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  • 04/08/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    4 Aug 2012 by carl porter

    Sat 4th was booked as a hound fishing trip and it did not dissapoint. With one of our regular crews onboard and a bucket full of prime peeler crab we headed back to a mark fished the previous week. from the off sport was hectic with double, triple and quadruple hook ups. Many of the fish boated were double figure fish and heaviest for the day a shade under 15lb. The vast majority of the fish went back to fight another day, with a few of the smaller males kept by the party for the pot. Tally for the day was 77 hounds ranging from 4lb to 14lb 10oz.

    Sun 5th another one of our regular crews and a mixed day of hound and bass fishing was asked for. The bass fishing was slow to be fair but approx 15 bass were boated up to 3.5lb. Again we went to the same spot as the day before for the hounds and again from the moment the hook was in the mud, the fish were obliging. After a couple of hours we started losing the tide and the fish with it. Final tally was 28 hounds biggest for the day a touch over 12lb.

    A brilliant weekend of sport fishing on light gear

  • 28/07/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    28 Jul 2012 by carl porter

    saturday was a bass trip with a good few caught though mostly small but with several keepers
    amongst them along with plenty of mackerel
    sunday about 40 [ i lost count] smoothound to 12ib 7 bass to 4.5ib and a load of mackerel not bad for 4 kids and 4 adults all of whom were new to boat angling ,
    shane porter

  • 21/07/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    21 Jul 2012 by carl porter

    at last the weather is on our side and we have the fishing to go with it .
    this weekend was to be smoothound fishing and of them there were plenty
    saturdays party landed 73 the biggest going 15 lb but the best bit is that at least 40
    of them were double figures.
    sunday was a similar day with 40 plus hounds landed to 12lb however the last
    couple of hours was spent on an offshore bank for bass of which a few were landed
    and a couple of dabs
    shane porter

  • 01/07/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    1 Jul 2012 by carl porter

    With a poor forecast this weekend, there was no chance of venturing far offshore, so fishing was restricted to the inshore marks. Saturday saw wind speeds gusting to 30 forcing us to try and find some protection from the lee of the land. Fishing was slow to say the least, but as the tide turned and wind and tide were in the same direction it allowed a bit of scope for different marks.

    With a move to different grounds the fish started to play ball, not fast and furious but enough to keep the rod tips nodding. Mid size hounds were the order of the day up to 6 lb ish, with a good spread of schoolie bass and a few roker too. Considering the conditions, not too bad a days fishing.

    Sundays forecast looked a bit more promising, but after poking our nose out, it was obvious that offshore was again going to be unfishable. Again we had to wait for the tide to turn, allowing the seas to calm a little and the boat to lay with the tide.

    Once the tide got a bit of oomph in it, the hounds made an apperance again. Fish in the 4lb to 6lb range were coming on fast, with double and triple hook ups from time to time. Then one rod screamed off as a better fish grabbed the bait. After a good scrap a nice hound hit the deck weighing in around 12 to 13lb mark. Not long after this another screamer and another fish of the same stamp. By the end of the day, twenty plus hounds were landed with five fish over 10lb all going back to fight another day. The rest of the days catch was made up of schoolies, with a couple of sizeable fish in amongst them.

    What was a poor weekend weather wise, turned out ok all things considered

  • 02/06/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    2 Jun 2012 by carl porter

    With the forecast again not looking promising, we headed offshore in search of bass, hoping to nick the morning out there before conditions forced us from the offshore marks. In a little over an hour from leaving the marina we were fishing and although the seas were choppy, the fish were obliging. As the morning progressed the sea state worsened and at high tide we pulled the pick and punched our way back in through 6 to 8 ft breaking seas, to find some shelter.

    We anchored a mark on the mouth of the river and again the fish were biting but only small hounds and the weed was becoming a problem. The decision was made to try something a little different for the last hour rather than tie her up early. so up came the anchor and off we went.

    This time we set anchor in about 14ft on a dropping tide, with not a great deal of expectation from the mark, but from the off the bass were feeding. They were not big fish but there was plenty of them and mixed in were some keepers up to 3lb ish.

    When we finally settled her on the moorings a good day was had by all, final tally was 40 plus bass, a lot of which came from the final mark, about 12 of which were kept, lots of small hounds to 6.5lb ish from the offshore mark, the ever present lsd, a few dabs and a solitary flounder.

  • 19/05/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    19 May 2012 by carl porter

    Saturday morning saw us leaving the mooring at the normal time, with an improving forecast the offshore banks and bass being the quarry. After just over an hour and 20 steam, the pick was set and 8 rods were in the drink quick smart. Half an hour passed and nothing but doggies to grace the deck, had we made the right move? 10 mins later and a bass, not big about 1.5 lb, back it went. Over the next hour and half the fishing was slow managing only 3 or 4 bass, 2 keepers biggest about 4 lb. Decision was made by the crew to try a different bank that fished well earlier in the year. Half an hour steam further out we set the pick again. On the way to this mark there were a lot of mid water marks, mackerel? Down went a set of feathers and within seconds a full string. Baited with fresh mackies the guys set about the fishing again. Plenty of fun ensued with Roker playing there part. The worm produced bass but not in the numbers of the last couple of weeks. End of the day there were about 70 or so mackerel, 10 Roker to about 9 lb and 4 keeper bass.

    Sunday saw us implementing plan B. Forecast was not promising but we could find a bit of protection with the wind direction as it was. Not a million miles away from the muddy puddle we set the hook in 20 ft and set about it. Now today we had a full 10 on the boat and they fished 2 rods each. The boat looked like a porcupine, but in fairness for the amount of rods that were out, tangles were fairly minimal. we fished the flood with a couple of moves up the bank to follow the fish, thinking what to do (where to hide) on the ebb. The way it turned out we could of gone banging offshore again.the winds eased as the ebb got going and the thought crossed our mind to push out another couple of miles but as the fishing was ok, not fast and furious, but stay we decided to stick it outin the area. At the end of a fairly tricky day where the crew fished hard, they ended up with about 15 Roker a few doggies, a dab, loads of whiting, 2 starfish, 4 Whelks and one sailors Arsehole. Not a bad day considering the forecast.

  • 12/05/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    12 May 2012 by carl porter

    This weekend the bass came out to play. With an improving forecast right through until Sunday, Saturday saw us on one of the offshore banks with the intention of finding a few bass and they did not disappoint. Although the majority of fish were schoolies there were some bigger fish mixed in. Bait of the day was lug worm for the bass and from here on into the summer when we are looking for bass we will be using a lot of lug. Final tally was about 20 bass with 5 fish retained for the pot. Amongst the rest of the catch were hounds upto 5lb, roker, whiting, doggies and a bucket full of dabs.

    Sunday again saw us on the offshore banks but with a different quarry in mind, as our party of anglers wanted to catch roker. Bait today was mainly herring. After a slow start and a move to find a bit more tide, the fish started to come on. slowly at first, but as the tide started to die double and triple hook ups were fairly common. Again we had a few bass on this bank on the worm baits, going a shade over 4lb, Also the ever abundent dogfish and plenty of dabs again putting in a show, with a few more hounds to boot. All said and done the guys took home about 18 roker, biggest was 9lb10oz, with at least 10 more released, a dozen dabs and 4 bass.

  • 07/05/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    7 May 2012 by carl porter

    big tides and an easterly wind did not help this bank holiday weekend however we managed to get offshore monday with asmall group of regulars bass being our quarry and bass we got 25 in total mostly schoolies but with a few keepers amongst them loads of dabs small hounds and the lovely doggies

  • 21/04/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    21 Apr 2012 by carl porter

    One of our regular crews on board today, Headed out for an hour and a half to our chosen mark. Fishing was good from the off, plenty of roker and hounds with dogfish of course. Then came 3 surprise bonuses, spurdog at 8lb5oz, 13lb1oz and 10lb10oz. By the end of the day 35 plus roker were boated up to 10lb ish, Half a dozen hounds, the 3 spurdogs and plenty of whiting and dogfish. All in a great days fishing with a couple of bonus fish

  • 14/04/2012 Fishing Report by carl porter

    14 Apr 2012 by carl porter

    8 rods on the boat today, a couple of seasoned anglers and a few novices. The trip out to the offshore grounds was a bit lively to say the least with wind against tide, but once the hook was set the boat sat steady at anchor. Action on the ebb tide was hectic with skate after skate hitting the deck and at times 3 rods into fish at the same time.As the tide slowed so did the fishing although fish were still coming to the net steadily. The flood started to fish much the same as the ebb finished but picked up as the tide made. There were a few more dogfish around this week as the water temp has increased. Also we saw a greater number of smoothhounds with the largest going just over 8 lb. Final tally for the day was well over 50 roker on the boat with each angler taking a couple for the table and the rest returned. No monsters this week biggest skate was a tad over 11 lb. the crew on board had a really good day out with plenty of fish and the weather went in our favour too.

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