3 Hour Blackfishing Session at Chiswick Today

[Ron Howes]

Arrived at Chiswick Wharf around 9.00 am an hour off high tide. First throw out I get a down and thought it was ferry wash dragging me under. Retrieved and found I was baited. The fish were on as I started landing fish without even burleying. After 3 hrs I had 7 in keeper and had dropped 4 where I could not lift them out of the kelp. These were big fish that would not come off the bottom and charged into kelp beds determined to escape.

I had family plans for the afternoon and packed up at 12.00 pm with fish still biting.

I was using some beautiful Botany weed collected from the upper parts of creeks running into the bay.

One of my New Zealand friends asked me for a feed of blackfish so I bled and cleaned a couple to take home and the big females were full of yellow roe.

I now feel guilty in not releasing these fish.

Howsy

[thefisherman6784]

Great work mate that's a great bag and I'm sure it will make a great feed

I'm yet to get a good blackfish

Well done mate

Cheers thefisherman6784

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[fiveflies]

Lovely work and a great session. Fantastic to have them on the bite like that and shame about the big ones that found the kelp!

[cream]

great effort there howsy you certainly know your blackfishing

well done.

[Rockhopper72]

Great feed there Howsy, looks like you really know how too pick your spots.

[poohbear]

He is not called the black-fish whisper for nothing. I use same weed, same spot and same float but he catches twice as many fish as I do. Life is not fair

Well done Howsy, ill be there next time

Poohbear

[cream]

He is not called the black-fish whisper for nothing. I use same weed, same spot and same float but he catches twice as many fish as I do. Life is not fair

Well done Howsy, ill be there next time

Poohbear

The blackfish whisperer.... I like it