Berleyguts Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) I haven't been fishing for a while due to illness and a lot of commitments but on the weekend, 12 of us booked a house right on the beach at Wamberal, so I threw a couple of beach rods in the car just in case. I haven't fished the beach in ages, so it was good to get my toes in the sand.I tried Saturday morning without luck. The tide was running out and the surf conditions made it difficult to fish. The afternoon high tide was around 4pm. I would have liked it closer to dusk, even if it would interfere with "happy hour"... However, a cracker of a storm around then and lightning and fishing rods on an open beach don't mix, so I sat inside and watched the storm. Amazing!When the storm passed, the surf looked a little more fishable so I wandered down and soaked a beach worm in a gutter just down form the house. Result was a decent bream at 39cm. It was good to break the dry spell!That's all I managed for the weekend, fishing only an hour or so each morning and evening session... but I found it very satisfying to get my toes in the sand and the spray in my face! A full double rainbow from Wamberal Head to almost the Skillion after the storm:BazSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited November 5, 2014 by Berleyguts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geshy Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Beautiful mate nice fish as well great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Good stuff bazza! Haven't heard much from you lately so I'm glad you got to wet a line! Nice bream. Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Nice bream mate have to agree even a fish less session on the beach is good for the soul haha ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luderick Hunter Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Decent? 39cm bream ranks higher than decent in my books. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtBundy Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Nice catch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Well done As mentioned by Luderick hunter, a 39cm bream in my books is a great fish Great catch I'm sure you had a great time even though you got only the one fish Cheers thefisherman6784 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_souvlaki Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Excellent bream there mate, always good when you put in the hours and you are rewarded for it! John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Good fish there, one is better than none at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) Good stuff bazza! Haven't heard much from you lately so I'm glad you got to wet a line! Nice bream. Cheers scratchie!!! Thanks Jeff. Yes, would you believe this was the first time I've wet a line since we were up at Port in May?! The last time we were in Port was for settlement on our duplex at Shoal Bay 2 months ago - my wife and I climbed Mt Tomaree to take in the view... when we came down, I had a strange imbalance in pressure in my ears. I have had constant ringing/crickets/tinnitus in my right ear ever since and lost most of the hearing in that ear for about a week. The hearing has now improved but the tinnitus is still 24/7 and is driving me nuts. So, fishing has been on the back burner while I've been focussing on that (and earning brownie points with the missus... ) She is away in Singapore for 10 days, so I might sneak a couple of trips in while I can! Hope to get up to Port again soon! Decent? 39cm bream ranks higher than decent in my books. Well done. Well done As mentioned by Luderick hunter, a 39cm bream in my books is a great fish Great catch I'm sure you had a great time even though you got only the one fish Cheers thefisherman6784 Yeah, I only just realised that ANSA trophy length for a yellowfin bream is 40cm, so I was only just shy. It was deceptive as the fish was a little on the lean side, weighing on at only 780g. I often find the surf caught bream can be leaner than the rock or estuary caught counterparts - I guess they have to work harder for a feed! I had to work hard for the fish - pity the same doesn't work for me! lol Nice bream mate have to agree even a fish less session on the beach is good for the soul haha ! Yeah, I agree, there's something about fishing a beach that is good for the soul! Baz Edited November 6, 2014 by Berleyguts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cream Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 cracker bream baz well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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