Moro Mou

Raiders, After a quite weekend with the boat staying dry i could not shake the fishing bug so i opted for another landbased session to end the day. A small bream and a tailor on rubbers followed by a yakka. Unfortunately for the yakka it did not go back in and the fillets came off and one reentered the water with a 2/0 hook in it. A few minutes passed before the slack line dissappeared and i came up solid. At first i thought yep a good flatty but after it had a couple of great runs and plenty of head shakes i thought for a moment it may have been a small jew. Yet again fishing only 4lb leader it was a case of letting the fish do its stuff and getting back line when i could. When the big girl appeared from the depths i thought here we go again how am i going to land this one. Some close calls wading thru the oysters and onto the only patch of sand i could find and eventually had a thumb grip on her. A couple of very quick photos and then back into the drink she went. She stayed in the shallows for a minute or two before slowly turning her head and swimming back to the depths. At 76 cm she was a PB for me and a great way to cap off Aust Day.

sounds silly but in the end i was pretty happy i landed it without a net as the degree of difficulty made the capture a little more memorable.

Great story jewgaffer and certainly one worth sharing.

I love eating Reddies. That 39cm one is a cracker - well done

Hello Raiders, I had a quick plastics session this evening for no joy so switched to unweighed pillie fillets. Managed a few small bream before coming up solid on the attached. I was only using 4lb fluro leader and must admit thought i had no chance but manged to navigate the plyons and eventually beach her. Interesting though during the fight i polietly asked two people holding a boat whether they had a landing net i could borrow. One of them said yes and the other said no. When i polietly asked again they said it was in the boat and they could not get it. Anyway when i lowered the flatty back into the water after a quick photo and watched it swim off the two unhelpful people looked at me with amazment and couldn't beleive what i had done. Hopefully i will get another chance at the big girl some other day but with a plastic.

The people keeping undersize fish of any species are going to ruin things for all of us. I dont understand it!!!

Plenty of surface action still this morning but i couldn't boat a king. We only tried stick baits and despite a few knocks and plenty of follows couldn't get one to stick. We ended up using small 2" grubs and had a bawl on small tailor. We ended up boating over 30 but most were undersized. I wasn't worried though as all were released. They (kings and Tailor) are feeding on 1 inch size whitebait so probably the fly guys will have more sucess. Anyway a good morning none the less.

After an unsucessful freshwater session early last week i was keen to get back on the water to try and use my fishing gear for what is was meant for - catching fish. A mate and i had an early start on Sat and despite nursing a corker of a hangover i was keen to get line wet. I had planned a plastics only session despite reports of good kings being taken on squid. We hit the first marker and on the second cast a few splashes and then bang on. Not sure of its size but after 3 very good runs i was busted off on 30lb!!! We persisted for a little longer and then moved to the next marker, and the next and the next for nothing. Finally on the 5th marker my mate hooked and after a good fight boated a 56cm rat. Shortly afterwards i was on and a smaller 53cm model was boated. They were only little fella's but good fun and it was nice to get my mojo back.

Thanks Arn09, On the recent trip we really concentrated on lures, trolling and casting. Experimented with all sorts of things, colour, size etc including a copper spoon rigged with a paravein to stop the twist. This was recomended by one of the local guys. Both the bust offs came from this rig. The quick bait sessions we had we used Bardi's, yabbys and worms but are hearts were no in it by this stage. I love my freshwater fishing but think i will give Glenbawn and Windamere a go before heading back down south.

thanks rockyjack, yes i have heard it many times . . . you should have been hear last week it was awesome. Also i like your comment that if you read/hear it is firing you are probably too late. Anyway who said fishing was just about catching fish half the fun is preparing and getting away for a few days to catch up with friends. Catching fish just makes your fishing reports more interesting to read!!!

Great read Hodgey and seems like a good effort on the fish front with the conditions. There is always next year for some 60cm + models. I am v keen to fish the classic one year. Cheers

Yeah unfortunately when the fishing turns off in freshwater to don't have too many other options. At least in the salt you have numerous fish species that you can target. I think it is time to boat me a few Sydney kings to get my mojo back!!!

It certainly is . . . . .

No worries scrubworm. I have had some tough and disspointing fishing sessions in my time but unfortunately this rates with one of the worst. The serenity was good though!

Hello all, After reading a good report from Blowering Dam i deceided to gice the freshwater seen a go. Two mates fished Blowering for a full day (and night) and only managed 2 small cod. 1 was 49 cm but the other the lure looked big in comparison. As a result they made the call to head to Burrinjuck early on Tuesday morning. This pleased me somewhat as the drive from Sydney was much easier. I arrived at 3.30 pm and the other guys had already had a few hours on the water for nothing. I was hoping that my arrival would change things for the better . . . . no harm in hoping. We fished through until 11pm and only manged 1 small yellow belly for our troubles. They highlights however were dropping a nice cod boat side (estimated at 60 cm+) and getting busted off on 50lb braid (twice) by what could only be described as a monsters. We had a final early morning session yestreday and only caught a carp and a very small redfin. I was a relaxing few days but it certainly has me questioning why i would leave Sydney to catch nothing when there are an abundance of King captures all over fishraider!!

Well Done mate - looking forward to boating a few with you soon. Cheers Moro Mou

Thanks Arn09, I will be chasing a PB on lure. Have plenty of black and purple lures so hopefully things will go to plan. Cheers

Great Work, I am heading to Blowering next week for a couple of days. Fingers crossed that i can post a similar report on my return. Out of interest were you trolling or using bait? Cheers

Went for yellowfin but from what i have heard and read - PNG Black Bass

I have caught trout on them.

Hello, Like Linton i also use the double paternoster rig. The only variation they i use apart from what has already been mentioned is - On one of the top hooks thread on a plastic (no jig head just a hook). I think they call this drop shotting but it is effective particually with 2 - 3 inch grub type platics. I also find that you want a slow drift. If you are moving too fast you will get far less hookups. Hope this helps.

Catch my first Jewie - any size will do and get to PNG for Black Bass (although that may have to wait until 2010)

Some great fish and great viewing. Must do that place one day.

Caught near Rushcutters on a Pillie fillet. Cheers

Fishraiders, Despite very oridnary conditions this morning given that a mate and i had a leave pass we decided to give it a go. The wind and chop kept as from going too far but as luck would have it we found a sheltered spot where we could at least have a coffee and contemplate what to do. With a warm coffee in our guts a few baits were dropped to see what was around. It was long before a few small snapper were caught but we were hoping for something better. We flicked a few plastics but low and behold only another undersize snapper was caught so it was back to the bait. Finally a good hit came and the new rod and reel was to be christened on somthing decent - a more than respectable 50 cm flatty. Pic attached.