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Ph 0416177411 September 2008 fishing Report I
would have to say that this winter has been the coldest and hardest one
that I can remember. It has been pretty tough to put a consistent
feed on the table. I can not speak for other guides but the feeling I
get is that everybody did it tough in both the Harbour and the Pittwater.
Going offshore has been a different story, but I leave that
story to the guys like Peter Le Blanc. Wildly
fluctuating water temperatures, heavy rain and dirty water have been the
main culprits causing the fish to switch on one day and off the next. Australian
Salmon which usually provide plenty of action this time of year and are
fantastic sport showed up several times but then magically disappeared
within a couple of days leaving only small remnant pods of spooky
fish. Myself and a hundred other brother fisherman mourn their
fate. So
you may ask what else has been going on fishwise over the past couple of
months. Let's run it through species by species. Blackfish,
call them Luderick if you prefer, have been around in good numbers. You
just needed decent weather to get to them although, now that the water
is warming to the top of their range, they have slowed down, Yakka,s and Squid have been very hard to get interested but are improving. Slimey Mackeral which were plentiful throughout winter have thinned out. Tailor little choppers have replaced the larger fish of a few months ago. John
Dory which made an early start to the season were difficult to target
because small Leatherjackets kept piranhing the livebaits on the deeper
reef areas of the harbour although quite a few were landed from wharves
and jetties. Small
Jewfish teased me throughout winter at the peak moon phases but no big
fish were landed. I have not given up yet on these fish as they continue
to improve all the time. Trevally,
although small, continue to do their honest job of providing us all with
a bit of action. Big
fat healthy shiny Bream haunt the structures of the Harbour but require
very light fishing. But
best of all were Kingfish which are residents of some of the better
locations of the Harbour and Pittwater have continued to be landed in
small numbers throughout winter. Next, some info on water
temperatures: 6 the September….14.8 C On
the 9th and 19th the kingies came on the bite and when the temp
dropped they went quiet and shut down. Fortunately
we have some great warm water on the way and the water is warming every
day . Lets hope that heavy rain strong southerly winds or changing
currents don’t rob us of this hot water. Marshall
Cook has done his share of fishing over the years. but this beautiful
Sydney Harbour snapper is his biggest fish ever. Measuring 80cm it was
caught on a big squid head. Fish like this are not easy to land.
When
we first caught a glimpse I called it for a Jewie but then as it got
closer and turned we could see it was a magnificent snapper.
If
anyone doubts that the Harbour has improved as a fishery these photos
should disprove that theory. In fact I have caught more snapper and
jewfish in the past 12 months than in the previous 10 years. Anyhow
Bye for now and remember… Fish
light Fish hard but above all Fish often and you will be rewarded
…Des,
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