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Would love some info also! Will be here for the next few days, not much info online

Hey guys! Heading over to batemans bay for the week for the first time and hopefully will have a lot of fishing on the schedule! We have a 5.8m Whitley and happy to go offshore for pelagics as we as inshore for good table fish. Would really appreciate all recommendations and advice, as I have no idea where to start. initial thoughts is to head to the fad for some dolphin fish but may be a bit to early for that.

Awesome Stuff!! Great fish, thank you for the great report.

Hey Guys! I would like to start targeting some sharks this winter, particularly Mako and or Gummy Sharks. Any advice or tips regarding locations to start at? I was thinking of heading down south towards Belambi and anchoring in say 20m. Appreciate all info, thank you in advanced :)

Hey Guys, it's that time of the year again, the peak of summer and the dolphin fish should be out in force off sydney! Can we share some info, and help each other out regarding where they have been, any locations of fish traps/lobster traps located etc. Law of life, when you give, you get more, legends!

Great Catch Scratchie, good to see your son is following in your guru footsteps ? Your the mayor of port Stephens fishing mate

Oscar your report is the one I was referring to, well done mate you seem to be the only one catching mahi mahi!!! ? This is season seems very quiet or just very little reports

The Mahi Mahi schools have been largely absent this year unfortunately. Rare reports of successful trips to the fads. One boat recently having luck at the port hacking fad. Anyone have any ideas where they are, if they are there and what they are taking?

@Raymondo how did you go?

We have heard of some just legal dollies caught off Botany Bay last week! Haven't given it s go myself yet, keep us updated

Good to have you back Keflapod!!! And you have certainly not lost your finesse in writing. Your previous posts would inspire a young fishermen like myself that there were plenty of fish to be caught out there without spending an arm and a leg! Let the haters hate and do what you love most and share it with the world

Hey Guys, I often fish Botany Bay and hit up the usual Yakka bait grounds. However i would really like to know if there are reliable spots to get slimy mackeral for bait. I have heard of the drums, oil wharf etc. But anything in specific and consistant. Thank you very much in advanced

What a report! Would have been an amazing day. Where abouts did you get the Dolly? Very lucky to keep the school next to you

Try to troll structure and just after dawn is best. Do large turns so as to avoid tangles and don't run over your own lures. If your sounding up fish do a few runs over the same area. Best bet is to have some deep lures and some surface lures (skirts). Scratchies advice re varying distance is critical!

Fair enough, great insight fellas! At port Stephens a few guys got dollies at the fads there. Hopefully it picks up soon