Monday 28th Botany Bay

[hookerbruce]

After the weather appeared to clear a bit on sunday arvo my sons & I decided to have a fish yesterday.

The morning was picked and we started packing the boat at 5:30 in the rain left home at 600, at the boat ramp with the boat in the water at 630. As we left the ramp and motored under Capt Cook bridge the rain got heavier by Towra Point the decision was made to drop anchor and wait out the heavy shower.

An hour later the rain had started to ease so up anchor and moved on half wet with a trev and a blue swimmer in the boat. Had a look at the hot water outlet didn't look exciting so moved out along the oil wharf and anchored 100m west of the wharf in 6 metres of water with the runout tide.

Over the next 3 hrs we had a steady stream of fish coming over the side and ended up very wet cause you have to go out in the rain from under the canopy when the fish hook up.

Back at the ramp by 1200. Catch for the day was 11 trevs 6 black bream 1 large jacket 1 dusky flathead and 1 blue swimmer also released another 10-12 trevs.

Even though the rain made it a little uncomfortable it was still a lot better to be out there than sitting at home. The other thing of interest is the Bay is fishing much better than port Hacking where we only seem to score 3 or 4 fish per trip.

The best bait was peeled prawns followed by striped tuna cubes. Didn't see any kings or surface activity don't think the fish wanted to get wet.

Hookerbruce

[bluebottle18]

Good report. full of detail which we all like to read.

Did santa forget to buy you some wet weather gear.

Next few days will be dryer hope you make the best of it.