BJ

I've spent a fair bit of time on that jetty, and I found I got more crabs closer to shore. From before the gate back to the start of the weed line. A lot of females there though.Should be some squid, gar, tommies etc to keep you busy in between pulling nets.

Always see places like the Culverts pop into the paper in summer regarding snapper being there. Seems to be more a 'routine' thing.I was out on the deeper ones a few weeks ago, got heaps............of 1-2inch leatheries

Kelvin is on the money about landbased. It gets hit real hard and the better fish usually come in those unusual hours or horrible conditions. Where as yorkes you can have a beach all to your self, sometimes even on a weekend, and pull a variety of fish.In the boat it's the same, but different, if you know what I mean. The fish are still in the areas you think they would be in but with the amount of boat traffic they can be very touchy. That's why week days are the best time to fish the inshore drops. Also metro North, say North of NH to Wakefield, doesn't have that awesome bottom that yorkes has to offer. Yorkes has heaps of corkweed beds, plenty of low reef, broken bottom, mussel beds etc. Now, we do have that here but only in small areas, the rest of the gulf up north is flat sand and mud, espeacially once you get offshore. Yes there are a few natural reefs out there but primarily they're artificial. That's where a good so called spot X comes into play. A small 1m high piece of reef in the middle of a barren dessert becomes an oasis for fish, and if you don't have that mark you could be only a few hundred metres away, fishing in a dessert, getting nothing. Fish inshore, avoid traffic, and think outside of the square. It's a lot tougher metro than Yorkes, but there are still good fish to be had

Kelvin is on the money about landbased. It gets hit real hard and the better fish usually come in those unusual hours or horrible conditions. Where as yorkes you can have a beach all to your self, sometimes even on a weekend, and pull a variety of fish.In the boat it's the same, but different, if you know what I mean. The fish are still in the areas you think they would be in but with the amount of boat traffic they can be very touchy. That's why week days are the best time to fish the inshore drops. Also metro North, say North of NH to Wakefield, doesn't have that awesome bottom that yorkes has to offer. Yorkes has heaps of corkweed beds, plenty of low reef, broken bottom, mussel beds etc. Now, we do have that here but only in small areas, the rest of the gulf up north is flat sand and mud, espeacially once you get offshore. Yes there are a few natural reefs out there but primarily they're artificial. That's where a good so called spot X comes into play. A small 1m high piece of reef in the middle of a barren dessert becomes an oasis for fish, and if you don't have that mark you could be only a few hundred metres away, fishing in a dessert, getting nothing. Fish inshore, avoid traffic, and think outside of the square. It's a lot tougher metro than Yorkes, but there are still good fish to be had

A massive clump of weed at the Dust Hole. Took some killer runs and ages to get in

You would have to look into pauly but I'm fairly sure the rules state once a bag limit has been reached you are now no longer allowed to catch that species. Best to suss it out though.Had a quick look and found this on the pirsa site "Bag and boat limits apply for a 24-hour period from midnight to midnight. Once you have caught your bag or boat limit of a particular species, you are not allowed to catch anymore of that species during that 24-hour period. "Notice how it says you're not allowed to "catch" that species. Meaning you're not allowed to target them.I'm fairly sure I read somewhere that someone had asked fisheries and they confirmed this.

Pauly s- nah mate he didn't write it but he says on his page "Pictured below are just 15 of my catches, each made with a buddy, which show just what can be achieved". Nearly all pics have 8 over 60cm fish. So usual limit 4 over 60cm with two people or 8 if fishing over midnight and "maximizing your limits".I think his page has been edited since last time I saw it. Less info and pics now.I agree with you, he should be teaching to take only what you need. Just because there's a limit doesn't mean you should reach it each trip.

Pauly s- nah mate he didn't write it but he says on his page "Pictured below are just 15 of my catches, each made with a buddy, which show just what can be achieved". Nearly all pics have 8 over 60cm fish. So usual limit 4 over 60cm with two people or 8 if fishing over midnight and "maximizing your limits".I think his page has been edited since last time I saw it. Less info and pics now.I agree with you, he should be teaching to take only what you need. Just because there's a limit doesn't mean you should reach it each trip.

From what I've read/heard it's not worth the coin.Realistically why would you want/need to pay someone $500 to teach you how to catch snapper?That's part of the fun, isn't it? Working out when, where, tides, moons, bait etc. It makes it more rewarding if you can work out how to fish a drop properly. Having a reliable spot is great, but snapper move through just about every area at sometime or another, weather it be Winter, Summer, night or day. So pick a likely looking area and fish it at various times. If it's got food and is in a good area you'll get snapper once you work it out. Doesn't matter whether it's 200m offshore or 40km. He talks about maximizing your bag limits too (fish before and after midnight for a "double bag"). But that's just being greedy in my opinion. What are you going to do with 12 snapper over 60cm? If you're a solo fisherman than yeah, fair enough, 4 big reds is fine. I would use the money elsewhere, like fuel for sounding. A good charter operator will teach you plenty and a lot cheaper.

I love all types of fishing whether it be from the beautiful beaches of lower Yorkes, the wild stones, open sandflats, secluded creeks or local reds. Lure, plastic, bait, shore, boat/tinny, yak- it's all good!One of Yorkes beautiful beachesChasing KingsSalmon on lures is always funFlats Yellowfin would have to be right up the topBut putting mates onto big snapper is a feeling hard to beat!

I love all types of fishing whether it be from the beautiful beaches of lower Yorkes, the wild stones, open sandflats, secluded creeks or local reds. Lure, plastic, bait, shore, boat/tinny, yak- it's all good!One of Yorkes beautiful beachesChasing KingsSalmon on lures is always funFlats Yellowfin would have to be right up the topBut putting mates onto big snapper is a feeling hard to beat!