dean Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 . Hi All, With my favorite spots on the Nepean not firing for me this year I've been putting more effort into chasing bass along the south coast. I did a little exploring during our annual Christmas holidays, I was land based this trip and did catch fish but access was difficult and many of the better snag couldn't be reached. Since then I've spent a couple of weekends fishing the system, once at night but mostly in the morning. Some days were better than others but they all produced some quality fish, mostly bass with the occasional EP. Only fishing the surface Soft shell cicadas, Koolabung fizzers, buzzbaits and jitterbugs all produced fish. The Bass Ep's Can't wait to get back down there. Cheers, Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 good work mate beautiful bass and eps love em Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Nice fish mate. Is that on the shoal haven? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Solid bass and EPs mate! They look fat, the first one looks really dark too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Some terrific fish taken from a picturesque part of the world. Great photos Dean! Cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Well done! How much fun was that??? Specially in the yak! Awesome sessions!Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass assassin Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Some cracking fish there mate!! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Thanks for all the comments. Dutch oven It's not the shoalhaven this time, but i've caught plenty of fish around Coolendel on previous trips. Cheers, Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irongustavius Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Nice work Dean. You hooking them on fly yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elferoz777 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 How far down south??? I have heard of the odd bass turning up in the mountain side of macquarie riverlet....did you do any fishing there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Elferoz777, I've never fished the rivulet. Most of the creeks and rivers that flow into Lake illawarra will hold bass. I was fishing the far south, the Clyde, Duea, Tuross, Brogo and Bega rivers are the major systems down that way and apart from the Deua(which is suffering from a lack of rain) there all fishing well at the moment. Angus, occasionally I'll give the 6wt a workout. I'm currently looking into adding to my collection with a sage bass bluegill, that will encourage me to use the fly more. A couple of fly pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for88y Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 there some cracking pics there mate. I really like your fly pics as iv been thinking about hitting the bass with the fly. Any chance i could tagalong sometime as i live down the road from you and looking for another fishing buddy. Cheers Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Mate looks like you had red hot summer there....very fat fish, great to see the southern rivers firing. Did you see many others out there whilst you were or did you have it all to your self? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 fresh H2o, pm sent. Poddy trapper, I fished the river 7 times over a couple of weeks and only came across 2 locals one Saturday morning. Surprising considering it's the busiest time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I found the same on the north coast too. I think what happens is lots of locals say to themselves "I will wait till the Christmas season finishes before I head out again" and many tourists don't actually target bass so you end up getting these magic places to yourself. Plus it definitely pays to make the effort and get to unfished places and traveling that little bit further than you really want too. I also think that a big percentage of tourists that hit the coastal towns actually live in bassy type areas so the last thing they want to chase is bass when on holidays and will target bream/flathead/whiting or go wide. For me I live nearer the coast and enjoy chasing fish on holidays that I don't normally get to chase during the year. Just my thoughts anyway.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.kenny Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Dean, some outstanding sessions mate and excellent photos. There has been some excellent wild river bass fishing this year and I reckon the recent heavy rains will ensure we will continue to see excellent bass fishing over the next couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I notice you were using buzzbaits in some pics. I just used them for the first time on a freshwater charter in Hawaii with some success on the large-mouth and peacock bass. But I'm struggling to find anyone that sell buzzbaits in Australia! Do you buy yours online? Cheers Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrydj1 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 (edited) There is an australian maker of spinners that sell buzzbaits, they are available on line Edited March 3, 2013 by Fozzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 I notice you were using buzzbaits in some pics. I just used them for the first time on a freshwater charter in Hawaii with some success on the large-mouth and peacock bass. But I'm struggling to find anyone that sell buzzbaits in Australia! Do you buy yours online? Cheers Phil There are a few makers in Australia, but I usually buy mine online, I'll pm you the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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