frankS Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) Went out to Port hacking to target Squid. Got on the water at 6am and headed for Jibbon point/beach got 1 cuttle fish there and that was it, headed up to SWA and got 1 squid once again a loner and a lot of hard work, from there went up to Gymea bay baths and got 1 more loner so worked my way back to the point for yet another loner. Got the boat back on the trailer around 2pm and nackered, a hard days night for 3 lousy squid and a cuttle fish. Anyhow still had a great time on the water . Frank Edited April 18, 2019 by frankS add photo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connico Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 At least you're on the water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankS Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Yes mate that's what I keep telling myself. When I go to the bay I think maybe I should have gone to the Hacking and vice versa. Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Beautiful day to be on the water. I know the feeling I always feel like I’m fishing in the wrong place or picked the wrong option. Frank do you ever try further out for squid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Hi Frank I do a bit of squid fishing land based off the rocks & have noticed that they seem to bite better during the day on the lead up to and around the new moon, whereas around the full moon period at dusk & into the night & in both situations on a rising tide low up or the last few hours before the top of the tide, around the full moon like you I get the odd one here and there after a lot of casts during the day, could be to do with getting a good feed on the lit nights, I don’t profess to be an expert as I still occasionally get donuts, I hope this helps & happy fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankS Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 57 minutes ago, Welster said: Beautiful day to be on the water. I know the feeling I always feel like I’m fishing in the wrong place or picked the wrong option. Frank do you ever try further out for squid? Welster. Not these days, there was a place down the south coast I used to target them out about a mile from shore but don't go out through the heads these days. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankS Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 23 minutes ago, 61 crusher said: Hi Frank I do a bit of squid fishing land based off the rocks & have noticed that they seem to bite better during the day on the lead up to and around the new moon, whereas around the full moon period at dusk & into the night & in both situations on a rising tide low up or the last few hours before the top of the tide, around the full moon like you I get the odd one here and there after a lot of casts during the day, could be to do with getting a good feed on the lit nights, I don’t profess to be an expert as I still occasionally get donuts, I hope this helps & happy fishing Mate the ultimate time to target Squid is during the prawn runs, but these days I can't pick and choose my times or tides it's go fishing when a mate can come with me and as he is a workaholic he doesn't get much free time, so when he says lets go , we go. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, frankS said: Welster. Not these days, there was a place down the south coast I used to target them out about a mile from shore but don't go out through the heads these days. Frank Fair enough. I haven’t tried much up the river but I do see a few arrows swimming around in the dark though. I have my mind set on fishing Sunday morning thinking it might be the quieter day on the water. The full moon isn’t usually good for me but I will probably come up with some plan and see what happens. Edited April 18, 2019 by Welster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiry Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) or a Maybe the tide is a bit fast for the jig, put a ball sinker on the nose or a short distance from it as you may not be getting deep enough to raise any interest. Edited April 20, 2019 by Wiry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Good to see you getting out on the water Frank. I know you still love your fishing and you need the therapy in your life. Hope you enjoy a nice feed or have some bait for the next time you head out. Cheers mate, bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankS Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 11 hours ago, Wiry said: or a Maybe the tide is a bit fast for the jig, put a ball sinker on the nose or a short distance from it as you may not be getting deep enough to raise any interest. At one stage I did add 3x tiny split shot to the nose of the jig to try a quicker decent, but nothing seemed to work, just 1 catch in each spot which seemed to be strange to me. Don't know what the colour is called but the TIGER orange and black seemed to attract the ones I caught, I tried several other colours but may be just coincidence but the one jig caught all 4 . Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankS Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 5 hours ago, big Neil said: Good to see you getting out on the water Frank. I know you still love your fishing and you need the therapy in your life. Hope you enjoy a nice feed or have some bait for the next time you head out. Cheers mate, bn Neil. I do love getting on the water and catching my targeted species is always a bonus. I would have liked a few more though. I didn't soak a bait or put on a soft plastic all day, just squid jigs which is very unusual for me. I was tempted to throw a hand line baited with something over the side and just drift it along with the flow of the boat , but resisted the temptation as this was just a squid session and I didn't want to get distracted by catching finned fish. Boy how quickly does time go by when you are out enjoying the scenery and the serenity of a great waterway. I do love the Hacking and it doesn't really matter if I catch or not. Just being on the water, I am at peace with the world. There was a couple of fools at the ramp that got my blood pressure up a bit but managed to stay calm and just bide my time. Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquidMarks Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Hi Frank, PM sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 You are so right about the time passing quickly on the water Frank. 8 hours is nothing when you are enjoying a session. cheers jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) On 4/21/2019 at 8:40 AM, frankS said: Boy how quickly does time go by when you are out enjoying the scenery and the serenity of a great waterway. I do love the Hacking and it doesn't really matter if I catch or not. Just being on the water, I am at peace with the world. There was a couple of fools at the ramp that got my blood pressure up a bit but managed to stay calm and just bide my time. Frank Know what you mean Frank. Having worked on the Hacking for 8 yrs, I also saw and dealt with hundreds of fools, tragedies and also good times every weekend, but the "maintenance" days mid week were the best Edited April 24, 2019 by Killer double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Nice report frank. Any time spent on the water is good. Better than being at work or at home. Iv never fished the hacking but apart from Yowie I find it's a relatively hard estuary to work out !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankS Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 18 minutes ago, GoingFishing said: Nice report frank. Any time spent on the water is good. Better than being at work or at home. Iv never fished the hacking but apart from Yowie I find it's a relatively hard estuary to work out !! Sam. I have been fishing the Hacking on and off for well over 50 years and have never quiet mastered it. I have had very good days and have had no show days but never had a day on Port hacking where I have not enjoyed my time there. It's a bit like the Hawkesbury unless you live on OR near the waterway it's hard to master. I will keep going back there and trying, one of my favorite waterways and easy to access. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankS Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Killer said: Know what you mean Frank. Having worked on the Hacking for 8 yrs, I also saw and dealt with hundreds of fools, tragedies and also good times every weekend, but the "maintenance" days mid week were the best Klaus. Wish I had your knowledge of the waterway, but then it may not be the challenge it is for me now ?. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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