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    Posted: 18 Apr 2012 at 10:09am
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Hi,
anyone had much experience fishing around Port Stephens Australia?
Hoping to have a weekend there fishing at the end of the first week on May.

Can anyone recommend any decent charter operators?
and the best species to target at that time of year, are we too late for the game season this year as i see it "ends" in April?

Thanks
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Bump, no one been here? had some advice that the marlin season is over and boats have now headed down to sydney?
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Hey mate check out Vkining2  web site, they have had a great season so far.
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Mate, Port is our home base.
 
Best charter blokes on the block would be Timmy Dean on Calypso.
His home waters and he gets more than a few.
 
Not too late for game fishing, although the weather has been crap.
We have had marlin well into June, so I wouldn't stress out too much.
 
Just enjoy what there is on offer - nice place for a visit.
"Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught,will we realize that we cannot eat money" - 19th Century Indian Creed
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Thanks guys much appreciated, what other species would be good to target around this time of year? Anything that we don't get in NZ?
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I fished with Glen Hunter nice guy catchers his share, Some of the "gamefishing charters are just lure pullers.

Go with someone who switchs and live baits

All the boats above are the good ones.

http://www.gamefishingcharters.com.au/


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