Fishing Report 22/7/10


Anyone who's been out in the water surfing and what-not will attest to the frigid water temperatures we are currently faced with. Despite the cold there are several sure-fire species available to the adaptable angler. Schools of salmon are present in pods around the heads but are still feeding on tiny baitfish. Similar to a whale filtering huge masses of krill, the salmon are currently slurping down amounts of minute bait rather than selectively targeting prey and therefore will be tricky to hook. The options for a positive session are either placing a tiny "eye" fly or casting a diminutive Damiki "Bing" on a TT hidden weight head and essentially waiting for a sambo to suck it up. You will need your lightest rod to present these, which is perfect as these fish are a tonne of fun on a bream rod. One thing that can be certain in fishing is to expect the unexpected, and 4kg striped tuna on 3kg mono in amongst the salmon schools can certainly be classified as such. Note well, these rockets are ridiculously fast as they feed and just getting a hookup can be described lucky. On the rocks it's well and truly drummer time and all the pig-pens on the northern beaches should be in feeding mode. A liberal dose of berley should get them on the bite. Some nice luderick have been taken too from both the ocean ledges and the harbour foreshore and they are a fish that can be prevalent when all else shuts down. It can be quite fun turning all your attention to a small red float stem bobbing subtly and waiting for a "down". Now is the time for a big squid in the harbour and pittwater systems, and these cephalopods can top 1kg and more frequently. Upstream in the estuaries in the sun warmed shallows bream and flathead are taking small diving lures patiently cast and retrieved. Good luck and tight lines from all the crew at Fish Outta Water!