Nova91 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 G'day all - heading out to Crowdy head at the beginning of November. Keen to hear some feedback and recommendations for the area with respect to fishing and what to expect. - What species should I expect/prepare for outside of snapper? - How is the fishing generally in early November? - Do people generally prefer to drift or anchor whilst chasing snapper? - Are people having better luck with a paternoster rig or running sinker? Any other tips are welcome - including what depths to focus on Thank you so much in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Contact @Scratchie & @rickmarlin62 on the Forum. They are the experts on Crowdy head. Have a great trip. Cheers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 I fish the shoals north of crowdy or mermaid reef i mainly fish shallow berley n bait there are lots of deeper reefs to drift expect pearlies ntuskies besides reds in deeper water kingys will be on the cards too 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Good onya Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoods Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Spoke to a mate at Harrington today. He picked up a solid 7kg+ red recently out on the flathead drift. I have no other reports however Marlin were being caught off Port Macquarie several weeks ago so there may be some warm water out wider - try the fads. The lower end of the river is clearing with flathead around but I think a bit patchy. Good luck. Would love to help but I'm off to Eucumbene for the Trout Festival.. Hoods 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoods Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 I should have added the flathead ground was in 40-50m ENE off Memaid. Caught on a strip of Bonito. I agree with above. I favour SP's in the shallow areas north of Crowdy but there is some areas to the east & south also & flathead grounds too off the Harrington entrance. I have a photo of an 80cm red caught landbased further south a month ago so they may still be in close. And watch out for whales. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova91 Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/20/2022 at 10:57 AM, Rebel said: Contact @Scratchie & @rickmarlin62 on the Forum. They are the experts on Crowdy head. Have a great trip. Cheers. Thanks mate - highly appreciated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova91 Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/20/2022 at 2:03 PM, rickmarlin62 said: I fish the shoals north of crowdy or mermaid reef i mainly fish shallow berley n bait there are lots of deeper reefs to drift expect pearlies ntuskies besides reds in deeper water kingys will be on the cards too Thank you so much mate - would love to have a chat over the phone if possible somehow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova91 Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/20/2022 at 7:55 PM, Hoods said: I should have added the flathead ground was in 40-50m ENE off Memaid. Caught on a strip of Bonito. I agree with above. I favour SP's in the shallow areas north of Crowdy but there is some areas to the east & south also & flathead grounds too off the Harrington entrance. I have a photo of an 80cm red caught landbased further south a month ago so they may still be in close. And watch out for whales. Thank you mate - highly appreciate the insights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Anchor where the cross is and berley and float baits back to saddle in reef also front nth east corner depends on current can also sit right on top of saddle in reef and fish down backside of reef 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Same thing with nth side of reef sound for fish 10 14 mtrs anchor up current fish floaters back 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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