Hoods

Yeah!! What IS Best, Best/biggest fish/most species/best weather year round/access - what is BEST?? cannot fish if you caanot launch/too much wind/hard to access or low number of species. A great question which requires a very considered respone. How about somewher in SE QLD where the southern & norhtern waters meet gives you the best of both wolds?? Otherwise best location is 1 helicopter trip from Home Base!!

Hi Neil, a familiar lansdscape to both of us. You do make me a bit homesick sometimes Have you been told the story that the Murray Cod are born under a tree that has a similar to the shape of of the lines shown on the gizzard (sorry thats a Bird term) stomach. What about the storey from Benerambah Station where they tied a sheet of corrugated iron to a "set line" to replicate a big cod to fool a local fisho!!?? Will have to bring some saltwater fish for you when i'm back your way. In the meantime the Tax Man is running at 100% on the inshore reefs so no mackeral!! Hoodz

Maate, I love your Plan B. Well done. Can you tell us about your boat(s). How did you deal with the fish? Bar Cod get very slimy & we leave on ice then guernie them to remove the slime Thanks Hoods

Hi Mr Kingie, Don't forget the second beach is a "lifestyle" beach!! Take kids the long way. Could be some Cobia too plus the Tax Man. Please be careful in a building swell and consider your exit options if you end up in the drink (south end is probably safest around the corner)

Living the dream!! Even with the pelagic action along the MN coast I am sorely tempted to swap places. Don't know about the half pillie rig tho'. Let us know how you go up the Providence Arm - I expect a nice big brown!!

Agree with Slowjigger - Hat Head is the prime LBG location. The Gaol I have not fished nor seen any LBG fishing there - it looks a bit shallow??. SWR wall floating livies is mostly Jew and maybe a Kingy. Easy access. Heard some guys fished Point Perpendicular on the weekend lots of bait around. No report yet. After the news today north of Woolli please take someone with you and be prepared. Good luck.

Maaate you keep releasing fish. Good Friday coning up! Do you still have some Mahi Mahi left!!?? At least your fish are not "taxed" at 100% as they are up here! 6 good runs rersulting in shark taxes!! The mahi mahi does not much help - just grill it.

And they are much better on the plate than Kingies. Well done

Lachie thats like asking us next weeks weeks winning Lotto numbers mate. Any beach at the right time will produce what you're looking for with the the right bait, tide etc etc The better question to ask is what conditions produce the best opportunity to chase monster Mulloway. They don't call them the Gosts in the Dark for nothing There are posts on the forum detailing chasing big Jew from Kayaks etc in the Hawkesbury. Time & tide!! A good name for a Pub!!?? Good luck

I understand The Paddocks is the oyster farms upstream of the bridge to Wallis Island. Third party reports of Whiting and good number of flathead. Some Tailor are about on the stones. And 2 trips outside last week saw the tax rate at a sready 100% on the inshore reefs.

Love our work Neil. Great to catch up and a worthy excuse (do we need one!!) to get out of the office and on to the water. Thank you for visiting - you're always welcome. The Coopy Pub is a reliable stand by when challenged by the weather. We really enjoy your pottery and one of the only "official" Fishraider Mugs. You are very skilled. Based on other reports we did better than most with most fishers going bagless and with a wet backside.

Super report mate. Congrats on the big effort on The Bucket. Maybe we should call you the Curango Kid. That country up there is good for the soul.

Glad you enjoyed yourselves. I was crossing the bridge the other day and the Dolphins were playing around just upstream which caused a traffic jam as cars stopped on the bridge to watch them. Such is life.

Great report - Thank you. Wish I had known of your success I was in your area last week!! I thoroughly agree that more "research" is required. Maybe a colour change!! Thats a huge difference from your previous trip. Goes to show the fish were there - you just have to match the hatch so to speak.

Thank you for an excellent report Dave, Great news for the Hastings considering the impact of the 2021 floods. An auspicious year for Ciccadas and therefore surface action confirmed by your report. (Where is Big Neil!!) The upper Bellinger River is also alive with ciccadas as is the upper Manning. FYI young fulla went to the shelf off Forster yesterday. Water reportedly a "mild" 29*!! Report of a Blue and several Stripes plus some donkey Dollies. That should give you and yours some surface action off Port. Thanks for the report