lure-n-fly Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 After a week of wind and rain, I had to fish with the weather looking so good this morning. Like most, I have to work to fund my fishing, so I made a plan to flick some lures around Pittwater and be off the water in time to head to work. I hit the ramp at 4:45am and headed off into the darkness. Just as the morning twilight began I could see there was bait nervously congregating around the edges. I could also see the odd splash of feeding fish, but nothing schooling as yet. I started casting a popper (Sebile Splasher) towards the bait was hit by a smallish fish on the first cast. On the third cast I was hit again and hooked into a chopper tailor. A couple more casts, another missed hit and the bait disappeared. I motored around to another spot and found a school of fish actively feeding on the surface. I cast out a squid fly which didn't get a hit. On retrieving about the tenth cast, I noticed the tip of my fly rod had broken off. Not sure how it happened, but after 12 years of service, I can't complain. On the bright side, I can get a new one now! I swapped back to a spin rod and cast a 10gram Raider into the school. Instantly I hooked into a nice bonito. The schooling fish sounded so I sat and waited for them to reappear whilst watching the glorious sun rise. The school didn't come back up so I went in search of some more schools. It wasn't long before I found another school. The fish were moving fast and not staying up for very long. However, I managed a second fish before too long. The time was now 6:30 and I had to make tracks to get the boat cleaned before work. As I headed back to the ramp, I saw several more schools of bonito. It took all of my will power not to stop and cast at them. Was a short, sharp session and I just managed to make it to work ontime at 8:30. Didn't see any sign of kingfish, but the bonito were a pleasant surpise.
rjc123 Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Well done mate! Pittwater is dead at the moment (Especially for kings) and you have done well to get a few fish. Lovely conditions. Wish i had the same luck today.. 4 hours at Balmoral, 3 yakkas, squid stealing the bait, howling onshore wind which mad casting VERY hard. Anyway, top effort.
royts Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Well done mate! Pittwater is dead at the moment (Especially for kings) It might be dead at the moment but there's a well known (fly fishing) guide who's getting clients onto kings up there 5 days a week.
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