Above: These squid jig colours have worked best for me for a very long time. Photos: Spero Kartanos.
BY SPERO KARTANOS
So, where are the fish this month?
The whiting should be plentiful from Chain Banks through to the Rous and Amity Banks. The tiger squid should be hanging around the same areas, and I always use a squid jig out the back of the boat when I’m fishing for whiting. Take a look at the photo for the squid jigs I use that work best in the bay.
Prawning is good north and south of the river, so if you can throw a cast net (I can’t!), follow the thousands of boats, get in between them, and the prawns should be in the bucket.
Spotty mackerel should be throughout the bay, so look for the diving turns and have your chrome slug ready, and maybe you’ll hook a couple. Schoolies keep-on keeping-on these days, which is great – they’re in the bay all year round, so a trolled spoon should get you a few around Hope Banks and north of Peel Island.
Sweet lip and snapper will be around the Bay Islands and artificial reefs, and some patience always pays off.
Thank you to everyone who texted me; I really enjoyed the kids’ photos last month. The photos embarrassed those who are now driving cars and are teenagers, but it was worth seeing the smiles. Maybe down the track, we can publish the rest of the photos that did not get in this time, just to embarrass a few more!
Till next month, good fishing.
