robthefisherman

any tips on good land based spots around hacking to target the kings, fished the flats at Mainanbar last Sunday for a couple of nice flatties on plastics

I've cleaned up on the bream using garlick prawns as well only problem I have with garlick prawns is I rarely have any lefy over, just go down to easy with a few :beersmile:

Thanks Grant Long time no see mate hows life up the coast treating you? I'll look into those mate Cheers Rob

Cheers Mack You're advise is much appreciated, yep I'm a spin man Super excited about getting up and having a crack, was thinking of hiring a poly at Shady Camp and going out with a guide in Kakadu. the trips our honeymoon so I'll need keep my fishing time in perspective and not too sure she'll be up for getting in a boat up there. Cheers Rob

Hi Guys I've got a couple of trips happening over the next 12 months to Qld and N.T. and as I've never fished up the top end before I was wondering what sort of gear I should take. In September I'm off to Rollingstone about 60 odd kay North of Towsville, will be L.B. fishing the beach and creek mouth and hopefully get my first Barra then in May next year I'm off to Kakadu, Mary River, Darwin and Litchfield N.P. again I'll be land based so any tips on set ups, rigs, baits or lures would be much appreciated. Hopefully I'll tick catching a barra off the bucket list and avoid becoming croc bait. Cheers Rob

Thanks all Geoff I'm off next weekend not this weekend so fingers crossed the weather improves by then, I'm also spending some time in the brindabellas around Flea creek and McIntyres hut along the Goodradigbee River so I may do better there as long as its not too wet and the river is too high, I've heard the carp have become a bit of a problem around Wee Jasper however I was also lead to believe that fisheries have been re stocking the waters around there with trout so never know I may get lucky if not some great 4wding to be had in the brindies that I'm sure will compensate

Streams mate

Cheers Bombora Appreciate the advise mate, so how did you end up? get some in the bag? Cheers Rob

Hey All Heading down to Wee Jasper and the Brindies next weekend on a 4wd weekend and thought I'd have a go at catching my first trout. I'm a saltie when it comes to fishing and have no idea how to tackle these fellas.Is my plastics set up I use on bream and flatties going to be alright, should I be using braid or mono and do I use plastics, metals or bait. An old fella told me little hooks and worms but that was as specific as he got. Any advise would be appreciated Cheers Rob

Hi Guys Just wondering if crooked river at Geroa is worth going down to flick some placcies about for flatties I drive past the turn off once a fortnight ging to pick the step daughter up from her weekend with her Dad and have often wondered I've got the weekend to myself this weekend so I was keen to get out and have a flick and hopefully pick up a feed while I'm at it

Cheers Roberta much appreciated

Cheers Fellas Hopefully Roberta will read this and offer some insight

Hey all Heading up to Forster for a week with the family, camping at Lakeside Resort just wondering if anyone has some tips on where to take the kids for a fish. Will probably hire a tinny for a day as well so any tips on where to go and what to target would be much appreciated. Cheers Rob

Pearl is supposedly a good spot for jews at night although only ever fished there once and only managed the Fish Raider record for a salt water catfish. Good luck and let us know how you go have been thinking of heading back to have another crack

can't complain about a day like that well done

Sounds like a fun way to kill a few hours, might head down there myself on the weekend.

Stewy Have a good one mate

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Welcome aboard Dale Hope you enjoy your time here mate

Ended up on the little wharf under the rail bridge got 4 bream all around 25cm mark so no keepers but good fun but best part was the little fella caught 3 of them and was as proud as punch, all he wants to do now is go fishing. Took a quick run down the road to the rocks opposite the duck ponds I used to fish there when I was a kid and haven't been down there for years. I was disgusted at the state of the place, broken bottles eveywhere plastic bait bags and disguarded fishing line every where. It's no wonder the green groups get up in arms about recreational fisho's I know the majority of us do the right thing but obviously there is a concentration of people in that area that really don't give a rip. Amazes me that if you like fishing a spot you wouldn't look after it, beats my why you would want to sit and fish from a garbage tip.

Fantastic report Roberta We're holidaying in Forster in October so I'll be hitting you up for all the hot spots before we go with some luck maybe you can get down and have a fish with us We'll be staying at the lakeside resort for a week Cheers Rob

WOW Great effort

Great jewie mate well done mate, still waiting for my first

Hey Donna I can relate 100% with what you're saying the reason I've been in hiding for the last 4 years or so is because I went away and started up a car enthusiast site and yep I recently just pulled the pin (very thankless experience sometimes) But F.R. is a fantastic site and the growth you guys have achieved in the time I have been away is nothing short of amazing and I think it would be a huge loss to the fishing fraternity to loose it, so I really hope you guys hang in there. I have great memories of the bay and kingy socials, jew or should I say catfish fishing with Stewey and Grant on the beach. Katie now 13 still wears her raider cap everywhere and is always asking when can we go to another raider social so you do make a difference and I for one would love to see F.R. around for many years to come Cheers Rob

Glad to see I still hold the record seriously though looked like a great weekend and glad to say after about 4 years away from a rod I'm finally finding time to get out again so I haope to make it to the next social and catch up with all the old gang and meet all the new members. Great report