Brooklyn This Morning

[tide'n'knots]

Hi raiders,

fished brooklyn this morning,

arrived and on the water about 20mins before daybreak, straight to my fav run out jew spot and caught the last hour or so for 2 jew 45cm and 50cm, then pumped yabbies for a whiting session later and made my way towards juno stayed about 1/2 hour and the wind picked up and became uncomfortable so I decided to pull the pin on juno and headed up into cowan for some shelter tried with soft plastics for a while for nought

then headed up into one of the bays to try for whiting on the sand flats. managed 4 keepers and threw back heaps before the wind ruined everything by lunch time.

The jew took squid and mackrel fillet. Another hour or so of the run out in the morning before the wind would have been nice but beggers cant be choosey I guess.

A bad day fishin still beats a good at work. Had it not been for the wind I think I would have probably done better on the whiting too,oh well.

On the way back I decide to troll a squid with the downrigger and the bomb caught a rock smashed the rod holder across the back of the boat and pulled the lot straight in the drink!!!! doh!!

Luckily the fishing line snagged the downrigger and I managed to get it all back, but I still have to fix the rodholders before next trip!

[james7]

Wow! What a day of "ups" and "downs"!

Good news that you were able to retrieve the downrigger.

A bad day fishin still beats a good at work.

You're right about that tide'n'knots. At least you scored a few whiting and I'm sure you wouldn't want to swap places with me at work!

Cheers

Peter

[jjcrd]

nice T'n'K

id still say a cuple legal jewies and sum keeper whiting is a good session

also if you don't mind me asking did u catch the squid you used for bait yourself, if so where abouts?

im hiring out a boat at brooklyn on the weekend and im really new to the spot im targetin jewies and i wanted to know a nice spot wer i cood catch some nice squid or even yellow tail

also incase the jewis arnt working out for us can you recomend some spots for flatties, bream or whiting around brooklyn??

any advice would be greatly appreciated if you can help

cheers jason

Edited December 1, 2008 by jjc

[arpie]

Well done on the jewies, Pete, but bad luck on the Downrigger saga! Terrific you managed to get it all back tho! Back to the planning board! Bet it doesn't do it again!

Cheers

Roberta

[glennmreid]

Sorry to hear about the smashed rod holders. Atleast you mamanged to save the downrigger. Not a cheap piece of equipment at all.

[tide'n'knots]

nice T'n'K

id still say a cuple legal jewies and sum keeper whiting is a good session

also if you don't mind me asking did u catch the squid you used for bait yourself, if so where abouts?

im hiring out a boat at brooklyn on the weekend and im really new to the spot im targetin jewies and i wanted to know a nice spot wer i cood catch some nice squid or even yellow tail

also incase the jewis arnt working out for us can you recomend some spots for flatties, bream or whiting around brooklyn??

any advice would be greatly appreciated if you can help

cheers jason

I dont catch the squid, I find the frozen stuff works just as well, although other people would disagree, the trick is to make sure the squid is white in colour not pink.

The stuff I mainly use is in a blue box, LUNDS calafornia squid. IT can be bought at some supermarkets and most good bait shops, it is acually for human consumption so it is always in supreme condition and snow white. trust me if there are jew where you are fishing they will eat it just as readily as a fresh squid.

Personally I would rather eat the fresh squid myself!

As for spots to try, the rail bridge is worth a go for bream and the odd jew and flattie.

Fish the first pylon out on the brooklyn side, you will see a cutting in the rock on the shore, cant miss it, like they made a mistake when they built the bridge, anchor in front of that and fish back toward the pylon with pillie pieces and yabbies if you can get them or prawn for good bream and flathead, a big bait such as a full squid or a big mullet or tailor fillet here will produce the odd decent jew also.

A drift around dangar island shoals is also worth a go for flatties although they tend to be just keepers and not much else in the way of sizable fish, although if you have some yabbies or worms this area at times can produce very big whiting. Another good drift is straight out from Parsely bay in the middle of the river and drift toward the rail bridge.

As for yellow tail the only good area I know of is west head and you cannot go there in a hire boat.

good luck.

Pete.

[tide'n'knots]

Sorry to hear about the smashed rod holders. Atleast you mamanged to save the downrigger. Not a cheap piece of equipment at all.

yeh mate my downrigger is homemade - a bomb with a clip attached tied to venetion blind cord on a short stocky rod and an old large reel to wind it up and down, so not super expensive but nether the less still would have to be replaced if I lost it. If it were a shop bought one, I would have had a heart attack from stress!! As it is the rod holder set up at the back of my boat has 6 rod holders and has to be all pulled apart and rebuilt - more of a pain in the butt than expensive.

Roberta probably can remember the setup I have, it worked great, unfortunately it just wasnt designed to take that sort of pressure - boat pulling one way, and the downrigger pulling the other way.

pete.

[jewgaffer]

.........As for spots to try, the rail bridge is worth a go for bream and the odd jew and flattie.

Fish the first pylon out on the brooklyn side, you will see a cutting in the rock on the shore, cant miss it, like they made a mistake when they built the bridge, anchor in front of that and fish back toward the pylon.......

good luck.

Pete.

Hi Tide'n'knots Shame about the wind Pete but you did fairly well by the sound of it. They often forecast the gusts wrong.

There are two cuts out in the cliff face just west of the first pylon at the rail bridge on the Brooklyn side. The rock face was cut out to make alcoves to provide sheltered docks for the bridge barges.

Anywhere near the first cut out closest the pylon is all but unfishable, you'll lose your anchor there nine out of ten times and continually snag up on the bottom with the gear you'll need to handle the current.

As to fishing the anywhere near the second cut out, you'll more than likely lose your anchor there as well or continually get snagged up on the submarine cables. The square cut alcove closest the pylon is a one boat spot but only worth fishing if you have an electric motor. I've noticed boats with electric motors slow trolling for bream around the first pylon occasionally but the jew boats fishing the run out tide often anchor up at least a hundred and fifty to two hundred metres behind the second cut out and fish towards the second pylon but they don't anchor anywhere between the eastern side of the second cut out and the bridge because of the jagged bottom and the submarine cables.

I hope this information saves an anchor or two

Cheers

jewgaffer

[jjcrd]

I dont catch the squid, I find the frozen stuff works just as well, although other people would disagree, the trick is to make sure the squid is white in colour not pink.

The stuff I mainly use is in a blue box, LUNDS calafornia squid. IT can be bought at some supermarkets and most good bait shops, it is acually for human consumption so it is always in supreme condition and snow white. trust me if there are jew where you are fishing they will eat it just as readily as a fresh squid.

Personally I would rather eat the fresh squid myself!

As for spots to try, the rail bridge is worth a go for bream and the odd jew and flattie.

Fish the first pylon out on the brooklyn side, you will see a cutting in the rock on the shore, cant miss it, like they made a mistake when they built the bridge, anchor in front of that and fish back toward the pylon with pillie pieces and yabbies if you can get them or prawn for good bream and flathead, a big bait such as a full squid or a big mullet or tailor fillet here will produce the odd decent jew also.

A drift around dangar island shoals is also worth a go for flatties although they tend to be just keepers and not much else in the way of sizable fish, although if you have some yabbies or worms this area at times can produce very big whiting. Another good drift is straight out from Parsely bay in the middle of the river and drift toward the rail bridge.

As for yellow tail the only good area I know of is west head and you cannot go there in a hire boat.

good luck.

Pete.

thanx heeps for your advice

yer ive had big hits on frozen baits aswell but i never get it if its pink

cheers jason

[marcel haber]

Well done Pete,

Pity the wind had to arrive early.

You managed a nice feed just the same.

The positive out of the down rigger saga is that know you can design and build a new and improved version for the next trip.

Twin 1

Marcel

[sails]

Hi Pete,

that was lucky you werre able to retrieve the lot. Would have been a very sad drive home otherwise!!

well done again on getting out there so consistently, and managing to bring home a good feed.

cheers

Sails

Well done Pete,

Pity the wind had to arrive early.

You managed a nice feed just the same.

The positive out of the down rigger saga is that know you can design and build a new and improved version for the next trip.

Twin 1

Marcel

[tide'n'knots]

Hi Tide'n'knots Shame about the wind Pete but you did fairly well by the sound of it. They often forecast the gusts wrong.

There are two cuts out in the cliff face just west of the first pylon at the rail bridge on the Brooklyn side. The rock face was cut out to make alcoves to provide sheltered docks for the bridge barges.

Anywhere near the first cut out closest the pylon is all but unfishable, you'll lose your anchor there nine out of ten times and continually snag up on the bottom with the gear you'll need to handle the current.

As to fishing the anywhere near the second cut out, you'll more than likely lose your anchor there as well or continually get snagged up on the submarine cables. The square cut alcove closest the pylon is a one boat spot but only worth fishing if you have an electric motor. I've noticed boats with electric motors slow trolling for bream around the first pylon occasionally but the jew boats fishing the run out tide often anchor up at least a hundred and fifty to two hundred metres behind the second cut out and fish towards the second pylon but they don't anchor anywhere between the eastern side of the second cut out and the bridge because of the jagged bottom and the submarine cables.

I hope this information saves an anchor or two

Cheers

jewgaffer

hi byron,

Sorry to hear that you have had so much trouble here, I have fished here on lots of occassions and never had a problem with the anchor and I cant remember ever getting snagged on the bottom???? caught lots of good bream there though!

perhaps I may be fishing the second pylon! oops! from memory I think there is a pylon almost on the shore and another slightly farther out, I imagine in close would be a nightmare.

Pete.

Edited December 1, 2008 by tide'n'knots

[supachicken]

Where is Juno? I wouldn't mind going for some whiting.

[jewgaffer]

hi byron,

.......perhaps I may be fishing the second pylon! oops! from memory I think there is a pylon almost on the shore and another slightly farther out, I imagine in close would be a nightmare.

Pete.

Hi Pete It's the first two pylons on the western side that are a nightmare for losing anchors and gear but I know by not counting the first pylon near the rock cut out you mean wide of the third pylon not the second when anchoring on the western side in the run out tide ....... I should have said anchor 150- 250 metres back from the third pylon not the second one if you have to fish the run out at the rail bridge...... I hadn't considered the first pylon in the water close to the rock cut out as being a proposition at all because everyone gets snagged there and when they do their block and decide to fish elsewhere they lose their anchor as well I shouldn't laugh but the place has a voodoo and when you try to escape your motor wont start either.

To me fishing the rail bridge is only a run in tide proposition and anchoring on the eastern side because of the submarine cables on the western side. I fish the road bridge on the run out and only fish the rail bridge east of the pylons on the run in tide.

Hi Supachicken Juno is the point with the green marker across the river just up from the entrance to Cowan and the alcove on the upriver side of the point has weed cover for flathead but it drops down deep behind the two points each side of it (Croppy and Juno) and that area has no sandflats as such.

Cheers

jewgaffer