willpethh Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 (edited) Hey All! A few weeks back I put out a post asking for information regarding rock fishing around Jervis Bay and was very happy to receive a fair amount of information that led to some awesome fishing! As someone relatively new to rock fishing (only caught salmon and slimeys) I was keen to catch some bonito and kings and Jervis Bay certainly provided. Overall roughly 10 bonito and one rat king (60cm - just too small!) were landed across 4x 2-3hr sessions at mermaids inlet (it is still "closed" but in my opinion the track is pretty safe as long as you aren't being an idiot and there were 4-5 other people fishing there every time I was there.) of which I kept 6 of the bonito and made some (in my humble opinion) lovely dishes. On the last session I was quite bummed as a ~90cm king had a curious tap at my 150mm minnow but no hookset was made 😭 I want to thank those who helped me out with info, other sessions at the boat ramp, rock pools and beaches were quite successful but the real fun was definitely the rocks and I have the itch to get out there again! Attached is a photo of one of the bonito fighting pretty hard, more photos will be sent in replies as they are too big to fit in one post! Will Edited February 4 by willpethh 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willpethh Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 (edited) Here's one lot of bonito caught Edited February 4 by willpethh 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willpethh Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Here's the other 2 bonito kept 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 That’s awesome mate. Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself out there. It’s a special place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willpethh Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 And here's all the cooking! Passionfruit, lime and coriander carpaccio and some classic fish tacos! There's something about researching, catching and cooking your own fish (and having it turn out to be damn tasty too!) that is just so satisfying! Fillets cut down to size Fish Tacos! And the carpaccio! Once again thank you all for the help!! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie_fisher Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Awesome. You could serve that in a restaurant. I have a few flathead in the fridge from my last session might take inspiration from the tacos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Nice work there Will, the bonnies can buzz around on the hook. Good to see you wearing a jacket when fishing the rocks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 great work, lovely dishes too. Fish tacos are superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Very Under rated Table fish, I love em 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 in my younger days circa early1980's caught snapper from that very spot in photo as well as witnessed snapper up to 6kg on salted tuna and kingies up to 15kg on live yellowtail. Those days with a decent 4WD you could drive most of the way in. Use to stay at the Currarong Caravan Park and fished there in our fishing club events as well as ANSA Tournaments. Go Mascot Anglers... Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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