Docklands Pinkies, Salmon & Bream
Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 8:59 pm
Hey everyone,
I wanted to provide a quick update on the fishing at Docklands this week, we've had some stellar sessions with the fish playing super finicky. - Apologises on the low res photos, high quality ones were too large file size.
After two weeks of dirty water, Sunday 23/5/21 the water turned clear ~3m+ visability and the snapper came out to play under the warm sun. They were sitting in schools under the pontoons munching the grown and mussels while slapping the surface. They were ranging from around the 30cm mark, to 60cm+ but were super finicky and spooking easy. Few of us were casting, but I was the only one managing the bites. The difference is that I was taking two steps back behind cover and casting in with my plastics, which ment the fish couldn't see my silhouette/shadow and it allowed me to safety cast nearby and work it towards the fish without spooking. Still super tough fishing, thinking of now downsizing my fluro to 8lb as opposed to 10lb. Had a bigger pinky 60+ grab me and unfortunatly, let me under the wood walkway before spitting the plastic. Tough love!
Check out the fish under the pontoons, wild! Easy 40+ pinkies ranging in size!
Bream came out too joining the school.
Within an hour this bait school moved in and the salmon came following, they were only little trouts but they were darting inbetween the school. Super keen, tossed in a smaller 20g slug and caught/relased a handful of fish.https://youtu.be/mZSxd2Unt5Y
Loving this new combo, Daiwa TD Zero 2-5kg paired with the 21 FREAMS rocking 10lb braid, 10lb fluro.
I wanted to provide a quick update on the fishing at Docklands this week, we've had some stellar sessions with the fish playing super finicky. - Apologises on the low res photos, high quality ones were too large file size.
After two weeks of dirty water, Sunday 23/5/21 the water turned clear ~3m+ visability and the snapper came out to play under the warm sun. They were sitting in schools under the pontoons munching the grown and mussels while slapping the surface. They were ranging from around the 30cm mark, to 60cm+ but were super finicky and spooking easy. Few of us were casting, but I was the only one managing the bites. The difference is that I was taking two steps back behind cover and casting in with my plastics, which ment the fish couldn't see my silhouette/shadow and it allowed me to safety cast nearby and work it towards the fish without spooking. Still super tough fishing, thinking of now downsizing my fluro to 8lb as opposed to 10lb. Had a bigger pinky 60+ grab me and unfortunatly, let me under the wood walkway before spitting the plastic. Tough love!
Check out the fish under the pontoons, wild! Easy 40+ pinkies ranging in size!
Bream came out too joining the school.
Within an hour this bait school moved in and the salmon came following, they were only little trouts but they were darting inbetween the school. Super keen, tossed in a smaller 20g slug and caught/relased a handful of fish.https://youtu.be/mZSxd2Unt5Y
Loving this new combo, Daiwa TD Zero 2-5kg paired with the 21 FREAMS rocking 10lb braid, 10lb fluro.