Botany Bay - 25th And 26th

[Keflapod]

Hey Raiders,

The intention was to fish saturday on the 12 mile reef for jackets (and maybe kingies) but the swell was way above my tolerance, so the bay got another bream session on Saturday.

I got out to the grounds at around 6:00am only to find the water temp had dropped to 17.2 and the water was slightly cloudy due to the rains we had earlier last week. The fishing was a bit slow but I was too busy freezing my tail off. The weather predicted a balmy 25 degrees but the fact that it was about 12 degrees in the morning was overlooked.

Anyway, I finished up with about 9 bream (30 - 38cm) and 3 whiting (32 - 35cm). One thing I noticed was that with the rising tide, came a body of water that had a slightly tan-colour about it. As soon as it came in, no more fish were caught. Perhaps it was silt from the disturbed seabed around the desal-plant excavation? Anyway, I up-anchored and went a fair way upstream to cleaner water and caught some more fish before going home.

A friend of mine fished sunday morning and we were able to compare results. We both have a good idea of what's happening so it's good to see how different conditions produce. The water temp on sunday was 19 degrees and he managed 15 bream, 6 sand whiting, 1 nice flattie and a 45cm blackfish. Pretty surprised about nailing a blackie amongst the bream. We are both bait fishermen and we like to fish skinny water for the bread'n'butter species.

On the way home I noticed that the crab traps are being deployed around towra. Does anyone know if they're getting any ? What's the best tide, time and moonphase to get them?

[Steve07]

Well done on a couple of good bags of bream & whiting out on the Bay.

Worth getting out there early despite the chilly conditions.

cheers

Steve

[Davemmm]

On the way home I noticed that the crab traps are being deployed around towra. Does anyone know if they're getting any ? What's the best tide, time and moonphase to get them?

Yeh there are a few crabs around. Not sure about towra, I caught a 4' wobbygong in one trap the other day. Bloody destroyed my pot and made off with a bream frame, a 7/0 hook and 2' of string That was all I got around Towra though I did drop one on the way up

I have never bothered about tides/moon phase etc. the pots go out when I go fishing.

Dave

[Keflapod]

Wobbegongs in traps? Mate - I never thought they would do it - still - why wouldn't they ?

Hmmm, gotta find me some crabs. Badly in need of a nice crab entree before the bream main course.... Anyway, I'll think I'll take the advice and chuck the traps in when I go fishing and watch them with the binoculars for suspicious activity...If I see a float go zapping under the surface, I'll know its a wobby !