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Yeah I'm keen for a couple too, one for boat one for car. Happy to wait until a social outing that will be fun its been a few years for me.

I need to have a crack at these blackfish got the gear just need the time. Nice catch LA well done

Great Work Well done

I would love to have a bigger boat but I could not fit it in garage and I couldn't bring myself to park it on the street. It a sad inditement on the society we live in but without trying i have seen quite a number of boats burnt out in my area Lilyfieild road must have had 1/2 a dozen in the last 6 months. Sad to hear your tale of woe piratin.

Was a good day out got some Berkley blades 4 for $20 so was happy with that nearly bought more but was restrained. Plenty of good camping and outdoors gear liked the specials on Honda generators but stayed away maybe next year.

Rodd Point and all around the foreshore of iron cove is good for all sorts, whiting, bream and flathead are common and even a Jew up under the bridge if your lucky.

Ansa has comps there are several clubs depending on your locality

downloading now, new version only 2 days old, will report on how it goes

maybe I'm old but i use seabreeze

I just got a new blackfish rig and a heap of artificial flies, yet to be christened. May need to take the 7wt instead

Alot of the fish we caught were up the back in the 8knot zone near Eagles Nest which was a fair hike from the camping area we stayed in 20 minutes at 25 knots so a boat would be a good bet if you wanted to get up there. Mostly trolling as were most of the boats in our club. Long paddle otherwise.

Dam was quite full i was told 88% i was told by other fishers not verified.Turned up on Friday arvo set up camp few ales some dinner was ready for the challenge.Saturday fished everything i had in the box with no joy jackals spinners etc.After a full day returned to camp a little bit dissapointed as we seen fish on sounder and plenty being caught.Discussed tactics with other fishers who enlightened me to the fact i was using wrong lures , they lent me a couple of stuckeys and briefed me on where to troll. Got the kid up late on Sunday was dismal and raining headed up at eagles nest by 9 followed instuctions given the night before and within 5 minutes the kid was on to his first bass at 390 it was a nice fat bugger in the next hour and a half increased the tally to 7 and had to head back before 11 for close of fishing and enter our our sheets.Our tally was low but was good for the kid to get some fish five to my two.Will review the lure box and be back again.

The flouro is affected by UV and will deteriorate over time with exposure

I took my non fishing son away to Glenbawn last weekend , this was a challenge as id never fished here before and hoped my experience and equipment selection would help us out. We arrived Friday afternoon and set up camp the weather forecast was poor but was not bad in reality Saturday was a cracker of a day but we shot all the gear i had out for no joy. We returned to camp disheartened but not disillusioned discussed our tactics with our fellow fishers to find our selection was poor. fished jackals ,wrong HB divers , Spinners but to non avail. Discussed our tactics at the campfire over night with other fishers and was shown some charity by other fisher and loaned a selection of hand made deep divers and briefed on following the thermocline up the top of the lake We left camp at 8.30 when the prodigal son was watered and fed in teeming rain and headed to the top of the lake where we had been instructed to soak the lent lures (Hand made Stuckeys) With in 5 minutes of drowning said lures the non fishing kid has become a fisher person again. Over the next hour and a half he had boated 5 nice fat bass and i had managed 2 not that that matter fishing with kids is paramount

Was looking for a new overhead for a bit of slow jigging (getting too old for the other) This shiny item caught my eye and was on special for fathers day so i have a new outfit, just need to get it out on the water.

I'm heading to Glenbawn next weekend. Me and the kid no electronics, camping . I have not been there before, loaded up with plastics, spinnerbaits and a heap of different hard bodies jackals poltergeists and heaps of others. Hope I'll be posting my conquests but just looking forward to getting away.

Lovely work Jimbo, just getting my gear sorted out looking forward to some Harbour outings

Great Stuff, Have just bought a new Blackie setup and am looking for time to get out and give it a run never fished for them and at 50 thought it was a good time to start

Hope this post is not out of order but a read we need to have Dear ANSA Colleague, Many of you would be aware that the Productivity Commission released its report into Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture late last week. There are two very comprehensive reports that are worth taking the time to read over as many of the issue raised have considerable significance for the future of recreational fishing. You can access the reports via - http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/fisheries-aquaculture/draft#glance Key issues in the report are – · Following past over-fishing, Australian governments have sought to apply policies to reduce catch volumes, and thereby restore and maintain fish stocks. Generally, these have been successful in improving sustainability. · A developing issue is weak knowledge of the impact of increasingly successful but unmanaged recreational fishing on some high value fish stocks. · Current policy settings are sometimes overly prescriptive and outdated. In particular: Most commercial fisheries are managed primarily though controls over fishing methods, despite long recognition that this is a relatively inefficient way of meeting catch constraints, and inhibits fishers from introducing more cost effective practices. · Recreational and Indigenous customary fishing activity is at best sporadically monitored and impacts on stock sustainability largely uncounted in fishery management regimes. This is despite the fact that recreational fishing is a popular pastime for millions of Australians, and that recreational catch rivals commercial catch for some species, placing pressure on some key stocks. · Governments differ in the extent to which they have adopted best practice fishery management techniques, which is leading to significant costs for fishers operating in some cross jurisdictional fisheries, and risks to sustainability of stocks. · Commercial fisheries should move as a default position to apply transferrable quota systems. This would result in fewer constraints on fishing practice and provide a more efficient and effective means of adhering to harvest limits. · Recreational fishing needs greater recognition in fisheries management, and decisions on restrictions and facilities for fishers require development of a sound evidence base. · The introduction of licensing for recreational fishers where not presently used, and the better use of licensing systems to manage fishing where they are used, will provide a means for better meeting the needs of both future generations of fishers and environmental outcomes. · The value of access to fisheries is multifaceted, incorporating economic, social and cultural benefits. Allocation of access where there is competition for fisheries resources should seek to maximise this value. · Indigenous customary fishing is given special recognition consistent with native title rights more generally. However, there is limited clarity about what these rights entail for catch limits, which is an outcome of customary fishing being generally exempted from fishery management regimes. There is relatively poor input from Indigenous people into fishery management. Effective incorporation of customary fishing into management systems would help resolve these issues. · Benefits from dissolving boundaries via active cooperation in the management of critical cross jurisdictional fish stocks are often recognised but only rarely delivered. · Other improvements include making regulatory standards for protected species clearer, greater delegation of operational decision making to fishery managers and strengthening cost recovery arrangements. ANSA together with other state and national peak member bodies of ARFF (Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation) have collaborated in making submissions on behalf of all recreational fishers to the Productivity Commission and generally we are in agreement with most of the report conclusions and recommendations. The national media over the past week has run numerous story lines on the Productivity Commission report which in most respects has been positive for recreational fishing as it has lifted our profile considerably. As well as speaking with the media over the past week the members of ARFF have put out a joint media release - a copy of which is attached. ARFF and its members will be providing a detailed response to the Productivity Commission report. Please circulate to your club and member networks. Regards John Burgess Executive Officer/ Director ANSA National Ltd

Love the Daiwa gear, looks like a sweet piece of kit look forward to hearing how it performs.

Great posts guys and gals just bought a new blackfish outfit never fished for them before some great pearls of wisdom there I'm sure they will assist me on my quest. Great to be back been a good while

I had a similar affair when I went to silverwater rms no we don't do that here was the response Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good report appreciate an accurate assessment of how it is. Pitty its a bit grim after the rain.

The Seagate light 3500H Pe is a great reel which would suit also check it out.

Struggled to get sqid for bait, noticed others wasn't getting any easily eaither. Anchored burlied for a tank of Yakkas, my off sider got a large bream on a bait setup 10hook (37cm 820gms). Trolled from Clifton Gardens past Middle Head acrooss to North head souded nothing. No surface action, no bonito,salmon, birds?? Water temp a couple of degrees cooler than a couple of weeks back at 21.3°C Travelled to the south side still nothing on the sounder. Anchored at the colours for a while had our livies mauled. Change of tactics for a couple of decent squid. Pretty quiet day in all.