GoingFishing Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) Gday Raiders Ill start this post by commenting on (in my opinion) the huge difference in fish productivity between north of Sydney heads and south. Fishing by boat or off the beach to the south of Sydney heads whilst sometimes fruitful, i find, is generally harder going. Whilst on the other hand, heading north of Sydney heads i find more reef, more fish, better beaches, better sand, better gutters etc. Perhaps the difference in density of population has a part to play too? Does anyone else share this experience and view? My quest for marlin has hit a stumbling block sadly. First, COVID - lost 8 days stuck at home during the holiday period sucked. Thankfully ive fully recovered with no lingering symptoms. Then, once out and about again, the weather offshore turned to shit for a while. Now im back to work and limited only to weekends. oh well. gotta keep trying ! it will happen eventually. Yesterday arvo i was itching to wet a line so me and my mate Ralph decided to get out to find a gutter and hopefully, some whiting. The gutter we were fishing was perfect. It had some waves breaking out about 30m out and then a deeper blue section infront of it, with a nice exit to the right hand side. Despite this it was a slow start with only 3 fish on ice in the first 2 hours, then, around 830 when the sun fully set, the fish turned on. In the space of an hour we picked up another 13 fish, two of them bream. One of them was a nice 40cm horsie, which makes the other legal fish look quite small haha. Tubies doing the damage as always, we fished until we were out of bait and then headed home. Thx for reading. Edited January 12, 2022 by GoingFishing 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Great catch, hope to take the grandkids out today, if the rain ever stops..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Great haul. Well done. Good to see you are over Covid. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Very nice bag of fish. The better beaches are to the south, in Bate Bay. 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Great bag and you seem to nail them every time. Interesting the bite hots up after dark! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Nice feed of whiting there mate, love bream of the beach as they taste so much better than estuary bream. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlvbw Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Great work. I really need to get off my butt and do some land-based fishing on the beaches................... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Well done top bag of fish there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardgid Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 agree , try eating a tailor from the harbour versus a tailor from the surf , the harbour ones taste kind of oily , 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 7 hours ago, noelm said: Great catch, hope to take the grandkids out today, if the rain ever stops..... Thanks Noel - weather is on and off today, hopefully you can get out ! goodluck. where you headed? 6 hours ago, Rebel said: Great haul. Well done. Good to see you are over Covid. Cheers. Thanks Rebel. Yes was only unwell for a day or two then had to wait for a negtive result 4 hours ago, Yowie said: Very nice bag of fish. The better beaches are to the south, in Bate Bay. 🤣 Thanks Yowie - HA - not sure i agree with you about Bate Bay - id still say Northern Beaches are more productive 3 hours ago, jenno64 said: Great bag and you seem to nail them every time. Interesting the bite hots up after dark! Thanks Jenno - yeah its not the first time i have observed this. but interestingly i have also seen many days where they are fired up during late afternoon. so go figure 3 hours ago, Isaac Ct said: Nice feed of whiting there mate, love bream of the beach as they taste so much better than estuary bream. Well done. Thanks Isaac - i dont like eating bream at all. But Ralph loves them. i find them very oily and mushy 1 hour ago, dlvbw said: Great work. I really need to get off my butt and do some land-based fishing on the beaches................... Get out there mate, good luck 1 hour ago, masterfisho7 said: Well done top bag of fish there Thanks Masterfisho 55 minutes ago, leonardgid said: agree , try eating a tailor from the harbour versus a tailor from the surf , the harbour ones taste kind of oily , I dont think ive eaten a tailor in about 8 yrs ! dont like them a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 It ended up pouring rain most of the afternoon, was going to go to Warilla beach, got some worms yesterday in the rain, but with the grandkids it's not worth going in crap weather, they like to play and swim as well as fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Great catch - feisty little fighters those whiting me taste great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Great report and nice catch! Hopefully the weather clears up a bit and you can get onto a few offshore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade460 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Nice catch. Up this way anything under 40cm we normally throw back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 2 hours ago, noelm said: It ended up pouring rain most of the afternoon, was going to go to Warilla beach, got some worms yesterday in the rain, but with the grandkids it's not worth going in crap weather, they like to play and swim as well as fish. Hopefully you will get out soon 1 hour ago, Pickles said: Great catch - feisty little fighters those whiting me taste great. They are certainly great on the plate 1 hour ago, Larkin said: Great report and nice catch! Hopefully the weather clears up a bit and you can get onto a few offshore. Thanks Larkin. Dying to give the beakies a go 46 minutes ago, Renegade460 said: Nice catch. Up this way anything under 40cm we normally throw back. Thanks mate. All whiting under 40cm go back you say ? 🤣🤣👍 and i caught a few marlin inside the Nepean River last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Can’t complain about that Sam! Nice effort and nice reward. cheers Zoran ps - the beakie will happen … but probably not on tubes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papafish Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 14 hours ago, GoingFishing said: Gday Raiders Ill start this post by commenting on (in my opinion) the huge difference in fish productivity between north of Sydney heads and south. Fishing by boat or off the beach to the south of Sydney heads whilst sometimes fruitful, i find, is generally harder going. Whilst on the other hand, heading north of Sydney heads i find more reef, more fish, better beaches, better sand, better gutters etc. Perhaps the difference in density of population has a part to play too? Does anyone else share this experience and view? My quest for marlin has hit a stumbling block sadly. First, COVID - lost 8 days stuck at home during the holiday period sucked. Thankfully ive fully recovered with no lingering symptoms. Then, once out and about again, the weather offshore turned to shit for a while. Now im back to work and limited only to weekends. oh well. gotta keep trying ! it will happen eventually. Yesterday arvo i was itching to wet a line so me and my mate Ralph decided to get out to find a gutter and hopefully, some whiting. The gutter we were fishing was perfect. It had some waves breaking out about 30m out and then a deeper blue section infront of it, with a nice exit to the right hand side. Despite this it was a slow start with only 3 fish on ice in the first 2 hours, then, around 830 when the sun fully set, the fish turned on. In the space of an hour we picked up another 13 fish, two of them bream. One of them was a nice 40cm horsie, which makes the other legal fish look quite small haha. Tubies doing the damage as always, we fished until we were out of bait and then headed home. Thx for reading. What’s the average size ball sinker you used? Ball sinker maybe? I tried but my line always go from 12 o’clock and knock all the way to 9 o clock…. And what rig champ? Some say pana some say simple ball sinker with 1 metre trace and a bean around the hook? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 What a catch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 11 hours ago, zmk1962 said: Can’t complain about that Sam! Nice effort and nice reward. cheers Zoran ps - the beakie will happen … but probably not on tubes. Thanks Z - Ive eaten my fair share of whiting over the last 5 weeks. They are so good. Thanks for the wishes on the beakies - definitely not on the tubies haha 10 hours ago, papafish said: What’s the average size ball sinker you used? Ball sinker maybe? I tried but my line always go from 12 o’clock and knock all the way to 9 o clock…. And what rig champ? Some say pana some say simple ball sinker with 1 metre trace and a bean around the hook? Hi papafish - 1m trace is right. use 12lb if you find the wash and gutter is carrying your bait back to shore, try using a star sinker on a slider to keep it grounded. 26 minutes ago, bessell1955 said: What a catch! Thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardgid Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 years ago you could buy them from fish shops in sydney cold smoked , we would shallow fry them in a little oil and have them with fresh bread , amazing ! if you can or do smoke anything at home give them and slimmies a go on the smoker , once you work out how to do them to your taste you will not be throwing all of them back . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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