Australia Day

rossco · Post by **rossco** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:24 pm

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 · Post by **adam** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:33 pm

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

max · Post by **max** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:25 pm

nice going rossco that weather looks great also.

BarraBeast · Post by **BarraBeast** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:34 pm

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!

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

bandit · Post by **bandit** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:30 pm

hey dad!!!

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

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

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!!!

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,

rossco · Post by **rossco** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:55 am

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 · Post by **Sconik** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:38 am

Great stuff Rossco

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.

Ahhhh . . . . . the memories.

Scotty

Post by **Matt Flynn** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:05 pm

Magic stuff Rossco

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