Poddies in Middle Harbour

[steeevooo]

Have recently gotten right back into fishing after 5-10 years of inactivity.

Great reading on here, some useful info

 

Quick question for Northern Beaches raiders.

Any recommended spots for catching poddy mullet in traps apart from Narrabeen Lagoon?
Anywhere around Middle Harbour?

I've been quite disappointed with results from fishing the area recently but have mainly been using store bought frozen bait, so keen to give it a good go with livies before summer ends.
 

I live near Manly though, so Narrabeen is a bit of a mission, especially when there is traffic.
Any suggestions?
 

Tried the sand flats at Clontarf a few weeks ago but the mullet were too small.
Have heard upstream from Roseville bridge can be good. Anywhere else?

Edited February 21, 2017 by steeevooo
removed mention of manly lagoon to make a new post about it instead

[Short]

Yeah Narrabeen Lagoon is the place to go for mullet.

Plenty of yakkas around the ferry wharf at Manly! Just go super early.

[steeevooo]

Nice. Might give the wharf a go some time soon.

I used to fish there regularly as a kid, near the ferris wheel. Assumed it was now prohibited, but hadn't actually checked.

Loads of big leatherjacket and bream there back in the day.

[macman]

The sand flats at Clontarf have plenty of poddies. If you are looking for Middle Harbour spot.

[steeevooo]

22 minutes ago, macman said:

The sand flats at Clontarf have plenty of poddies. If you are looking for Middle Harbour spot.

Yeah i tried there a few weeks ago, but literally none over 5cm.
Maybe it was just an off day.
Tempted to try the shallower sandy banks on either side of the Spit itself also, I'm sure there would be some there at times.