tom2063 1 Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Hi everyone first topic from me I a while, does anyone know if there a still any Chow to be caught around the Metro area. I used to love catching them around the Port and local jetty's when I was in my teens. Have not seen or heard of any being seen or caught in years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CallopHunter 1 Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 I've only really seen them at Wallaroo in large numbers... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Me 0 Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Got onto quite a few around the Grange tyre reef. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knackers 696 Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I've only caught chow on a few occasions. From memory out in the steamer channel and at the Grange Tyre reef.You don't seem to see them around much. Any info on them? Google is not much help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trihull 177 Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Rapid Bay used to hold a lot as well, but haven't been there for years... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bent87 0 Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I've caught some recently at both pt Hughes, wallaroos and port Victoria. Burleying up at these jetties would be a great starting point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knackers 696 Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 So is a chow a yellowtail scad?http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/fisheries/recreational-fishing/catch-limits-and-closed-seasons/marine-and-estuarine-scale-fish/yellowtail-scad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CallopHunter 1 Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Yeah, or Yakka, or scad or yellowtail good eating they are. bent87 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 480 Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Places I have caught chow over the years...Wallaroo,Rapid bay,Wool Bay,Kliens point,Giles,Outer Harbour wharf,Turton,,Edithburg. Probably Wallaroo being the Chow capital hands down.Heard stories from old timers of heaps off the Torrens Island bridge years ago ,where they were no 1 live bait for the local Mulloway population.Maybe the Port fell out of favour with them for one reason or another...pollution...warm gulf currents..who knows, maybe they were here in numbers for a time when everything suited them and it may be another 10 years or so before there is an influx? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 They're very common in deeper offshore waters. I see huge schools of them at places like Neptune island. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bent87 0 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 They sure are a bright silver and strong scrapper for their size, they make great livies...never thrown one on the BBQ though- any tricks to making them more palatable? Or are they just underrated in the pan? Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickmav 0 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 I catch a few for live bait every time I head out for snapper, on deeper reefs, metro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BJ 0 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Always plenty around every snapper trip in summer. Water boils with them on most drops I fish. Funny thing is though on one drop you wont get any bait fish like chow or macs but 1km away same depth etc, on another drop you'll get heaps.Usually more chow around than macs for me, which is unfortunate because the macs are way better bait. I've had hardly any success on chow for some reason.Wallaroo jetty has always been good to me for them, the Asians there love them for the table and go nuts when they see you pull one in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wishing2Bfishing 0 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 i was out at leetons drop in Whyalla and we were catching small snapper flat out then all of a sudden pulled up a chow! chucked him down for live bair but didnt get a hit unfortunatly. first and only one i have seen there tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fished out 0 Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Where do the slimies live then? Never thought they were common :blink:The only time I have caught chow is on a well known spot off Pt.Nourlunga, quite a surprise getting a double header of them when going for gar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CallopHunter 1 Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Slimies are hit and miss but it is around this time that enter the gulf and inhabit most of the usual snapper drops, wrecks and areas. For some reason they have a death wish and live with their main predator. fished out 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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