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Been catching lots of squid....my son caught a 63cm (released) Kingfish with one on Saturday. He was drifting in 8-10m with the squid weighed down to the bottom - obviously it worked on that fish, but I just wasn't confident we were doing it right. I'm never quite sure what the best bet is. Assuming you know you are in a spot where Kingies come past - it's on their beat - but you can't see them on a sounder, where and how is the bait best presented? Sinker? Any advise appreciated!

I fish for flathead off Broken Bay. Had a session in July where all 15 fish we caught were over 47cm. This quality continued for a while. My last 2 trips to 30m & 40m during Jan/Feb we couldn't find a legal fish. 30+ fish - all really tiny. I'm guessing it must be seasonal.

Hi Mate - Around Tuross Heads, Bingie, Potato Point is all I know - good down there!

Hi - 3 x dads looking to take 3 x 14 year old sons fishing next year. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend somewhere that offers great fishing, good guides & boats, basic comfortable accommodation and meals - and again.....great fishing! Target inshore - barra, mangrove jack, threadfin & Offshore - GTs, queenfish, Spanish mackeral, fingermark etc. All 6 people keen and experienced fishos. Leaving Sydney, so Qld or NT best - WA/Kimberley too far/expensive. I know there are lots of options so would appreciate any recommendations. Thanks Ian

Great idea re the jig!!

Hi - Thanks for your comments and questions - We only use lures & plastics inshore for dusky flathead - Pittwater, Broken Bay, Tuross River etc. Fishing in 50M I use an appropriate snapper dropper & 2 hooks - paternoster rig - & squid or pillies. Tried plastics - they work too, but not quite as well I don't think, and we are really out there just trying to grab dinner so looking for efficiency. People say use flathead for bait - it works, but if they are there, so does anything. Back out Saturday morning after a week of fish tacos.

40 meter mark Northern Beaches last weekend - 56cm was the biggest - only fished for an hour as mate got queasy. Plump fish - very tasty! Lot's of seals out there.

I never crabbed for years because of the 'months with an 'r' fable - saw a guy in Pittwater 4 Winters ago with 3 beautiful blue swimmers and have had success since.

Hi - I'm a keen saltwater fisherman. Never fished a freshwater impoundment in my life. My son an I are heading to Burrendong Lake near Mudgee over Easter for some camping. I'll be towing a 4.5M tinny with electric bow mount etc. Any suggestions on 'how' to fish a body of water like this appreciated! I haven't got a clue!!

Pittwater alive with bonito & kingfish yesterday and this morning (Monday). Careel Bay.

That's a great session. Our last effort in Pittwater was dead, but the time before we caught 9 flatties. They just seem to fire up sometimes. If the poddy mullet are around - and I haven't checked since April - they are easy to catch in the Careel Bay shallows in knee deep water. I always allow an hour - sometimes you have 20 livies in 15 minutes - other times it takes longer to lure them in and then gain their trust! If I'm patient and keep berleying, they almost always turn up - not in Winter or early Spring though. Over the years I have noticed a pattern where I would go down there towards the end of the rising tide, but they wouldn't really 'play ball' until the tide started receding. This happened enough times that I now get my poddy mullet about an hour after high tide. There is also a way I was shown to bait the trap by an old boy 20 years ago that increased speed and success. Just chucking a bit of bread in there is not ideal.

Well dressed boat!

Quality report! Fantastic to share this - thank you!! If I could add one suggestion, it would be to approach the school with some care, which most people do. Cut the engine 40-50 meters away and let the wind or tide carry you into the school........nothing worse than over-excited anglers charging the school then wondering why it disappeared.

challenge to Fishraider sleuths. Friend of mine caught this fish in the Whitsundays last week. Terrible photo quality I know, but he is curious to know what it may be. Any ideas anyone?

Quality fish - especially on plastics...... Well done mate!

Soft Plastic - The Rock Opera

Great work - which system were you fishing?

Thanks guys - I've had a few donuts over Summer so catching up. I've had the Breville vacuum sealer on overdrive last few weeks - boneless/skinless flattie & mahi mahi fillets for some Winter dinners.

Saturday afternoon - me and the young bloke flicked plastics around between 2pm-4pm......8 in total - kept these 6 ranging from 37cm - 67cm. 1/4 oz jig heads in 6 - 15 feet, drifting through the moorings - really good fun on 2kg outfit. April - June always best for me. Cheers

Night to remember!

great work - especially on the artificial!!

pretty sure I've seen whole hairtail in Winter at the Sydney Fish Markets - nowhere else I'm aware of

Outstanding catch and feed! I fish out of Broken Bay and my sounder is busted.......how far out do you reckon? Is this the main time of year they are active out there, or are they around most of the year? We tried last year in about 50M and caught 1 x tiny one. Cheers

Crazy Legs Jerk Shad in chartreuse nailed me 3 really good (44cm, 48cm, 54cm) flathead in Pittwater last weekend - 2 other fishos using other SPs not successful so I guess that makes it my favourite right now!

3 hour return trip to work daily - podcasts have saved my life over the last 3 years or so. History, science,movie reviews and of course....fishing! Big Fish and Kaydo are the only ones I'm aware of that focus on NSW/Sydney. Makes you wonder how you put up with the endless dribble on radio.....a bit is OK, but day in/day out.....hip hip for podcasts.