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

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

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!!!

#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 !!