Samson

[capo dei capi]

hi all, goin 2 spot x on the weekend for a night fish its shore based in the harbour, have a caught a samson fish there before was just wondering on some tips on how 2 specifically target them and if this time of year is any good for them.,..

thanks guys

[Josh88]

Its pretty hard to specifically target samson fish in the harbour as they are not that prolific. And you wouldn't be much chance this time of year as firstly they aren't around and second the harbour is pretty dead at the moment, particularly middle harbour where you would normally get them most frequently as a bi-catch.

Best time of year is when the water is at its warmest and other sub-tropic species come in the harbour around March-May. Target them the same way as kingies, fresh squid, personally i don't think you can specifically target them in the harbour and this time of year it would be a waste of time anyway.

Josh

[netic]

Spot X isnt doing that well this time of year, try spot Y...much better

[framedtrash]

send me the location of your spot x and ill tell you how to target the fish there

[Young Gun]

spot X is situated between z and c lol

Edited September 3, 2009 by Young Gun

[framedtrash]

ahh i found spot X must be in a damm

Edited September 3, 2009 by Framedtrash

[slinkymalinky]

G'day pescatore,

Late Summer, early Autumn when the water is warm like Josh said. The best way to catch them is to fish for Kingfish... they're found in the same sort of area and respond to similar fishing methods. The 2 places I found them most often was around the spit bridge and around Dobroyd Head. Caught most on squid strips although I've taken them on small yakkas too. Never got one on a live squid... probably too big a mouthful for the little Sambos in the harbour.

Cheers, Slinky

[fisherman1994]

a shovel would be a good start if you're targeting THOSE ones

JB