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Was about the write the same thing mate, The best fishing I can remember was during the big drought! Spend alot of time on the Hawkesbury, The muddies, flatties and Jew were absolutely going nuts!

I fish Berowra alot, 9 times out of 10 I put the boat in there and just motor to my chosen fishing grounds. Bait around the marina is plentiful.. Gars, yakkas and mullet. I know alot of the locals and a few swear there has been squid up there before, others reckon they are dreaming! I have never seen it personally and stick to using herring for most of of my live bait needs.

One of the most important parts of getting fish started, and keeping them going in my opinion. I use wheat, half a bucket soaked with boiling water over night, Stir in 2 tins of my special cat food and a dash of tuna oil. Everything comes up with there guts full of it, Even the next day! I was berleying a spot one day, The next day a mate of mine pulled up a 52cm bream with his guts full of my mix. Cheers

Time and effort for the big girls, and patience! Can't help you much with Port, but your ever chasing them in the Hawkesbury let me know!

Parsley bay in the moorings. Berley up, Run a small green glowstick about 50cm above your hook.

Thanks Bob! Definately fed myself and the family for a meal or 2, was beautiful! It is a struggle letting the legal ones go after you already have one, I know that feeling.. the hardest thing is making the decision "do I keep this 80cm for a feed, or put it back and hope for a 95" 🤣 Definately agree mate! I know people have been using the fresh water ones up the river as butterflied baits, I wouldn't waste my time. The saltwater ones you mentioned in Berowra and Spencer are what I use, and always will. (Hence why I use Berowra ramp, I have to go past the baitgrounds to get upto my fishing spots) During the drought - 2017 ish. Were using herring caught up around wisemans, and were extremely sucessful, but there was definately no fresh around then. I just put in, grab bait from either place and motor up into gods country when I'm fishing up there now.

Thanks mate! Sure is a good sound to wake upto.

Yeah mate! I try and make the most of a good tide for the spots I fish. I just roll the swag out on the deck and goto sleep. Perfect setup for me with the F70 tiller steer, the boat is a dream to use. (I do love my tillers though, makes it easier when crabbing) Cheers mate! Cheers mate.

Afternoon Ladies/Gents. Put the boat in last Monday morning at Berowra, at sparrows fart with a plan, Get bait and send it out the river for a Session. All went to plan, Put in at 0530 and motored to my bait spot and filled the tank with live herring for the next 24 hours. I have only recently updated my outboard from a 40HP merc 2 stroke to an F70 4 stroke Yammy (both Tiller steers) Boat is an absolute beast now - With half the fuel usage! Motored about 50k's from where I launched and anchored up on a spot for the top of the tide and start of the runout. I was fishing with fresh prawns and nothing but soapie, after soapie, after soapie.. And a little flattie around 35CM, would of caught about 20 in the 40-50 CM range before I pulled the prawn rods in and just ran livies. Motored to a spot not far away for the bottom of the tide, 2 hours before the bottom - as the water started slowing, I started berleying hard with my home made secret mix! About 30 Minutes before the bottom Rod buckled, Livie gone straight into the mouth of a 94CM Jew. I moved to another spot for the run in tide, 20 minutes after I set my baits I had a run, grabbed the rod and before I could strike the bait was spat - Herring come up with a nice set of teeth marks - Second hook would of prevented this. Rest of that tide was quite uneventful, Was now approaching sundown so I motored back to where I got the Jew as I am happier anchoring there for the night. Anchored up, Baits down, Swag unrolled and of to sleep I went. Woke up to a screamer around 0230, took me straight into the structure I didn't want it to and POP! That one was gone. I went back to sleep, woke up in the swag around 0630 to another rod losing line rapidly - Got it to the boat and it was a 3ft bullshark! So, Lines and done for me. I motored back to the beach and set myself up there to cook breakfast and have a coffee before I ventured back to the ramp and went home. Cheers Jono P.s Apologies for the crappy photos - I am only just trying to tell myself to remember to take them. Finally invested in a Brag mate instead of the tape measure for the next trip.

Thanks Bob! I'll try and whip up a report of my overnighter the other night.

Nah mate generally don't get them past Gunyah. Get them up Cowan though, Cleaner water.

Pm sent mate

Thanks mate! Was good to get out, Done alot of work to the tinny over lockdown so good to do some fine tuning! Should be back out Monday/Tuesday Cheers mate! Have never really posted much.. My dislike for Facebook based fishing groups is growing - So I will definately be trying to post a bit more on here.

Hey Pickles! Good to see your out mate, I should be back up that end of the river soon enough. Was wondering how you get your prawns? Just a normal prawning net? Cheers

Afternoon All. Fished Berowra on Monday and Tuesday. Weather was that annoying nuisance, miserable drizzly rain all day! Didn't stop. I was planning to camp out on the tinny overnight but didn't feel like getting too wet.. So Just went home for the night and back in the morning. Bait is plentiful in the System, Herring is schooling in most of the bays between Bennets and the ferry (pulling up full strings on a sabiki Jig) after a bit of Berley. Sat in a few usual spots, But I wasn't watching the tides too much.. Didn't seem to be whole lot of action on the flatties. Did pull up a few nice Jew, between Legal and 90 (all went back - Only chasing a monster at the moment) All at the top of the tide and start of the runout. Took a drift whilst I made a coffee and had a bite to eat and pulled up a 68cm Flatty on a livey, And a 43cm Bream on a butterflied bait. Water seemed to be clearer between Bennets bay and the Ferry than it was further towards barpoint. Seen alot of herring schools getting chased, What looked like a few sharks on the sounder. Water was around 18 C, Warming up nicely! Will head back out Monday after the weekend at work and see what I can muster up, still deciding to stay in Berowra for now or head up the top of the river and get a few flatties. No photos - I need to remember to get my phone out and take some, Never have really been one to take them.. I will make a mental note for next time. Cheers Jono