61 crusher Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Got a phone call from a mate today who managed to catch a couple of lost fish with one of his mates today, he was fighting a jewie around 85 cm & as they were bringing it to the net saw a couple of fish hanging with it my mate quickly got the hooks out & with some bait still on tossed it out & one of them grabbed it but didn’t hook up so tossed it back out & pulls in a 60 cm dolly & the other guy gets a 70 cm dolly, & that was in the lake proper not near the drop over. Will post photos when I get them 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Don't be surprised what fish turn up where not expected. I pulled out a spotted mackerel from Lilli Pilli in the Hacking 10 or more years ago. Not big but big enough to end up on the plate (and very good eating as well). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 We shouldn't be overly surprised when we make an "unusual catch in a particular location" really. Fish don't have GPS and while they can usually be found where we expect them to be, there's always the exception to the rule. bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 A certainly unusual catch. Now I could be wrong (now thats common) but I thought @rickmarlin62 said there was one caught in Lake Mac a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Great Story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 Spoke to a couple of locals this morning one of them said he saw a school of about 50 hanging off the marker at the drop over about 2 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 5 hours ago, big Neil said: Fish don't have GPS I'd have to politely disagree with that statement BN. There are plenty of examples where were fish are spawned, go away from the breeding grounds maybe 1000's of km away & return to the exact same spot to breed themselves. We probably all know northern salmon to be one & this is something I posted in another thread the other day- https://www.centennialparklands.com.au/stories/2019/journey-to-new-caledonia If that's not an internal GPS I don't know what is? Plenty of fish(including sharks) also have migratory paths they travel each season, of course they might alter their route slightly from time to time based on currents, ocean temps etc. And then some fish might just get lost...…………….just like humans can 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolts1 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 The warm water from the power stations really messes with them. I heard a report (just a rumour) of a queen fish being caught down near the power stations a few years back. Not sure I believe that one given the queen fish would need to be very lost just to get down this south but the hot water does raise the overall temp of the lake and change the behaviours of the fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Right on the Money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 Last year within two weeks of the lagoons opening up 2 mangrove jacks were taken by 2 separate spearo’s one off Avoca & the other at Terrigal and was around 50cm+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 2 hours ago, kingie chaser said: I'd have to politely disagree with that statement BN. There are plenty of examples where were fish are spawned, go away from the breeding grounds maybe 1000's of km away & return to the exact same spot to breed themselves. We probably all know northern salmon to be one & this is something I posted in another thread the other day- https://www.centennialparklands.com.au/stories/2019/journey-to-new-caledonia If that's not an internal GPS I don't know what is? Plenty of fish(including sharks) also have migratory paths they travel each season, of course they might alter their route slightly from time to time based on currents, ocean temps etc. And then some fish might just get lost...…………….just like humans can 🤣 I stand corrected KC. You are absolutely right in that fish probably have more idea where they are than we do. Thank you for pointing that out. Cheers, bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Nelson Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 A mates been catching a few Sampson and amberjack as well in the lake on live squid, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Ive caught two dollies at 5 and 6 kilo at vales pt hot water 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 This is interesting https://getfishing.com.au/lake-macquarie-hot-water-outlet-closures/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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