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.

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Pembo

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well done

Sun, 2011-12-04 15:01

heading to a northern beach in an hour or so to have a crack

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Sounds like a good session

Sun, 2011-12-04 15:53

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!

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Yep

Sun, 2011-12-04 16:40

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.

 

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Pembo

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sounds like a good session

Sun, 2011-12-04 20:21

sounds like a good session mate, good on ya....

 

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Stonker Herring!! Nice

Sun, 2011-12-04 23:07

Stonker Herring!! Nice catches.

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good size

Sun, 2011-12-04 23:23

good size catches there.  well done.