wchh Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Fished Wanda beach from 6:30pm to about 10:00pm last Saturday. Total tally is 6 legal tailors, two undersized tailors released, 2 healthy salmons released, 1 deep gut hooked salmon kept and used for bait. I also caught a good blue spotted flathead. Most of the tailors were caught before 8:30pm. Salmons came later. I used pilchards. The salmon fillet l switched to after 9:00pm did not get a touch. The beach was really packed. There would be still around 10 people there when I left. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 Attached some photos. By the way, I also cut up one tailor for bait . Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDory Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Nice report Charles JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexSenior Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Well done Charles Those two tailor on the end are rippers! I ate my first feed of tailor in a couple of years last night and they are one of the most under-rated table fish I reckon! Very quick and easy to make into boneless & skinless fillets - no picky bones! Cheers, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Nice report. Made me think about my time fishing bate Bay. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 I have been quietly enjoying my " fillets of freshly caught tailor cooked with green curry" for some time. Tailor has been one of fish I can count on off the beach. Tailor is one of the reasons I use big hooks (3/0 up) and heavy leaders. Leader weight has been upgrading all those time, been through 20,40,60 and now normally I use 80 pound when night falls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 That is a nice feed of tailor, a couple of them look reasonable size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Great catch there. After reading a lot of raiders keep tailor for eating, I will try it this winter. They normally go straight back out as a livie! Well done Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 Caught more tailors last night. The big one is 50cm and very fat. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stunami Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Great catch there. After reading a lot of raiders keep tailor for eating, I will try it this winter. They normally go straight back out as a livie! Well done Cheers scratchie!!! I used to catch Tailor often in my younger days at the Bondi Murk, an old bloke told me to always bleed them and eat them fresh as they do not freeze well. Don't know if that is true cos' I took his word for it and never froze them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stunami Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I have been quietly enjoying my " fillets of freshly caught tailor cooked with green curry" for some time. Tailor has been one of fish I can count on off the beach. Tailor is one of the reasons I use big hooks (3/0 up) and heavy leaders. Leader weight has been upgrading all those time, been through 20,40,60 and now normally I use 80 pound when night falls. Sounds great mate but how about the recipe cos' I love a good hot curry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexSenior Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Caught more tailors last night. The big one is 50cm and very fat. image.jpeg image.jpeg Charles Another great effort Charles. I'm commenting as I was trying to figure out which side of the salmon the 50cm tailor was, then I realised that one in the middle was a tailor! What a ripper!!! Cheers, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderFisher Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Nice catch, I've never fished Wanda but often wanted to, I'll have to give it a go now! Just by the way I think 80 pound for tailor sounds like overkill, I normally use 20 or 30 and never lost one yet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Ranger Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) Is Wanda Beach now still a good spot to have a go? My son (15) and I (much older) would like to try some beach fishing this weekend but we are very new to it. Any advice would be appreciated Bear Edited May 15, 2016 by Noo2OzFish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josamill Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Great work Charles! A memorable beach session........I chuckled when you wrote that the salmon fillet didn't work as bait! Poor old salmon doesn't get a good rap from humans or fish... (FYI - excuse the teacher coming out - plural of salmon is salmon, and plural of tailor is tailor - not salmons and tailors) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farvos Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Good catch.. I only eat tailor fresh to.. Very fishy other wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Well done Charles, some nice fish there mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 I used to catch Tailor often in my younger days at the Bondi Murk, an old bloke told me to always bleed them and eat them fresh as they do not freeze well. Don't know if that is true cos' I took his word for it and never froze them. Like lots of other fish the tailor should be bled straight away and (best) eaten without freezing. They are okay after being frozen but way down the list of quality table fish. We used to "butterfly" them and smoke them...very nice done that way. It's great that we can be so choosy, here in Australia. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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