Yowie Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) Before I headed out this morning, I threw out a line at my mum's place in Gunnamatta Bay for the bream. A dark coloured one at that. A few of them in Gunnamatta are also dark coloured, they must have spent some time inside the bay in the deep water and not moved over the shallow banks where the colour will turn a lighter shade of silver. (not too noticeable in the photo, but the skin and scales were a dark golden colour) Started fishing early near the mouth of Yowie Bay. Pulled out the tailor and Watson's bonnie on fish strips, the legal sized reddies took a liking to squid strips, whereas the undersized reddies ate anything going. The kingie grabbed a small strip of salted slimy, fished on the bottom with a 12 pound hand line. It took off slowly until I tightened the line, then it took off like a rocket. I suffered a burn mark into the skin on one finger, so had to swap the line to the other hand. The bugger swam around another line, so I had to retrieve around that line, then somehow a knot developed in the line about 15 metres up from the hook, so every time the kingie pulled the knotted line into the water, I had to reduce pressure so as not to snap the line at the knot. Took a little while longer than normal to land the fish with the knotted line. Headed to Salmon Haul Bay where I pulled out 2 average sized squid on a jig during the first few casts, but many casts after that for nothing, so headed home. Cleaned the fish, threw in the fish scraps and bones, and a few more bream turned up, again rather dark coloured. Edited May 11, 2017 by Yowie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellzy94 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I see "Port Hacking" and think "Here we go, Yowie's at it again..." Lo and behold! Great stuff mate, and a king on a handline! Well done. You're right about that bream too, it is rather dark. Cheers, Wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 Thanks Wellzy, Tried a different spot I have not fished for a while. A few legal reddies (or pannies) in the deep water, but only just legal. Happy with the kingie, they fight hard on a hand line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjames95 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Excellent mixed bag mate and great to see the reds out, soon ill be trying the offshore reefs hoping theyre out early season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squidy Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Top Stuff Yowie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 wow nice king on handline!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Once again top stuff Yowie. Cheers Tara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 Thank you all. Crumbed and pan fried reddie fillets tonight, kingie fillet on the BBQ tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damos Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Wow nice haul there Yowie, bit of a Port Hacking Fisherman's basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Great results as always Yowie. Kingy on a handline is definitely an achievement. Do the slimies come into the hacking or do u get them outside. Iv struggled to ever find slimies inside Sydney harbour and have wondered why they arent as common inside the harbour as opposed to other estuaries/bays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Another great mixed bag Yowie. Are you named after Yowie Bay, or is it named after you? BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 8 hours ago, GoingFishing said: Great results as always Yowie. Kingy on a handline is definitely an achievement. Do the slimies come into the hacking or do u get them outside. Iv struggled to ever find slimies inside Sydney harbour and have wondered why they arent as common inside the harbour as opposed to other estuaries/bays Do not catch very many slimies up river. The fillets used were from one I caught outside last month while fishing for flatties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 5 hours ago, big Neil said: Another great mixed bag Yowie. Are you named after Yowie Bay, or is it named after you? BN I first started fishing from the Yowie Bay wharf as a kid, so I thought Yowie would do as a name. A few of us would head to the wharf after school and pull out a few fish. Very few boats would pull up at the wharf in those days (late 1950's into the 60's). No fancy lures like today, a metal Wonder Wobbler lure was the 'in' lure to own, and it caught many types of fish. No squid jigs like today - an old fisho showed me how to make my own out of a piece of cane, with a few small hooks tied to the bottom and some aluminium foil wrapped around and tied on with fishing line. Many stories can be told about the wharf and people from those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 The Wonder Wobbler ... now there's a blast from the past! Here's a pic for those too young to remember! Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 7 hours ago, Yowie said: I first started fishing from the Yowie Bay wharf as a kid, so I thought Yowie would do as a name. A few of us would head to the wharf after school and pull out a few fish. Very few boats would pull up at the wharf in those days (late 1950's into the 60's). No fancy lures like today, a metal Wonder Wobbler lure was the 'in' lure to own, and it caught many types of fish. No squid jigs like today - an old fisho showed me how to make my own out of a piece of cane, with a few small hooks tied to the bottom and some aluminium foil wrapped around and tied on with fishing line. Many stories can be told about the wharf and people from those days. We should catch up and have a beer when I'm in Sydney next week, if you're anywhere near to Caringbah area. I see that Jim has posted a picture of the Wobbler, not unlike some of the slugs available today. Cheers, BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 2 hours ago, fragmeister said: The Wonder Wobbler ... now there's a blast from the past! Here's a pic for those too young to remember! Cheers Jim I have a couple of rusty ones, and one that has never been near water. From what I can remember catching with this lure - tailor, kingfish, salmon, trevally, bonito, Watson's bonito, frigates, small mack tuna, a small unidentified tuna, pike, snook, flathead, jewfish, trout, a couple of little reddies, a small whiting, squid, octopus, cuttlefish, a numb ray (a bit hard to remove the lure as the bastard kept giving me an electric shock, but it wasn't keeping my lure) and a blue swimmer crab (grabbed the lure in a nipper and would not let go until it hit the bottom of the boat) plus some other fish were unstoppable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 34 minutes ago, big Neil said: We should catch up and have a beer when I'm in Sydney next week, if you're anywhere near to Caringbah area. I see that Jim has posted a picture of the Wobbler, not unlike some of the slugs available today. Cheers, BN Send me a message when you are up this way, and I'll see what I'm doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 G'day Yowie, I won't have access to a computer while I'm in Sydney (have a PC at home). My mobile is 0466853633 if you want to send me a text with your number. Be nice to have a few ales with any of the Shire Raiders one evening. Maybe you could see if anybody is interested. Will be in Sydney Thu 18th to Sun 21st May. Cheers, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 (edited) old school hand lining, love it Yowie Edited May 14, 2017 by Guest123456789 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Nice bag yowie I can never seem to get a legal red whenever I'm on the hacking but thats not to often. Nice king to mate! Apart fron being great on the bbq I love the kings done sushimi style or also cured & part of a salad. Its been ages since I've been to the port, might have to be my next trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 39 minutes ago, kingie chaser said: Nice bag yowie I can never seem to get a legal red whenever I'm on the hacking but thats not to often. Nice king to mate! Apart fron being great on the bbq I love the kings done sushimi style or also cured & part of a salad. Its been ages since I've been to the port, might have to be my next trip As you can see, there are a few legal reds here and there, but, there are a lot of undersized ones in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Great report yowie good haul there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Thanks Krispy. No reports from you for a while, are you still fishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydney south Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 On 12/05/2017 at 1:57 PM, fragmeister said: The Wonder Wobbler ... now there's a blast from the past! Here's a pic for those too young to remember! Cheers Jim Ahhhhh the old wonder wobbler. Caught many a good flathead and bream down Sussex Inlet on these little beauties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab1 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 20 hours ago, Yowie said: As you can see, there are a few legal reds here and there, but, there are a lot of undersized ones in between. Good report Yowie.I must be a magnet for those inbetween undersized ones.I can just see the little ones thinking....here comes that sucker to feed me all his bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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