Steve Mc Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 G'day all. I have been reading this website for a long time now and thought I should start to add something as I have taken plenty. In the recent school holidays I went to Hawks Nest with the wife and my 2 boys and our friends for a bit of kayak, boat and beach fishing. 1sy day we headed to the beach for a swim and as I usually do I took the rod and tackle box just in case. While I was standing there staring out to sea thinking how good life was, I spotted a dark patch that I thought was weed. Then the weed started to move. When a nice+_+_)ave came up I saw that it wasn't weed but salmon. Beach goers must have thought I was mad as I bolted towards my gear. I tied on a 50g metal lure with hands shaking and started heaving it at the school. Bear in mind that I have caught 1 salmon in my life, most of my fishing is in the fresh, anyway after about 15 casts landing right behind the school and dragging my lure through them and getting nothing, I thought they just weren't interested. Next cast though the reel started to scream (just like on all those DVD's I watch over and over). After a minute it slowed then a few pumps later it was off again. I couldn't believe how much fun I was having. The fight lasted about 15 minutes or so until I finally got it in the shallows and then I realised why it fought so well, I jagged it in the side. So things were going well but this is where I made my big mistake. My mate who was with me all the way, said "do you want me to grab the line?" , I answered "if you can grab the 20lb leader you can", because you see before we went to the beach I already had 8lb leader attached to my 6lb fireline and I thought maybe a chance of a big flattie at the beach so I will just add some 20lb to the end to save the 8lb for later. Well you can probably guess what happened, he reached down and grabbed the 8lb and the load on my rod disappeared. My mate felt bad and everyone felt sorry for me but I couldn't get the smile off my face. It was such great fun. (Sorry I have crapped on for so long. I will try to shorten the rest up) Over the next few days I went back and managed to actually land one. 68cm on a metal slice. My 7 year old got one (65cm) all on his own with a surf popper attached just above a pilchard. The my wife and 9 year old got one (68cm est) together on a pilchard (theirs was released). Besides that we caught plenty of flatties, bream, luderick and mullet during the week. It was such a great week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 good on ya mate and welcome to the site. nice read nice fish and nice place hawks nest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako1 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Steve Mc Great report. Well done on getting into the salmon They're loads of fun to catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inked Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 good stuff mate I was up there second week of the holidays, it is such an aweseome spot. If you go into the pizza shop at Hawkes Nest, they had some photos of a guy that landed two massive jews 2 days in a row off the beach over the weekend of the full moon (6/7th oct). They would have been close to 5ft each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasel Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Hawks Nest is my favourite place ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 to FR, Steve. That's a great catch and sounds like you had a great time. Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) welcome to the site!! thats just beautiful fish and report! very nice are hawks nest! btw which beach did you fish from? Edited October 19, 2006 by kantong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mc Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 Thanks everyone. And thanks for all the info I have been getting from you guys in the past. It really does help. I'm off for an overnighter to Windamere in a few weeks so hopefully I will have something to report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 welcome to the site good to see the kids are getting involved well done mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurespinner Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 i was at hawks nest in the holidays 2nd week i tried slices from both surf beech and jimmys beach but not a touch nice salmon! i wish i coulda got sum but i agree tho... hawks nest is a great place and im sure to go bak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Gotta love it up there, nice to see another EELS fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaulpang Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Great Pics and great report Steve,nice salmon you got there. to the site, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthefisherman Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Ripper report and to FR I love it up around that neck of the woods we used to saty at Myall Shores a fair bit. I reckon it might be time to plan another holiday up that way it's a great spot for the kids too and yours looked like they had a ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Rock Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Getting into the beach salmon eh? The kids must have loved it! Pound for pound they fight as hard as any fish in the ocean I reckon - top report and pics. When they're fussy like that it often pays to switch to a much smaller lure - as small as you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 mate and nice Sambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mc Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 i was at hawks nest in the holidays 2nd week i tried slices from both surf beech and jimmys beach but not a touch nice salmon! i wish i coulda got sum but i agree tho... hawks nest is a great place and im sure to go bak Lurespinner, I have just about given up on Jimmys beach . I have fished that beach so many times over the last 3 years for bugger all. The house we stay at (my aunty's) is just behind Jimmys so I often walk over there with a rod and a few plastics but I NEVER get anything. I'm sure the netters get most of what is out there. Last year I saw about 15 utes completely full of still flapping fish come from Jimmys. Made me mad. The best places this time were near the little shortcut that takes you out into the main bay where we got quite a few good flatties plus a few undersized models and we caught plenty of good sized bream, blackfish and mullet up at Bombah Point near the car ferry. Mondo, the kids did love it, nearly as much as me and I probably should have tried a smaller lure, I will remember that next time. Big-Banana, yep an Eels fan. Maybe next year hey.(When will I stop saying that?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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