I visited my parents in Eden this week to drop off their car, which I had borrowed and managed to sneak in a bit of a fish. First up on the menu was fly fishing for Mullet in the little estuary right in the middle of Eden. I started late and only fished for half an hour, till the wind…
Category: Estuary
Eden and Wonboyn Lake fishing report, August 12-14 2011
Day 1 My alarm clock started blaring far too early the morning. I flapped around in the dark to hit snooze and went back to sleep. After this scene repeated four or five times I checked the time to see how long I had before my taxi arrived. “Shit!, 4:55!”. I was awake, out of bed and out the door…
Eden and Wonboyn Lake fishing report, July 2011
I’m a very lucky fellow. For part of my 28th birthday present, my lovely fiance took me down to Eden last weekend for some wining, dining, bushwalking and fishing. It was a great opportunity to show her part of a coastline and environment that I love probably more than any other place in the world. On the Friday, we drove…
Catching over fishing: manifesto of a fishing girlfriend
I can’t stand fishing. I know the proponents might find it relaxing or stimulating or something but not me. After about 2 months of being dragged around by my boyfriend to likely ‘hot spots’ and dragged upstream by likely branches that my hook invariably got caught in, I had made up my mind. Fishing is to walking, as yoga is to napping – a good way to ruin it. However,…
Pumping nippers
Nippers are undoubtedly one of the best estuary baits around. Pretty much anything that swims in an estuary will eat a nipper. Also known as pink nippers, ghost shrimp or yabbies, they are plentiful in most of our south-coast estuaries, and anyone keen to catch a feed of fish should consider using them on their next outing. Nippers live on…
Wallaga westerlies – A winter Wallaga Lake fishing report, July 9-10 2011
Graz and I spent the weekend at Wallaga Lake. As well as catching a few fish, it was great to get out on the water and get some sunshine after a few weeks of miserable weather in Canberra. On Saturday morning, we got up early and hit the beach for sunrise. There was plenty of good structure, but the tide…
Wallaga Lake fishing report, June 2011
Over the weekend, Graham ‘Graz-dog’ Fifield and I went down to Wallaga Lake, accompanied by our much better looking lady friends. On Friday we hooked up the boat and went out to see if we could muster up a few fish. It was a stunning afternoon, with a warm sun and not a breath of a breeze. We went straight…
Wallaga week
I’ve also just returned from a relaxing holiday at the coast. I spent around a week staying at mum and dad’s at Wallaga Lake, near Bermagui in New South Wales. Similarly to Hamish, it’s a bit difficult readjusting to reality, but planning the next trip away is keeping me sane for now! The fishing was fairly tough by normal standards,…
When conditions get tough, the tough go back to bed
It’s been an absolute pleasure to fish with fellow author’s of this site over the years, but it’s time to spill the beans – even they have their precious moments! February to April are meant to be some of the hottest fishing months in NSW south coast eastuaries. The sun is warm, the air is warm and the water warms…
Wallaga weekend #2
I spent the March long weekend at Wallaga Lake, on the beautiful NSW south coast. After three or four years fishing this system, I’m starting to get a good feel for it and have been getting consistent and more varied catches. The primary target species are flathead, tailor and bream, but I’ve recently started targeting a few other prevalent species…
Surface gar and mullet…
I’ve been thinking about how to catch those annoying garfish and mullet that so often follow poppers but rarely have a go. Next time I’m out on the flats, I’m going to try tying a small fly on a short length of light line behind the popper. The theory is that the fish will be attracted to the commotion, and…
Wallaga weekend
It was a weekend of contrasts, in terms of the fishing, but I guess that’s often the case. It’s an important lesson too: out of every five sessions, you might have one good one. What many people don’t seem to realise is that you can quickly churn through the dud ones. This is essentially what I did this weekend. Here I…