day fishing report for the bay. What would you have done in my shoes on the day of not one single bite?