Azza_Fishing

Personally I wouldn't look past the Daiwa Baitjunkie 5inch and 7inch jerkshad in a pearl white colour or any sort of natural looking colours. For bonito, i usually go towards a halco 10g metal spinner and retrieve it at a fast wind pace.

Hi All, During the long weekend, me and my family went up to the Hawkesbury River. It was a quiet time, and quite enjoyable. I decided to let out a few lines at night, hoping for a jewie or a decent sized flattie. However, I was rewarded with a strange fish. It looks like a hairtail to me, however some people were saying it is a longfinned eel. Anyone have any suggestions on what it could be. Thanks Aaron

https://www.9news.com.au/national/animal-cruelty-sydney-teen-charged-bird-stabbed-killed/fa54b11b-8ca8-49ba-ac56-b9d59aea12bf Don't know if anyone has seen this yet. Video of 3 people stepping on a cormorant and stabbing it after it got tangled on their line which happened recently in Pier 8 at Darling Harbour. Thankfully the horrible people who performed this act were arrested by the police and brought into custody recently. It is always so sad to know that there are those few fishermen who don't treat wildlife with respect and the care they deserve. Hopefully nothing like this happens again and especially not in Sydney nor Australia. Please share this website so these people can receive justice they deserve Kind regards, Azza_Fishing

Sorry I got it switched up, its 1/4 for flathead and 1/12 for trevally and bream. Don't use 1/4 for bream and trevally. You can also use 1/12 for flathead in the shallows. The holts swim prawns are really good, because they have these little legs at the bottom that swim really well which looks realistic. Here is a video of what it looks like in the water.

For flathead I would recommend the zman grubz but in 3.5inch size and 2.5inch you don't those 40-50cm as often. The colour I would recommend the motor oil colour as those are the best. Another plastic I would also recommend the holts productions prawns. If you are also looking for some prawn soft plastics I would also look at the squidgies prawn wriggler 110mm in black and gold colour. The best plastics would be paddle tails if you are looking to get the big girls. As for bream and trevally they will also take the Zman 2.5inch grubz in motor oil colour. However for kingfish I would recommend the Holts Production swim prawns. (downside is you have to order it online and it sells out pretty quickly). Another lure I would recommend is the daiwa bait junkie 5inch and 7inch jerk shad in pearl white and any natural colours. Jighead sizes for all plastics would depend on the current and depth of the water. For flathead I would recommend a 1/4ounce jig and for bream and trevally I would go for 1/12ounce jig. Those are probably my go to's for plastics, but the range gets bigger one you get into blades, vibes and hard-bodied lures.

Hi Fishraiders, Currently at Sussex inlet near st Georges basin. Looking for some good land based spots at Sussex Inlet to work lures (Soft Plastics and vibes and possibly hard-bodies) for flatties. Most places to me look really weedy so haven't had a chance for a fish yet. Don't really mind about wading in shallow water. Any suggestions on some good spots. Also if you know any spots that not many people know of/secret spots that hold decent sized flatties. Cheers Azza_Fishing

Thanks, What type of plastic did she use (was it the jerk shad) and what was the sized hook and weight that was in the rig. Also what is that lake/estuary you went to. Thanks heaps, Aaron

G'day fishraiders, Heading out on a boat at Hawkesbury River, and I need to buy some new lures. Right now the only jewie lures I have are the Berkley Shimma Shad 100 in frosty gaze and 65 in golden ticket. What other lures would you recommend to chuck on the end of my line. I am going on a boat, so if you could also recommend some hot spots for jewies near Hawkesbury Marina. Cheers Azza_Fishing

nice job mate, well done👏👏👏

I still have the receipt and there is no damage, however I have already used it, so I can't return it

I'll give it a go. Do you have any suggestions for the plastics/hardbodies to use for targeting the big flathead and jewfish. Cheers Aaron

It is the Daiwa Revros Baitcaster Rod (1 piece) graphite.

Hi all, Today I made the worst mistake possible and bought the wrong rod and line to go with my baitcaster. I bought an 8lb braid (0.13mm) and then I bought a baitcaster rod which has a cast weight of 10-30g and line from 6-12kg. I was talking to some of my mates and they said the rod I bought is suited for kingfish and other big species rather than small estuary fish such as bream, whiting and smaller flathead (bought the rod to target those species). I can't return it to a shop because of their no return POLICY. Don't know if I should keep the 8lb braid on, or just take it all off and replace it with a heavier line. I want to keep on using it to fish, but, can't think on what to do with it. Any suggestions on what to do. Cheers Azza_Fishing

Hi all, I am looking to go for a fish in the hawkesbury river/berowra waters area over the weekend. I haven't decided exactly which one to go to, but if you could give me suggestions for both. I am going to hire a BBQ boat and have a couple of mates over with me, to go fishing. Which places would you all recommend to go which is great for flathhead, Jewies and squid, via a boat. They can be different areas. I am hiring a boat at Brooklyn, which is in Hawkesbury river, or in the Berowra Waters Marina, depending on which one I choose, so I want to go fish at a place, that is not too far away from there. Also what lures and bait would you recommend using for flathead and bream there. Right now the only squid jigs I have got is the daiwa Nude Emeraldas in the green and orange colour. So what would be the best places for squidding there. Cheers Azza

@FishyMcFishFace yeah its great fun on topwater, especially for tailor. I have caught a bunch of tailor on top water and they fight like crazy. Congrats on your first topwater tailor 👏👏👏. Its especially great to see them jump out of the water and take the lure. What colour and size sugpen did you use? For me my go to would be a C393 colour on a 95mm. Heres a photo of the tailor I caught a while ago. In my experience, I find catching tailor on top water, when the water is a little choppy and wavy to be the best, as it is the big splash that attracted them to my sugapen. Might of just been the day, and they were just really active, but I would recommend to give it a go when its a little bit windy, but not too windy otherwise you won't be able to see anything. Cheers Azza_Fishing

The rangers said that anywhere within the gates of the gardens counts as property of the Royal Botanical Gardens. They said that fishing is allowed outside and past the gates. Looking at where Mrs Macquarie chair/point is I am ASSUMING that it doesn't count as part of the Botanical gardens.

Nice job mate, Stonker of a bream. 👏👏👏 Whereabouts did you go in the Georges River

They replied stating that we couldn't fish inside the botanical gardens, even if it casting out to darling harbour. The only place they said we could fish was outside the botanical garden gates. But if we are found to be irresponsible when casting and not looking at our surroundings the rangers have the authority to tell us to leave. Now I know, not to come here again, and at least now, I know whether or not we were allowed to fish there, and we're not allowed. Cheers Azza_Fishing

He didn't really give a reason, he just said that we were not allowed to fish there, because we were on the Botanical Gardens property, however, we were fishing out into the cove. I am assuming the garden doesn't own the water and the cove.

Yeah, when we got asked to leave one of the other rangers came up on us like a full on navy seal. He creeped up in his car behind us, parked it in the bush and came down to talk to us. As he approached us he literally had a body cam and recorded everything we said he will send this tape before a court. 🤣🤣🤣

Yesterday, me and a mate decided to go for a fish around Sydney Harbour. We set out on the bus at around 10:15am and arriving in the city at 10:50am. We walked for about 20 minutes before settling down at the wharf next to the Opera House (Man'O'War Steps). We were there for about 2 hours but all we caught were a couple of leather jackets and a pigmy snapper. We then decided to walk along the stone wall and fish along the sides there as it looked promising as it was shallow and had a sandy bottom, so I thought it would be good for flathead. Me and my mate then continued working our way along the stone wall, going through the Botanical Gardens. Just giving a heads up, when we walked through the Botanical Gardens gate, we looked at the signs saying what you can and can't do, and there was none saying that we couldn't fish, so we walked right in. We continued to work our way around the cove, eventually reaching the centre of the cove. Deciding that there was nothing taking my Daiwa Double Clutch, I decided to change tactics and switch to an ecogear ZX35 shrimp blade. I guess my instincts were right. On the second cast of the ecogear, I landed me-self a 55cm flattie. This is the biggest flattie I have caught and surely is my PB. I decided to keep the guy, as I haven't had flathead in a long time and wanted some crumbed flattie fillets for dinner. A quick slice through the spine, killed it instantly. Luckily I had decided to bring my esky with me. I quickly ran to the nearest restaurant and asked them for ice, which they were kind enough to give. This kept my flattie nice and fresh. A little while later, I lost my lure to snag, which got me pretty upset, as I had just bought it😢. I now realised that the fish were into small vibes, so I chucked on a Tackle Tactics Switchblade vibe. We continued to fish along the cove, reaching the centre of the area. Probably my 35th or 40th cast on the switchblade, I got a massive strike which caught me by surprise. I had to reel in a feisty bugga for about 3 minutes without knowing what it was. I was then sooo stoked when I saw a glimmer of silver. This had to be a massive bream. As I pulled him out, he was massive. Quickly placing him on the measuring mat, he was just 35cm. What a bream, 😄😄. Its been a while since I've hooked up to one that big. Since I already had a good sized flattie in the bag, I decided to release the little bugga. I reckon I caught this breambo at around 3:45pm. and the Flattie and around 3:00pm. Me and my mate probably fished for about another 1 and a half hours, and in that time, my mate caught another pigmy snapper. As we continued to fish we were then approached by the Botanical Gardens Ranger. He got out of his car and talked to us saying that we couldn't fish here. I explained to him that we weren't fishing inside the Botanical Gardens, but we were on the garden walkway, fishing out towards to open water. Still, we couldn't really argue with him, as he was doing his job, and we didn't want to waste his time. We just apologised and headed back, out of the park. I understand that what the ranger said was understandable, but I still don't believe we weren't allowed to fish there. So later on just to double check, without my gear, I walked to each side of the gates and still, there were no signs saying, we couldn't fish here. Anyway, I have learnt my lesson, and I won't go back there again. I am writing and posting this, not as a recommendation to go there, but just as a warning, so other fishraiders know that you will be asked to leave from that area. I am giving you the heads up that you should not fish there. After I came back home I sent an email to the Botanical Gardens, confirming whether or not we are allowed to fish there. If we are allowed to fish there then that will be great and it will be a great place for other fishraiders to go, if they are land-based fishers. If not, this will be a lesson learnt and a place scratched off the list to fish. So right now I am waiting for a reply, and will inform everyone of the results. Based on the whole day me and my mate encountered, we both had an enjoyable time, I got some fresh fish for dinner, and we both learnt a really important and key lesson when it comes to gardens and fishing.

Stonker of a salmon bud, Congrats 👏👏👏 How big was it?

Hey there, Looking at going for a fish for some bass this weekend at Grose River near the Trees Adventure Park. Need some help figuring out which lures to use. First time freshwater fishing. Been recommended the following lures so far, and have bought them. Zman Grubz Zman Slim Swimz Zman TRD Crawz Atomic jerk Minnow 65 mid Mepps Agila Decorees Spinner Lure Tackle Tactics Switchblade Lure Any other suggestions for lures worth buying, or will this sustain me, in hopes of catching a bass there. Cheers Azza_Fishing

@FishyMcFishFace It wasn't as good as expected because of the weather. Decided to have a change of plans and decided to go to Cabbage Tree basin. It is down south from Cronulla Beach. However to get there, you have to go to the Bonnie Vale campsite and walk through there for about 150m. You won't be able to drive through, so you will have to park your car outside the campground gate, in the carpark and walk through the campgrounds. You will reach some toilets and sign saying that you can fish in that area. Just walk through the path in the forest for about 200m and you will reach the bridge. Along both sides of the bridge its great for bream and tailor, as there are plenty there. However if you walk downstream (on the left hand side when you walk in), through the mangroves, you can fish along the flats for flathead, as I have seen quite a few there, but never caught any. However along the bridge, I myself, use zman grubz and slim swimz (Motor oil and watermelon red) as they are the best colours and bomb for the bream there. The largest bream I caught there was 38cm. Anyway give it a go, and if you have no luck, there is always the beach for flathead. The way to go, is from the bridge just walk upstream, to where the water flows in (thats if you are willing to get your feet and legs wet through wading). If you are going to use hardbodies I would recommend the Atomic Crankbait 38mm deep prawn coloured lure, as I have caught lots of bream on them. As for the flats, I don't really know how to fish those areas, so I don't know how will it go. But overall, you can catch some pretty good sized fish to take home for dinner. And if you are really keen, you can sometimes see some blue swimmer crabs, but I doubt you will be able to catch them without a net. I would recommend going there either two hours before or two hours after high tide, as thats you best chance to catch them. Don't know if that still applies with lures as the last time I went, I used bait, most of the time, then switched to the lures, when the bite was small. Good luck and let me know how it goes. Azza_Fishing

Amazing catch! Well done 👏👏👏