Aero Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 (edited) Fished Broughton Island on Saturday for what was probably our last shot in the area before it becomes a Marine Park Sanctuary Zone. The fishing was pretty quiet by its usual standards but this beastie came to the party. We also fished Sunday for a handful of rats and a lone sambo. Broughton Island and Port Stephens in general is such a fantastic location it will be such a shame to see many of the best fishing locations become a no take zone at the expense of recreational anglers. The draft map appears tailor made to suit professional fisherman. Now is the time to have your say, it only take 2 minutes and can be done online: Visit this page: http://www.mpa.nsw.gov.au/psglmp/psglmp.htm for info on the proposed boundaries for the park, including maps etc. Visit this page to make your submission: http://www.mpa.nsw.gov.au/psglmp/submission.html Fish like this are just a small sample of what is on offer at Port Stephens. This area is a recreational fishing paradise and it is about to be taken away from us. Speak up NOW while you still can! Edited July 31, 2006 by Aero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 top kingie there mate gee all these big kings being caught and after watching xxxxxxxxxx this evening im starting to get a bit restless. anyways well done mate and good luck with your cause Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fishrunner Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Great size kings there Aero ' Bet they went hard. congrats cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Taken on a 6 inch camo sandworm! Teehee!!!! Just for the record this isn't just our cause! Recreational anglers have a RIGHT to their fair share of this resource!!! yeah i understand that and fished that beautiful island last december its going to be sad if they do turn it into a sanctuary as its so accessable to recreational trailor boat fisherman so i ll take back what i said and good luck to our cause Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 unbelievable kingies there mate, must of taken some serious stopping. hopefully we can get our opinions put into action on the marine park so we dont loose the chance to tangle with these great adversaries and others as well. cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 Guys it was just one fish, we left the other one there for the next unsuspecting customer Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 What an awesome fish! Congratulations! Thanks for revving the fellow Raiders up on the Marine Parks issue. It's been my pet hate since Jervis Bay was demolished Ladies and gents, we really NEED to pull our heads out of the sand on this issue. My prediction is that Sydney Harbour will be their next target and it will be the easiest of all fishing havens to screw, now the pros are gone and the fishermen have abondoned the place in droves. Time to wake up ppl. Regards Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outnumbered Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 top fish how long was the fight? and what gear did you get him on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooled Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Aero, another great adventure, great size and good pics too. Your always doing something right, cheers Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbofisho Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 What an awesome fish! Congratulations! Thanks for revving the fellow Raiders up on the Marine Parks issue. It's been my pet hate since Jervis Bay was demolished Ladies and gents, we really NEED to pull our heads out of the sand on this issue. My prediction is that Sydney Harbour will be their next target and it will be the easiest of all fishing havens to screw, now the pros are gone and the fishermen have abondoned the place in droves. Time to wake up ppl. Regards Red Mate, the plan is to have a joint marine park from the port stephens one down to the jervis bay one. Check the Politics section of the forum, plenty of informative posts on the goings on there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Iam not sure about the political side of the issue, but Ive had some great sessions at Broughton Is. and its a damn shame this is happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Reely Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Its all over isnt it? No matter what we say! Thats what you get voting Labour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Guys this is the fishing reports section Not the political pages Please if you want to talk about fishing do it here and the rest put in the politics section Cheers Stewy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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