fishythings

It’s been no fishing for quite some times due to the weather and new chore looking after my first grandson, but this morning I had a thought of fishing again and went to the closest spot from my place which is South Coogee. Arrived at 6.30am no one was fishing at the spot, which was unusual, cloudy and so windy. So first cast with running sinker rig and prawn I got Tarwhine 32 cm. Second cast, got snagged as usual at this spot, third cast got snagged again so I changed into float fishing but I got another problem as the float kept moving closer to the ledge due to the Easterly wind. No choice and back botom fishing using running sinker. Several casts I could not feel any nibble as I got long bow line but when checked the bait was gone, it must have been taken by small fish. Around 8.05am something big pulled the line and within a minute I found a big Bream 34cm at the end of the line. As the high tide would be at 8.45am so I called it quit. Nothing special but at least I got a chance to feel that exciting feeling. Andy

To me it looks more a pig than a fish, so it should be a Fishpig!!! Andy

The eels are oily, but if you know how to do with them to become unagi they are nice. Andy

Hi Lung Fai, Are you kidding? James doesn't mean the real Tasmanian Devil for bait, but a certain shape of fishing lures called tasmanian devil, you can google it up. Andy

I think it was a cuttle fish. Andy

Were you using under water camera while snorekeling? Andy

PM sent. Andy

I think electric eel or electric ray can be the source. Andy

I always love reading your fishing report; Ah no, it was a novel. Andy

That is a Wirrah Andy

Congratulations Phil, that's the Wrasse your girl friend likes most. Andy

Check this http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/info/sydney-closure

My girlfriend and I are looking to meet some other fisherfolk, hopefully some that wouldn't mind showing us a technique or two. More than happy to chip in for bait/fuel/etc, throw some beers and some pleasant conversation in as well. We mainly fish around the eastern suburbs but we have a car and are happy to drive. Hi Phil, PM sent, Andy

Hi mate, PM sent. Thanks, Andy

Hi mate, Those were good haul. Did you use squid jigs or squid prong with yellowtail on it? Thanks, Andy

Good on you Ray, so tempting. Andy

Surely you will get a good Karma for what you have done to others. Great work. Andy

was feeling pretty keen for a fish but after seeing the forecast on wind think il have to give it a miss. Doesnt seem very bad at home though hhhhhh. Me too, but I just checked the seabreeze Little Bay the wind and gust are flat.

Research done by Tokyo University on behalf of Asahi Beer Co. Ltd has proven that drinking beer while squdding results in a 73.8% increased haul. But when you get drunk the squid will pull you out into the water, ha ha

Hi Sam, PM sent. Andy

Lastly, I will be flying Garuda, does anyone know if I can take fishing reels on the plane in my carry on luggage? Hi Ben, You'd better try to get the information about it from the Garuda office on Hunter street Sydney. Let me know how you went and good luck. Andy

Hi mate, it is interesting and your theory does make sense, but to find such a spot like yours is not that easy. Good on you mate in such a bad weather you still catch some big fish.Looking forward to the pictures. Cheers,Andy

Haven't been fishing for quite sometime due to the bad weather and flat sea, but this morning looked promising, so I went to my favourite spot and started fishing from 7.30 am as the high tide would be at 9.00am. For half an hour fishing I could feel a lot of enquiries from small fishes only, so I changed my location and dropped my tackle closer to the cliff ledge. In a minute I could feel something big pulling out the line and trying to go deeper and closer to the ledge. At that stage I was pretty sure that a big drummer was on the other side of my line so I tried to hold him from pulling the line by tightening the drag and used my floppy rod as a cushion to tire him out for a few minutes until he didn't pull the line as frequent and strong as before and then I pumped and wound my Blackfish tackle until some stage that I felt the fish kept kicking but didn't pull the line which meant it was lifted from the water. But now I couldn't crank my reel as it was too big for my reel to do it and I could not get closer to the ledge for safety reason. So I asked a fisho fishing next to me to pull the line for me while I was winding the reel and in a few second I managed to lift this beautiful Rock tank off the cliff. That is a friend for, thanks mate. It was worth fishing in freezing Winter morning to warm my body up and bring home something nice for diner. I quit at 8.35am as I had something to do. Cheers, Andy

Thera are so many variables in fishing and the Anglers Almanac is only part of them I think. Andy

Did you use stringy weed or cabbage one? Cheers, Andy