Nice salmon in botany bay today

[kingie chaser]

Hi guy's, had a day off today & I really just wanted to get out to give the tinny a run since it hasn't touched water in 3 months.

Launched the boat at 7.05am from foreshore rd ramp which at the moment is a bit of a construction zone with 1/2 the lanes closed & a large dredger working at the end on the 1st pontoon, so its very tight(must be madness on the weekend!).

The north westerly was light at this stage but I didnt want to go to far as I knew it was going to blew in so went around to a little reef in frenchmans bay.

Caught a couple of flatties & squire & was about to move when all of a sudden I hooked up to something that I knew wasn't a squire, as I pulled it towards the surface it didnt do a great deal then all of a sudden it launched from the water & I thought OMG this it pretty big, I wasn't sure what it was but I was hoping it was a kingie??

Anyway it took a long run back towards the bottom & my little bream outfit was screaming its head of, I pulled back some line on it then everytime I got in near the boat it would take off again.

Finally I got it close enough to the boat to net & it ended up being a very nice 64cm salmon, needless to say I was stoked.

Took a quick photo & sent it on its way.

Pretty much after that the wind picked up to around 25kph so it was time to head in but I was happy that I had take the tinny for a run!

[Jacques.va]

Hi guy's, had a day off today & I really just wanted to get out to give the tinny a run since it hasn't touched water in 3 months.

Launched the boat at 7.05am from foreshore rd ramp which at the moment is a bit of a construction zone with 1/2 the lanes closed & a large dredger working at the end on the 1st pontoon, so its very tight(must be madness on the weekend!).

The north westerly was light at this stage but I didnt want to go to far as I knew it was going to blew in so went around to a little reef in frenchmans bay.

Caught a couple of flatties & squire & was about to move when all of a sudden I hooked up to something that I knew wasn't a squire, as I pulled it towards the surface it didnt do a great deal then all of a sudden it launched from the water & I thought OMG this it pretty big, I wasn't sure what it was but I was hoping it was a kingie??

Anyway it took a long run back towards the bottom & my little bream outfit was screaming its head of, I pulled back some line on it then everytime I got in near the boat it would take off again.

Finally I got it close enough to the boat to net & it ended up being a very nice 64cm salmon, needless to say I was stoked.

Took a quick photo & sent it on its way.

Pretty much after that the wind picked up to around 25kph so it was time to head in but I was happy that I had take the tinny for a run!

Good work!! Nice fish

[sam_chamoun93]

NICE!!!

I'm still chasing my first big salmon

[jenx]

Nice fish mate !

Going to botany this weekend...hopefully they are still around!

[finin]

Nice fish kingie chaser, well done . If your interested the salmon were thick off Bondi today and during the week there was a line of salmon stretching off rosa down to ben buckler.

[aero.gard]

Nice fish champ.

Hittting the bay up on Sunday. Chase some botany bay kingfish?

[griffox]

Well done!

I landed one a few weeks ago in Pearl Bay (Middle Harbour) on 6lb while fishing for bream, and then nailed 3 a couple of days ago at Sydney Harbour heads.

They have certainly provided some entertainment during an otherwise slow period...

Good practice for when the kingies come in close.

And for those that haven't caught any, keep trying (and keep chasing any birds you spot)!!!

Gotta be in it to win it!

Cheers.