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Guy Hemmers ofYamba continued to land nice jew sh offshore
Being adaptable is key for consistently good shing and Mischa used a 6” paddle tail soft plastic lure at the breakwall for this 17kg jew sh.
using live slimy mackerel.
Rebekah Ellis landed a 13kg sh on live mullet while her shing companions went home shless.
The deadly duo of Rebekah Ellis and Mischa Porter shed multiple locations last month in their search for mulloway and were rewarded with two sh that weighed 17.5kg and 18kg respectively.
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WJumping for joy over big jew
ELL spring has sprung, and winter is
Just Jew
by TYE PORTER
but a distant memory. However, while spring may mean the end of long cold nights, it al- so signals the end of winter mulloway fish- ing in the estuaries and I’m not talking about
destroyers in summer, while off the beaches don’t be afraid of swim- ming a 30cm plus tailor back out in a rip for your chance to hook the jew of your dreams.
several more jew to her tally during August, and while many peo- ple would kill to catch one measuring a metre, Rebekah is yet to catch one under a metre.
school jewfish to 10kg. Yes, I know large mulloway are still be- ing caught in estuar- ies during spring and summer, but the vast numbers encountered feeding on schools of mullet experienced in the cooler months taper out as they move back
Good jew will also continue to be boated offshore along the coast by using live slimy, yel- lowtail or pike around any of the wrecks or good reef structure that is in abundance.
One night recently Rebekah fished with myself, Mischa, Ted McLean of Ashby and Guy Stewart of Lismore with the final tally for the night being Re- bekah with one 13kg jew, Ted lost four, Guy missed one and Mis- cha and I never got a bite, and we are still all hearing about it.
upstream.
It’s still possible to see
We live about 4km from the breakwall at Iluka, and on more than one occasion last month Mischa left home to plastic for jew on the wall and was back home with a fish still kicking in the boot of his car within an hour – his best weighing 17kg.
this type of action dur- ing September if you’re lucky enough to find a patch of mullet drag- ging behind but gener- ally speaking it’s good- night until next April.
After spinning my heart out with minnow lures in the river this season for a big fat did- dly squat zero result, Mischa had the nerve to use a small locally- made Croaker lure on the one night I didn’t go fishing and came home with a 15kg jew... just to rub salt into my al- ready festering wounds.
Guy Hemmers of Yamba and my son Travis continued to sneak offshore to the jewfish honey hole they found and consistently caught nice jew when the sea and wind condi- tions allowed, though I do think I’ve taught Travis too well because he will not give up the location of their spot – even to his dear old dad.
From the start of spring through to the end of summer, the vast majority of bigger fish will be taken from breakwalls on baits such as squid, octopus and live baits of yel- lowtail, slimy mackerel or soft plastic lures.
Hopefully the east coast lows have disap- peared for a while so that anglers can en- joy the excellent tailor
Near the headlands, minnow lures around 14cm that have a running depth of 1m or feather lures will be the main
Mischa’s girlfriend Rebekah Ellis added
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