gcbeach Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Headed down to one of the jettys last night to try our luck with the start of school hollidays. Plenty of yakkas swimming around the jetty, and lots of tailor which were fun on super light gear. Had one yakka on a bigger rod for over 3 hours but no bigger fish around took a liking to it. Caught a striped fish in the picture which i havent seen before so if anyone knows what it is, let me know. I put it back, but im still curios to know what it is. Have fished middle harbour for over 20 years and never caught one before. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volitan Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Eastern Striped Trumpeter, or just plain Trumpeter. If you’re fishing in shallow water in an estaury around Sydney it’s probably the most abundant fish around. They are good at avoiding hooks though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 They are good live bait for John Dory those Trumpeter 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Great report. Better than doing nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 13 hours ago, wazatherfisherman said: They are good live bait for John Dory those Trumpeter and cormorants too Waza. Remember the one that kept hassling us when we fished for John Dory? Hope you're keeping well mate, bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Fishing is pretty ordinary everywhere gcbeach. It is bound to get better when the warmer weather arrives. Till then stay warm and keep fishing. bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishyFisherman Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Never used trumpeter as live bait. Are they really that good to use? My last one was when I was jigging a plastic and jagged hooked it (my first fish on soft plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 45 minutes ago, TheFishyFisherman said: Never used trumpeter as live bait. Are they really that good to use? My last one was when I was jigging a plastic and jagged hooked it (my first fish on soft plastic) Read my article on John Dory and you'll have your answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, big Neil said: and cormorants too Waza. Remember the one that kept hassling us when we fished for John Dory? Hope you're keeping well mate, bn Hi Neil have had a lot of eye problems completely out of the blue, but thanks to Sydney Eye Hospital I should recover in a few months time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campr Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Trumpeter are probably the most under rated livies. They are very hardy and will stay lively for hours on a hook. I caught one of my two equal pb flathead at 97cm on a trumpeter. Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 18 hours ago, wazatherfisherman said: Hi Neil have had a lot of eye problems completely out of the blue, but thanks to Sydney Eye Hospital I should recover in a few months time Sorry to hear that Waza mate. I hope that you make a full recovery as soon as possible. bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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