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G,day all heading out to Forster on the 19th April for a weekend of ofshore fishing, and would like to know what is on the the bite this time of year. Are the dollies and cobias still there. Thanks George

I go out on charter boats quite often and one person tried it and did not catch one fish. You have to remember that it also contains petroleum. I know once I filled up my tank with fuel and spilt some on my hands, when I handled the bait the smell of the fuel got on there and as a result I did not catch not one fish.

Banjo's are good eating also but the tail part only lots of meat in there and no bones just cartilage (backbone)

Did not see not one shark or seal, did see a whale on the way out. The current is still good we did get to the bottom and hold the bottom but later after midday the wind picked up.

Hi all went out to browns last sunday weather was beaut seas were calm. We did a bit of bottom bashing and ended up bagging out gemmies, also caught some nice blue cod. Our arms got a good workout on the winches but the results were soothing.

I too like the 70cm 1fish option as Barnzey says thats enough to feed a family for while

Just received a media release from DPI saying that they are asking for public comment for a recovery plan for mulloway in NSW. It says that the mulloway is being overfished that some new restrictions need to be applied. Anyone can have there say on the subject on website www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au and follow the links to "Have your say on Mulloway recovery" Happy fishing all George

Have seen sweep fillets at carlingford shopping centre for $15/kg it acually said sweep and not disguised as bream

I also go sking alot and have seen some thin gloves that also warm up when seal open and in contact with your hands they sell at most ski/boarding shops

hey andy i talked to friend and he said that sweep fillets are good smoked also haven;t tried it myself yet but i will try it

It was a woollies shopping trolley

Hi all I have been on a charter boat fishin kings and we used pfluger eggbeaters whitch proved to be very good catching kings to 88cm. I have been considering to get one myself. can anyone recommend.

Hey Chrisg i got a earache once wen i got home after fishing but it was because i was bashed on the ear by the misses with a flattie i had caught for not doin the lawn

I totally disagree to these marine parks even if they say that there will be dedicated areas for fisherman. I as a recreational fisherman, already find that going to a harbour fishing spot such as Clifton Gardens is greatly overcrowded. Now if this national marine park go's ahead can you imagine the amount of people that will be crammed into the dedicated fishing areas. The other negative would also be the actual placing of dedicated areas, they could be in a place where there are no fish. These proposed marine parks will kill the recreational fishing industry in Sydney, as we will not have any place to go. I, as many other fisho's, have always had a fishing license from our childhood days and every year purchased a national parks permit, but now if this go's ahead, if feel that i will not be needing these any more. So, if nobody purchases licenses how will the Fisheries & NPA survive?

That fish is a maori wrasse also known as a butchers dick