pmak Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Spring is here!! After a winter hiatus, what better way to celebrate Father’s Day and the start of the spring fishing season than – er.... going fishing! We (my sons and I) launched from Kurnell and did not have to go far before we got some bites – first fish to come on board was a snook, followed soon after by a just legal trevally which were released for good karma. We drifted over the weed and sand patches for the next few hours catching the same species. My eldest son was the star of the day with the biggest trevally at 39cm. No. 2 son was very disappointed to have lost another good trevally which dived into the weed and snagged him and escaped despite our best efforts to coax it out of the snag. Most things we threw at them worked – gulp grubs, squidgy wrigglers and flick baits. Fellow Fishraider Mottyman came over to say hi. I forgot that I had my Minn Kota on so I drifted away rather quickly! Hope you had some luck at the same area. The winds picked up around mid-day which meant the end of our session. We ended the day with a yummy chilli capsicum trevally dish later that night. Hope fellow Raiders had a great Father’s Day pmak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 great way to spend fathers day and to kick of some spring time fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breambucket Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Top effort mate i bet the kids had a blast!!! No bream on the day? i havnt fished the bay in nearly a couple of months now so keen to give it a good go! Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinsoi Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 What a great way to spend fathers day, good on you. Those trevally sure can fight can't they, even the smaller ones test out your light gear. Will you be lucky enough to go fishing on mothers day as well!! All the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisecraft Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Well done pmak n sons, Try the Trevally sashimied with wasabi and soy sauce next time you get one. Its up there with sbt/yft/ocean trout/salmon. Regards Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.kenny Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Nice work pmak & sons.....great to see you out again and celebrating fathers day with the taste of success. This last winter has been the toughest for a couple of years and it is great to see that spring is back and the fish biting again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmak Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Thanks for the comments guys. Breambucket - I actually enjoy targetting trevally over bream though bream are a welcome by-catch! Cruisecraft - you're correct with the sashimi. I have tried it before but am terrible at the preparation and getting good clean fillets. Basscatcher - I have not been fishing the bay for very long but this last winter has been awful . After a few donut sessions in late June/early July, I decided to hibernate over the winter period and shift my attention to my house and garden instead. Oh - my wife has been happy to see more of me on the weekends too ... pmak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breambucket Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Thanks for the comments guys. Breambucket - I actually enjoy targetting trevally over bream though bream are a welcome by-catch! Cruisecraft - you're correct with the sashimi. I have tried it before but am terrible at the preparation and getting good clean fillets. Basscatcher - I have not been fishing the bay for very long but this last winter has been awful . After a few donut sessions in late June/early July, I decided to hibernate over the winter period and shift my attention to my house and garden instead. Oh - my wife has been happy to see more of me on the weekends too ... pmak trevally are a welcomed bycatch when im fishing for bream same with flatties and whiting unless im in a comp Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako1 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Great report. Well done to you and your sons on catching some nice trevally. They are so much fun on light gear and I love catching them at the Kurnell flats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outfisher Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 nice trev matey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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