There are still billfish out there, folks...in August

[Mgarbett]

Made the mistake of believing the weather report on Tuesday and went out of Broken Bay straight east towards the shelf. The intention was to look for Tuna and or Makos. Lousy conditions, but at 16nm found a ripper of a bait ball being worked by birds and dolphins. Temp was 19.2. Hooked an approximately 80 kilo stripe on a JB Dingo Evil. Fish was on for 45 mins but came unstuck just when we got the trace up. Beautiful fish, lit up like a Christmas Tree. Pretty wild to see in August.

Edited August 6, 2015 by Mgarbett

[Zacnoel]

Well done ,that would have been a pleasant surprise at this time of year

[boattart]

We jumped one off 2 weeks ago as well...If more people were trolling out I think more would have been caught but with the tuna wide most are running pst the shelf and missing them.

Edited August 6, 2015 by boattart

[boattart]

We jumped one off 2 weeks ago as well...If more people were trolling out I think more would have been caught but with the tuna wide most are running pst the shelf and missing them.

Over the years I have caught them in every month of the year but while they are obviously not as common in winter the catch effort isn't there either.

[Mgarbett]

So has anyone heard of any tuna reports in Sydney waters of late? YFT or BFT. Seems pretty quiet...and the water is warm.

[NaClH2OK9]

Thanks for sharing. Bad luck on the drop. Looking forward to my dingo arriving in the post.