Day's Fishin

Just a tip on electric motor use! It doesn't matter if you are operating in 1 or 5, as these motors use the same amount of battery power. The only way to use less power is to set up a  way of only using the motor in 1% increments which allows the motor to only draw the power it needs to operate! So if you are going to a spot use full throttle you will get there quicker and use the same power as using lowest setting and still have a lot of charge left.

Might be a bit late to respond to this post! I have a number of kayaks mostly Jacksons. I have electric motors i use on 2 of them. Both sit on the side and absolutely useless if you don't have a rudder to steer with. Trying to steer with the motor your pushing against the kayak sideways whereas if you set the motor straight and use your rudder then it steers quite well. Goes without saying the bigger the rudder the better the steering! I use a 120ah dep cycle battery and you can run them almost flat which does them more good then harm, then I charge it on a battery charger that is made for them and leave it connected until the next time out. The charger has the intelligent cycle for this operation and 12 months down the track the battery last just as long  as when I first used it and I run it until the battery indicator on my electric motor tells me to start paddling!😀 

On 8/25/2020 at 12:18 PM, Nathan81 said:

What is the fishing usually like at this time of the year around Wisemans Ferry, I will land based? 

Our original plans for camping fell through earlier in the year and I am going to take my daughter for a couple of nights next week. 

I assume I will use the same set up and baits as I would have when it was a touch warmer.

Thanks

Mate forget it! The river is a mud hole after all the rain and the fish are on holidays!

On 2/11/2020 at 12:40 PM, marks1984 said:

man loin island will be dirty brown water as well we need a few very big king tides to wash it all away, I would think at least 1 month

Still getting lots of heavy rain which has washed the prawns out. The Colo had a huge amount of water come down it which would have stuffed the bass habitats up. I was working on a property that fronts onto the Colo a couple of days ago and seen a huge sand beach that was not there before. 

Guess we will have to find where the bass set up there bases all over again, t's good fun anyway makes you work harder to find these great scrapers!

On 2/11/2020 at 7:56 AM, motiondave said:

I wonder how it is with the current wash of rainfall through though, Im tempted to have a look on the weekend, but I suspect it will be plenty murky, maybe down towards lion island might be ok, however, I usually fish upstream, at least past the railway and road bridges towards and or around Milson Island

Hi Dave

Ater heavy rain where the river gets a lot of debris washed in I drift along Milson island shallows and more often than not get a bag of good size flatties. The island seems to filter the water on the run out tide.

Jeff

On 2/1/2020 at 1:03 PM, cooky6983 said:

Where abouts were you mate?

Between Spencer and Laughtondale.

Total for the kids were 2 flathead, 7 jewfish, 3 mud crabs, 2 blue swimmers and 3 bream.

Couldn't upload more than 2 photo's so put another one here!

Put the Kayak in for a quick flick this morning. Not one Bass had a go. There was virtually no insects flying near the water so I put that down to the lack of bass activity.

The Colo was very serene but also a bit eerie with the smoke, no one else on the water, no fish or insects and only one water hen!

Now I have too wait and see what todays fire activity brings. We were told it was to late to leave and seek shelter on 2 days and on high alert numerous days over the last couple of weeks.

That's the way mate if they are around just keep trying different rigs and one is sure to take their fancy.

Jeff

7 hours ago, BrettP said:

I went last Saturday between berowra and bar point. Had 6 witches hats and got 12 blue swimmers in about 3 hrs. I have given up mullet and now just using chicken legs with a punctured can of cat food. The cat food seems to make a difference, as by the third time aroun, the numbers decrease, I think the scent disappears from the cans. The chicken is much cleaner in the boat too. 

I have used cat food in the past and found it ok . I use fresh rooster at times when I have to cull one or 2 and foung them pretty good but the fresh mullet is tops for me.

Jeff

Hi Raiders,

What do you think of asking Raiders that are heading out where ever they are that have an iphone send a picture of the conditions and a quick observation on the state of the water so others that are thinking of going can decide whether or not by an actual report submitted by another Raider if it is safe for their size boat!

There is too many boaters drive a fair way to find the conditions are unfavourable for their size boat and still launch anyway simply because they have arrived there and don't want to waste their time and turn around without trying. 

Too many boaters that do this have come to grief, maybe just one report could save a fisho's life.

Jeff

41 minutes ago, richard_pdc said:

What’s the best bait ? When to wisemen ferry last week got zero

counted over 50 people raps in the one area

Fresh mullet. There are a lot of mullet in the upper Hawkesbury

Jeff

5 hours ago, 61 crusher said:

They are actually a very nice tasting sweet fish, they leave a yowie fish (Morwong) for dead, small fillets for size of fish big ones are a better yield, they  also are gun Livies for yellowfin ,they stand out like a bright neon light in the deep blue

Yes I agree they taste nice but have far too many bones for me.

On 1/12/2019 at 8:07 PM, 61 crusher said:

Headed out yesterday morning out of Brissie waters knowing the sea and weather was going to be great. Stopped at half tide rocks on the last of the run out tide and showed him how to use a soft plastic, had two quick drifts before the tide stopped, I managed one flattie at 50cm no joy for him. Next off to the bait grounds for a  tank full of slimies  &  a few yakkas he had a ball on the handline, then headed for the flathead grounds, 300m into our run fish where busting up so out came the 2 to 4kg stick with a metal on it, he managed 6 legal tailor. 8am by this stage and a big smile on his dial we headed out, on the way we came across a pod of  dolphins & quite a few schools of yakkas & slimies feeding, this is great was his comment 🙂,managed to bag out on the flatties, moved around a bit to avoid the little ones while fog rolled in about 11am and stayed around for the rest of the day. We moved in to about 30ms  where he got a mixed bag.We headed in about 3pma pic of his fish, he couldn’t thank me enough for his best fishing day ever. “Happy days”

Do you actually eat nanigui?

2 hours ago, scumfisho said:

Can confirm they are in abundance in the georges river aswell. Great news

I always have great luck during a long hot spell.

They seem to be in abundance during the LLLLLLOOOOOOGGGGGHHHHHHOOOOOTTTTTT days!😈

The temperature in my tractor today read 45 degress at 1pm I stopped working at 3pm bathed in sweet.

5 hours ago, jtp said:

I was staying on the Hawkesbury river during the end of November and there were lots of blue swimmers about; of good size too. Unfortunately all our traps were stolen on the same day. Only got the chance to lift them one time!!! I know how you feel. Shame that there are a few people out there that do the wrong thing. I will have to keep the traps in view from now on. 

 

Joe

Yeah Joe, the only way is to keep close and watch them.

It seems to happen more during school holidays! Maybe there is stupid people that think its funny to show their kids how to get crabs without having a trap and then find their too stupid to know how to take the crabs out so keep the trap as well ( my suggestion only)

Jeff

11 hours ago, Scratchie said:

Nice work and well done to the young fella! 

Where did you go? 

Cheers scratchie!!! 

Wisemans Ferry area

I think this one made a wrong turn during the storm last night!

The little bloke caught this one after calling it for a soapy.

Set 5 traps with mullet for 1 good muddie.

He was full of meat and one of the sweetest crabs I have had for awhile.

4 hours ago, lakelad said:

And I thought he'd cooked one of the blue swimmers 😂

Your not the only one who said that!

Jeff

9 hours ago, Sea Ranger said:

Well if they are paddler they can be poisonous so be careful.   They look like the Coral Crab to me

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/biosecurity/asian_paddle_crab.pdf

Bear

We have been eating them for a couple of years now and I am not dead. 

My wife may have a different opinion.

Jeff