finin Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Gday all, well december just doesnt change. It is a notorious month of Sydney and with the weather we have had it makes it even harder. Fishing this time of year is either good or bad , the water is warm up top but cold still on the bottom. Temps today up top varied from 21-22°. But down the bottom it is around 18°. Water varies from deep blue to green and cloudy. Swell had dropped from yesterday and fell even further by 11am to around a M from 3. Still very sloppy this morning. Wind a strong Nor easter swung east again around 11 and calmed a bit. Fishing wise, hard but rewarding. Started a little closer at 75M today and that was a waste of time nothing around just a few pike. Moved into the 60s and things started to improve some.. few blue spots and a nice pig. Persisted untill the wind change and things really moved along, lost a fantastic fish and my M8s rod loads up and in comes a trag at 60. Filthy i am and someones laughing behind me, quickly look at the sounder and theres a school there, but we have passed the back so we quickly get our lines in and go back past the mark. Drop down and on up come 2 more at 61 and 62, then another two more at 62 and one at 40. Well, well, well no more after that. School was still there but we had enough. Moved inside our last run and managed a few more flafties. Called it quits at 1200, and quickly stopped on the way home to check out those extreme cats. Fellas those things fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Looks like a very worthwhile day on the water finin. I assume those silvery fish are Trags? Never seen one before. Are they good eating? BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoRetired Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Looks like a deceny haul of fish, I see Flathead, Trag, even a squid and then what looks like a Sweep. I have always thought that sweep were a throw back as supposed to be boney and not too good to eat. Interested in your view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finin Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Yes big neil they is trag. As a kid they were a mythical fish, they recs and pros wiped them off sydney in the 80s. Wasnt till 3odd year ago we started to get them. Bit guilty with that lot as they were.all females developing roe. So next time we agreed 1 each. We bake em up. GordoRetired yes a few blue spots, arrow squid it is and the newcastle bream. Must be eaten that day, just bleed em straight on ice, filleted egg and breadcrumb. Old girl next door loves em. Me last resort. I am told they taste better from swansea up and bellambi down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrassRoots Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Certainly a mouth-watering box you have there. Hmm... That doesn't sounds quite right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 One look at this picture and I figured you had a blowout session on the jewies at some secret river location! Interesting, I have heard about Trags but none of my fishing buddies have ever caught one. What do they take? Excellent day out by the looks of it, a nice full bucket to take home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finin Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Mike they dont appear to be fussy, caught on fresh yakka strip and Hawesbury prawns. Actually not a great deal in there more sweep than anything, neighbours were happy, kept a trag palmed the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeger Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 What a great haul. We caught some trag off port Stephens for the first time ever, all on pilchards and squid. They are great eating too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongrass18ft Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Wow they are nice looking trag. Have only ever caught one fishing in eden years back while snapper fishing, will make for a few nice dinners. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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