I lived on the Georges River at Illawong for 20 years, up to 1984. Then Illawong had very few houses and a small population. From Illawong to the Woronora Bridge there was not more than 20 houses and a few farms in between. My god - look at it now. The old ferry at Lugarno ceased operation in 1972, it carried 15 cars.
Anyway, back then (god that makes me feel old) you could catch pretty well any species, in large quantity any time of the day or night - that was when you could catch a good Jewie at Jewfish Point.
Bream, Flatties, Flounder, Whiting, Tailor, Soul, Jackets, Whiting, Jewies, Trumpeters, Good size muddies, squid, prawns, oysters, cockles, small snapper, mullet, gar - just to name a few.
My folks moved to Central Coast and the daily fishing jaunts ended. Years later I had a weekend session on the Georges, fished every spot that I had come to know so well in my early days there. Can you believe it - over a two day period I caught 1 Fortesque (in my favourite Blackie spot) and nothing else.
The reports I read on this forum indicate that there has been a reversal of that situation. I guess that Fishing limits and pollution control has had a factor in this.
What are your thoughts on this?