[MangoX]

after missing the Botany Bay and Balmoral trips...

I decided to hit the Parra at my usual spot (Empire Bay)

I got there at 11.15 to find a million boats on the water and another million waiting on the boat ramp.. :?

Conditions were great...no wind, partly cloudy and hot !!
Tide was rising and was eager to get in the water...
20 mts from the beach in about 3ft of water I drop 2 lures in. My fav SX-40 in red and black and a Deep Diving Chubby in red and gold.
As I grabbed the paddle to head off, a rod goes off :!: :?:
What ? the lure had just been floating there....no swim action at all and already a fish ? this is good

It was the start of a very productive session

in total: 14 bream (6 over 30cm), best 2 going 32 and 33cm. 4 Choppers and 7 medium flatties (30 to 40cm)

it all went quite at 1.30....top of the tide
was off the water by 2.15

the 30cm+ breams put on a hell of a fight.... heaps of line ripped off and 3 or 4 good runs before being netted. Is it a seasonal thing ? I've heard bream are more active and aggressive in summer. Is that right ?

 

[bazzoo]

Steve , fantastic session and some nice fish , what really clear photos , am getting a bit excited , as i will be fishing hen and chicken and around that area this week[ provided i can shake this flu], hope to meet up with you on the water some time soon,,,,,,,,cheers ,,, barry

 

[hoit]

You won't forget that session in a hurry. I really should check out the local bream scene here in Melbourne to give my virgin SX40's a swim.

Regards
Grant

 

[Peril]

Top effort and pics Steve. The bream definitely pick up in summer after a lull in spring. Might not be as big as winter, but numbers are there and there are plenty with fight in them.

 

[paffoh]

Great set of Bream over 30cm, love to be able to get some salt on my yak let alone on my Sx40's but till then i will happily sit back, read and enjoy reports with crystal clear images...

Thanks mate and well done!

 

[Jesse_Ape]

Those pics are sweet :shock:

What type of camera are you using?

Nice fish too I love whole baked bream hmmmm yum.

 

[PoddyMullet]

Nice darts ya throwing at the moment Steve

 

[Davey G]

well done steve, a few hours of great fun there!

pity about missing you on saturday at Botany Bay....hope that car troubles are fixed! catch you soon.

 

[MangoX]

thanx guys...

Dave: definately do another kingy run from North Head or Blue Fish soon...
still a kingy virgin and cant wait to nail one

Jesse: "its a Sony" :wink:

Barry / Paul : yeah...love that area only because its the nearest to me and Empire Bay has always produced for me. Have worked out a couple of spots where the bigger boys hang....not a great secret as I sometimes find tournament stinkboats parked in my spot. Fished the bays about 17-20 times since I got my Swing and have worked out a few things. Rising tide is the best. Tidal movement is essential. Top or bottom of the tide....might as well have a beer or coffee on the beach...dead as. If the choppers are around, breams are not as active (normally happens top of the tide).

Actually, something intresting happened with a stinkboat this time....will post in Main forum later.

Guys, whenever your ready....

 

[Yakabe]

Great fishing Steve. Nothing like fun with the bream.

Yakabe.

 

[Peril]

Good stuff! Love the fact that you are consistently catching big bream.

Where is Empire Bay?

Very close to your boat Ken. Western side of Hen & Chicken Bay, second bay down from the marina

 

[Polar]

Great pics Steve - congrats on the haul

 

[Fishing Man]

hey great work MangoX,

thats some good fishing, hey I see you have a Shimano Sienna combo there,
how do you find the reel, i was looking to get one, but wasnt sue how it would go in salt water. Ive been replacing my sp reels every year as the salt just ruins them, especially when they are so low to the water in a yak

 

[MangoX]

thanx Ben..

the Sienna I got when I got the yak in April....
decent quality for the price tag. I got them with the idea of replacing them every 12-18 mths.... if they last longer, great

Checked them out the other day while re-spooling one of them and still look brand new :shock: so far so good..