yelloc Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Two Saturday mornings around Juno point with nothing to show and other boats did not have a lot to cheer about Anyone else having bad results??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettmann86 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Quit fishing Juno.. It's way over fished and over rated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 We seem to get the same reports from the Hawkesbury all the time. Empty hooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogsy Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Recon I've been across broken bay over 40 times,yet to see a dolphin there ,went to port Stephens few weeks ago saw four pods in one day,love to know what's going on. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyet Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Scoot around the corner in to pittwater, I usually launch in the hawkesbury and head straight to the basin etc and fish around there then work my way back around west head and flint and steel back to the ramp, as soon as I get back in to the hawkesbury the bites usually stop lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josamill Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 The recurring theme of Pittwater/Hawkesbury versus Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay. Commercial fishing versus non-commercial fishing. Bottom line for me is I live Northern Beaches so with 3 kids and limited time, I only have one realistic estuary option. Last Summer we caught 3 flathead over 70cm at Mackeral Beach including one at 92cm. Lots of salmon and bonito, and some solid bream. But.....many a trip with nothing to show. Reckon if I lived further west or south, I'd be hitting the harbour or the Bay. Also, big dolphin pod in Pittwater 4 weeks ago.....up around Scotland Island early morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyg_16 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Trawlers...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Mate I fish the Hawkesbury 9 out of 10 times and always catch fish! Every one that whines about the Hawkesbury tells you WHY they don't catch fish in their story. If your going to keep fishing where the trawlers are sweeping then you will end up with nothing. Why is it that everyone fishes Juno, the vines, bar point, , Patonga etc when these are the top of the hit list for the pros. I fished these spots in the 60's and 70's and they where very productive and yes there were trawlers working the system then but no where near the amount of nets being dragged around as today. My advice to anyone thinking of fishing the Hawkesbury is to stop reading where to fish in the Hawkesbury ( every map I have seen over the last decade is reproduced in the main from the ones printed in the 60's and 70's ) and go find where the fish are now not where they where when your father was a young bloke! Now for Sydney Harbour, everyone is going on about how good it is now the pros are out! Why is it when I lived at Bondi and fished Sydney Harbour in the 60's and 70's and there where trawlers everywhere we caught more fish then than now? Maybe it's the pollution that hit the harbour during the 80 to 2000 years and not the trawlers. Since the water improvement in the Harbour the fish are returning and that happened not because of trawlers being shut out but because someone in government finally had enough backbone to stop big industry pumping toxins into the system. And yes they where doing it before the 80's but not on such a scale as later. Fishing off Rosebay wharf ( which extended 5 times further out then it does now ) on a good day you could see the bottom. You would be lucky to see 1m down even now. Regards Jeff Edited December 13, 2012 by Day's Fishin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettmann86 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Mate I fish the Hawkesbury 9 out of 10 times and always catch fish! Every one that whines about the Hawkesbury tells you WHY they don't catch fish in their story. If your going to keep fishing where the trawlers are sweeping then you will end up with nothing. Why is it that everyone fishes Juno, the vines, bar point, , Patonga etc when these are the top of the hit list for the pros. I fished these spots in the 60's and 70's and they where very productive and yes there were trawlers working the system then but no where near the amount of nets being dragged around as today. My advice to anyone thinking of fishing the Hawkesbury is to stop reading where to fish in the Hawkesbury ( every map I have seen over the last decade is reproduced in the main from the ones printed in the 60's and 70's ) and go find where the fish are now not where they where when your father was a young bloke! Now for Sydney Harbour, everyone is going on about how good it is now the pros are out! Why is it when I lived at Bondi and fished Sydney Harbour in the 60's and 70's and there where trawlers everywhere we caught more fish then than now? Maybe it's the pollution that hit the harbour during the 80 to 2000 years and not the trawlers. Since the water improvement in the Harbour the fish are returning and that happened not because of trawlers being shut out but because someone in government finally had enough backbone to stop big industry pumping toxins into the system. And yes they where doing it before the 80's but not on such a scale as later. Fishing off Rosebay wharf ( which extended 5 times further out then it does now ) on a good day you could see the bottom. You would be lucky to see 1m down even now. Regards Jeff One hundred percent agreed! When you fish where everyone else is it she's not mean its the best place to fish! It means your fishing where everyone else is!! Fish the system not the fishing reports!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flattyslayer Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 i managed a nice little jewy up near milsons island last night =). alot of throw backs and many hours waiting though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross patti Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 i managed a nice little jewy up near milsons island last night =). alot of throw backs and many hours waiting though Yeah, I went up for a mid-week fish near good old Juno Pt and kept 7 whiting from 34 - 41cm, and a lone 50cm flathead. The wind sprung up early and made it difficult to fish . . . but came home with a nice feed anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPUD-147 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) Don't be afraid of pulling up the anchor and drifting a bit...you might be surprised! Edited December 17, 2012 by SPUD-147 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide'n'knots Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) Recon I've been across broken bay over 40 times,yet to see a dolphin there ,went to port Stephens few weeks ago saw four pods in one day,love to know what's going on. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 when I fished flint and steel while i was staying at patonga in november a lone dolphin cruised past me on the last afternoon that I was there. First time I have ever seen them in the hawkesbury.- also jeff -(Days fishin) I dont think the kingies were anywhere near as plentiful then as they are now in sydney harbour since the trawlers disappeared. ( just my opinion), however I totally agree with your assumption of the hawkesbury I stopped fishing bar point 15yrs ago for exactly the reasons you talked about but I have caught plenty of quality fish since at lesser known spots. - the fish are still there in my opinion. pete Edited December 16, 2012 by tide'n'knots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGMAN Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Hi guys Gunna fish the hawksbury in bout a week, need some advise on what would be the best baits to use in that area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Broken bay, any live bait. Spencer The Wall, live nippers or fresh Hawkesbury prawns peeled for good bream, school jew and flathead. Oyster leases around Bar island and Berowra creek use soft plastics for some great bream and big lizards. Where are you planning on launching maybe I can point you to a couple of spots. Regards Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGMAN Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Thanks for that Jeff I'm actually taken a houseboat from Brooklyn! I know they have a bait shop there is it any good or should grab some stuff from Sydney? Thanks Moe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 (edited) If they still sell the crap like last year when one of the boy's stoped there because he left his bait sitting on the kitchen bench for his mother to spit the dummy over when she got up then I wouldn't bother wasting my money. Get some bait from one of the tackle/bait stores the day before you go and give yourself a chance at seducing a nice feed onto the houseboat. Good luck Jeff. Edited December 19, 2012 by Day's Fishin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGMAN Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Thanks for that Jeff let use know how I go if its a goods couple if days Thanks Moe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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