Bate Bay

[Yowie]

Headed out early this morning to Bate Bay. Tried a drift in water around 200 feet, but not a bite. Headed towards Kurnell into slightly shallower water and picked up the flatties. A couple of throwbacks, and not many spikey flatties either. Drift not too fast. 

Pulled up a couple of slimey macks, so decided to have a try closer to Kurnell with slimey strips for something different. Pulled up a few reddies, only one legal, a few small reef species, and the goatfish. I assume it is a Black Spot Goatfish, if someone can please clarify that.

I also pulled up 2 mowies, bigger one over 40cm, and while I was unhooking them, they both jumped back overboard. Strange. 🤣
 

Plenty of slimies in schools on the surface. I threw a metal lure around and under them, hoping for something larger to be hanging around the schools, but only managed to hook more slimies. A pod of dolphins cruised through, looked like they were feeding on the slimies.

Many boats out today, taking advantage of the better weather.

[Blackfish]

We went south today from the Hacking Yowie and there was heaps of Slimies and Yellowtail on the Surface. Caught a few Slimies on small metals for bait. And yes I recon its a Black Spot Goatfish.

Bet you thought it was a real shame those Movies fell back in. 😄

[Jiggy]

Mmmmm mowies...🤢🤮

[GoingFishing]

Nice bag of fish Yowie. How are the goatfish on the table

[Rebel]

Well done. Good haul again.

How are the jet skis ?

Cheers.

[Yowie]

2 hours ago, Blackfish said:

We went south today from the Hacking Yowie and there was heaps of Slimies and Yellowtail on the Surface. Caught a few Slimies on small metals for bait. And yes I recon its a Black Spot Goatfish.

Bet you thought it was a real shame those Movies fell back in. 😄

Plenty of baitfish about, water temp is rising, could be a good summer for some bigger stuff outside.

Mowies put up a fight, probably why they were still energetic enough to jump back in. 🤣

2 hours ago, Jiggy said:

Mmmmm mowies...🤢🤮

Mowies.  🤪

2 hours ago, GoingFishing said:

Nice bag of fish Yowie. How are the goatfish on the table

it is so long since I have eaten a goatfish, I cannot remember, and those were only small ones I caught as a teenager.

1 hour ago, Rebel said:

Well done. Good haul again.

How are the jet skis ?

Cheers.

Thank you. Jet skis even speeding about outside. 

[Scooter0069]

Nice mix bag thanks for the report 

[jenno64]

Wise Yowie ....avoiding the Hacking today, good catch and it might be time to leave the water to the cowboys for a few days:)

[Yowie]

1 hour ago, Scooter0069 said:

Nice mix bag thanks for the report 

Thank you.

1 hour ago, jenno64 said:

Wise Yowie ....avoiding the Hacking today, good catch and it might be time to leave the water to the cowboys for a few days:)

Yes Rob, the worst time to be fishing up river. A lot of boats outside as well, many moving between the Hacking and Botany Bay.

[Pickles]

Way to go Dave, nice feed there, we’re any of the slimies big ones?

[Larkin]

A lot of baitfish about - thick schools of those slimies - good sized ones too.

nice bag of fish 👍

[Yowie]

9 hours ago, Pickles said:

Way to go Dave, nice feed there, we’re any of the slimies big ones?

Thansk Bob. Some of the slimies over 30, but not quite 40cm, at a guess.

[Yowie]

9 hours ago, Larkin said:

A lot of baitfish about - thick schools of those slimies - good sized ones too.

nice bag of fish 👍

Thank you. Plenty of slimies about, plus some bigger yakkas with them.