greystones co, wickla (driving range,stream area ) 21-10-07

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#1 Post by **roger de dodger** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:32 pm

People:me

Duration:7pm-10 pm

Tide:high water 8.30 ish

Weather:light southerly small surf

Bait:peeler lug rag

Rigs:two hooked clipped 3/0 and three hook flapper 1/0

Results:12 coalies up to 1.5 lb and 7 flats (two decent)

Catch and Release:: Yes

Report:stopped fishing two rods after 10 minutes cos i couldnt keep up with the bites the place was hectic and not one doggie :?: flats on rag mainly and coalies on peeler (lug wasnt pulling many bites )

#2 Post by **eric** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:47 pm

nice one 8) must get down haven't got any coalies yet. :(

#3 Post by **roger de dodger** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:53 pm

the bigger ones were right in close 30 feet out same with the flounder i was sorry i didnt bring a lighter rod ie. pike rod as they do give a good old scrap!!

#4 Post by **eric** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:05 pm

found the same yesterday with lug fished it for about 3 hours and nothing, switched to rag and got schoolie after schoolie after schoolie :shock: where all the flats flounder, nice to hear if you got any dab i've noticed a serious decline in there numbers around here i think we all forget there slow growing too.

#5 Post by **roger de dodger** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:22 pm

i think one small one was a dab

#6 Post by **Pat Spillane** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:44 pm

Fished that area last week for a while, lost a fair bit of gear am I casting too far?? Still managed a good few fish with some nice coalies

#7 Post by **roger de dodger** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:00 pm

losing a bit of gear is normal ,along with rocks,kelp and crabs their are areas that have wire cages filled with rocks about 40-50 yards out they used to protect the railway line and got washed out in a storm years ago so if you set up and start losing gear move :!: just on the greystones side of the stream can be bad it all depends how much sand is washed over the cages a fast reel can help and i always use a gripper to keep my gear from finding snags the tides can be strong in this area

#8 Post by **Pat Spillane** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:50 pm

Thanks Roger, sounds about right. It seems one of the best spots on the E coast at the moment.

#9 Post by **hush1** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:15 pm

not bad roger...couldnt take your call that night...was at dinner with a young one.....trying to get a bite myself!!! 8) 8)

#10 Post by **lampoon** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:44 pm

good fishing roger had some coalies on the north beach myself last weekend, was there much floating weed around on the south beach?

#11 Post by **roger de dodger** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:58 pm

very little weed thank god :)

#12 Post by **Paul B** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:25 pm

Fished it Myself lastnite..loads of coalies , 2 codling. The coalies took Lug and mussel ..totally ignored the peeler on the bottom hook !! :shock: