Scratchie Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 G'day raiders, Well, I've finally afforded to fix my boat and what a great day Sunday was to take it for a test drive. I took the two young boys and decided to target some winter whiting (trumpeter) in the bay. Knowing they were easy to catch and the fact I had to move a few times to check the boat out, it was a stunning day on the water! Anyway, we managed to bag what we wanted with a few surprise bycatch from my boys along the way! It was great to see the young fella getting stretched on light gear! Cant wait for dinner tonight! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wellzy94 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Good on you Scratchie! Whiting are one of my favourite table fish. Good to see your got your boat up and running! Cheers, Wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 nice catch scratchie looks yum!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volitan Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Is it really the case that the local whiting are mostly sand whiting in summer and trumpeter whiting in winter ? Or is the summer whiting/winter whiting thing just names with no great meaning? ive never targeted either so don't know much about them. cheers arron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 well done whiting are a fun fish to target and a great feed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 25 minutes ago, Volitan said: Is it really the case that the local whiting are mostly sand whiting in summer and trumpeter whiting in winter ? Or is the summer whiting/winter whiting thing just names with no great meaning? ive never targeted either so don't know much about them. cheers arron Trumpeter whiting are nicknamed winter whiting. They have no size limit and are in real numbers throughout the bay! Sans whiting are predominantly in the summer months and have a legal size limit of 27cm. All in all they taste the same!!! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volitan Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Does that apply to Sydney as well - ie Lower Hawkesbury or Brisbane Waters? Are there winter whiting there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 3 minutes ago, Volitan said: Does that apply to Sydney as well - ie Lower Hawkesbury or Brisbane Waters? Are there winter whiting there? I assume so! The size limit applies to NSW. I know they find them in the hacking, not sure throughout Sydney though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Glad you got your boat back on the water, Jeff! I've been meaning to give you a shout if you wanted a ride but I've had no shortage of crew in my son and missus! Fished The Sisters yesterday but still can't find those big reds! ? Managed 2 pan sized, 5 flathead and 6 tailor. Still, a nice feed and the missus was absolutely stoked with the private show we got from breaching humpbacks. Looks like I'm allowed to keep the boat! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 my mate fished sisters sat arvo for five small reds and a Samson..no current..no run no fun..lake Macquarie also has heaps of trumpeter whiting at moment..rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 10 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said: my mate fished sisters sat arvo for five small reds and a Samson..no current..no run no fun..lake Macquarie also has heaps of trumpeter whiting at moment..rick Yeah, that was about it, Rick. No current to speak of. We did better on the flathead drift in 45m but still not much current. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Sounds like a fun session whiting are always fun to catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 On 01/08/2017 at 6:09 AM, rickmarlin62 said: my mate fished sisters sat arvo for five small reds and a Samson..no current..no run no fun..lake Macquarie also has heaps of trumpeter whiting at moment..rick Seas were quite calm last week. Different story this week though. It should stir things up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 14 hours ago, sam bros said: Sounds like a fun session whiting are always fun to catch Cheers mate. It was more to test the boat out but the boys had fun and we managed a feed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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