Here is a set of pictures from our offshore event last Friday. It was a tough day with SE wind and sea up to 2.5 meters early but it settled down and the wind dropped to about 15 knots. Other than another small boat, we were the only boat at the FAD and did well …
…and with a good catch on Friday 20th March. With a forecast of a southerly change coming in around mid-day we started the early at 5:30 and headed straight out to the Port Hacking FAD. But due to the weather forecast we had to come back a little early, hooking up a skipjac …
With a little windy south westerly, the sea settled down as we headed out wide to Fisheries Port Hacking FAD. The FAD is a couple of miles from the continental shelf and the water is beautifully blue and clear. And at 25.5 C it is very special. With the water so clear, when t …
We had a very nice offshore day with Damian, Scott, and Brett from Melbourne, Tim from Sydney. Also Andrew and Mike who come back after their first reef fishing trip with us a few years ago. Despite not being able to find our secret FADs due to a strong 2 knot current run …
Today we had a good forecast with NE wind around 15 to 20 knots, sea at about a meter and a half with and a slight wind chop. That was until mid-day when the wind increased as expected, up to 20+ knots. As planned, it was a good time to head home to Cronulla. The …
Ian’s team was lucky with a great summer Saturday off the Royal National Park. Chris lost a big yellowtail with a serious bend on the rod. Flagg was also a little unlucky; his kingie came in at 64 centimeters and had to go back. Minimum size is 65 centimeters. The Sunday te …
As you may know, Middle Ground is one of our favorite fishing spots. The sand bottom around the Ground is about 32 to 34 meters and the reef is made up of rocks and gravel in about 29 to 30 meters with narrow sand gullies. As you can see in Steve’s picture it can be &hell …
Fish of the day was Gabriel’s blue Morwong. It’s a nice fish with white firm flesh. They are prefect for baking, steaming or the barbecue. Or wrap them in foil with you’re a little butter and your favorite herbs. It is a good idea to put two or three cuts on either si …
And nice sea conditions with calm seas. As it is this time of the year the north easterly sea breezes are kicking in around midday which is not a problem for our half-day events. Thank you Team, and special thank you to Lawrence from Hong Kong who came back for the fourth tim …
And that is what we call them. They are named Dolphin fish is Australia, perhaps not the best name. In the US they are called Mahi Mahi and in Spain and South America they are known as Dorado. Either way, they are a great fish to catch. Did you know that they are the fastest …
