Blackies off the rocks

[SickWolf]

Can anyone confirm if north curl curl rocks and bare island are good blackfish spots with some local weed? Also any other rock spots are appreciated.

[wazatherfisherman]

2 hours ago, SickWolf said:

Can anyone confirm if north curl curl rocks and bare island are good blackfish spots with some local weed? Also any other rock spots are appreciated.

Yes they are, you can find Luderick all along Sydney coast, wherever there is plentiful cabbage growth you will find them at some stage of the tide. If you're new to the Blackfish game, a good area to explore is known as "The Gutters" which is found by parking above Fairy Bower at Manly in Bower St. There is a ravine that goes down to the rocks ,it's the only way down but fairly easy to negotiate- the first major platform to the south of the ravine is known as "Little Bluefish or Little Bluey" which is an ok Luderick spot, however if you keep walking south you'll come to the "Gutters"- takes about 20 mins to walk around- if you look on google maps you'll see "old quarry swamp"- the first gutter lies just below and can be clearly seen. The second gutter is also visible, gutter 3 is right up in the corner and isn't an actual gutter, more of a boulder ridden area. There are usually plenty of fish in one, sometimes all of these spots. Best cabbage('streamers') is often found on the southern side of gutter 2, but don't fish that side, fish the northern side about 3-4 metres deep. The visible drop off out off left hand side also produces some good ones. Make sure you have rock plates and safety gear. When the Bluefish car park was still accessible we used to go through the treatment works fence and walk down the lower rd and straight over the side, it was really steep but you ended up in the corner above gutter 3. If you fish gutter 2 you can use a landing net comfortably as an alternative to washing them out. Worthwhile having a few casts with a big minnow lure between 2 and 3 for Tailor if there early morning also. Good luck if you go Cheers Waza