Call it what you like, it is our favorite fish and we are looking forward to the upcoming season. Don’t hesitate to call for more information and availability. You might be interested in an article by Gary Brown, freelance author based in Sydney. He came out on a fishing …
…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 …
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 …
This is our favorite fish. Dolphin fish is a schooling tropical species that arrives off the NSW coast with the warmer currents, usually during summer. These fish generally prefer offshore conditions and can often be found around floating objects such as fish trap buoys, weed …
Yes, a first for the season, we hooked up a beautiful golden dolphin fish, also known as mahi mahi in the US or Dorado in South America and Spain. It was last Saturday 7th December. It is very unusual that they are coming through so early in December. Last season was late wit …
It was one of those days when it was difficult to predict the outcome with sea temperature dropping, threatening skies with showers. The FAD is 12 nautical miles from the coast and we found 21 degrees C with a very slight current running south. With a mix of pilchards and sma …
The day started with choppy sea after the strong wind yesterday. As we headed east the conditions improved and the sea warmed up a little to 23.3 degrees at the FAD. But the fish were not there! One reason, we think, is that the current has turned from racing south at three k …
Thank you for fishing the Port Hacking FAD last Sunday. And it was interesting to note the very good conditions after a very difficult couple of weeks with terrible sea conditions. The FAD is over twelve nautical miles east of Cronulla. As we covered the distance we ran our t …
