It's been a while since we found the time to visit the old blog. With iphone technology the ease of doing regular facebook updates to keep you up to date with the past season means that we can tell you in real time whats biting, & don't forget my monthly reports in NSW Fishing Monthly Magazine which is in stores now.
The past season has been a very productive one with with too many PB's to list. Flathead wise we managed 16 "big girls" over 90cm. The interesting thing about that statistic is that 10 of them came on 4lb leader. We only lost 2 on the skinny line with one 3lb leader parting near the boat after 50 mins of tag team angling by good client Jai Goowin & yours truly. It's all yours next time Jai. In terms of flatties between 70-90cm there were dozens, all released to breed another day. I know of at least 3 confirmed metre fish caught in the Basin this year, so maybe it's our turn soon?
Spring has now sprung so get in quick because October-November are the prime months to chase the prize. I will be filming with Lee Rayner from Adventure Bound in late October & am hoping to achieve a lifetime ambition of bagging one on film. Wish us luck.
Weather wise it went down as a very cool & wet summer, not that the xmas reddies minded. In Jan we had a classic winter pattern with fish schooled in the deep parts of the lake & the worst summer surface lure bite I can remember. The surface bite fired briefly late March & we did manage a few hundred reds & some big Tailor on stickbaits for the xmas holiday period which was pretty cool. The tailor have stuck around with most of the action being sub surface as we speak.
Feb saw one of the best seasons on the kings in Jervis Bay that I have ever had. The averge fish being 80-90cm with some bigger metre plus models. Time will tell how this will shape up as the recreational catch was huge with some greedy crews bagging out day in day out. Possesion limit is 5 kings & imho the bag limit should be 2 per person & nothing over a metre to protect the brood stock. JB also has fished well for reds, yes the dirty bait has been producing the numbers. Stay tuned for an upcoming episode with Mark Berg's "East Coast Angler" show where we get stuck into some reds, sambo's & gummy sharks on light spin gear.
Speaking of reds, Joe Sandor manged our biggest Basin snapper to date. It went 64cm & weighed in just under 3kg before being released. That fish was part of a double hookup with an 80cm flathead on the 1st of June.
A week after that we had a reality check & the Basin ground to a crawl. In the last 3 seasons guiding I had my least productive tour with only 1 legal flatty landed from 5 tentative bites for the day! That's fishing. The luderick in the Sussex River provided good winter fishing, as did the bream in Wandy Ck , & the many days of sight casting to Salmon in Jb. Throw in a few great sessions on winter drummer & snapper with the odd Bonito & JB was the place to be until now.
All this little speil was penned from lovely 32 degrees & sunshine in the NT whilst I escaped the last few weeks of winter & I'm really looking forward to spring & a summer of bass fishing from our Hobie Kayaks in Tallowa Dam & the upper Shoalhaven River. Hands down summer bass on surface in the timber is my favourite form of fishing. No dickheads on wakeboards, no boats, & the odd 5kg carp to make it interesting. Do yourself a favour & book a yak trip today.
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Thanks again for your support & both Darryl & I look forward to fishing with you soon.
Reidy.
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PS- The IFISH Monster Marlin episode goes to air on Sunday the 9th of September at noon on Ch10. It's a 1 hour episode. Very exciting. Cheers.
