twoblues Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Reports of millions of maggots on Newport and Bilgola Beach. Should make for interesting fishing reports in the coming days. I'd imagine these things would attract fish to the beaches. Two Blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 The whiting should love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 where the hell would they come from...rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 33 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said: where the hell would they come from...rick Have any missing persons been reported under suspicious circumstances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marks1984 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 due to the humidity the flies went out to sea dropped their eggs on seaweed and the weed has come in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldfella Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Hi All; Nothing suspicious going on. Just a normal thing for the Northern Beaches. As you may be aware there are huge kelp beds out off the coast. Also there is a huge sandbar that stretches basically from North Head to Nobby,s. That is why vessels waiting for a berth in Sydney or Newcastle moor out there. Good holding ground for anchors. There can at times. be a combination of big seas and ships swinging round the anchor break off the kelp and if an on shore wind it ends up on the beaches. When it gets half buried in the sand especially in hot humid weather it ferments (goes half rotten ) and gets fly blown. Result , kelp maggots in huge numbers. All the real old hands used to make a bee line to fish the beaches. Would be the best natural berley going (maybe a dead heat between these and rotten cunjie.) All fish love them. Just a normal part of nature. Media or do gooders yelling and screaming can do absolutely bugger all. Probably been going on for thousands of years. Hope this may be of help. Cheers. Oldfella. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 current big seas should clean it up a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoblues Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Interesting insight Oldfella. All sounds logical to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I saw the video of them and it looks crook. Best keep out of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Ranger Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 17 hours ago, Oldfella said: Hi All; All the real old hands used to make a bee line to fish the beaches. Would be the best natural berley going (maybe a dead heat between these and rotten cunjie.) All fish love them. Just a normal part of nature. Media or do gooders yelling and screaming can do absolutely bugger all. Probably been going on for thousands of years. Hope this may be of help. Cheers. Oldfella. I'm with the Oldfella,, Get fishin !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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