Sea food galore at Edithberg, St Vincents Gulf
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 5:18 pm
I have just returned from a weeks fishing, crayfishing etc with a mate, Chris, who owns a charter operation in Edithberg SA.
The point of this post is that I was blown away by Chris's knowledge of his local area and proof that there is such a thing as fishing skill which comes with comprehensive knowledge. It is not just a matter of finding a good piece of reef and dropping a line.
There were up to 250 boats out a day from the Edithberg boat ramp and god knows how many from the numerous other ramps along the York Peninsula.
I was mad keen to get on the water but Chris would say it was pointless going out until a specific time, wind , wind direction and tidal flow.
For snapper we had to first catch fresh Snook which was done in approximately 5 minutes by using a peculiar skimming rig and jerking the line a particular way.
He would pick his spot and play with the electric winch until the boat was positioned just right in relation to the current and wind.
Next came an exact size sinker that would sit exactly right in the current with the snook bait cut and baited a particular way.
The bait was presented in a precise spot with the right amount of tension on the line.
I was told to wait 10 -12 minutues.
20 mnutes later I had 5 Snapper in the boat to 4.5 kilos.
Every targeted species was landed within minutes over the week.
I feasted on Snapper, King George Whiting, Gar, Crayfish, abalone and squid all week.
So there it is, if you know what you are doing and know your area you can catch fish/seafood when you want... our southern fisho mates can enjoy great fishing as well. I have not eaten that well in 30 years of fishing in the Top End
The point of this post is that I was blown away by Chris's knowledge of his local area and proof that there is such a thing as fishing skill which comes with comprehensive knowledge. It is not just a matter of finding a good piece of reef and dropping a line.
There were up to 250 boats out a day from the Edithberg boat ramp and god knows how many from the numerous other ramps along the York Peninsula.
I was mad keen to get on the water but Chris would say it was pointless going out until a specific time, wind , wind direction and tidal flow.
For snapper we had to first catch fresh Snook which was done in approximately 5 minutes by using a peculiar skimming rig and jerking the line a particular way.
He would pick his spot and play with the electric winch until the boat was positioned just right in relation to the current and wind.
Next came an exact size sinker that would sit exactly right in the current with the snook bait cut and baited a particular way.
The bait was presented in a precise spot with the right amount of tension on the line.
I was told to wait 10 -12 minutues.
20 mnutes later I had 5 Snapper in the boat to 4.5 kilos.
Every targeted species was landed within minutes over the week.
I feasted on Snapper, King George Whiting, Gar, Crayfish, abalone and squid all week.
So there it is, if you know what you are doing and know your area you can catch fish/seafood when you want... our southern fisho mates can enjoy great fishing as well. I have not eaten that well in 30 years of fishing in the Top End
,theres a nice range of seafood you caught 