adamski Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) Hey Raiders, Quick session at Iron Cove tonight after work produced this little fellow, my second bream on lures (sorry- it's still exciting for me!). More interestingly, I caught sight of something a lot bigger (I'd guess 50-60 cm) in some shallow water at the mouth of one of the canals around there. It was silver with a large dark dorsal fin sticking out of the water's surface. It seemed to have got stuck in the shallow water (1-2 metres max), but moved off after the tide started to come in. I wanted to take a pic, but the zoom on my camera's crap and meant it was barely visible. First thoughts were maybe it's a big mullet, but the silver colour all over made me think it could have been a school jewie that was on its last legs, or possibly one of those barras released for religious reasons. Any thoughts? Edited March 4, 2015 by adamski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 That's not a bad bream, any fish is a good fish . Haha Just wondering , the fish you saw could have been another lost Barra? It coincides with lunar new year. We saw a big orange carp, dead, off Rozelle Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hey Adam, I'm there with the simple pleasure of your second lure caught bream. I'm in the same place with saltwater flies. Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 That's not a bad bream, any fish is a good fish . Haha Just wondering , the fish you saw could have been another lost Barra? It coincides with lunar new year. We saw a big orange carp, dead, off Rozelle Sunday. Cheers dude, yeah just having a look at barra pics now and I think it might have been one. I'd forgotten about CNY, but it makes sense. Hey Adam, I'm there with the simple pleasure of your second lure caught bream. I'm in the same place with saltwater flies. Cheers Jim Thanks Jim, it's great when you start having a bit of success on a new technique. How are the flies treating you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) After busting my fly rod on a salmon session in the harbour I had a few sessions on gar and mullet inside cabbage tree creek in the hacking with a new rod the missus bought me, I was using bread flies but I had to burley a lot to get them to take the flies with any conviction. I gave the whiting a go too with some worm and prawn patterns that have both worked on bream in the harbour but I have not had a lot of luck on that front. The water is so clear in the Hacking that I think the fish are pretty cautious.... or I'm just hopeless! Edited March 14, 2015 by fragmeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchie18092 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Doing some nice work there mate - they will certainly start to come in thick and fast if you keep at it. Makes me want to have a crack with some HB's myself! Interesting the fish caught in the shallows. I went for a little snorkel inside the shark net at parsley bay just the other week and i swear there were mullet there that must have been pushing 60cm and thick as a brick so wouldnt suprise me if it was mistaken for a little jew/salmon/barra or anything of the like. The CNY theory seems most plausible though - prob a battling barra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Addiction Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Maybe a mullet?? I've seen some very, very big mullet around the Drummoyne side of the Bay with their dorsal fins out of the water. But... I have seen 2 barra in Iron Cove in the past so nothing would surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinsoi Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Great stuff and congratulations on your HB success! Well done and keep it up. All the best Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langa Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Please excuse my ignorance, I have not been on the site recently, but Barra in Sydney Harbour? I know climate change will alter fish ranges but this is pretty sudden! Also and again excuse my ignorance but what does CNY stand for? Cheers, Langa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rami Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 My understanding is that it's released intentionality in the wrong place. Possibly related to Chinese New Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Over recent years, exotic species have been released into the harbour as a part of the Buddhist ritual Tsethar. Live fish are bought at restaurants, or markets and set free. The Barra are turning up because of this, they will all be dead by winter when the water gets cold. I saw one at Tarban Creek last year and posted a photo, soon after I caught a very sick one in a net at Pyrmont. CNY is Chinese New Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langa Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Uh ha thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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