Yowie Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) Fished Yowie Bay early this morning, back a bit from the mouth. A few little reddies and that was it, not a decent bite at all, no yakkas either. Used a variety of baits and burley, but nothing there in the burley trail, other than little reddies. Was thinking I was going home with no fish , so had a cast of a lure near Lilli Pilli. A couple of salmon hitting up the tiny baitfish, but no hits on the lure, and no tailor to be seen. Decided to have a go for a flatty as a last resort. Tide was too high to pump nippers (have seen a couple of people at various times standing waist deep pumping nippers, not for me though) so used the Squidgy paddle tail on the brag mat for the flatties. Some flatty fillets will go down well, considering I was looking at nothing at all. Edited November 24, 2015 by yowie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 That's a good ending for a crappy start. Enjoy the feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambrose607 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I was at Picnic Point this morning. Very quiet not even small picker bream which is unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker435 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Hi Yowie, Glad that you managed a feed after putting in the efforts. It would have been a nice morning to be out on the hacking. Regards, Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Hi Yowie, Glad that you managed a feed after putting in the efforts. It would have been a nice morning to be out on the hacking. Regards, Nathan It was a nice morning out there, but, the fishing is up and down at present. The tailor that were about last month have been very quiet, the reddies are rather small, and there are some whiting and bream scooting about the sand flats, but most look undersize. There are a few schools of whitebait here and there, but nothing appears to be having a go, apart from the odd salmon. In previous years, I have found the fishing can go quiet in the Port around this time of year. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Flathead aren't the best fighting fish but they sure are great on the table ! Well done Yowie Is this the calm before the storm ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigga Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 i was out saturday morning, only landed 1 squid. no yellow tail or kingies in a burley trail. all other boats said they caught nothing legal..sad weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Flathead aren't the best fighting fish but they sure are great on the table ! Well done Yowie Is this the calm before the storm ? The fishing will pick up, but the influx of speed boats over Christmas does not help. I fish for the flatties with 6 pound mono in the shallow water, using lures and nippers, and when a flattie around the 50 to 60 cm mark, or bigger, grabs the bait or lure in shallow water, they can put on quite a bit of speed. A much better fight at times than those caught in the deeper water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 i was out saturday morning, only landed 1 squid. no yellow tail or kingies in a burley trail. all other boats said they caught nothing legal.. sad weekend After the lunatic boaties go back to school, or work, at the end of January, the fishing will be much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Not the usual smorgasbord yowie! I agree, the fishing this time of year is pretty ordinary. Lucky it's the start of flatty breeding season which puts them on the chew! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W4z Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I'd call that a good bag mate! Flatties are right up there for me. What's your preference with table fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 I'd call that a good bag mate! Flatties are right up there for me. What's your preference with table fish? Blue spot and tiger flatties, whiting, garfish, reddies, boarfish (from Victoria), spotted mackerel (caught one in Port Hacking 10 or so years ago, excellent eating), tailor (around the 35 to 40 cm mark) kingfish from Lord Howe Island (better tasting than those caught here), flounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinsoi Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Very well done again Yowie. You went through your bag of tricks and you delivered... excellent stuff and another nice feed. Nicely done All the best Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Welldone yowie, jagged a feed there, was fishing today as well was very quiet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooth cruise Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Hey all, I fished Port Hacking last week and managed some good bream. Got some whiting and flatties as well. I usually catch and release, but these 2 went home in the esky. Got 1 on Thursday and 1 on Friday, both on the first 1-2 hours of the run out just after high tide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiveflies Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Hey all, I fished Port Hacking last week and managed some good bream. Got some whiting and flatties as well. I usually catch and release, but these 2 went home in the esky. Got 1 on Thursday and 1 on Friday, both on the first 1-2 hours of the run out just after high tide. PH_Bream_1.jpgPH_Bream_2.jpg Wow, that's a monster bream!! Biggest I've seen from the Hacking. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Fished Yowie Bay early this morning, back a bit from the mouth. A few little reddies and that was it, not a decent bite at all, no yakkas either. Used a variety of baits and burley, but nothing there in the burley trail, other than little reddies. Was thinking I was going home with no fish , so had a cast of a lure near Lilli Pilli. A couple of salmon hitting up the tiny baitfish, but no hits on the lure, and no tailor to be seen. Decided to have a go for a flatty as a last resort. Tide was too high to pump nippers (have seen a couple of people at various times standing waist deep pumping nippers, not for me though) so used the Squidgy paddle tail on the brag mat for the flatties. Some flatty fillets will go down well, considering I was looking at nothing at all. did well mate, when the hacking, botany and harbour shut down its hard to get a feed at all, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 did well mate, when the hacking, botany and harbour shut down its hard to get a feed at all, The deep water is rather quiet, similar to late winter fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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