Australia Day : NSW

rossco · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:24 pm Post subject: Australia Day

Hi up there. I'm on a relly run down here in sunny NSW. I went out this morning for a quick fish on the incoming tide near Bermagui. I dug out the old blackfish gear to see what was about. Using cabbage bait I managed 3 luderick and 3 drummer. I was also bricked by some awesome drummer along the way. It's good to see that the fish stocks are still healthy down here.

adam · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:33 pm Post subject:

Nice rossco, goes to show you dont need barra to have a good trip.........but they do help :naughty:

max · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:25 pm Post subject:

nice going rossco that weather looks great also.

BarraBeast · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject:

cool, that was a refreshingly different post Rossco. what do they taste like. I've seen similar looking fish in South Africa, called Hottentot or bronze bream. The darker ones you have there look the same. When I've eaten one over there, they taste slightly oily but delish! :fish:

I've got a pic of one, but I'll post it in the spearfishing section.

bandit · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject:

hey dad!!!

nice goen. some good fish there!!! good to see walaga lake is still fishing well, :catch:

gettin some good RnR there. hope your taking it easy there old fella :drinking8:

you get those fish off the rocks at the headland?

some fond memories of fishing the southeast coast at the grandparents beach house. quality whiting, bream and flathead in the lake, with black fish and drummer out the front.

by the way, very tasty eating!!! :chef1:

much tastier than whiting and flathead. prob cause there caught out the front off the rocks. personal opinion really.

makes me feel like goen down and catching a few!!!

see u when u get back pa!
cheers, :drinking1:

rossco · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:55 am Post subject:

Hi Barrabeast, the fish are of good eating quality provided you bleed them and clean the black lining out of their stomach. The luderick and drummer (Rock Blackfish) are predominatley weed eaters and can leave an iodine taste if not handled correctly. I keep mine alive in a mesh bag in a rock pool until ready to clean. I generally skin / fillet mine. They are a top eating fish when grilled with a light coating of butter, lemon, pepper and fresh basil.

Sconik · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:38 am Post subject:

Great stuff Rossco :mrgreen:

About the only thing I miss about Sydney is the fantastic Blackfish, Drummer and Groper fishing off the rocks. Had some awesome blackfish sessions with my two boys in Sydney Harbour too. :cry:

Ahhhh . . . . . the memories.

:cheers:

Scotty

Matt Flynn · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:05 pm Post subject:

Magic stuff Rossco :mrgreen:

I saw big schools off luderick near Coolangatta off the Kirra rock groyne years ago. Never saw anyone fish for them there.

In Adelaide we had something called a zebra fish that looked like a small luderick.

Best drummer I have seen were in Shark Bay WA - huge schools of BIG silver drummer. I think they call them buffalo bream.

Nice to there are still some fish on the east coast :cheers:

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