The main species caught are yellowfin bream, dusky flathead and sand whiting.

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If you have any further information about the item, please contact us. At Sandy Bottom Boat Charters we offer charters to cater for all of your fishing and boating needs. The trick is to let the lure sink without being pulled back towards the boat, but also without belly in the line, being prepared to wind hard if the lure gets taken before it gets close to the bottom.
A long, 6-10 kg line class spinning rod with a light tip is a good choice for this style of fishing.

Guesty is a NSW North Coast Local and loves to talk about the quality fishing available in his back yard. http://traffic.libsyn.com/doclures/coffs-harbour-snapper-michael-guest-final.mp3. If you wish to reproduce this item for any other purpose please contact the University of Newcastle Library's Cultural Collections. Throsby Creek Carrington. Lake Macquarie tides NSW fishing regulations NSW marine parks Lake Macquarie is a vast estuary with 170km of shoreline.

This item can be used for study and personal research purposes. Kooragang Island is the largest suburb of the city of Newcastle, located on the Hunter River of New South Wales. While fishing Lake Macquarie you’re likely to hook fish species such as Australian salmon, kingfish, luderick, whiting, bream, leather jacket and mulloway.

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Apple  |  Stitcher  |  Google  |  Spotify  | iHeart | MP3, Copyright © 2018 DocLures.com & Dr Greg Vinall |. Guesty’s Tackle Recommendations Snapper Fishing. Look for bait balls of slimey mackerel, scad, pilchards, anchovies on the front (northern) edges of reefs. We specialise in individual fishing charters such as offshore and deep sea fishing, or a relaxing scenic cruise though the waterways of the Hunter River. Your lure doesn’t always need to plummet to the bottom, so fish as light a jig head as you can, especially around the turn of the tide when they can come well up towards the surface. If wind and current are strong you may need to move up to 3/8 oz. The 11,000ha area averages 9.7m deep. Site developed by, Email: sandybottomboatcharter@hotmail.com. Charters are run 2 times per day, morning and afternoon. Some nice snapper to 60cm have been reported from Barry Park. That is because you can often be faced with a southerly wind, an exiting tide and an easterly swell, all bouncing off the headlands and makes it like a washing machine. The waters off Newcastle and the NSW Central Coast are laiden with large reef systems and gravel patches which are perfect for attracting all your favourite sport and table fish. Low light periods at dawn and dusk are great for snapper fishing, especially if these coincide with tide changes at dawn and dusk. The lead-up to the full moon is also good, but the period for 4-5days following a full moon is always tough. Dave reckons the key to snapper fishing is finding the fish. If you wish to reproduce this image for any other purpose, please contact Cultural Collections. Jig heads need to match the plastics you’re fishing. Getting a burley trail going and wafting a curly tail soft plastic through it is a great way to catch snapper. Once the lure is well down give it a couple of aggressive rips and then let it sink again without reaching bottom where the rubbish fish are. Night charters are available for groups of 4. Watch the weather maps and try and find a day when the barometric pressure is rising. Michael is a well known fishing personality, co-host of Sydney Radio 2GB’s Fishing and Outdoors show (and associated podcast) and co-host of the Reel Action TV show on 10 Play. Drift fishing shallow reefs is great – cast the lure ahead of the drifting boat as fast as you can, let it sink well down and then hop the lure along the bottom towards the boat. Overcast days with about 15 knots of wind would be perfect for this style of fishing. It is popular to anchor off the Western side of Pulbah Island with Point Wostoncroft to the southwest.

Guesty likes the lead up to the new moon for snapper fishing.