Sat/Sun fishing report. Northern beach.
Sat/Sun fishing report. Northern beach.
Fished from sunset through to 1am Sat night with my eldest son (13). Only caught a couple of pike (or snook – don’t know the difference??), and a decent whiting.
Hit the tent at 2am and up again at 4am for a tailor bash. Glad I got up (but my son slept in!!).
After my 4th tailor for the morning, I was shouting at him to wake up. Tent was only 50m away!! Ended up getting the bag limit each plus a few huge herring. All tailor were between 40 & 50cm. Fairly decent for summer tailor i rekon?? The son could hardly reel them in, they fought so hard. The full aerial acrobatics and all. Were taking bait, poppers, metal slices. Dead calm ocean with a slight easterly breeze. We could see lightening out on the horizon. Beautiful morning.
Kept catching tailor after 8 each (total 16) and putting back. I switched to a popper with single hooks so catch and release was easy. All caught between 4.30 and 6am. Then they shut down.
And yes, we will eat all 16 fish. I have 4 hungry boys (and wife) at home!!
Photos below. We got some monster herring. Taking full mulies and fighting better than the tailor.
Pembo
stilly
Posts: 341
Date Joined: 10/08/09
well done
heading to a northern beach in an hour or so to have a crack
Paul_86
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Date Joined: 27/03/09
Sounds like a good session
Sounds like a good session mate, cant beat some good father son bonding time fishing on a beach and even better when the fish play the game! Nice conditions too, would of been great for watching the surface strikes on the lures!
pembo6
Posts: 175
Date Joined: 21/08/11
Yep
Yep. Could see the fish following the popper in and then attacking in from below right in close. Was great fun.
Lost quite a few on the 40g gold twistie, but they seemed to stay on the roosters.
Pembo
TonyT
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Date Joined: 09/07/10
sounds like a good session
sounds like a good session mate, good on ya....
Blue Whaler
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Date Joined: 05/10/10
Stonker Herring!! Nice
Stonker Herring!! Nice catches.
Every day at the Beach is a Good day!
jigsaw
Posts: 154
Date Joined: 30/07/11
good size
good size catches there. well done.