Landbased Live Bait Spots In Middle Harbour

[cpanag]

Hey all,

Which spots would any of you recommend for catching yakkas and maybe squid around Middle Harbour (land-based)? I'm heading up for a fish that way tomorrow afternoon and it'd be good if I could catch some bait in that area rather than the spots I'd normally go to (which are out of the way).

Thanks

[Josh88]

You could try for squid off the rocks at Wy-Ar-Gine point at Balmoral or off the island there as well.

Or you could try off Cobblers beach which is a little bit further downstream, just past the navy waters.

Cheers

Josh

[andrew399]

you should be able to berley them up at any wharf, pool or around rocks etc... they may be a bit harder in winter though...

[GK510]

Try the pontoon at the boat ramp under Roseville bridge. Its a little further upstream than the other suggestions however. I went there last night, berleyed a bit with a mix of pilchards and bread and they were soon in abundance.

I managed to catch about 25 in half an hour using a sabiki rig.

After this I moved upstream a bit for the low tide in the hope of a jew. Unfortunately the Jews were not as forthcoming as the yakkas.

Cheers,

Graham

[cpanag]

Thanks for the advice all. Graham, I did try the pontoon next to the Roseville ramp and caught myself a couple of yakkas and a few small other fish of which I have no idea what they were (sort of a cross between silver biddies and mullet).

I fished the picnic area upstream from Roseville Bridge, and a bit further upstream, without too much luck. Just one decent bream and a couple of barely legal ones which all went back to fight another day.

Cheers