Fish2day

nice catch from Coogee beach!!

Nice king!! well done.

WOW!! What a catch!! I have not caught any good size from the rock this year...

I can't believe they'd put up with such moronic attitude. What happened to their mobile phones? There is appropriate service out there available for emergency request. Can't believe morons are in boats now... i've met some on the rock platforms and jetties...

Nice report!! Hope those kingies will be abundant this year..

Excellent effort with the new spot and they are nice catch!! Well done!

Nice catch!!

Looks like you got a flathead that wears a nose ring Nice catch!!

Took a week off from work and headed to Cairns to escape Sydney's winter. Weather was almost perfect all week long. Decided to book a half-day fishing trip for morning session, and took off from the marina at 7:30am, the owner and operator cast the net catching live baits just from around the break walls in the marina.There were plenty of little fish and not sure what they're called which most fishing charters used as bait. There were six anglers on the boat, and we went as far as 8km into the Trinity inlet (river system in Cairns) for the first stop. It was low tide and current was quite strong, operator put livies on every rod and flicked the bait too... so I never get to touch the rod for the first 30 mins. Leaving the rod in the holder hole, it was peacefully quiet, no one spoke a word. Scenery was beautiful and only 2-3 boats passing during the 1 hour stay. After 15 minutes or so, someone saw a rod bent... and he pulled up a GT about 1.5kg, then it went quiet again. After 1 hour we were told to wind up and handed the rods back to the operator. He took the boat to a spot near a ship wreck. Routines rolled again, livies were put on, rod was flicked. Waited and waited.... then mine rod bent. Wind up the line, and was instructed on how to do it like I've never fished before. Caught a madfish... (first time I heard about it), it looked almost like a tailor, but with more spiky tail and longer pect fins. Nice figthing fish Then no one caught anything... after almost one hour, we moved toward Cairns, right in front of the navy dock. Anchors were dropped and ... again the routines. Now, this is the interesting part. It was the last hour of the trip and this spot was so productive. I caught a queenfish and two fingermarks . Other anglers had their baits taken too. All fish caught were released, operator did not offer to keep... even though the flyer says "esky is provided to keep your catch fresh"... LOL I wonder why the operator did not take us to this spot from the beginning. Quite unhappy with operator's attitude (claims that he's run the business for 25 years, maybe he's bored). The boat was equipped with a mini toilet, but when business called I was told to do it at the back of the boat straight into the river... You folks can imagine doing that in an open water Overall, fishing was good at the last spot, but don't be bothered to choose the operator just because it say toilet or tea/coffee provided in the brochure (none was offered). At the end of the trip, we were taken to a creek and ware showed a croc sun bathing before boat was driven to marina. I didn't take too many photos, but here they are attached.

Nice king!! Sell the story and picture to Fireline, maybe they'll send you some freebies

Agreed, best report so far. Love your kings...

Thank you for the recommendations guys. I believe the shiny metal lures will do the job, plus the prawn lures since I saw locals also used prawn as bait. I'll definitely give them a go. Cheers, Don

hello raiders, I will be going to Indonesia for a litte trip. Last time I was there we fished fresh water prawns which have long blue nippers. I also noticed there are lots of fresh water fish at the spot, but the water color is cloudy (slightly muddy), similar to Chao Praya river as comparison for those who have visited Bangkok and its river. I'd like to try fishing with lures this time, and can anyone suggest what would be the best lure to use in with this water conditon. Any idea?

nice catch

Hi all, I found a good rock fishing spot, but I have been spoiled by some spots where there are holes on the rock to park my rods. This new spot has none of these holes so I was thinking about making a couple of them. I have no idea when and by who the holes were made at the spots I've fished. So,I was wondering if anyone can tell me how to make one. A couple of ideas I have is to drill/chissel or use strong acid *maybe not*... but can anyone advise? Thanks in advance.