[First Fish from Manly Dam]

On 5/15/2020 at 10:14 PM, motiondave said:

question about the carp, do you throw them back into the water? 

Ive heard you are supposed to dispose of them out of the water.

Yeah had to kill the fish because they are invasive and eat the aussie bass spawn

[First Fish from Manly Dam]

On 5/8/2020 at 12:45 PM, DerekD said:

Hi Fletch,

Good to see the information came together. We have caught some bigger specimens at Manly dam so they are there. Unless you can find a place that consistently holds big carp it will be a numbers game. The more carp you catch the better your chance of having a few bigger ones in among them.

I've seen some streams with bigger carp and to a degree we could target them by sight fishing to them but in Manly dam it will be a struggle.

Looking forward to your next report. Did you try at all for bass with the Celta spinners and light gear as I suggested in your last post?

Regards,

Derek

 

Yeah i had a spinner bait and flicked it around some lilipads for the best part of an hour but no success. I think ill get down there again and try a different part of the dam for some bass

[First Fish from Manly Dam]

4 hours ago, big Neil said:

Hi Fletch. Jordy has provided you with some good info re berleying the area where you're fishing and you definitely will need sturdier gear to tackle the larger Carp. Big fish up to a metre are not rare and they pull pretty well. Another good way to fish for them is with a bunch of earthworms or a big lump of bread on a 2/0 hook suspended below a float. Put a split shot about 20 cms above the hook. A simple rig that allows you to fish just above the bottom (Carp are bottom feeders) it is very visual as you can see everything the fish is doing reflected in your float. Strike when the float starts to go under or run along the surface. I use a 3-6 kg rod, 4000 spin reel and 12 lb monofilament line.

If fishing a weedy or rocky bottom I use a single or double paternoster rig with the lower hook sitting about a foot above the sinker. The double paternoster rig can be particularly good because you can use 2 different baits at the same time, to see what the fish are biting on. I often use bread on one hook and corn kernels on the other.

Bread is an excellent bait. It is cheap and easy to prepare. This is how I do it. Take 4 slices of any bread (you can even mix them). Wet 2 of them. Blend 1 dry and 1 wet together squeezing out all excess water until you have a fairly solid bait that you can hide the hook inside of. You can use the corn kernels on this same rig, just fill the hook up with the corn kernels.

Good luck, bn

Wow thanks mate so many options to try ill be sure to give it another go soon

thanks

[First Fish from Manly Dam]

Went Fishing today at manly Dam aiming to get my first fish out of there. We were targeting carp using Corn on a weighted rig. Were waiting for about an hour when my rod took off with the fish. Put up a good fight on my 1000 reel and 2-4kg rod. Took a while to get it in but it ended up going about 45cm. Very happy with this catch. I know its not a very impressive fish to catch although it is one I have always wanted to catch.  If anyone knows any ways to get any bigger ones let me know.

If anyone has any other tips of good carp fishing rigs or bait, ect. would love to know because I will definitely be out there trying to catch another one soon. We were using a mixture of corn and breadcrumbs as bait.

[First time fishing Narrabeen Lake]

thanks for that kingie chaser sorry im still trying to work out this website

 

[First time fishing Narrabeen Lake]

Hey guys I have fished around quite a-lot recently on the northern beaches recently (mainly around manly area). Although I have planned to go fishing with my mate at narrabeen lake. I am thinking about going soft plastics fishing on the stretch close to the ocean to try get some flathead, although if anyone has been fishing in this area before and has any good strategies either baits or lures which work information would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[Manly Dam Fishing]

awesome thanks guys rlly helpful. hopefully I can get out there and get some this weekend

 

[Manly Dam Fishing]

Hey I have been fishing at Manly Dam a few times and never been successful with anything ( I have tried lures for bass and bait for carp). I am wanting to tick both these fish off my list but I am aiming to go for carp first. Does anyone have any tips for getting a carp out of manly dam. 

Thanks.