Any tips for trolling for Tailor in the Swan?

 Hi guys, was wondering if anyone here fishes for tailor in the Swan? heard they come on this time of year, and whereabouts to try for them.

Any ifo apprecieated.

 

Thanks Mal.


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Fri, 2017-10-27 12:41

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tailor in the swan.

Fri, 2017-10-27 13:06

 have fished the swan for tailor quite abit mate if you are land based then most jettys like mosmans claremont and jojos jetty all fish well around sunset for tailor claremont is probarly the best but it gets really busy.

 

via boat oportunitys are endless.

 

sunset either anchor up near the channel at the narrows and cast little stickabits or metal slices at the bridge walls that are lit up good tailor there sometimes

 

daytime trollling i would try around point walter sand spit where it drops off near the channel marker.

 

also landed some big buggers under the causeway in the real warm weather.

 

good luck mate !!

 

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 Will be giving a try next

Fri, 2017-10-27 13:49

 Will be giving a try next week, I have a Quintrex Seabreeze and will launch at Maylands, and run down river, only takes around 25mins, and don't have to battle traffic, thanks for the heads up, do you use lures or ganged mulies?

Mal.

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good info Travis P

Fri, 2017-10-27 13:11

 your onto it mate , youll find them on the bait anywhere between the narrows and mosman this time of year , when its blowing southerly they often herd the bait up aslong the wall on the north side of the Narrows near the brewery , thats exacltly what i'll be doing in the river tomorrow along with some breaming on the flats near canning bridge.

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great minds

Fri, 2017-10-27 13:15

 think alike ryan mate shit weather in the salt so go for a fish in the swan haha do you think there will be any crab saround?

 

might see ya round tomora our boat is called lady flo say gday if you see us

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will do Trav

Fri, 2017-10-27 13:23

 we will be in the river all day doing some "high speed" runs in the crusher to see what the top end is , tailor trolling/casting and "bream trolling" sound strange but last year we were trolling the flats in my 8m ali with 250 yammie and scoring some ripper bream ! they dont seem to be too put off by big outboards we found lol! and enjoying a few black cans!

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crabs

Fri, 2017-10-27 13:25

 there are a few around ive heard but the big blues havent made it right up to the raffles/narrows yet im told . worth a go though!

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yeah still warming up

Fri, 2017-10-27 13:39

 yeah we tested our boat out a while ago in the river but it was choppy as shit we managed a top speed of 43 knots thats with a 2 tonne boat and 150hp merc  brem trolling never heard of that before we used to troll for flathead but never caught any bream doing so good luck with it anyway.

 

not 100 percent if we will end up going but if we do no doubt well see ya out there!

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sweet mate

Fri, 2017-10-27 13:42

 may see you on the water and bream trolling with sx40's or similar is a real thing !

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Tailor

Sat, 2017-10-28 08:51

Chidley reserve and up to the golf course and back used to produse lots of tailor years ago.

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Went yesterday

Sun, 2017-10-29 14:27

 heaps of 20-26cm choppers on Burswood flats , plenty of 25-38cm ones along the channel west of the narrows where the jet ski bollards are and along the north wall. 

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The birds are your best

Mon, 2017-10-30 09:53

The birds are your best friend. Find the birds and find the tailor and also keep your eye out for jumping baitfish.

 
My experience (during early morning through to gentleman’s hours) has been that my best tailor sessions in the Swan were the days I was targeting other species. I have dragged lures from Claremont to the Freo traffic bridge and back several times for a single tailor but I’ve had two epic sessions when chasing flatties. First time I was chasing flatties at Pt Walter and I noticed baitfish jumping and then birds and I putted over in the dinghy and was nailing choppers with each cast for ages even getting my then 4y old in on the action.
 
Last year we were crabbing around Pt Resolution and catching flatties and flounders and then a school of big tailor hit us like a steam train and left. At that time the SW kicked right in and it got really choppy and we followed the birds and spent the next two hours trolling through schools of 45cm+ tailor along Jutland Parade and each time we got one on the troll we’d start casting and then get back on the troll once we stopped catching them. Amazing fun.
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