JERVIS BAY- Water is a bit like pea soup in the Bay at 15-18 deg this week. The fishing in the bay has been patchy to say the least. Outside those in the know have been sending out Sargent Baker live baits for amazing results. I’ll let you draw your own conclusions on that. The banks has stacks of rat kings and good reds on the gravel before the wind gets up. Personally I’d give it a miss after a few days of strong northerlies, it will be a bit bumpy. Down south blackfish are thick on the ocean rocks, and the usual salmon and bonito will be off the Island. If your coming down for a break get yourself a marine park map to avoid being caught in a sanctuary zone because it will cost you $500 pp no questions asked.
Did you know that Jervis Bay is twice the size of Botany Bay or eight times the size of Sydney Harbour. Travelling from one side to the other is the equivalent of a 5nm offshore voyage. It has the whitest sand in the world and patches of temperate rainforest that will have you thinking your in the Daintree! It’s a beautiful place but it’s also massive stretch of water with little in the way of boat traffic at this time of year so be prepared and log onto to marine rescue Jervis Bay before you head off.
It’s worth mentioning that any of the reefs in the bay hold snapper on plastics year round. Tie on a 3” gulp pepper prawn or 5” nuclear chicken on a 4gram squidgey finesse head and try your luck.
ST GEORGES’S BASIN- The Basin water temp went up a few degrees this week to 19-26 deg. As predicted, last weeks rain certainly fired things up and the surface bite this week has been electric. Bream, whiting and flathead are steadily taking surface lures, and I personally would rather catch one bream on a beautifully cast surface presentation than 10 bream on bait. The freezer filling bait fisho’s have also been giving the bream and reds a hiding as well. Surface lure fishing is a very visual and really exciting way to catch fish. Give me a call if you’ve never had a crack at this form of fishing. Flathead are in very shallow at the moment feasting on the run of spring prawns. We dropped a big one around 90cm at the boat on Friday morning, but we’ve now managed 6 fish between 80-90cm, and a heap of fish in the 60-80cm range in the past month. Do the right thing and throw back any fish over 60cm as they are breeding females and we all want the Basin to stay one of the east coast’s premier “Big Girl” destinations for years to come. You’ll be surprised by the rush you’ll get when you let a big fish go and feel better for it. Big bream of 39cm and above are potentially 15-20 yr old fish and prime breeding stock so only take what you need.
CROCODILES IN THE BASIN!
If you If you want to put yourself in the picture to have a chance at catching a big Basin flathead then “croc” season is in full swing. We won the 2010 Basin Flathead Classic with a 90cm fish so we know where they are. October/ Nov are the prime months and it will book out fast so book now for some fantastic spring lure fishing. If you’ve never caught a fish on a lure and you want to escape the city crowds then give me a call today on 0413 610 832 or check out the website on www.bayandbasinsportsfishing.com.au
JEWFISH IN THE RIVERS!
This week I spent Tuesday targeting Jewies on soft plastics in the Clyde River with the staff from the NSW Dept of I&I as part of the new acoustic tagging program. We managed to hook 3 fish and land one that went 1.06m. The fish had an acoustic tag surgically implanted and was then successfully released. The sonic tags can emit signals for up to ten years meaning that these fish can provide valuable data over a long time throughout a range of environmental conditions. If you do manage to recapture a fish with a tag then preferably take down the number, release the fish if you can, and contact the dept of Industry and Investment. I have days left for the next moon in November to target Jewies so get on the phone today.
Tight lines and good times
Greg Reid
0413 610 832
www.bayandbasinsportsfishing.com.au
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