abitfishy Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 How many of you have pictures of your first ever fish you caught? Here I am, unknown age, maybe about 8 or so, holding my first fish I ever caught - a fantastic puffer fish. Shame I'm not japanese. At least my hair has faded a bit. Is at Little Beach, Port Stephens. No wonder I love that place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Thats a good one mate. I wish i had a pic of my first fish coz my memory cant go back that far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Knot Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 No pics of my first fish, but caught it at the old jetty at Nelson Bay (now the Marina) not far from where you are. Guess I was about... na too hard to guess say about 40 yeras ago. Have to agree its a great place. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abitfishy Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 Mate, its changed so much over the years. But its still fantastic. I mentioned to mum that for such a big boating/fishing area, there aren't a tonne of boat ramps in the Nelson Bay area and she mentioned there was one in Nelson Bay itself at one stage?? No pics of my first fish, but caught it at the old jetty at Nelson Bay (now the Marina) not far from where you are. Guess I was about... na too hard to guess say about 40 yeras ago. Have to agree its a great place. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Knot Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 There still is one in between the Wharf Restuarant and the Marina. But I gather it is not for public use, more for Waterways and or Water police. I think and its a struggle that there was another ramp many years ago(+30) towards the Fly Point end of Nelson Bay Beach. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 How the place and fishing has changed over the last 30 plus years. I loved the place when I was younger and each year we spent two weeks holiday fishing and swimming. Its lost all its charm and magic now as its changed so much Great memories when you look a pics like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abitfishy Posted May 18, 2006 Author Share Posted May 18, 2006 How the place and fishing has changed over the last 30 plus years. I loved the place when I was younger and each year we spent two weeks holiday fishing and swimming. Its lost all its charm and magic now as its changed so much Great memories when you look a pics like that It may have changed heaps, but I'd still rather live there than Sydney. I'd kill for a job working for fisheries at the marina in Nelson Bay in IT support but I doubt they are big enough to have their own onsite IT staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Knot Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Sorry abitfishy - Looks like I will continue to get this thread off the track you started, but have to recall taking the family (wife & 2 teenage kids) for a 10 day PO cruise to Vanuatu, New Caledonia Isle of Pines, Noumea etc. We got home and the kids said Dad it doesnt feel like we have had a proper Christmas holiday. So off we went to Shoal Bay for a week. The Buggers had "Bay withdrawl" I suspect. Think they caught it from me. Hope someone comes to the party with some photos soon John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abitfishy Posted May 18, 2006 Author Share Posted May 18, 2006 No worries blood knot, I'd say not too many people have photos of them with their first fish, I'd say I'm lucky. I'd say not a lot of people probably had cameras in those days at the right time where there first fish was caught, maybe more these days with phone cameras etc - mum only had it in the car as we were on holidays. I don't mind talking about the Nelson Bay area - since I don't get there often enough, hearing about it will have to do.... Sorry abitfishy - Looks like I will continue to get this thread off the track you started, but have to recall taking the family (wife & 2 teenage kids) for a 10 day PO cruise to Vanuatu, New Caledonia Isle of Pines, Noumea etc. We got home and the kids said Dad it doesnt feel like we have had a proper Christmas holiday. So off we went to Shoal Bay for a week. The Buggers had "Bay withdrawl" I suspect. Think they caught it from me. Hope someone comes to the party with some photos soon John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthefisherman Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 You guys are making me feel old all my kid pics are b&w and in 86 I had already been working 6 years. My first fish (no pic) was a bream caught of the old jetty an east hills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1990 Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 How many of you have pictures of your first ever fish you caught? Here I am, unknown age, maybe about 8 or so, holding my first fish I ever caught - a fantastic puffer fish. Shame I'm not japanese. At least my hair has faded a bit. Is at Little Beach, Port Stephens. No wonder I love that place! Hi guys, a fello red head we will take over the world one day mate. cheers james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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