Bit of fun yesterday
Submitted by beau on Sun, 2014-11-02 07:22
Had a bit of fun yesterday with the salmon and some big tailor that are schooling with them. Got bitten off using whole herring 4 times, some brute greenbacks swimming around. Younger brother managed to stay connected to a nice one.
PS. Sorry Browndog, I know I promised a tailor/salmon session but it was a late minute decision to stay in close as the wind was playing silly buggers.
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lachieH
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Nice salmon and tailor
Nice salmon and tailor session their on the fly line and some baits. U always manage to find the salmon, and big ones too. Well done!
Fishing the swan for bream, it's just an obsession
beau
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Cheers Lachie, lots of 85cm+
Cheers Lachie, lots of 85cm+ salmon around lately, looks like theyve been feasting on mulies and scalies, they were spewing up alot yesterday
Hutch
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That's a nice tailor and
That's a nice tailor and massive salmon. They must go ultra hard on fly
beau
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Cheers Hutch, yeah the
Cheers Hutch, yeah the salmon are hard work on the fly gear, fat stubborn things
Auslobster
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Awesome stuff!
What's the hookup to bite off ratio when fly-fishing for tailor without wire? I'm afraid to use little (and expensive!) whiting lures in certain parts of the Peel for that very reason, and the fish I see in there are tiddlers compared to your ones!
beau
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We didnt lose any
We didnt lose any fortunately, as the fish were all around the boat we could pick and choose what fish we wanted to target, if the tailor started to chase the fly we'd pull it straight out of the water and throw it back in front of the salmon. That one that Cody got took it on the sink and we just thought it was a salmon going by the size of it, but we were wrong. We called it for a salmon all the way to the boat. A mate on another boat lost quite a few flys to tailor
benferguson
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I use stinger hooks on my
I use stinger hooks on my lil poppers I use for whiting and have landed some nice talior too biggest so far was 39cm but every now and then I loose the hooks but not lost a lure so far
outdoinit
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Great fun in that lot..
All cracking fish..
I've spent half my life fishing.. The other half I have wasted..
JohnF
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Holy cow. Nice.
Holy cow. Nice.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
Meeuwissen
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Good to see the salmon ae still around!
Do you think these are resident fish? how big was the school 100plus?
conditions look perfect for it.
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beau
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That dark patch in front is
That dark patch in front is the school..
out wide
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Great fun there Beau
You know how to find them
MandurahMatt
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looks like fun on fly gear
looks like fun on fly gear
Bewdey Fellaz
Browndog
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Quality
Quality fish while the demersal ban is on, looks like fun. Jealous as, but def need to get out sometime soon!
Nice work Beau.
BD.
Boyd Rogers
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great work some cracker fish
great work some cracker fish there how big where the schools? didn't know the salmon where still around the metro.
beau
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See the pic I posted above.
See the pic I posted above. The school ends at the light blue water
Moking
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Thanks for posting pic's
Thanks for posting pic's Beau. You have got me very enthusiastic about getting out there and looking around the reefs for those tailor.
Should be another couple of weeks and I will be fit enough to get back onto the Ski.
My Dad taught me how to Fish-Thanks Dad.(RIP)
grantarctic1
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Great work
Great work Beau, looks like you all have caught the fly bug, well done guys.
Jason P
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Nice work, got a couple of
Nice work, got a couple of nice sized tailor myself on Saturday. Saw a few guys working the fly around picking up one really fat salmon. For a brief period a large school of salmon cruised by but didn't strike any baits.
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D_d_001
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some great fun there ! you
some great fun there !
you selling that boat? saw something similar on gumtree. (your avatar pic)
beau
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Haha I replied to your
Haha I replied to your comment on another post already. Yep selling the boat, I'd say yesterday will be the last trip out unfortunately. No upgrade either :(
Thats a nice looking boat in your avatar, need a deckie? :P
D_d_001
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lol sorry didn't see the
lol sorry didn't see the other comment.
no upgrade ??? nooooo! if that was the last trip does that mean it's sold?
yeah the boat in my avatar have had for many years now.
and as for the deckie ...why not ...although I have a few good dhu spots 20km + out .....I don't seem to do that great in the shallower stuff (Most of my fishing is dragging the boat north!)
every time I see your reports you seem to do fantastically. always happy to get a different perspective....heheh
little johnny
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nice tailor
looks like you had fun
Mad fisherboy
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Damn!
Damn! Those are some nice fish!
Is this METRO? And if it is is it NOR or SOR if u don't mind?
Oh and one last question is it accessible by kayak? We just bought one and are looking for some spots to go offshore.
beau
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Still quite a few salmon
Still quite a few salmon schools in the woodmans point/asi/challenger beach area very accessible with a kayak
meglodon
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Thanks for the post & pics
Some great fish there Beau well done
cobia15
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Awesome fishing beau.
Awesome fishing beau.
THE BEST BILGE PUMP IS A SCARED MAN WITH A BUCKET
Aaron_Moses95
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Those are some impressive
Those are some impressive fish, u and ur bro always seem to get stuck into nice salmon and tailor. Great work getting them on fly as well.
beau
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Cheers mate, im right into my
Cheers mate, im right into my tailor and salmon fishing, would rather target them than demersals to be honest
cobia15
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Im with you there mate, just
Im with you there mate, just about finished fitting a boat collar to the tinny then I will be hitting the close in reefs for some action. Got a couple of sinking X RAP hard bodies that should go off....
THE BEST BILGE PUMP IS A SCARED MAN WITH A BUCKET
nickm
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Tailor teeth vs flies
Hi Beau,
if you want to stay connected to the Tailor on fly and not hinder your chances of a salmon too much, try sticking 6 inches of dull coloured 50ib braid on the end of the leader as a bite tippet.
It will save you plenty at the fly shop or vice..