markgw Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Went to Jerusalem Bay on Saturday to spend the night...and hopefully catch a fish or two. Queue dusk and having caught only undersized bream and tailor, I was on the verge of downing the rod to drown my sorrows, then I started losing hooks to the tiniest of bites... Leader snipped with surgical precision. I was only using single hooks, so I paid more attention to the ever-so-slight wobbling of the line, liiiiiiift, and I'm on. After a strange but solid fight (not quite eel-like, not quite fish) up comes a small hairtail, around 1 metre. Small by hairtail standards but it's my first. Pretty chuffed having ticked that box. Lost a few more hooks to some bigger fish before calling it a night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonywardle Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Didn't think they would still be around but well done Any idea what the water temp is at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamestown Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Didn't think they would still be around but well done Any idea what the water temp is at the moment? Year round proposition not in numbers like winter but definitely get them year round. Reason why they are seasonal is nobody targets them outside July and August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markgw Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 I recall seeing 19C on the sounder... perhaps 20C. Didn't feel too chilly when I jumped in to retrieve the ball my dog kept tossing over the side.... Lost at least half a dozen hooks/ fish, with some pretty good runs.... so they're definitely around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frayed_Knot Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I've never really thought about targeting hairtail but after seeing your post its defiantly on my "to catch list" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Now I am in strife. My son wanted to go over there on Saturday night to fish for Hairies and I told him not to be stupid as they would be long gone, thus we went to smiths creek. Just told him of your catch and now he is abusing me yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace1223 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 This season they have been very weird, Hairtail season is usually finished around this time of year, I think I need to pay a visit to the hawksbury 1 last time for hairies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Nice fish! Always great to cross another one off the list. I'm still yet to earn my hairtail stripes. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Now I am in strife. My son wanted to go over there on Saturday night to fish for Hairies and I told him not to be stupid as they would be long gone, thus we went to smiths creek. Just told him of your catch and now he is abusing me yet again. Love it Harold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=82233#entry593759 Look here peeps contact Chantelle about your experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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