Alexievich
Member
Was at Beechy Head this morning (Friday) and while fishing was great (conditions-wise and less than 100 boats) the catching was less than spectacular.
We managed a 14lb spring on a small Rhys chovy at only 35ft. We did stay within 300m of the rocks though. Seemed to be a more concentrated bite around 11am.
Far too many small coho 9-12" were around, it seemed that each time we checked our gear there was a little fish wriggling on a hook. Rarely felt them on the gear. Fortunately all were released "unharmed" at least not immediately dead anyway.
How do you keep these guys off your gear? Deeper? Bigger bait?
(I've still got some 9" herring I could use)
Cheers,
Alex
... "high water" is when you can fish from your car.
We managed a 14lb spring on a small Rhys chovy at only 35ft. We did stay within 300m of the rocks though. Seemed to be a more concentrated bite around 11am.
Far too many small coho 9-12" were around, it seemed that each time we checked our gear there was a little fish wriggling on a hook. Rarely felt them on the gear. Fortunately all were released "unharmed" at least not immediately dead anyway.
How do you keep these guys off your gear? Deeper? Bigger bait?
(I've still got some 9" herring I could use)
Cheers,
Alex
... "high water" is when you can fish from your car.