Further to my request to discover where all the flounder have gone, I received a great story from Kathryn, whose husband, Aaron McDonald, caught a cracker flounder when he least expected.
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Using a small No.8 hook and a tiny ball of bread on a handline in about 3 metres of water near the moorings in Shoal Bay, Aaron was fishing for yellowtail to use as bait when up came the ‘frisbee’.
Funny thing about bread, just about every fish I know will attack a well-presented bread bait. Drummer, luderick, bream and garfish love nothing more than a bread roll - wholemeal, multigrain or white, doesn't matter.
Our community appreciates Marine Rescue's efforts.
I attended a ceremony last week to honour the members of our local Marine Rescue organisation. The risks that these local men and women volunteers take to protect the boating public is amazing. They are all to be congratulated by a community, which is greatly appreciative of their efforts. Go Marine Rescue.
Thumping whiting continue to pour into the port. Snorkellers have reported big whiting nosing through the sand on high tide on all beaches, including Shoal Bay, Nelson Bay, Bagnalls Beach and Wanda. A wild worm on a No.4 long shank will do the trick.
