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Hello Raiders, I found a couple of fishing rods in the north shore area of Sydney today. Looks like they were mistakenly left in a car park. Please send me a pm if they are yours. Please include a description/make/model and where you left them I will arrange for them to be returned.

It is all about firsts for me lately. Managed this little fella on a blade. Surely there is room to improve on this!!!!

I was pretty happy. Caught in about 1 metre of water. This was the fly that did the trick.

Confident that i was doing the right things, thanks to Slinky, yesterday evening i gave it another bash. I stayed with the intermediate line for the moment as well as the weighted clouser. The good news is this was the recipie for success and i landed my first flathead on fly. No biggie by any stretch however very pleasing just the same.

Thanks Slinky, Appolgies for posting this in the worng section (meant fly chat). By the sounds of things i am doing the right things . . . but just need to find the fish! Might try the floating line though Slinky as this may help getting the fly to bounce off the bottom. Hopefully i will have a photo to post soon. Cheers

I have set myself a new challenge - catch a flatty on fly. I have already had a few cracks but no cigar. I am fishing a 6/7 weight over flats with an itermediate line. I have been using clouser types flies with reasonably heavy heads. They are definatley getting to the bottom. I have tried greens and yellows and blue and whites with no success. Can anyone offer any pointers on fly selection and the type of retreive? Many thanks.

Love it!!!

Thanks to all for your informative replies and PM's. Plenty of info to think about and stew over along with planning a freshwater mission. When i have invested to will let you know what i decide on. Cheers Tim

Well the good news is my permit to aquire has been authorised by the trouble and stife so i am now officially in the market for nice little 5 weight. I have used a Sage "bass special" in the US and this was quite nice. I also borrowed a mates Loomis however did not sink a hook with it. Any suggestions? Max spend would be say $400? Appreciate your response. Many thanks.

Well it has been a long time between posts which can be attributed to only one thing . . . . not enough fishing! Anyway armed with a light spin rod and a 4 inch paddle tail rubber began working the shallows on an incoming tide in a few of the bays in the harbour. On about his third cast my mate came up trumps and a bang on 36 cm flatty was boated. A couple of casts later it was my turn and a better 45 cm model hit the net. Things were looking up. A few more casts and then this lovely lady took a liking to my offering - 62cm and certainly my best for some time. The funny part was the 45 cm model gave more of an account for itself than this old girl. Anyway good fun and she was realeased to bring a smile to someone elses face one day.

Lovely report Caddis and it has certainly given my some inspiration to buy a 5 weight.

Guys - Customs/AQIS would be my first port of call. No sense spending time and money on packing your catch if you cant keep it once it gets to Australia. Here are a couple of links to get you started. http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/import/food/private-consumption http://www.aqis.gov.au/icon32/asp/ex_casecontent.aspintNodeId=8745162&intCommodityId=11545&Types=none&WhichQuery=Go+to+full+text&intSearch=1&LogSessionID=0

Great report and they are certainly on my bucket list.

Hello Raiders, It has been a while since i have posted however i finally got around to taking the boat for a quick run on late sunday arvo. Plenty of bonnies working the surface in the harbour so pulled out the fly rod for a bit of fun. A couple of hits from the bonnies before getting slammed and coming up solid on a rat king. Very good fun on the 8 weight and my first king on fly so was very happy. Now for a legal one . . . .

That poem is a gem. It is a shame you couldn't have choosen some bigger flatties to photograph with the hat!

Hello Koalaboi, I agree with all the comments particularly that ff you can learn to use your fingers (much tricker) you will get more shelf life out of your worms. Also i find that the less you handle the worms the better as sometimes if touched on the body other than the head they have a tendency to break up. One final thing is when you are worming it is worth throwing a rod out in a rod holder as the worm bait in the wash also acts a berley to fish and you will be amazed how many fish you can catch while catching the bait! I miss going worming - have not done it for years. Good luck. Cheers

Nice one hodgey and good to see you managed a few of those lovely green fish. With most of NSW impoundments at 100% i think we are going to be in for a treat over the next few years fishing for natives. It is probably the only good thing that will come out of these floods.

Diesel Prado's are a great towing vehicle and better on fuel consumption over petrol. Only problem that i can see with the Prado is the 2nd hand vehicles hold their value too well. This is great if you are selling but tougher if your buying. Cant comment on Mazda or Jeep.

Awesome fish

Hi steven - i think all the other boats must have been catching fish because i wasn't!

Yesterday morning - lovely

Gyday landbased My understanding is that anything west of the HB is a no go. East of the HB it is limited to 150 g per month depending on species. Ie Tailor, mullet and bream are the worst where as Kingfish, Flathead and Flounder are quite acceptable and you can eat much larger quantities. So in a nut shell yes you can eat fish caught at Rose Bay but the quantity will depend on the species. I eat fish caught caught in the harbour (including tailor) however not on a regular basis. another good link is http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/consumers/keeping-food-safe/special-care-foods/sydney-harbour-seafood/

From the weekends SMH http://www.smh.com.au/environment/water-issues/the-poison-that-got-away-20101029-177i0.html

I started with a cheap (can't remember the brand) and while it worked OK i soon outlayed the extra cash for the sunbeam one. I have had no problems and would recommend.

Given the storm had passed by late afternoon and there was a run in tide I thought I would give my local wharf a quick hit last night. The water was chocolate brown however every bait (peeled prawns, tuna, and pillie fillets) lasted no more than a minute. There were schools of undersize tailor just going to town on anything cast at them. I landed plenty of small tailor and a few undersize bream before the attached came and spoiled the party. A nice consolation prize on light gear.