Itchin'faFishin' Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Went out last night to see if there was much action around Berowra. I launched at the boat ramp near the ferry and motored slowly up to the southern side of Bar Island with the intention of getting some sleep on my boat and waking before first light to be ready for any morning action. Low tide was due around 10:30 a.m. so on the outgoing tide I put out a mix of rigs. One paternoster with double droppers and large 6/0 circle hooks. One running ball down to a swivel with a long leader ending in a 2/0 circle hook. One 4" white paddle tail soft plastic.The paternoster rig did all the damage. During the night I was awoken a few times by some stray by-catch including a mud crab, an eel and a catfish. Around 7:00am the real action started and lasted about 90 minutes, including two double dropper hookups. With a strong outgoing tidal flow I caught 9 flathead in a row, the largest ones coming in at 600mm. A soapy jew finished off the session at about 11:30. Very different to my normal pathetic efforts. Tried both prawns and salted pilchards for bait but all were caught on cubes of the salted pilchard. Maybe my luck has changed. Thanks for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel' em in Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 nice catch mate, did you catch them around Bar Island as I'll be going to the Hawkesbury this weekend for the first time. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchin'faFishin' Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Yep. On the south east corner there's a nice hole that is about 9 - 10m deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 thats a nice catch of flatties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchin'faFishin' Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Thanks Regan. It was all action stations when they all came to the party in about 1 1/2 hrs before the end of the outgoing tide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Peter A great read and pics - reward from some real dedication after a broken nights sleep on the boat! Interesting that I had a similar experience (see my post headed Central Coast) last Wednesday morning. Again fishing the last hour and a half of the run out in Brisbane Water near Hardys Bay. I've never had such a hot bight in this area, although I was using SPs only , maybe if I'd had a few baits out as well I'd have done even better! I often fish the same area when up there ( I live on the Northern Beaches) and usually get 1 or 2, but for some reason the flathead were really firing this time. Cheers Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchin'faFishin' Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 Thanks Phil. Maybe it was a combination of the tide, time and the rain we'd had in the previous 24hrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Very good report and pictures peter. Hard to beat a good session on the flatties isn't it? I admire your dedication staying out all night fishing...obviously paid off eh? Cheers, BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchin'faFishin' Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 Thanks Neil. I find it easier to stay out the night than face getting up early in the morning to get on the water for sunrise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cargo05 Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Nice flatties. Great report as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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