spraka Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Hey Everyone, I'm going to be moving from Canada to Sydney at the end of march and have been doing a lot of research on what I need to be targeting from April through Aug. Of course I'm used the Canadian fishing style so any suggestions/tips would be amazing. So far I've discovered April is great for Bonito and Kingfish but not sure for May through Aug, I do have both a light-medium setup as well as a medium-heavy setup. Lastly I'm a huge proponent of supporting local business so if there is any good tackle shops I should be going to in the Sydney area, please let me know (other than not allowed here rule 6/not allowed here rule 6) Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Depends where in Sydney, it’s a big place, so tackle store locations will need an area. Winter fishing is pretty good for Bream, accessible on beaches, rivers and the ocean rocks. Tailor (you might know as Bluefish) are similar, available in a range of locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spraka Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 Hi Noelm, Thanks for the reply, I'm going to be in western Sydney but ok going to a shop that is worth the journey. Yes Tailer and Bream has been something I've been looking into, I'm assuming Tunas are more of a summer fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Oath Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) 8 hours ago, spraka said: Hi Noelm, Thanks for the reply, I'm going to be in western Sydney but ok going to a shop that is worth the journey. Yes Tailer and Bream has been something I've been looking into, I'm assuming Tunas are more of a summer fish? <retailer removed> is worth checking out, they are specialists in Japanese fishing gear and are my go to store for rock fishing tackle. I do 90% of my fishing between December and may when the water is warmer and the seasonal pelagics are in town but you can definitely catch fish in Sydney year round. Focusing on pelagics, Aussie salmon and tailor are the most common over the cooler months. You can catch them fishing the usual rock ledges, in deep gutters on the beach and even up into the estuaries. Some kingfish also stick around and they tend to be the big ones, live baiting from the rocks is probably your best bet from shore but you can also book a charter and go jigging and live baiting at one of the offshore reefs. Your half right assuming tuna are summer fish. The tuna you can realistically catch from shore, bonito, Mac tuna and far less often longtail tuna are all summer fish. The proper offshore game fishing tuna, southern bluefin usually come around in winter. (I don't go game fishing but I've heard that around the second state of origin is when their up near Sydney) Edited March 3 by Little_Flatty Please see site rule #6. https://community.deckee.com/topic/97670-community-rule-6-promoting-businesses-not-related-to-deckee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spraka Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 (edited) you're not the first person to bring up <retailer removed>. Thanks for the recommendation. Are Aussie salmon good eating? Edited March 3 by Little_Flatty https://community.deckee.com/topic/97670-community-rule-6-promoting-businesses-not-related-to-deckee/#comment-745085 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 40 minutes ago, spraka said: you're not the first person to bring up isofishing! Thanks for the recommendation. Are Aussie salmon good eating? Lots will tell you they are rubbish, but….if filleted very fresh, skinned and all the blood meat cut away, then simply rolled in flour or crumbs and cooked in hot oil, they are good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) Salmon need to be looked after. There's a kill spot on top of the head, which is easy to find because it seems like a clear spot. Stab the brain and move the point into the spine and the death is immediate. Straight away, cut the throat and bleed it. Some people would gut a fish at that point but I takes fillets straight off. Skin the fillet. Remove the bloodline that runs down the middle of each fillet (it runs quite deep in a flaring 'V'). Aussie Salmon is oily and has a strong flavour. If you prefer delicate flavoured white fish, Salmon may not be for you. Smaller fish don't have as strong a flavour. I like Salmon curried. Any milk-based recipe will tone down the flavour. Some people prefer to use them as a basis for fish cakes. You can also soak them for ten minutes or so in white vinegar then simmer the fillets in salt water until they are ready to flake then use the flakes however you like. I ate them regularly for a year or two then my tolerance reduced to approximately monthly, provided the recipe kept changing. Mostly I enjoyed the fight and released, unless they came in bleeding from the throats or had gill damage (past tense - I was living Far South NSW where they are plentiful and large). You can catch them all year. Dusk is definitely the time of day they come in to feed and they will chase lure well after dusk on a moonlit night. They will also take a lure very willingly during the day if you can find a school in close. Edited March 3 by Steve0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Hi spraka and welcome to Fishraider. You have made a good selection by joining this forum. Lots of very knowledgeable anglers on here. I will throw my answers to some of your questions in for fun. Australian Salmon are (at best) okay to eat, as are Tailor (Bluefish). Tailor migrate North each year from the South Eastern states up to Fraser Island to breed. This happens between May and July/August. They can be caught from the rocks or beaches during this period. Similar to Australian Salmon, Tailor are average to eat. Lots of information in the articles section re fishing for these 2 species. Plenty of fishing tackle outlets in and around Sydney so you won't be stuck for locations, no matter where you live. You will love being in Australia, as an angler, so many species to chase, so many methods and so many people on here willing to help you achieve your goals. Good luck with your move and enjoy your new life down under. Cheers, bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 @spraka. As @noelm said, Sydney's a big place, so when you know where you might be staying, we might be able to PM you a few places to look at. If you haven't decided and have a choice, try to stay somewhere near fishable water...near the coast, near the Hawkesbury, Nepean, Parramatta, Georges, Port Hacking rivers as an example For something different in winter, try catching blackfish/luderick: While you are here, have a look at the Articles section: Articles - DECKEE Community . There's a wealth of information here and the majority of article focus on fishing the Sydney area and surrounding regions. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faker Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Drummer and luderick. Possible snapper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spraka Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 Cheers everyone! How's the grabbing and shrimping during these months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, spraka said: Cheers everyone! How's the grabbing and shrimping during these months? I assume you mean crabbing? That’s a warm water activity, you can get crabs all year, but it’s summer when you target them mainly. Shrimping Prawns to us, is also a Summer time thing, lots of the south coast lakes have Prawns, you will need a scoop net and an underwater light, and some waders make life easy. Not too sure about Prawning around Sydney, but there would be a few places to catch some. Edited March 3 by noelm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Just to add, you will need a fishing license to fish in NSW, most tackle stores sell them, don’t want you to get caught…… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spraka Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 @noelm thank you for the heads up, just like in Canada too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faker Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 1 hour ago, spraka said: @noelm thank you for the heads up, just like in Canada too! you are always free to fish with me on rocks. i am getting into this rock fishing business 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spraka Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 @faker I will send you a message when I hit the rocks, whereabouts do you fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faker Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 7 hours ago, spraka said: @faker I will send you a message when I hit the rocks, whereabouts do you fish? Northern beaches if I am rock fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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