Squid around Darwin : squid

Out Blue · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject: Squid around Darwin

Looking for a fresh feed of squid but have never tried around Darwin.

Anyone know of any local hot spots to catch a couple of squid and general method!!!!

Darwin wharf seems like it could be the place with just the usual jigs but if anyone else has any secrets your willing to share please let us know.

Thanks

Out Blue

dodgyone · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:40 pm Post subject: squid

Plenty of squid around the wharf but are pretty wise to squid jigs. Might get the odd one or two but most are caught using a drawstring cast net. Couple of areas there are better than the rest but there is a pretty strict pecking order so it can get interesting at times. :wink:

Matt Flynn · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject: squid

A cast net off the wharf works well on the small torpedo squid at night. They come and go in twos and threes and sometimes schools.

The bigger tiger squid appear off the wharf but seem more common around the foreshores on a solo basis. See more of the big tigers at places like Cobourg. They don't seem to be as common as the big squid down south.

harmsey · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:36 am Post subject:

mate i go for squid fairly regularlyand they are rather quiet at the moment. best spot is under the lights at stokes warf and off the floating platform. you will need a draw string net and some jigs. we use the jigs to bring em out from the shadows and then cast em. if you see 1 wait a second or 2 and another couple will usally follow. can be hard work sometime but we have returned 60 in a cast on a good night. check out the photo this was the result of one cast :mrgreen:

justin · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:49 am Post subject:

did you eat any Harmsey they look tasty.

Matt Flynn · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:08 pm Post subject: squid

Those little fellows cook up better than the big ones.

You can buy edible quality small local squid at the fish shops from time to time - what you don't use for bait can be eaten at home :mrgreen:

Chronic · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:23 pm Post subject:

Jeez Harmsey one of those little rippers still alive wouldnt last long on a wreck, good work you make it look easy :mrgreen:

How long do they last in the live tank? Only ever get a couple at a time so theyre on a hook pretty quick...

harmsey · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:39 pm Post subject:

hard too keep alive but you can do it. clean water is a must so a recirculating live bait tank works best. if they ink out in the water it kills em fast. great live baits barra love em!! but so does every other fish in the ocean. have used them on the wrecks with some sucsess. they dont last long on the bottom :catch:

not a big fan of calamari but the missus loves it. but must admit when its fresh and cooked right it not to bad :mrgreen:

PeterT · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:35 am Post subject:

mmmmm salt and pepper squid. Ive had good success with a cast net from the boat in the harbour. The squid seemed to like the starboard side green light and came up following baits. One night I noticed heaps of birds working behing a big ship with floodlights lighting the water at the stern. The birds were after the thousands of squid that had been atracted to the light.

I havn't been able to get a squid on a jig like you do down south. Not sure the suckers up here know that they are supposed to jump on them. Anyone had success with jiggs Jigging squid is great fun.

pete

flicker · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:42 pm Post subject: sqid

Yeah Pete, got a few one night when I was working on the Mandora jetty on the small sized jigs but they were pretty cagey compared to the big ones down south oz.

Flicker

madkeen · Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:08 pm Post subject:

I used to get a few of mandorah jetty in my jetty rat days used just leave it on the surface and let the current or waves do the work when the rod bent over you knew one was on. Then on they went for live bait. Any extras were cooked up when we got home love em!!! :mrgreen:

S.N.A.F.U. · Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject: squid

I have some good succcess at different spots at Channel Island. Both on jigs and netted

skunk · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:30 am Post subject:

madkeen wrote:

I used to get a few of mandorah jetty in my jetty rat days used just leave it on the surface and let the current or waves do the work when the rod bent over you knew one was on. Then on they went for live bait. Any extras were cooked up when we got home love em!!! :mrgreen:

hi are squid/cuttlefish this size or larger common at Mandorah? Thanks for sharing!

*pardon me for my face....privacy keke*

uniball · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:53 am Post subject:

G'day guys, just wondering where the best place to get some squid is. Was down the wharf last night and only got three squid for my three hours work. Is there still to much fresh around or am i looking in the wrong spot?

mkerr · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:20 am Post subject:

If it's anything like last year the squid will come in numbers mid may. i spent a lot of time there last year (and still do!!) they seem to get bigger as the weather gets cooler as well.[/quote]

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