Help!!!!!

Hi guys
I have been fishing around claremont jetty a lot the last couple of months and have gone out around 20 times and all of them added up all I have caught is:
2 flathead
2 bream
and around 1 hundred blowies.
can somebody tell me how to fish that area as I can not go anywhere else because I do not have the transport.
Thanks
Andrew

[torvic]

I'm surprised you managed those 2 bream on artificials, I was always under the impression that these residentual bream were alot more spooky and careful, ya know how bream habits can be different at different locations.

I might have seen you well a few times already as you sound like being in the same situation as myself. Anyway this last week claremont has been pretty quiet for fish, but other 'species' have been on the run.

I was also surprised the flathead numbers have been down, actually takes alot of effort to catch one these days



For bream I cant really help you you've done better than me , only bream I've caught there have been with bait (you can catch quite a few at a decent size).

On a side note...you said you catch hundreds of blowies, does that mean you lost 100's of tails aswell !@?!

I have lost alot of tails but the plastics that i use are very cheap, and I also use baits to.

[jimi]

Andrew, there are resident bream down that way that you can catch on plastics, but at this time of year, the best bet is to head upstream.

From Ascot to Guildford and beyond is the best bet as has been mentioned by several people. If your parents aren't keen to drive you up that way, have you considered catching the train up there?

If you get on at claremont and stay on until you hit guildford, you can just get off and wander down to the river. There are lots of parks around there that give you access to the river. Cast hardbody lures like sneaky scorpions, oargees and snap shads around the bankside snags (there's been heaps of posts on this).

You are far more likely to do well upstream than at Claremont, although there are still fish around there. You really need a boat to get the most out of it around the yacht clubs down there.

Cheers
James.

[ChrisN]

If there are lots of blowies fish at night as long as there isn't much light.

[torvic]

Nah thats the problem with claremont, even though the blowies die down abit at night they are still a nuisance and are in places that the bream are likely to be

[mike_mad_fisho]

gday
the dreaded blowfish one of the softies enemys. and here in brissy u have to watch out for small choppers they r a nuisence to.
thanks michael

Thanks for the info guys. I went today caught 1 flattie. but this other guy caught around 6 flounder and 10 flathead on bait which was a decent size. I might try tommorow night for some squid to, can you still catch them there?

[torvic]

You can still catc the odd squid now and again but it wasnt what it was use to be. Btw what time of the day do u normally fish down there aswell as what time did you catch the bream on?

Torvic,
I caught the bream at night time.
But it was only around 30 cm's.

oh, and I usuly fish at sevenish in the morning, and and around 6- 8 at night sometimes to. I'm going tommorow at around 5:30 onwards.

What time do you fish that area.
andrew

[torvic]

Havent fished there much of late but usually around 8;30 - 12. Usually for some squidding action and just a way to spend a few hours with some friends.

Actually to come to think of it I think i have a good idea of who you are. here goes a shot - do you fish with your sis?

No way!!!!! I rarley fish with my brother who acts like a sis.

[Bear]

Andrew,
Definately head up river. The bream are starting to come back on the bite. I only picked up 2 small ones this arvo, but manages a few yesterday including this one below.