Swan report
Hi crew, I haven’t been able to get much fishing in lately so I am glad the Bream have finally moved up the river and close to home. It’s been hard going with wind and tides all wrong for fishing out of the canoe, with the fish not wanting to take plastics and hard bodies I had to resort to baits this week.
Fishing from the Redcliff bridge and up river to Guilford bridge the Bream have been schooling around the large bait schools of Bony Herring and moving closer to shore in the late arvo along the deep drop offs. I have been getting plenty in the low 30’s with some big bust offs amongst the snags. Quite a few fishos have been landing fish in the 40cm range but I haven’t managed to land one yet (I might have to upsize my gear for a while)
Following the Bony’s are plenty of small Mulloway, they can be seen smashing up bait all along the areas I have fished. Some fishers have been getting plenty into the dark hours but its unfortunate to see so many who don’t stick to bag limits, this is also the case with Bream, having words with someone yesterday about this issue they took off with a full bucket before I could get to my phone to call fishwatch.
Most people I talk to are doing the right thing and keeping only a few fish out of the many caught.
Sorry no pictures of the bream until I get some of good size, but yesterday I hooked this little fellow on the 4lb gear. He gave me a good fight hooking it just out from the rock wall behind me in the picture. Glad to say I managed a quick picture and he swam of to get a bit bigger. At 52cm was good to finally land one after hooking many this week but not landing any.
Cheers Grant
randall df223
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Good stuff grant :)
Good stuff grant :)
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tot
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Nice healthy looking fish!
Sounds like you have that stretch of water worked out Grant, top stuff!!
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sea-kem
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Great catch on the light
Great catch on the light gear Grant. Must've been fun. Man it' shit's you when you know these people know they are doing the wrong thing.
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Fisher Kid
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ripper effort mate, times
ripper effort mate, times have been tough in the swan lately, but as you are, I am finding success too. Quality catch!
Fishing and catching are two different things. But i want to learn how to catch.
randall df223
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I hope you rung fish watch
I hope you rung fish watch anyway grant and gave them the location, sure enough the culprits will return.
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beau
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Nice looking fish Grant, that
Nice looking fish Grant, that one is on my to-do list this summer
grantarctic1
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Thanks
Thanks guy's. Yeah its good fun Beau and as soon as they start taking lures i will be switching over to the fly rod and see how i do this season.
Randall, i didn't call yesterday but have just got off the phone with fishwatch and made a report. Hopefully fisheries will hammer the area over the next few days .
Cheers Grant .
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Fish! HARD!
sandbar
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great report
Cheers for the report and good reward for effort.
Shame about the ones who dont follow rules.
sandbar
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great report
Cheers for the report and good reward for effort.
Shame about the ones who dont follow rules.
Mike74
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Nice Fish
Nice fish and good to see the action returning to that part of the river, its a great little stretch.
Have you heard any croaking from the bigger models?
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grantarctic1
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No croaking
No i haven't heard any croaking( The wind has been howling alot ) but have seen big ones surface chasing bait and seen of a few landed by shore fishers.
At the moment i am chasing the bait schools, cause all the preditors seem to be moving with them. I have seen and caught fish at one spot only to go back the next day and they have moved.
Now i go to a spot and have a look, If no bait fish are jumping i have been moving to the next spot and the next untill i see the bait then start flicking baits or lures. In a few weeks all the fish will spread out up and down the river, and it will be harder to find such big patch's of fish.
Mike74
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Big fish photos
you've got that part of the river sorted!
Thanks for the report, I was wondering if that part of the river was firing but have been too lazy to head over and check it out. Hopefully you get to release one of the XOS breeders that lurk up there.
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meglodon
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Good move with fisheries call
Lets hope fisheries can do a few patrols of the area and give a few people a nasty surprise for Christmas, and see that the papers get to report it.
grantarctic1
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Fisheries
Fisheries called me today for more info on the area . It was good to get feedback on the report and they are now going to start patroling when possible.
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Fish! HARD!