Gerroa kayak fishing

[SaltyGreek]

Went out to the Crooked River today at Gerroa on my kayak to go for some flathead and whiting. Pumped some nippers the evening before and kept most of them alive for the trip. It was blowing 25km winds NE at 9am which made things tough. First spot produced one little whiting which went back in. The wind was driving me insane so I paddled into a nearby creek to escape the wind and to see if anything was biting. Nothing was there to eat my bait. I decided to try and fish between the two bridges but I had a gut feeling that I should fish on the flat at the second bridge which was also a little bit protected from the wind. After around 10 minutes of fishing the flat I caught another little whiting and  then another the next cast. While trying to adjust my anchor and position of the kayak my rod buckled. I was onto a decent fish and after a few short runs I had a 33cm whiting at the edge of my kayak. After that fish the bites slowed down and the wind started to get worse and worse. I dumped my remaining nippers and paddled back down stream against the chop and wind which was a little tough but I got there eventually. Can’t wait to get out again and hopefully get some flathead and some more whiting.

Edited December 28, 2019 by SaltyGreek

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[Pickles]

33 cm whiting - a very nice fish.ive never had much luck in Crooked river, but when it’s open the prawning is great

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1 hour ago, Pickles said:

33 cm whiting - a very nice fish.ive never had much luck in Crooked river, but when it’s open the prawning is great

I’ve seen huge whiting in the crooked river. Second bridge I’ve seen and caught 40cm+ fish. At night time the river is full with prawns. It’s amazing to see. I’d like to try prawning there

Edited December 28, 2019 by SaltyGreek