Aerialangler Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Well as we have been doing for the last 13 years. Heading to the Port Stephens area to get away from Sydney- Hawksnest side of the bay Plan was- to spend time with family- and fish when I could Weather was great- and the big NE wind showed itself in the arvos I also had a lot of extended family to take out for a fish- which was good fun Anyway, long story short spent some time in the bay- some good bream in the myall river Squid on the surface targeting whiting in the Myall river- no whiting on surface A few trips to Broughton and got some good pan sized snapper biggest 50cm An amber jack at one stage Unfortunately lost the big Red- Hook bent and flattened- fishing too light a drag and leader - yes blame myself for that It began with a massive run from the fish wondering when it would stop- when it did, I was relieved but then a few heads shakes as I was gaining some ground and that sinking feeling of no more weight on the line- very disappointing as it was after so many hours of of casting Spent one night at Broughton anchored in the boat in coal shaft bay, escaping the NE one night Only to have the wind turn through the night to SW blowing straight in at about 30 knots Was very happy that the anchor held in the early morning We caught blue swimmers too in the myall river - best was putting traps in of a night and checking them at first light Nice surprise to have an octopus in one in the morning- great addition to the paella Trag were there too SE of Broughton in about 60m on the reef areas but lots of baracouta slicing and dicing the rigs- a bit frustrating losing many fish and rigs on way down and up The last night we were there, we fished Jimmy’s beach We had fished it a few times before only to catch the old common shovel nose and some good whiting- sometimes crowded with swimmers and fisherman Fishing with whole pilchard and a small running sinker I was teaching my daughter (6) to fish We had caught a few shovel nosed sharks and small tailor that night and on the last cast we had a good bite- it was just on dusk very low visibility She screamed “ it’s heavy dad!!” And I just said “don’t let go of the rod!” After a few minutes of drag screaming and reeling in and some splashing, I traced the line in with my hand as she kept winding near the shore, I was shocked to see a big flattie come up with the slight wash of the beach. Now it was leader vs wash and weight of the big girl vs the little girl. While my daughter was winding I eased the fish up with the wash and edged it up with my hands to dry ground I was so proud that she kept winding and didn’t dropped the rod in the sand - proud dad moment Will never forget this one on one moment with my little girl She said to me “ I had this funny feeling in my stomach I haven’t felt before” as she pulled the fish to shore I’m not sure if it was the rod pushing into her tummy or a little adrenalin running through her young blood It was the highlight of the holiday with some hard fishing amongst the crowds including me- part of the holidaying crowd I hope this is this is the beginning of her passion for fishing- expensive and time consuming as it may be!!!! She ended up with the biggest fish of the holiday!!And it was her first proper fish- My Flathead Queen- well thats what we call her now Thanks for reading 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 A mixed bag of goodies. A variety of fish species for eating, and a good sized flattie for your daughter. She looks happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) Great report and a stonker of a flathead for your daughter! Well done! Was that squid caught on a Nilsmaster???? Edited January 5, 2020 by Berleyguts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 That’s a cracking report Kent. You definitely put in a few hours fishing whilst up here. You certainly caught a good variety of fish and that flatty from your little girl is a beauty! Congrats to you both. cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Thats a great collection of photos for now and even better for memory lane. Thats a awesome story and photo of the big Flathead to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Great report, looks like all the family got into the action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Great report and Super photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Sounds like you had a great vacation and managed to get out fishing quite a lot. What a wonderful moment for your daughter and you to land that decent Flattie, hopefully she will remind you of the event sometime in the future. Maybe she will be a keen offsider who will join you on your trips to the water...gotta be better than being stuck to electronics all day. Great report and pics mate. Cheers, bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Fantastic report and great pics of the tops catches. Great highlight with you and your daughter landing the croc!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerialangler Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 On 1/5/2020 at 5:53 PM, Berleyguts said: Great report and a stonker of a flathead for your daughter! Well done! Was that squid caught on a Nilsmaster???? @BerleygutsI don’t think that was the lure it was some sort of Berkeley top water, bent minnow style lure probably way too big for whiting but I was thinking a flattie might go it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 That’s a great report & photos of your family getaway 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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