FISHING REPORT 26.11.10
JERVIS BAY- The Bay has gone colder again this week after a good run of strong 20-30knt northeasters and the fishing would have been uncomfortable to say the least from a small boat.Lets see what happens after a few days of southerlies next week. Salmon, Tailor are still holding around the headlands in the washes. Size down to some 4lb and have a bit of sportfishing fun with small chrome slices and stick bait style plastics. You pretty much can’t go wrong on the flatties inside the bay in 10-20m and outside the bay on the 30m line. 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 4-9 gram jig head and try your luck.
ST GEORGES’S BASIN- The Basin continues to produce some good results this week, in fact the pan sized flatties have come back with a vengeance this year. Lets hope it lasts. Water temp is now spread around 19-27deg. I fished with Craig McGill and the team from Fishabout tours from Sydney on Monday. Needless to say it was nice to achieve a flattie and a snapper on the first two casts of the day. Stoked. I also had a fun bait session with four Korean born fella;’s who live in Canberra. We cracked a nice bag of bream and pinkies on bait and finished the day at the boat ramp with a spread of soy and wasabi and some lovely sashimi. It tasted better than being cooked!
Bream, whiting and flathead are now steadily taking surface lures, and I personally would rather catch one bream on a beautifully cast surface presentation than 100 bream on bait. 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.
Do the right thing and throw back any flathead 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 still ticking over. We won the 2010 Basin Flathead Classic with a 90cm fish so we know where they are. October/ Nov are the prime months 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 we have had great tides around the moon for a jewie. No joy for us this week on Thursday throwing plastics for jew in the Shoalhaven but all reports from the Clyde say that it is fishing better than this end of the coast. I’ll let you know how I go on Sunday?
SYDNEY HARBOUR
Yes that's right Sydney Harbour. I will be doing a few day's guiding for Fishabout Tour's on Sydney Harbour in Mid December. We've got a few new Tuff Tackle reels to tangle with some Harbour Kingies so let's hope the fishing god's are kind to us. I'll also be spending a few days later next week in preparation for next weekend's Sydney B.E.T.S bream round on the harbour.
SYDNEY HARBOUR
Yes that's right Sydney Harbour. I will be doing a few day's guiding for Fishabout Tour's on Sydney Harbour in Mid December. We've got a few new Tuff Tackle reels to tangle with some Harbour Kingies so let's hope the fishing god's are kind to us. I'll also be spending a few days later next week in preparation for next weekend's Sydney B.E.T.S bream round on the harbour.
Tight lines and good times
Greg Reid
0413 610 832
www.bayandbasinsportsfishing.com.au
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