Jackey Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 It has been years since I have gone prawning in The Entrance. I have deeply fond memories of walking out onto the water and scooping up a nice batch of prawns. I have managed to convince my missus and a group of friends on, what-will-be, their first ever prawning experience. I am hoping to get guidance on when would be a good time and place to go. We are considering January 31st due to people's availability and February 5th's new moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Welcome to the forum @Jackey. Without trying to sound funny, how about the Entrance? You already have the memory of it so why not go there where you have done it before?? Or do you mean in Sydney somewhere? I also have great memories of prawning when visiting my mother at St.Georges basin nsw during summer as a adolescent & we blokes would be lamping with the gas lantern with the mantle & would usually get 1/2 a 10ltr bucket of small ones in an hour or so. Id imagine its LED's these days 😏 Every now & then you would see or step on an eel & that would freak me out for a while 😅 As long as we had enough for mum to have a prawn omelet then all was right with the world 🤣 I have read where 4-5 days either side if the new moon being the optimum time for prawns. Edited December 18, 2019 by kingie chaser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Be pretty rare to get catches like "the old days" even the most famous Prawning locations are hard work these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Welcome aboard. Good luck at the Entrance. It is not like the old days, plus it is the holiday season, so there will be a cast of thousands. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I tried the last moon at entrance not much flow due to the channel nearly being blocked off it only 15mtrs wide at moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackey Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Thank you Everyone for the support. From memory, we went to a spot in front of a parking lot, and we stood in waist deep water. I was thinking that since it has been maybe 10 years, there would be new prime spots. And yeah, anywhere closer to Sydney would also be awesome. Given our availability, we might do December 24th with one group and then January 31st with the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koalaboi Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) I went last night and it was pretty much a waste of time. The mouth is almost completely closed with hardly any flow at all. Between two of us over a few hours, we only scored about 15 prawns. Might be able to convert them into some flatties hopefully. A few guys had actually strung up a drag net right across the opening. Not legal and probably no more productive than my mate and I with our dip nets. KB Edited December 19, 2019 by Koalaboi Grammar correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackey Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 That's unfortunate, I hope you land a few keepers as well. Hmm, times really have changed. Land based fishing is not as giving as they used to be too. I wouldn't want their first time to be a bust especially after a productive foraging session a couple of weeks back. Do you have any other places/areas that may be more promsing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) Lake Macquarie maybe? Good tidal flow & plenty of sand! Edited December 19, 2019 by kingie chaser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackey Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 Perhaps? I will check it out and report back where I end up and with what result. Hopefully, any future readers can benefit from my findings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koalaboi Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 No flatties either! KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackey Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 1 hour ago, kingie chaser said: Lake Macquarie maybe? Good tidal flow & plenty of sand! Oh, just to double check, would that happen to be at Swansea Channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Jackey said: Oh, just to double check, would that happen to be at Swansea Channel? No idea what the are is like but someone on here will. The channel will be quite a fast run on tide changes so if it was me I would just pick an area with nice sand & reasonably shallow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerotao Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Im pretty prawn drag nets are legal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Drag nets are legal in NSW, if they comply to the regulation, however the law is very clear about their use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koalaboi Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Fisheries have some useful maps which clearly outline what you can and cannot do. In the case I mentioned above of the drag net pinned across the mouth of the entrance to Tuggerah Lakes it was not legal. here is the Fisheries map showing the area shaded in red where only line fishing and hand held nets may be used. No crab traps, drag nets etc. You can access the maps here: https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/closures/location-closures KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackey Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 That's amazing information. Thank you very much. Today's the day!! We have decided to go to The Entrance. We are aiming to get there at about 10pm or 11pm. I think my memory says it's The Entrance Rd? Can someone confirm if that's the right place? Any other useful tips will be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackey Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 Good morning, Everyone Happy to report that we had a blast prawning last night. Everyone in the area were scooping up a satisfying amount. The image shows where we were prawning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 (edited) Thats great to hear Jackey. We all plan to catch something when we head out & a very rewarding feeling when the effort pays off. Would like to see the fruits of your labour hitting the plate Edited December 27, 2019 by kingie chaser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackey Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 May not be loads, but it definitely made the missus' first time enjoyable. She can't wait to do it again (ps: she didnt want others to see her cooking haha) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 11 hours ago, Jackey said: May not be loads, Still enough for a couple of feeds. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJM Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 I was just up at the entrance and there are what looks like commercial fishermen running there prawning drag nets across the mouth, stacked into thew ground, 50 mtrs from where it meets the ocean i don,t know how this is legal and why they are getting away with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 They are running nets, not drag nets, well regulated and perfectly legal, with size limits and numbers allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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