evilborris

huntleys point wharf for yellowtail,usually on the river side at the bottom of the steps.bread crumbs for berley.try mince for bait on a size 10 longshank.you will also find them at abbotsford point wharf and kissing point.never seen them past meadowbank.try spinning the flats east of kissing point or east of the yacht club between the bridge and the wharf for big whiting.best of luck.

awesome jew mate,i would never have let it back in the drink as they are awesome eating. will be in coffs next week so might have to go one myself if time permits.congrats again,but what a way to lose your jew virginity.

nice pair of trag ,bloke.have not seen one that size in years.jews have convex or rounded tails and a dark spot above the pectoral fin too.trag have concave or hollow tail fins.either way that is some spectacular fish.

as the warning says "NO fish or crustaceans caught west of the Sydney harbour bridge should be eaten."I should add that I have eaten fish from the river since 1980 ,until 2006 when the ban on commercial fishing was instigated.I have noticed that in the time since the rivercats have been scouring the riverbottom that the veins of river fish have been getting blacker ,to the point where whiting I have caught lately have greyish flesh.Put one from the river next to one from the surf and you'll see what I mean.I think fisheries would probably not have listed mulloway as at the time of the report they probably didn't have access to samples for testing.I have also been told a test trawl was taken late December in the Putney area east of Ryde bridge. so the advice will probably be updated soon.

The commercial fishermen who were greatest affected by dioxin in fish have been advised that, if they follow the dietary advice given by the food authority, their dioxin levels will fall over time. I would definitely give the jews upstream of the bridge a miss.They are not migratory fish ,and neither are most other species in the parra.The main reason they recommend no fish from west of the bridge is the main dioxin polluters were in homebush bay and across from birkenhead point where monsanto was.You have to remember one thing,the substance were avoiding is a byproduct of agent orange.and i reckon my kid needs his dad more than i need to eat my catch.

kaybeanna and the other longliners have always baited at cronulla as well as a dozen or so other designated bait grounds in the metro area.They are legally allowed to do so.Trawlers have to operate outside the three mile limit,so doubtful if they were there.Another boat around at the moment is the diana,an autoliner with an automatic baiting system.I am unsure what these guys use for bait other than yellowtail or slimies.I dont see a problem with baiting as there are always heaps of fish to go around in that respect,despite numbers being lower due to the big freshwater input these last few months.The nets used by the longliners are only 2 metres deep max,so they cant get that many other fish in.most of the species mentioned are bottom feeders so i'd guess it was more than likely a runoff problem or chemical spill of some kind.Also ,the scraps and frames from the tuna caught by longliners is used to produce the fish oil so many of us have used over the years,as well as fishmeal for the farmed sea fish,so it all filters back to whether we want to eat fish or not,and whether we are prepared to catch our own or buy fish at market.These guys would not be fishing if they had no demand for their product.I also like to think that at least the longliners have the decency to bait a hook and toss that into the ocean rather than drag a great big bag through the water as the trawlers do,destroying the sea bottom as they go.And yet the trawlers still cant figure out why there are so many leatherjackets out there.dumbasses.

there used to be a big freestanding rock just inside the western side of cremorne point that you have to scramble onto,but we used to get a lot of good sized whiting there,as well as bream and flatties.If you are lucky with a long cast you may get to tangle with a kingy.Cast towards the southern pylon of the harbour bridge about 30 metres out to find the sand.ps you'll probably need a landing net.best of luck

you might want to try the edith walker hospital next to concord hospital.there is a path near th left side of the main gate /roundabout which leads to the shoreline.Try either side of the stone boathouse as the trawlers used to target a hole which is about 50 to 60 metres off the shore.This is the jewy hole that feeds kissing point wharf and i have personaly seen 45 pound jew taken there.Tight lines.

We usually go to the wharf west of the bridge for a few yellowtail and ocassionally a squid or two. If all else fails try banana prawns in the bigger sizes .At least if you get no fish and still have bait you can eat 'em.

try georges head,just outside clifton gardens.I once saw a guy catch a 100+ cm king there .Watch out for the moray in the rockpool,two years ago it took a 10 cm sized bite out of my left ankle.NOT FUN.

me and my mates used to go to the quay by bus and then get ferries to wherever. try east balmain wharf and follow the backstreets to the right{street directory helps} this will get you to Simmons point ,which is a good spot allround ,but the current can get pretty heavy.I would tell you the exact route,but its bourbon day and I honestly cant remember last time I went there.Best bit is it is only 5 minutes walk and it is downhill to the ferry.

try ballast point at balmain.Catah your yakkas at thames st wharf or yeend st wharf ,or try squidding on the southen face of the point east of the rock ledge .All the spots are high off the water so youll need a long handled net or cliff gaff. cast at the slipway on goat island about 50 or 60 metres out

Try bayview sand flats or mcCarrs creek up the pittwater for nippers,but you cant take anything from the harbour foreshore for bait ,including worms,nippers,cunjevoi or shellfish.Theres more info at the fisheries website.Just click the link above.

as with most occys they have a beak in the centre of their head and they bite with this and inject the venom at the same time.

Went for a spin down at Figtree Bridge last night,no fish to speak of,but a big surprise .A blue ringed octopus.Yep , a good old deadly as Blue Ringer.For the uninitiated, these are a small,cute looking creature,about the size of the baby occy's sold for barbie bait at fish shops.Only difference is that the ringers have a toxic bite.About as toxic as a brown snake or a funnel web spider.SO BEWARE .These little critters kill. Quickly AND PAINFULLY!!!!!!!!!!!From what I'm told you may only have half an hour after the bite until you die of a heart attack.KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN GUYS,FOR YOUR OWN SAKE.Also watch your kids closely near the water as these things are cute and those blue spots look so beautiful to young ones,they'll almost always try to play with them,and they only have 15 to 20 mins tops.It'd be a shame to lose someone to one of these,especially someone who doesn't realise how deadly they are.Put it this way .I got my finger within about 1 inch of the thing before I realised it wasn't a bit of weed or a rock .I only just saw a faint blue line on the suckers head in the light of my head torch,then the alarm bells went off .Dropped him into the bucket and thankfully he spat the hook,keeping the yabby[he ate it too].Photos coming soon.