Yowie Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Headed out early this morning up from Lilli Pilli to fish the deep water. A bit quiet at first, then pulled out a couple of legal reddies on squid and a flattie on a fish strip, that was released. Also a few jackets about. Some time after the sun was up, my rod with a pillie had a big run, hooked up and the fish swam all over the place, taking plenty of line at times.. I thought it was a nice jewie, then it suddenly gave up and swam upside down to the boat, almost dead. It was the larger reddie, hooked under the gill cover. After I netted it, the ganged hooks fell out. I was happy with that fish. As I was heading home, I thought I would have a few casts of a metal lure in the mouth of South West Arm. I had about 50 casts for the tailor - first one for a while up river - and the salmon. Kept the salmon for bait, the fillets are being salted now for strip baits. I also hooked up a trevally close to the 50cm mark. It took me into the weeds a number of times, probably trying to throw the hook - it was released . Had a few follow ups from a school of salmon, and a few hits that did not hook up - this was well after 9am, then the fish just disappeared. No fish splashing, it was just spinning blind and hoping for some thing. All up, a good day out for a change 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scratchie Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Another good feed yowie and you managed a nice smallish pannie too! 😝 cheers scratchie!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Cracker of a snapper for the hacking yowie. Must be going to rain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Great haul and top photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Cracking bag there Yowie and a nice reddie too. good on you for releasing the big croc to fight another day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Scratchie said: Another good feed yowie and you managed a nice smallish pannie too! 😝 cheers scratchie!!! Thanks Scratchie. Not as big as whiskers, but happy with that size pannie from up river. It was going hard on 12 pound line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, GoingFishing said: Cracking bag there Yowie and a nice reddie too. good on you for releasing the big croc to fight another day Happy with the bag of fish. The flattie was on 12 pound handline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 That's a nice red for inside the bay, great lizard as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 You are so consistent producing results well done. I'd be stoked with that reddie in the river and the flattie as well. Well done again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Welster said: You are so consistent producing results well done. I'd be stoked with that reddie in the river and the flattie as well. Well done again. Thank you. I was thinking a jewie, but when the red colour came up under the boat, I was very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 4 hours ago, kingie chaser said: That's a nice red for inside the bay, great lizard as well Don't pull out many nice reddies up river, but one like that makes it worthwhile. Nice chunky fillets compared to the smaller ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Yowie said: Don't pull out many nice reddies up river, but one like that makes it worthwhile. Nice chunky fillets compared to the smaller ones. Each to their own with pinkies & reddies like that size but I just cook them whole, you get everything off them that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 minute ago, kingie chaser said: Each to their own with pinkies & reddies like that size but I just cook them whole, you get everything off them that way. Was thinking about cooking it whole, but only the 2 of us here, the kids have moved out. 😁 2 fillets for 2 meals. Not the normal way of filleting, such a filleting a flattie with a straight cut down the backbone. I used a round pointed knife to get right down to the bone so as not to miss any meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Great red & mixed bag there Yowie, 👍heard of a few that size been caught during the day recently in lake Mac, must be that time of year for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) 53 minutes ago, 61 crusher said: Great red & mixed bag there Yowie, 👍heard of a few that size been caught during the day recently in lake Mac, must be that time of year for them Thank you. I have pulled out the odd large one up river over the years, and also hooked what I thought were other good sized ones that reefed me under some rocks. They just keep swimming until they hit a patch of rocks, then no chance to get them out before the line frays. Edited June 12, 2020 by Yowie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Very nice bag of fish there Yowie- well done mate 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydney south Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Good day out, I always enjoy looking at your brag mat..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 hours ago, flatheadluke said: Very nice bag of fish there Yowie- well done mate 👍 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 hours ago, sydney south said: Good day out, I always enjoy looking at your brag mat..... Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Great catch, hopefully tomorrow I can find some nice legal reds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Well, I headed to the same spot today, early morning, and this is all I caught. The tailor was the only decent bite, all the rest were small reddies nowhere near the size limit. Amazing what the difference is a week apart. In the photo is a tail section of what appears to be a sand whiting, spat out by the tailor once onboard. I'm guessing that the whiting was about 30cm long. It was very fresh, no stomach decomposition so there will be a whiting swimming about very slowly and with no tail, unless another tailor finished it off. 😂 I spoke to another fisho later near the Lilli Pilli bathes, who pulled out a salmon. He said there were a few about, then the school disappeared after the school herded baitfish into the shallow water over the bank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Yowie said: Well, I headed to the same spot today, early morning, and this is all I caught. The tailor was the only decent bite, all the rest were small reddies nowhere near the size limit. Amazing what the difference is a week apart. In the photo is a tail section of what appears to be a sand whiting, spat out by the tailor once onboard. I'm guessing that the whiting was about 30cm long. It was very fresh, no stomach decomposition so there will be a whiting swimming about very slowly and with no tail, unless another tailor finished it off. 😂 I spoke to another fisho later near the Lilli Pilli bathes, who pulled out a salmon. He said there were a few about, then the school disappeared after the school herded baitfish into the shallow water over the bank. Looks like the leather jackets are back in town. I will get ready for the bite offs. Fingers crossed for tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 8 hours ago, Franco said: Looks like the leather jackets are back in town. I will get ready for the bite offs. Fingers crossed for tomorrow. Threw back the same number, as they were too small to keep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmpjz Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Yowie - Ive been following your reports for quite a while and never cease to be amazed at what you pull out of the Hacking. Always impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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