Boat Suitability on Jervis Bay

[Grant94]

Hi All, 

Freshwater Murray Cod fisherman here but heading to Jervis Bay area in March. I only have a 4.2 Explorer Trophy, would this be suitable in Jervis Bay given the right weather conditions or does the bay have a habit of blowing up badly? Never been or even seen the bay so any advice would be appreciated.

[onearmedfisho]

4.2m will be fine mate

 

[SquidMarks]

4.2 is fine, keep an eye out on the weather forecast.

JB is often blowing a NEasterly  (or sometimes a southerly) during these summer months and can get quite choppy by mid morning/early afternoon (you can get caught out). 

If you have the patience you can always find a relatively sheltered area/part of the bay and wait it out till the evening (where it usually settles), otherwise you will get wet on the way home

Case in point:

I went out yesterday (Thursday) knowing it will blow a southerly by mid afternoon.

Launched at Callala Bay (NW corner of the bay), grabbed a few sand flathead outside the heads while the wind and swell/seas were good.

As the wind started picking up, i tucked in on the northern side of Bowen Island (sheltered by island) and picked up a snapper and  some slimies for bait.

The Southerly kept picking up so i came in to Murrays beach and fished the southern headlands (scottish rocks, Cozy beach etc) for squid (where i  was relatively sheltered from the gust).

When it came time to go home i rode the southerly chop back north into Callala Bay (but lumpy but a hell of a lot better than riding into it), i could have easily stayed fishing for squid until the wind died down in the evening...