stylo Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 (edited) Is there good fishing around here ? No doubt I will explore but any heads up would be great .. Roberta, you are not too far north from here, but I am only there for 3 days, so I MAY probably be able to sneak up for a fish with you at Forster ! LOL Les Edited November 29, 2007 by stylo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squizzytaylor Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I am lead to believe that the Lake is only opened up once a year Stylo and have only ever fished it land based for small squier , Im pretty sure that the back half of the lake was also locked out in the Marine Park but I may stand corrected. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylo Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 NOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooo !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Hi Stylo Sorry - I have never fished Smith's Lake - I have too much fun with the waterways nearby! As Squizzy says - I believe it has been affected quite a bit by the Marine Park up here - you would need to check out dpi & maps to see just 'how affected!' Where are you staying & When are you coming up - so long as it is not next tues/wed or mid dec I'd love to hit the water with you!! Send me a pm with any details! Cheerio ROberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylo Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 Hi Roberta, I am planning early. The trip is not until Jan 2-5, 2008 !!! I will check out the DPI site for any relevant info regarding the Marine Park. Cheers all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roosterman Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 hi stylo, ive been going up smiths for about 4yrs or so a few times a year as the outlaws have a b & b there... i have fished it only once seriously for very small to just legal bream.not counting the numerous times with the kids catching buckets of em with bread next to frothy coffee.not real good if lakes low though... the lake is very,very shallow and if its open even more so.... there is a nice deeper section that im reliably told near beach on inside towards the north and have seen photo of huge lizard from there.... also between the frothy coffee and the back island theres aparently a good dropoff that holds them also.... i spoke to a local that fishes alot there and he told me theres alot of water between fish but can get lucky at times... armed with this i always hit wallis lake usually around the leases and do quiet good there..... off the beaches is supposed to be real good but i have not tried yet... im sure youll have a nice time there,its so beautiful up there.... cheers.... steve.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Smiths Lake is good for the kids - burley up and aim for small bream. This lake has been badly affected by the Port Stephens Marine Park. As much as I love Smiths Lake, Wallis lake (the next one along) is the champion fishery of the two. Especially now due to the productive areas of Smiths Lake being shut down. Forster is only a 15-20 minute drive away. One of my favorite things to do is to hire a boat and hit the racks early in the morning. Fly, SP or bait. They usually open Smiths Lake a few weeks before the Christmas holiday period. So now likely. That is a good time to hit the beach (Cellito Beach?). The opening brings every predator from the area into the mouth of the lake and opportunities abound. Seriously, Smiths is OK, but Wallis Lake is just that much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylo Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Thanks heaps all ! I will research just that little bit more and will hopefully give you guys something worthwhile to read ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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