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I just wanted to share my discovery of a great poddy mullet LBG at Botany Bay. It is in between the two boat ramps which are themselves located in between the airport and the Patrick's Port Botany facility (Penrhyn Rd off Foreshore Rd).
I used one of those clear plastic traps at low tide today - within 5 minutes I had caught around 10 poddy mullet of varying size (10-17cm mostly - some were quite big - ie. easily the size of a Blue/WA pilchard). The pictures show an average size poddy that can be found at the spot.
I actually came upon this find by accident - I was there to pump yabbies (after reading they could be found there on a fishing map) and while looking for yabbie holes (which I never found) I saw all the baitfish running away from me as I walked along the shallows. A quick trip back to the car to swap the yabbie pump for the bait trap and I was into it.
By throwing some bread pieces into the shallows (less than 30cm from shore) I got the fish into a bit of a feeding frenzy while I rigged up the trap. I put a few bits of bread inside the trap, walked to the water and put the trap in just enough water to cover the top of the trap. I threw a few more bread pieces around the trap to get the fish to the right spot and within 30 seconds there was fish in the trap. Mostly I pulled the trap in after a single fish was inside because I saw one escape while I deliberately left the trap in to fill up with more fish.
I don't often fish in Botany but I will certainly be visiting this spot again to get my bait next time I am fishing in the area.
Does anyone have any advice for where I can find a similar spot in the Harbour (especially around middle harbour or North Head)?
I used one of those clear plastic traps at low tide today - within 5 minutes I had caught around 10 poddy mullet of varying size (10-17cm mostly - some were quite big - ie. easily the size of a Blue/WA pilchard). The pictures show an average size poddy that can be found at the spot.
I actually came upon this find by accident - I was there to pump yabbies (after reading they could be found there on a fishing map) and while looking for yabbie holes (which I never found) I saw all the baitfish running away from me as I walked along the shallows. A quick trip back to the car to swap the yabbie pump for the bait trap and I was into it.
By throwing some bread pieces into the shallows (less than 30cm from shore) I got the fish into a bit of a feeding frenzy while I rigged up the trap. I put a few bits of bread inside the trap, walked to the water and put the trap in just enough water to cover the top of the trap. I threw a few more bread pieces around the trap to get the fish to the right spot and within 30 seconds there was fish in the trap. Mostly I pulled the trap in after a single fish was inside because I saw one escape while I deliberately left the trap in to fill up with more fish.
I don't often fish in Botany but I will certainly be visiting this spot again to get my bait next time I am fishing in the area.
Does anyone have any advice for where I can find a similar spot in the Harbour (especially around middle harbour or North Head)?
