mrsswordfisherman Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 The hairtail are on! Here are some pics live from swordie at Jerusalem Bay 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Top stuff fellas!! Looks chilly.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 Yes it is cold there for sure Rah They have just moved to Waratah Bay Looks good for the event Laurie @THE SWEENEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Great stuff. Look after the brass monkeys! Cheers Z 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Great to see you're having a go. Too cold for this old codger, I'm afraid. bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldfella Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Hi Guys; DO Not be surprised as zmk said if you get back to the ramp and find a brass monkey trying to borrow a welder!! Typical Weather in there for this time of year though. Old blokes used to say to me in May. No hairtail yet son. Not cold enough. How right they were. Cheers. Roger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, Oldfella said: Hi Guys; DO Not be surprised as zmk said if you get back to the ramp and find a brass monkey trying to borrow a welder!! Typical Weather in there for this time of year though. Old blokes used to say to me in May. No hairtail yet son. Not cold enough. How right they were. Cheers. Roger. Yes correct Roger @Oldfella we went about a month ago and it was not cold enough. We always held the fishraider hairtail weekends in July. A houseboat and a fun crew is the way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Top stuff some great hairtail looks like cold weather 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 top stuff swordie looks like the weaher is cold enough with those nice hairtail you have caught 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Nice work, I need to go out soon and get some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE SWEENEY Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Good on ya Stewie did you leave a few down there for us in a couple of weeks.Cheers Laurie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podtrailler Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) Nice catch... Im going fishing this friday night on a kayak for hairtails whats the night condition like, i know its very cold but are there any fogs? Edited June 27, 2018 by podtrailler Missing word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) From my experience on the Hawkesbury - most evenings, nights and mornings have fog. Fog is just steam, so it's a natural occurrence whenever the water temperature is higher than the surrounding air like in winter. Also, the fog is more prevalent when there is no wind especially in the narrow bays and inlets with steeper surrounding terrain - eg, Cowan Ck system, Jerusalem Bay etc. You just have to be prepared for that. Slow and steady, night lights on, torch and horn at ready. Cheers Zoran PS: I sometimes check other sources - like webcams to check on the local conditions - there is a webcam looking over the M1 Hawkesbury Rd bridge near Mooney Mooney ... if you see fog up that high its a white out below .... https://straya.io/webcams/m1-pacific-motorway-hawkesbury-river/ Edited June 27, 2018 by zmk1962 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brew Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 6 hours ago, podtrailler said: Nice catch... Im going fishing this friday night on a kayak for hairtails whats the night condition like, i know its very cold but are there any fogs? Some nights/mornings can be total white outs so stick to the sides in a kayak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podtrailler Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, zmk1962 said: From my experience on the Hawkesbury - most evenings, nights and mornings have fog. Fog is just steam, so it's a natural occurrence whenever the water temperature is higher than the surrounding air like in winter. Also, the fog is more prevalent when there is no wind especially in the narrow bays and inlets with steeper surrounding terrain - eg, Cowan Ck system, Jerusalem Bay etc. You just have to be prepared for that. Slow and steady, night lights on, torch and horn at ready. Cheers Zoran PS: I sometimes check other sources - like webcams to check on the local conditions - there is a webcam looking over the M1 Hawkesbury Rd bridge near Mooney Mooney ... if you see fog up that high its a white out below .... https://straya.io/webcams/m1-pacific-motorway-hawkesbury-river/ Thank you Zoran and Brew for very useful information. I have many lights and navigation so im prepared. Cheers. Edited June 28, 2018 by podtrailler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brew Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 2 hours ago, podtrailler said: Thank you Zoran and Brew for very useful information. I have many lights and navigation so im prepared. Cheers. Good luck. FYI I was down at Akuna Bay at 8.30am this morning and there was still quite a bit of fog around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podtrailler Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 On 6/28/2018 at 2:52 PM, Brew said: Good luck. FYI I was down at Akuna Bay at 8.30am this morning and there was still quite a bit of fog around. launched kayak from Akuna bay 4.30pm friday, headed out to Jerusalem bay. There were half dozen fishing boats scattered all over aiming to catch fish. Anchored 800m in Jerusalem bay close to shore sitting 14m depth and cast float rig with flashing lights to attract hairtail and first cast landed a hairtail within few minutes but cut my line as i was trying to use my net and my reel got tangled. 20 minutes later i caught one without the net. I had few more bites but could not hook them. Bites were off for hours, changed location for next couple of hours and nothing. No fogs during my session till 2am. Very clear and bright night and not so cold only my feet, need to put thick ski socks. I will try again next Saturday. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Great job... good on you for braving the cold and landing a hairy to boot ! Cheers Zoran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 On 6/30/2018 at 9:38 AM, podtrailler said: launched kayak from Akuna bay 4.30pm friday, headed out to Jerusalem bay. There were half dozen fishing boats scattered all over aiming to catch fish. Anchored 800m in Jerusalem bay close to shore sitting 14m depth and cast float rig with flashing lights to attract hairtail and first cast landed a hairtail within few minutes but cut my line as i was trying to use my net and my reel got tangled. 20 minutes later i caught one without the net. I had few more bites but could not hook them. Bites were off for hours, changed location for next couple of hours and nothing. No fogs during my session till 2am. Very clear and bright night and not so cold only my feet, need to put thick ski socks. I will try again next Saturday. Nice work mate, Great effort on the kayak. How long did it take you to paddle from akuna bay to jerusalem bay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savit Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 27 minutes ago, sam bros said: Nice work mate, Great effort on the kayak. How long did it take you to paddle from akuna bay to jerusalem bay? Paddle? Mirage drive and hobie amas are on photo background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 1 minute ago, savit said: Paddle? Mirage drive and hobie amas are on photo background Yep, didn't notice them Still though, How long did it take to get there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podtrailler Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) On 7/1/2018 at 10:58 AM, sam bros said: Nice work mate, Great effort on the kayak. How long did it take you to paddle from akuna bay to jerusalem bay? My first time out to these water system and pretty dark on the way to Jerusalem bay.On the way back clear skies made it bright. It took me 70min but i was trying to find possible location to anchor. I have battery operated motor(Bixpy Jet) which can do 5km/h on the water and its hobie mirage peddle drive combination can speed up to 7.5km/h. On the way back full speed took me about 45mins. Wetting line couple times on the way. Hobie amas to stablize even more cause i need to turn on my front rear night light and dont want flip kayak at night when alone fishing. Edited July 2, 2018 by podtrailler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 28 minutes ago, podtrailler said: My first time out to these water system and pretty dark on the way to Jerusalem bay.On the way back clear skies made it bright. It took me 70min but i was trying to find possible location to anchor. I have battery operated motor(Bixpy Jet) which can do 5km/h on the water and its hobie mirage peddle drive combination can speed up to 7.5km/h. On the way back full speed took me about 45mins. Wetting line couple times on the way. Hobie amas to stablize even more cause i need to turn on my front rear night light and dont want flip kayak at night when alone fishing. Hope you yak boys are checking in and back in with someone when you do these night jaunts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podtrailler Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, mrsswordfisherman said: Hope you yak boys are checking in and back in with someone when you do these night jaunts Hi. Yes i try to. Mobile signal no so great around this waters but around Cottage point you get a weak signal to make a call. Thanks for safty awareness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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