newfisho Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Was down there last weekend and caught two bream, one 29cm, the other 32cm. Cooked them after reading a recipe from the chat room, DELICIOUS. These are the first two fish Ive caught since I last fished, when I was 8 years old. Planning to go down there again, just wondered if anyone had knowledge of where is a good spot to fish around the island. Last weekend I was fishing off the rocks at a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snooze Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) Fishing of the rocks is good facing molli pt, there are some MASSIVE blue groper there at the moment. use red rock crabs or cunjevoi and burley hard with bread/crab shells/cunji guts and the bream should be there too. please be carefull and watch the swell first before you set up. Cheers Snooze Edited February 18, 2010 by snooze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.dawg Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Fishing of the rocks is good facing molli pt, there are some MASSIVE blue groper there at the moment. use red craps or cunjevoi and burley hard with bread/crad shells/cunji guts and the bream should be there too. please be carefull and watch the swell first before you set up. Cheers Snooze Red rock crabs HAHA!!! Fishing off the Rock u can catch all sorts of species. Might wanna have a go for squid too Fishing off the left side ( more packed side) can land you some very nice blackfish Looks like the groper terrain but if you do wanna catch em U might wanna Get some much heavier gear Good luck Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snooze Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Red rock crabs HAHA!!! Fishing off the Rock u can catch all sorts of species. Might wanna have a go for squid too Fishing off the left side ( more packed side) can land you some very nice blackfish Looks like the groper terrain but if you do wanna catch em U might wanna Get some much heavier gear Good luck Alan Red Rock Crab The Red Rock Crab is also known as the Red Bait Crab. Red Rock Crabs are found living around the weed and in crevices on the rocks and ledges at the water level or just below the surface, when disturbed will move away with great speed to the nearest cover or crevice. The Red Rock Crab grows to 10cm occasionally larger crabs are seen their body colour is either red or reddish brown with lighter reddish orange bumps and margins on the carapace, legs and claws which also have a dense coat of short hairs. Red Rock Crabs are found from Queensland around the southern coastline to Western Australia. The Red Rock Crab is regarded by many as Australia's finest crab bait that can be used from the rocks. It has a very hard shell and is also one of the meatiest of the small crabs we see on the rocks. Blue Groper, Estuary Cod, Morwong and Drummer all favor Red Rock Crab. Red Rock Crabs can be collected at low tide around the rocks using a small barbed spear to pull them from the crevices they hide in. Alternatively you can collect by hand however Red Rock Crabs are extremely fast and agile in their natural environment and collecting can take some time. If you can find them in a area which has safe small washes you can pin them as a wave rolls over the rock they are feeding on, or hunt them in to a crevice and pull them out if possible try not to damage while collecting in this way because a handful of legs will not serve you well as bait compared to the whole crab. Red Rock Crabs have a very hard shell and trying to push a hook through can be dangerous to yourself and most likely kill the crab fairly fast, if you intend to use them as live bait the easiest way is to remove the lower leg and passing hook through and back out the lower body and fished under a float to stop the crab finding its way back in to a crevice which you would lose the bait and rig along with it. Other methods are to cut the crab in to pieces remove the shell and legs cut the body in half and thread it on to your hook this is a better way of presenting Red Rock Crab as bait for Bream, Morwong or Snapper. I'm with you on the spelling thou. we all make mistakes. Cheers Snooze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisho Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 Red rock crabs HAHA!!! Fishing off the Rock u can catch all sorts of species. Might wanna have a go for squid too Fishing off the left side ( more packed side) can land you some very nice blackfish Looks like the groper terrain but if you do wanna catch em U might wanna Get some much heavier gear Good luck Alan Thanks, good info. Can you suggest what type of heavier gear I'd need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 60-80lb line 10kg+ rod maybe i seen people landing those blue gropers few weeks back freakn HUGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylo Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Don't go without proper rock shoes as it is hell slippery and the swell can be hektik there and will wipe you on to your ass if you are not careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckjane Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 You reckon I can us squid for the species there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthmonger Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Get some squid jigs and fish the corner that faces the northern headland of Botany Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMG Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) Hi people, this spot is good for all types of fish,2 hours before and 2 hours after high tide is the prime time but this spot can be very dangerous in a South/South East/East swell or any wind from those directions above 15km per hour,very slippery, low to water, rock platform. The swell can run along the rock face sideways and knock you off fast,so watch that in those conditions.Read the sign as you walk down letting you know how many people have died there since they started keeping records,all safety equipment required and fishing inspectors get down there too,so be licenced or fined. Some big fish have been caught off here in the past including Kings/Jews/Blackfish/mixed bag most varieties/most surface fish because it is so close to the entrance of Botany Bay anything swimming through there is possible. Keep in mind this area was once a rough area in the past and I would not go here alone at night due to the local population/crime rate etc/muggings to be more precise. During the daylight hours say from 7am to 5pm your fine.after that the local population might start coming out and hanging around and harassing you,I was there a couple of months ago and some local drunks up early or up late hanging around causing trouble in a group of 8,drunk and on the rocks and they were locals,you know the locals if you know the area. Edited February 8, 2017 by DMG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutsaboutfishing Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Be aware I think Bare Island is in Randwick council so it's mandatory to wear a life jacket while rock fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiwsh Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Bare fort island is a prime luderick spot caught blackfish close to 40cms there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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