Big Yella

I went out in the Hacking on Tuesday. It was quite windy which I really like for using poppers on the flats. Fished the flats at Maianbar and it was loaded with whiting. Most of them under size though the odd thumper. It was about 8am and I was using a clear popper and it was getting smashed. the week before I went I had only one hit all day on the popper. Yowie is right, the southerly had been blowing for a couple of days when I went which really warmed up the water.

I'd love to mate though I'm a chef so I work every weekend and only get to fish Monday/Tuesday. Let me know if you are ever free on a Monday or Tuesday and I'll definitely go for a fish

Yes I've fished there many of times, I'm originally from stanwell park. Good squid off coalcliff, and also a great spot at Bulli. Thanks for the help mate

Yeh I figured as much, maybe I'll just try my spot at Bulli, always produces nice squid

Thanks for the tip mate, I'll let you know how I go

Thanks mate, that's where I get the squirt worms, few decent ones, have been working a treat off the beach

Hi Raiders, I'm after a little bit of advice on squid fishing Wollongong harbour. Ive heard it's very productive and I want some squid so I can fish a spot I'm almost certain holds big Jews. Any help would be appreciated, like time of day/night, what jigs to use, where about a in the harbour would also be great. I will be happy to share the Jew spot if it's successful also

Awesome mate, I'll start posting recipes and photos as soon as I have the time.

I fished the gutters just to the north of the lagoon, though I have fished the lagoon aswell. There is plenty of whiting in there, although majority of them are very small. Also the odd solid flatty in there. My last fish in the gutters at puckeys I caught 13 whiting, with the biggest being 35cm and the smallest being 30cm. I took 7 home and released the rest. I would love to get beach worms there, though I am not very good at it (last time I tried I spent nearly 2 hours for 1 worm)

Depends on how I cook it. Steamed in a banana leaf it goes great with coriander and Thai basil (very different to Italian basil) with a dressing I make using fish sauce, lime juice, rice vinegar, palm sugar, chilli and garlic. for stronger tasting fish like blackfish I like to cook them with a spice paste I make called Harissa, which is Moroccan, and made up of dried chillies, fresh coriander, coriander seed, garlic, lemon, roast capsicum, and rosewater. I'm a qualified chef and have an addiction to cooking seafood. Feel free to ask for any recipes/tips. Cheers

I did mate, though it says the file is too big too upload, I'll keep trying

Hey fellow fisherman, my first post on here as I'm a newbie, can't wait to get into all the action! I've been fishing off puckeys beach there north of Wollongong quite a bit lately with some great success. Last week I went down at about 7am and using some squirt worms I pumped for bait, I bagged some decent whiting! The smallest was 30cm. The only time I've had trouble there is when the current is ripping through, though other than that it's been great.