Ryder Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 (edited) I thought I’d give Bradleys Head a try today but the NW wind was a bit too much so I headed over to Huntleys for the run out. I got the berley going, there was a nice drift towards the bridge, float goes down, fish on. A decent 33cm blackfish not bad for the first drift. 2nd drift I’m on again, around the same size, 2 in the bag. 3rd drift ( now I have spectators) a short but tough fight and I pulled the hook. I thought things were going pretty well, then the drift changed, it started coming back towards me. I’m thinking hang on the tide’s running out? There must have been a big eddy, I didn’t get another down for an hour or so until the drift started to change back. Next down came in almost dead still water, really slow, the float holding just below the surface, I struck and the thing took off, first towards the middle of the river, then under the jetty and towards the rocks, the rod was creaking under the strain. Up came a brute of around 40cm, he was gut hooked, I snipped the line and let him go. Things went quiet for a while and I decided to give it away, I dumped the 1/2 bucket of berley in. Then I realised my float stopper had moved during the last fight, I was way too shallow. I reset and the fish were back on, got 2 more and left them biting. Edited September 6 by Ryder Spelling 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Nice going! When I was reading the post and 'the float holding just below the surface' then it took off towards the middle of the river I was expecting to hear it was a Surgeon! Good fish instead and good release. Bradleys is good this time of year also but hard in any wind. Do you remember when the wharf was still at Bradleys? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted September 6 Author Share Posted September 6 No, I only knew the stone pier. I was making my way from the east side back towards the lighthouse and saw the remains of what could have been a wharf here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishyFisherman Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Good job on the blackfish 👍. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Nice work @Ryder. I like Huntleys, it’s quick and easy for me to get to and there are some nice fish on offer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted September 6 Author Share Posted September 6 (edited) I fished the North East corner today, but you can get good fish from the rock right of the stairs. Jump the fence where the stairs turn left and fish towards the ferry pontoon. Edited September 6 by Ryder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burger Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Nicely done Ryder! Like @wazatherfisherman , my first thought was surgeon too! Like you said, shows the importance of having the right depth and checking that you stay at that depth. 👍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Nice bag of fish. Blackfish, like bream around the 40cm mark, certainly take off with light gear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted September 6 Author Share Posted September 6 I’ve only landed 1 surgeon and that was very early on, the other guys made me so scared of them I barely touched it and let it go. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 1 hour ago, Ryder said: I’ve only landed 1 surgeon and that was very early on, the other guys made me so scared of them I barely touched it and let it go. They are pretty good on the plate and it gives you some sense of 'revenge' for all the tackle they've taken over the years 4 hours ago, Ryder said: No, I only knew the stone pier. I was making my way from the east side back towards the lighthouse and saw the remains of what could have been a wharf here. The wharf used to be going outwards from the old stone wall, it was a really good 'Jacket' spot as well as Lude's. If you remember 'Abbey' from years back, he fished there a fair bit, as a kid Iwas happy enough with the Jackets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 A good result on the Blackfish Ryder...job well done. bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Those fish are in great condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter KH Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 am I missing something, where are people catching freshwater sturgeon in Australia?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 17 minutes ago, Peter KH said: am I missing something, where are people catching freshwater sturgeon in Australia?? Surgeon fish, not sturgeon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter KH Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 9 minutes ago, Green Hornet said: Surgeon fish, not sturgeon. Sorry, misread it! haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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