As we move into winter the water is still feeling like summer with tropical visitors being caught both inshore and offshore. Big marlin and dollies are still on the chew with surprise catches of spangled emperor and small GTs appearing in and around the harbour.
Offshore
The warmer water is still lingering offshore with plenty of bait and big fish on offer. The team here from Fishing Station managed to wrangle some good fish before the rain hit last week!
Pittwater and Surrounds
Been a number of big flathead being caught in the Hawkesbury whilst targeting jewfish. A few jewfish being caught using tailor fillets and squid baits around the usual spots like Flint and Steel and Juno point.
The pelagics in Pittwater have settled slightly with less bust ups. Cooler water fish are starting to move in like trevally but there are still some big kings lurking about with the odd little soapy jewfish being caught on plastics after all the rain. Big bream have been quite aggressive taking a range of baits. Great fun for the kids off the local wharves.
Sydney Harbour - Craig McGill
Autumn is the best time of year on the harbour . Everything is on the chew, jewies, kings, big flathead , huge tailor and bonito and the southern calamari are going nuts.
Photos and report
Sydney Harbour - Stuart Reid
Fishings a bit tough at the moment very little current close in and the bait is difficult to find . Squidding is still very good and there’s a few visitors from up north around .
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Rock and Beach
Plenty of pelagics in the harbour with trevally and bream also. OT Jig 20gm working well. Bream and trevally are taking pilchards and prawns. eastern Suburbs part of harbour working well. Beaches have good quantity of whiting. Live beach worms best. Manly, mid Narrabeen beaches. Off the rocks kings and bonito. 9 in Bait Junkie Garfish and 30gm OT Jigs Curl Curl and Bluefish rocks.
A reminder - Always check the weather report before fishing the ocean rocks and stay safe. All beaches in the Northern Beaches are required to wear a lifejacket when fishing.
Report and image - Alex Bellissimo Rock and Beach Guide
