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| bermagui bait & tackle fishing reports with scott |
Dated: 21 August, 2009
Good morning all, Whilst SST's continue to show better water pushing down, vessels heading off shore would certainly be treated to some Albacore and Yellow Fin Tuna but motivating people to head out this time of year is difficult. Therefore we have little to report regarding the off shore scene.
In shore reef fishing has slowed with respect to Snapper but a bag of quality flathead is easily aquired at present. There's around 5-10 boats out each day catching flatties and big Sandy's and Tiger's are to be found in most areas this week including water as shallow as 30m. We fished Wednesday to land some 20 lizards all of which were of good size. It's best to use the smaller circle style hooks and dice size pieces of bait such as Stripey or fresh Slimy to entice the larger flathead to swallow baits whole rather than pulling on the tag of longer strip baits. A double hook up of bigger fish is usually boated on these hooks given their shape which pins the fish in the corner of the mouth on most occassions unlike a 'J' hook which often allows one of the fish to roll off on the way up as even pressure can not be applied in the same way. Black Magic KL's, Wasabi Re-curves or a Gamakatsu Occy circle are best.
Local estuaries continue to produce large whiting and smaller vibes remain dominant as the lure of choice, alternativelt smaller Squidgy wrigglers fish still on the bottom. A 4-6 inch twitch of the lure is suffice but patience is a virtue and higher end vibes work best to give the slight vibration needed to entice the bite such as the Ecogear VX35's. Some alternative brands whilst good for any applications don't quite have enoguh action for the small 'lift & drop' technique being used at present.
Dusky Flathead that have been active enough to keep chasing in deep water have started to move out of the holes and on to edges and in some areas will now be caught on the flats. Their not aggresive by any means but the onset of some warmer water pushing in or as a result of sun filled days is generating a bit of movement. We are however, a few weeks away from any surface fishing.
Our beaches are producing plenty of salmon of all sizes and bram are schooling nicely around the mouth of Wallaga Lake with some Mulloway amongst them.
So for many fishing deep with electric reels remains the most productive fishing and some good weather has allowed a few to pursue Blue Eye Trevalla and Gem fish. The fishing from here on in only gets better so in coming weeks we'll have a little more to add. If you want the latest information regarding the fishing scene or the weather etc. don't hesitate in giving us a call on 02 6493544 or visit www.fishbermi.com
Cheers
Scotty
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Bermagui Bait and Tackle
126 Lamont Street
Bermagui NSW 2546
p 02 6493 5444
m 0434 357 443
bridgemotors@optusnet.com.au
www.fishbermi.com
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