nickm469 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Hi guys, went out fishing last night at kissing point. Been pretty quiet there lately couple of school jew seen being caught, the odd bream, whiting and salmon....... yes salmon. About a month ago one of my work neighbours told me they were fishing in the day, off the pontoon next to the boat ramp at kissing point and caught 2 salmon. I called bull$hit and thought nothing more of it. Last night while my girlfriend was fishing for bream ( dropping it straight down next to the pylons ) her rod went ballistic. Called it for a small jew at first but it was traveling too fast. Went around the pylon and she somehow managed to free it. That's when we got the first glimpse as it jumped out of the water. Again not realising what it was, called it for a huge tailor until she got it in close and i couldn't believe my eyes. A SALMON! about 55-60cm roughly. Went to grab the net but I forgot I got the $hits it didn't work and extend properly last week, and snapped it. The guys next to us offered to grab it by the tail. He did, but with a kick it slipped out and so did the hook. Photo would have been nice. spent the next hour tossing a metal lure around for a couple of small tailor nothing else. Did notice In one particular corner, the fish jumping out (usually big mullet) were jumping kind of differently. Usually it's just a big leap out of the water and a big splash back in. These jumps that I heard had a sound like there were a few tail kicks. Could this be a salmon jump or I am I just hoping for too much? Spoke to the work neighbour again today, and he says (apparently) they've been hearing of recent catches of salmon close to chipping norton. Again I don't believe it till I see it myself. I read about a week ago of a rat king being caught at meadowbank also at night. Why are these fish so far up river? Apart from the absence of rain and the water quality probably improving. Is it possible that there is a shortage of bait near the river mouths and they have had to head up river to find a feed? sorry for all the questions just wondering is it worth targeting these species up river a.t.m. Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimyo Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Plenty of bait around the mouths, I was chasing squid last night in the harbour, and saw heaps of yakkas and gars in the lower reaches. The water is so clean this time of year and especially with the lack of rain that some fish like to explore further up river, maybe because they can see better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stricko4 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Seems plenty of salmon are way up the Parra River at the moment. A couple of weeks ago i hooked one at Rhodes while tossing an SX40 around chasing bream. Was a similar size as yours & didn't it go hard on 3lb line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannan Nath Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I caught the rat king at meadowbank and Im as confused as you however I met a guy flicking soft plastics for carp at parra river weir and he told me Sambos and Jewies come right up there so who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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