southerly Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Sweet dreams of kings off North Head in the yak were rudely interupted by my alarm and the sound of 10kts of southerly in the trees. After a brief internal debate betwen a launch and bed, I drove to Roseville to get out of the wind. The pay machine was not working so it was a good start. Headed out to a couple of holes near the bridges in the hope of a jew. Dropped a squid jig over and cast SP's. Hooked up to a flathead around legal in the deepest hole, released him for another day. No squid landed, there was plenty of bait on the sounder in places. After satisfying myself that a jew was not going to play I drifted upstream of the bridge casting into the southern shore. Near the first small point I hooked up to another flathead of 40cm in a gulp alive swimming minnow in root beer (all fish today caught on this). It went into the bag. Hooked another flathead around legal and returned him to fight another day. It quitened down so I headed back towards the ramp to an area where I have had success before. 2nd cast and I had a solid hit, after a short fight another lizard of around 40cm comes into the boat, 3 casts later and I boat another. About 10 casts later i was bored so headed to the northern shore and worked the edges and a few holes for zero. Aleast I have figured out how to catch a few fish at Roseville as my first few trips yielded only squid. Wind mellowed around 7am making the fishing easier. Some small surface action that was probably small choppers. Water was 19.4C. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dejavu Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Thats excellent mate, cant wait to get out again myself. top report. Cheers Sasha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Nice work southerly!!!! Least you got a feed. Roseville can be a hard nut to crack form my expereince, somedays it seems quite good then others just lifesless except for the toads!!!!! Have you been catching squid all the way up at the bridge????? if so i have to give it a crack!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Well done SOutherly - a great day out on the water! I hope to put the yak out sometime this week - the wind has been a bit viscious up here just now, tho! Big blow on now, as we speak! Cheers Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southerly Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 Nice work southerly!!!! Least you got a feed. Roseville can be a hard nut to crack form my expereince, somedays it seems quite good then others just lifesless except for the toads!!!!! Have you been catching squid all the way up at the bridge????? if so i have to give it a crack!!!!! Hey fishlexic, I have been getting arrows all the way between the ramp and the road bridge. Seems to need a fair bit of current run to work though. Last year I caught a very big southern upstream of the bridge during a big fresh, the water was the colour of chochlate. Like you I have found it a bit hit and miss so do not fish it regularly, chasing kings is just too much fun, even if it is a while between hookups. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piss'n'Broke Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Top work Dave Love a few lizards on the BBQ with a coldie We have pickup squid that far up river,,,, it does happen, but I would definately say it doesnt occur regularly Dan D&G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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