Salmon

[Hirdy]

Nah, shrimp, squid or crab flies: everything eats them!!!

What's the best way to dispatch one, BTW? Dong it over the head? Iki Jimi? Or just straight into the ice slurry? As far as I can see, no minimum size limit either ….

[Stephen Bradbury]

Graeme most fishermen just club them over the head and drag them to the esky ? there may be no official size limit, however most individual fishermen do have their own size limit or preference shall I say !

[Diarmuid O Laoghaire]

Still havnt managed to get into these slamon yet. They are driving me nuts! Fished everywhere from North Mole, Woddies rock groins, Palm beach Jetty and palm beach, Point Perrion and Long Point. Saw two get caught off point perrion. I thought one was a Mulloway it was that big! But the place was like a car park and a lot of weed and wind for me to be able to get a spot there that day. As soon as I left palm beach area after my early 4am start later that evening a shoal of 2000 came in.

Went fishing at Preston at the weekend thinking I would come across them, ended up driving the whole way from south preston, up to white hills, up to Tims Thicket trying to spot shoals, but no joy there either.

Keeping ahead of these fish and trying to figure out where they are going to come in is driving me nuts! lol Time to think of a new plan now for this weekend!

[Tony Ong]

Welcome to Salmon fishing Diarmuid. Keep getting out there. Sooner or later, you'll run into them.

[Rohan]

Diarmuid, best way is to find a likely spot where you can cast without anyone getting in the way, and just stay there, they have to come past sooner or later and if you've got a good pair of polariods you can often see small schools passing that the crowd always seems to miss. Try the less popular rock wall at the north mole ( behind ferry terminal), so you would be fishing opposite the end of the south mole more or less, the salmon go past there regular some days and not too many people, find a rock that is high enough to get a reasonable backcast and so you can see if anyone is behind you. The good thing about salmon is that you can just drag the fly across the surface when they're on, so being up high works well.The other good thing is that they often swim right next to the rocks , so even a mug caster can get far enough, i had a crowd around me yesterday so i could only roll cast, still got one rod tip length away.

[Diarmuid O Laoghaire]

Welcome to Salmon fishing Diarmuid. Keep getting out there. Sooner or later, you'll run into them.

Its not from lack of trying anyhow Tony! Hopefully I will come across them soon lol

[Diarmuid O Laoghaire]

Diarmuid, best way is to find a likely spot where you can cast without anyone getting in the way, and just stay there, they have to come past sooner or later and if you've got a good pair of polariods you can often see small schools passing that the crowd always seems to miss. Try the less popular rock wall at the north mole ( behind ferry terminal), so you would be fishing opposite the end of the south mole more or less, the salmon go past there regular some days and not too many people, find a rock that is high enough to get a reasonable backcast and so you can see if anyone is behind you. The good thing about salmon is that you can just drag the fly across the surface when they're on, so being up high works well.The other good thing is that they often swim right next to the rocks , so even a mug caster can get far enough, i had a crowd around me yesterday so i could only roll cast, still got one rod tip length away.

Thanks Rohan, I will give it a try. Generally dont like fishing amongst crowds, takes the whole relaxing element of fishing away from me, but Im getting desperate now at this stage so to hell with it! lol

How long more do you reckon the slamon will be around for?

[Rohan]

Probably all winter, but usually the shore based action becomes way more spasmodic later. Should be goo for the next month ? If there are some nice days with easterlies and low tide /low swell in the morning a walk down to the swan borne drain reefs could be well worth a shot if you want to avoid the crowds, just watch the backcast in case of stray nudists.

[Diarmuid O Laoghaire]

Probably all winter, but usually the shore based action becomes way more spasmodic later. Should be goo for the next month ? If there are some nice days with easterlies and low tide /low swell in the morning a walk down to the swan borne drain reefs could be well worth a shot if you want to avoid the crowds, just watch the backcast in case of stray nudists.

Wheres that Rohan? Down at by the naked fig? Its a good Tailor / Mulloway spot down there I find. Defo need a line tray though because those waves dump pretty big down there. Need to try make one or something as I dont have one at the moment.

[Diarmuid O Laoghaire]

Special thanks to Andre for helping me out with my first salmon. Ended up getting 4 and dropping one. Let the Budgie reel in the biggest one of course at 82cm. I can sleep now at last! lol