MannY

I've noticed as well a huge drop in crabs over the last couple years, also the different types of species of fish through the channel. It could be the overfishing with the amount people that camp and fish there along the side of the lake or the increase in commercial licenses a couple years back It would be good to have it opened like in the old days to allow more water to flow through as well further investigation on what is really causing the drop in numbers. The picture in the article shows the deterioration from 2008 to 2016... also might provide some answers to why it might be happening http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-08-21/the-mystery-of-lake-illawarras-missing-prawns/8821300 Cheers

That's a hectic session! nice

Target: Flathead & Squid Got a brilliant idea I'll buy cooked prawns, I can use it as bait and if tough gets going I'll eat it. Practical thinking I got down south and the wind was whistling .. the water choppy and no squid, so I tried my luck to collect some prawns... no prawns except one in the middle the rocks as I was walking back. I told the prawn you're one lucky bugger cause I'm letting you live today! A few guys were fishing, I asked and they had caught nothing. So I changed my strategic idea from flatty to perhaps breams? Now I was getting hungry, but what is opened at 3:30am in the morning? nothing close by I found a spot out of the wind. Gear out and a couple beers & bait in the Esky, I was ready to fish. I started to rig up, opened a beer .. hungry, I opened the cooked prawns .. oh man they tasted good! beer and prawns are a perfect couple. Feeling silly put on some old bread and pulled in a nice legal bream.. excited my cooked prawn resources went straight in the gabber... Every cast I looked sincerely at the cooked prawn and said "no" you're all mine! .. put on fresh prawn and sent the cast. Sadly in the hour I finished eating my 1\2kg of cooked prawn!! and couldn't test if cooked prawn is equally as good as fresh prawns. As first light approached I reached my bag limit of breams, when I noticed a ocky. Put on a prawn.. he messed around a bit and then smashed it! First time that I've seen a ocky attack a prawn, pretty cool stuff. Pulled him in, he was huge. I didn't keep him as I don't know how to kill them properly. I didn't get my target species, but a ocky and bag of breams was just fine indeed.

Nice catch!! that must have been sooo much fun sadly I'm yet to catch one on cabbage..

I reckon if you put those pancakes on the line you would have cleaned up on the flatties

Thanking you.. will try that

I don't use the choke when its warmed up. Cheers

YUM! that's some good eating! Nice catch!

Hi Guys, I'm new to boating and trying to get my head around 2-stroke engines. I bought an old Johnson 10hp and had it serviced(it sat around for a couple of months as I needed to completed my boat lic to use it)... now time to start it. Firstly I had the wrong fuel line connector, so I bought a new tank with the correct fuel line. Now, I struggle to start it. Once it's started she runs good. The problem occurs when I stop and then start it or do a cold start.. From I have been told this is how to start it, please correct me if I'm doing something wrong... 1 - Make sure I have fresh premium\ unleaded petrol.. 50:1 mix 2- Open fuel valve 3- Prime the line 4 - Pull the choke 5 - Turn throttle to start 6 - Pull until she starts, trying to avoid flooding. Sparks look ok, I need some ideas on how to diagnose it.. please help

Nice catch mate! I've never managed to catch a garfish there.

Personally I'd like the "Like" button! You've got me hooked...

Thanks guys, really appreciate it! Cheers, Manny

Hi Raiders, New to squidding the last 7-8 squidding sessions were disappointing with only one caught in the net as it swam by. Fathers day got myself some nice Shimano gear and a early day at work meant a perfect evening to test out my new rods. I ran some new braid grab my jigs and head down for a session. As soon as the sun sets I feel a tug and reel my first squid on a green jig. Thinking I broke my bad luck strike I caught nothing for 30mins. It was time to change jig again and I was catching again. The three hours were fantastic with enough squid for feed and bait for my next one or two jewy\ kingy hunting session. Still a few questions to figure out how to keep squid best in the fridge for extended periods.. and do you need to kill them straight away with a spike if you intend to use them for bait.. but will get there. Cheers, Manny

Hi Mate, I use a $2 plastic pasta strainer from one of those 2 dollar Asian shops. Works pretty good Cheers

Nice catch! great looking squid !!