Leatheries a prize catch and fine meal

Tag : Chrome Mannequins

WORKING the 20m drop-offs round Long Reef has seen some wonderfulsnapper taken on both baits and soft plastic lures. I had an emailfrom Claude who informs me snapper and morwong are in very closebut need burley to get them in an eating mood.
Ron Kovacs took out game fishing novice young Jake Cashman lastweekend. After landing striped tuna and albacore, we have anotherbig game convert in our midst.
Off the end of Newport Reef (besides whales) there are big, six-spined and toothbrush-tailed leatherjackets. These leatheries arebig and one fish will provide a meal for two.
It's been an off again, then on again week from the beaches. Onenight bream are queuing to jump on the hook and the next night wormbaits just sit there like shop store mannequins.
It's another story off the rocks. Plenty of tailor to keep anglersamused with the occasional salmon thrown in for good measure.
Hitting North Whale rocks Steve Gardiner nailed two trevally, asnapper and a very irate long tom in a short session last Wednesdaymorning. He also witnessed another angler drag in a huge silverdrummer that took ages to subdue.
* WELL folks, it's time to put on the thermals, dig out the beanie,fill up the thermos and go a hunting for those enigmatic hairtail.Reports coming in of fish in Jerusalem, America's and Akuna bays.Also fish in Coal and Candle Creek and around Cottage Point.
On the south-eastern side of Lion Island, trevally are schoolingand can be taken with pilchard halves. Float baits down in a fishyberley trail and let line out at a slow rate till you find fish.Have a chrome slice lure at the ready and watch out for tailorschools which continually break the surface as they force bait upthen hoe into them when there's no escape.
At North and Middle Head in the Harbour, black drummer or 'pigs'are taking fresh, peeled green prawn. Steve Bowler supplementstheir diet with a constant stream of mushy bread berley and has hadresults on bream, morwong, blackfish and leatherjackets.
All this brouhaha about should the lake be called a lake or alagoon? Who really cares? Another one of those political storms ina tea cup.
Narrabeen is one of the jewels in the peninsula's crown and a sightthat's a joy to behold. It amazes me what a great fishery Narrabeenis considering all the urban pressure and run-off it receives. Asproof, there's been constant reports of big bream being taken nearthe Ocean Street Bridge on tube worms. One angler took four fish onvery light gear one evening last week.
Now we have a lifting of water restrictions, it will be interestingto see if Pittwater Council honours its promise of restoring thewash-down facilities at Bayview boat ramp. Don't hold your breath!
A date to put in the diary is the Sydney Boat Show at DarlingHarbour, from July 31 to August 5. Boat dealers are doing it hardand there will be some great bargains.
When drifting the bottom for flathead, instead of having onesliding sinker, use two smaller ones. The clinking together of thetwo as they drag across the floor is a turn on for thesepredatorial fish.