Late Report - Beach Fish Off Nth Narrabeen

[spizza]

Hi all,

For those avid beach fishos, there is some quality tailor around at the moment. I hit the sands mid last week in the arvo high tides and got into a serious tailor bite. The fish got bigger after sunset and some big sambo's came on just after the tailor.

I fish the beaches regularly and this was one of the best sessions in a long time. Great to see the tailor making a come back like this. Good old Alvey 650 + pillies and ganged hooks did the damage. Sorry no pics of the tailor but I did grab a dodgy phone pic of the last salmon of the night.

Cheers,

Spizza

[zephi]

nice to hear tailor action starting so early. Btw can you tempt those fishes to take metal lures or any other sort of lures?

[taloyoak]

Spizza you are strangling the Loch Ness Monster in that pic - got to be Photoshopped!

Edited May 18, 2010 by Nanook

[spizza]

nice to hear tailor action starting so early. Btw can you tempt those fishes to take metal lures or any other sort of lures?

I don't usually use metals, but this would have been a great time to use given the tailor school was thick. The fish were actually on the surface at times and you could visually see them with boil ups occuring. At one stage a pod of dolphins came bay and spooked the school but they came on again about half hour later.

[spizza]

Spizza you are strangling the Loch Ness Monster in that pic - got to be Photoshopped!

lol...., at the end of the session I threw out a big slab of fresh tailor to see if any Jews were lurking behind the tailor and came up trumps with this solid sambo....left the fish biting.

[marley]

With this weekends forecast of huge seas I will be tagetting the quiter corners and less exposed parts of the beaches...hopefully they ar still hanging around

gav

[Bawley]

smoked tailor.... thats a treat

[Basil D]

Nice work, was it cold out there

Edited May 19, 2010 by Groper

[ginko]

Ahhh! I had been looking forward to a good pre-work friday session off the beach (got a nice tailor last friday when I finally got the pillie out past some decent surf) - but damn! kids' event on at school this week. Before work! Why don't the teachers fish?

[tok]

G,day Spizza,

Mate Im from Narrabeen and am just getting into fishing. just wondering whereabouts on the beach you often fish. I've tried the pines and loftus st and only manage bream and the occasional flatty.Also try out in front of surf club but being a beginner I tend to struggle to read the beach too well.I'm aiming for pretty much the same i.e tailor,salmon and jewies. Also,if you don't mind,what rig do use on the beach.

Thanks for any advice you can give I'd really appreciate it.

[taloyoak]

G,day Spizza,

Mate Im from Narrabeen and am just getting into fishing. just wondering whereabouts on the beach you often fish. I've tried the pines and loftus st and only manage bream and the occasional flatty.Also try out in front of surf club but being a beginner I tend to struggle to read the beach too well.I'm aiming for pretty much the same i.e tailor,salmon and jewies. Also,if you don't mind,what rig do use on the beach.

Thanks for any advice you can give I'd really appreciate it.

Tok,

the area of beach where the lake empties into the ocean there, on good tides etc. There is a big gutter there, and if the currents, tides etc are right, when the tide goes out - the fish empty into the ocean there, and the big boys come out for some take away.

maybe spend a few evenings ( like fri, sat) walking down there and seeing where the other beach fishos are. Talk to them etc.

Hope this helps...alternatively PM Pete ( Luderick 59) he should help you out.

Cheers,

Nan

[spizza]

G,day Spizza,

Mate Im from Narrabeen and am just getting into fishing. just wondering whereabouts on the beach you often fish. I've tried the pines and loftus st and only manage bream and the occasional flatty.Also try out in front of surf club but being a beginner I tend to struggle to read the beach too well.I'm aiming for pretty much the same i.e tailor,salmon and jewies. Also,if you don't mind,what rig do use on the beach.

Thanks for any advice you can give I'd really appreciate it.

Hi Tok, the whole stretch can be productive. The pines is a good place. All this week's tides are going to be great for a sunset fish for Tailor and Salmon. There is some good fish there at the moment. Fished with my bro yesterday and got some very nice fish again. The fish are there into the dark hours too.

A couple of tips given it sounds your current rigs are tailored (pardon the pun )for other species (bream etc). Use a paternoster rig, star sinkers and get some decent ganged hooks. I mean decent hooks because there are some big salmon around. I use Mustad 7766D's for my gangs. Get some good size pillies from your local tackle store and if you are not sure how to properly rig the pilchard, make sure you ask the person at the tackle store to show you (e.g. start from tail and last hook thru the eyes). I always prefer to hold the rod at all times and don't use rod holders. You need to feel every bite and react with strikes. I find salmon tend to have a timid bite after dark for some reason and at times that little nibble has resulted in a sambo pushing the 3kg mark.

Go out and get them.

Cheers,

Spizza

Edited May 24, 2010 by spizza

[tok]

Thank you you Spizza and Nanook for the tips I'll be putting them to practises over the next few nights.

Really appreciate it.

Sam

[spizza]

Thank you you Spizza and Nanook for the tips I'll be putting them to practises over the next few nights.

Really appreciate it.

Sam

and invest in decent surf outfit..I use MT 7144's, 8 wraps etc...again, ask the tackle store person. There is also a fantastic dvd called Surf Tactics that came out last year which is an excellent guide. I always take my gear into the shower with me for a warm suddy clean after an outing .

good luck,

cheers,

S.

Edited May 23, 2010 by spizza

[tok]

and invest in decent surf outfit..I use MT 7144's, 8 wraps etc...again, ask the tackle store person. There is also a fantastic dvd called Surf Tactics that came out last year which is an excellent guide. I always take my gear into the shower with me for a warm suddy clean after an outing .

good luck,

cheers,

S.

Spizza, I'm getting an alvey 650bc with a decent 12 foot rod will that do? I've already got a no- name( melaluka) surf(7000) reel is that enough.

And a I'll be looking out for that DVD too as I'm gonna need all the help I can get.

thanks again you've been a big help!

Too

[spizza]

Spizza, I'm getting an alvey 650bc with a decent 12 foot rod will that do? I've already got a no- name( melaluka) surf(7000) reel is that enough.

And a I'll be looking out for that DVD too as I'm gonna need all the help I can get.

thanks again you've been a big help!

Too

Alveys are great, set up sounds good.

This is the dvd:

http://www.saangler.com.au/images/Surf-Fishing-Tactics.jpg