seahunter wrote: we got out on Sunday morning and also had no luck on the kingies despite having a livie and the occasional flick of a stickbait. We did manage to land a couple of primo fat harbour snapper at 45 and 48cm though. Kept 4 snaps - but the bite was red hot from the first drop. Plenty of smaller fish around. Huge schools of small anchovies? (5-10cm long) all over the harbour. Lots of birds hitting them, but disappointingly not a lot of other fish around them. Was a stunning morning out. Harbour is pretty special on a day like that. |
AlexRecurve wrote: New Species for me spotted on Sunday, inside the harbour: I was stick-baiting near Cake island and a turtle popped up not 2 metres away from the boat. I’m not sure who was more surprised - me or him for he didn’t hang around long. Took one breath and bolted back below! Very cool to see. |
Fenien wrote: Found a hawks bill in a very sorry state a few years ago washed up near Big Bay.Took it up to Kelly Tarltons & they looked after it for a few months & released it at the Poor Knights.Usual story,had eaten a lot of plastic. |
smudge wrote: Impressive stuff ShaneG. Yeah I have seen anchovies inside the snaps but even in still water I've had no luck fishing the bottom for snapper. Probably too many kahawai hehe. |
Tonto2 wrote: Nice evening for a fish, I took my 8 year old grand daughter out. 3 m on the edge of ropers. It was all on as soon as we anchored, we kept 10, 6 over 45cm biggest 52cm. She had a ball. Unfortunately she tripped on the pontoon at the ramp and cut her lip. I had to give her back to her Mum a bit broken. 😕😞 |
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