There has got to be more than a worm on a line and patience.......surely
and i think i read somewhere a licence is needed.
HELP!
dawa
Old Crofter said
02:52 AM Feb 12, 2012
This is a Tassie site but has lots of info on general fishing. Check out your state regs as well.
www.fishtas.com
cheers
Bob
bill12 said
05:00 AM Feb 12, 2012
Come to sunny Qld. No licence needed in Queensland!
Happywanderer said
05:18 AM Feb 12, 2012
No licence needed in Vic if you are a pensioner.
DeBe said
06:39 AM Feb 12, 2012
No licence here in SA.
Cruising Granny said
07:07 AM Feb 12, 2012
No licence in WA either. Gee you're in for a good time. All you have to do now is catch the fish. Easy eh DeBe?
johnq said
07:58 AM Feb 12, 2012
Are you thinking of salt water tidal estuaries or inland fresh? Either way have a chat with someone in a half decent tackle and bait shop -where they still exist- to get local knowledge. At the same place buy a simple durable rod, reel and basic tackle that will suit 90% of the fishing you will ever do.
There are many rules covering what, where and how. Fishing inspectors are more common than flies in some areas and that is saying something. Watch out for fresh water impoundments in Qld. Rules and fees. http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/28_3034.htm
To catch fish you need to go where they are. Some places you could dangle a line for days and catch nothing useful.
pricey43 said
08:05 AM Feb 12, 2012
Don't forget the legal sizes and quantity.!!!
johnq said
08:21 AM Feb 12, 2012
pricey43 wrote:
Don't forget the legal sizes and quantity.!!!
Well said.
Another area of life where you now need to be accompanied by a lawyer.
dawa said
02:53 PM Feb 12, 2012
Oh my goodness; Yes i did know about legal size and only want one for dinner. pity the fish don't put out a sign to tell us where they hang out....LOL Dawa
Gerty Dancer said
03:17 PM Feb 12, 2012
The only thing about red-fin Bill is DONT freeze them! they are nice fresh, but have the same flavour as cardboard if they've been frozen
Dawa the only fish I've ever cought were redfin or carp , we can only improve from here!
-- Edited by Gerty Dancer on Sunday 12th of February 2012 03:19:31 PM
beiffe said
05:24 PM Feb 12, 2012
Just remember that with one eye on a rod and one hand holding a beer you need to keep the others for yourself so you don't fall over so all you can do is sit back and relax and forget the rest of the world except the beer in your hand and the end of the fishing rod. AHHH BLISS.
Regards Brian
blaze said
06:51 PM Feb 12, 2012
dawa wrote:
Oh my goodness; Yes i did know about legal size and only want one for dinner. pity the fish don't put out a sign to tell us where they hang out....LOL Dawa
they do put out signs just not in english but they are there for the reading
cheers
blaze
bill12 said
10:41 PM Feb 12, 2012
Just come back from Monague is, out from Narroma NSW,in friends boat, and we got 5 kingfish to 6kgs , a tuna about 6kgs, and a flathead. All were filleted and donated to the coastguard, for a big barby they are having.I have enough fish in the waeco for a few feeds. Will probaly give some to the gns at Greens lake.They do catch redfin at greens, and they are nice eating also. Will post some pics when I download them from the camerea. Bill
johnq said
10:52 PM Feb 12, 2012
dawa wrote:
Oh my goodness; Yes i did know about legal size and only want one for dinner. pity the fish don't put out a sign to tell us where they hang out....LOL Dawa
I did mention obtaining local knowledge.
When the student is ready the teacher appears.
You still have a lot to learn Grasshopper
dawa said
10:58 PM Feb 12, 2012
what i know will fit on the head of a pin.
any knowledge will be good....LOL
Dawa
dawa said
12:47 AM Feb 13, 2012
I have never caught anything.....LOL
Know i need a rod a hook and bait and in my case a lota luck
Dawa
bill12 said
07:25 PM Feb 16, 2012
Here,s a pic of a big carp I caught in the Murray nr Yarrawonga. It went 7.8 kgs, and took a shrimp meant for a yellowbelly . Its one of the biggest I have caught andput up quite a fight on 6lbs line. I got 7 for the morning, and no yellowbelly or cod.Is this a sign of the times in the murray. Bill
Another thing to be aware of is Marine Parks, here in Port Stephens it's a minefield trying to work out just where you can and can't fish. And in some places you can fish, but not when anchored.. or you can fish, but with lures not bait.. and they don't mark the boundaries on the ocean, you have to work it out with a GPS. not easy when some boundaries happen to be curved.
fireheart said
02:14 AM Feb 17, 2012
Hmmm, the fish and chip shop is looking real good. It really is sad that our lives are becoming so regulated, one can hardly breath anymore without asking permission. Good luck with all of this Dawa. I am sure it really can't be all that bad, I have always had a theray that fishing is a mans way of meditating. My experience of fishing is of being a little girl and having to go to the river with Mum and Dad to go fishing. Only thing was us as kids had to play up away from the landing as we had to be quiet in order not to frighten the fish away. It is only in latter years, I thought that this was Dad's way of getting a little peace and quiet from four rowdy kids.
dawa said
03:23 PM Feb 17, 2012
Nothing like steamed fresh fish and a salad.
I will have a go at this at every chance I get .....hoping that enough practice will help in the long run.
It will all be part of the fun and adventure tho.
Dawa
Esmeralda said
07:57 PM Feb 19, 2012
Dawa I'm on this lookout for something like "fishing for dummies" and of course "what fish is that" - but of course they probably don't exist. I am going to try fishing next time I am out - I've got the rod/reel, lures, something to put the rod into until a fish comes along and a net - oh and a fishing glove to hold the slippery little suckers. All I need to know to get started is how to kill and gut the fish after I've caught it. Hopefully I will find this out before I get to catch one but as this may be some time, I've plenty of time to find out
dawa said
11:04 PM Feb 19, 2012
it is the killing it bit i don't like.
I know how to scale and gut etc
dawa
PeterS said
02:44 AM Feb 20, 2012
Esmeralda, I had a book given to me for Xmas, Australian Fish Guide, writen by Frank Prokop it has pictures of most australian fish, where they are found, what rig to use and also what bait is best. It also has symbols to tell you what fish are poisonous and which ones may cause ciguatera poisoning (what ever that is). I have only had a quick look at it so far but looks very informative.
Peter
dawa said
01:39 PM Feb 20, 2012
too technical for me
KISS guide to fishing would bre more my style
dawa
Esmeralda said
05:57 AM Feb 21, 2012
PeterS wrote:
Esmeralda, I had a book given to me for Xmas, Australian Fish Guide, writen by Frank Prokop it has pictures of most australian fish, where they are found, what rig to use and also what bait is best. It also has symbols to tell you what fish are poisonous and which ones may cause ciguatera poisoning (what ever that is). I have only had a quick look at it so far but looks very informative.
Peter
Thanks Peter - I will keep an eye out. Helen
Ole_Grizzly said
03:13 AM Feb 22, 2012
Lucky........is 3 copies available on eBay
03_troopy said
12:12 PM Feb 26, 2012
Ciguatera poisoning is caused by a build up of toxin from eating fish that eat smaller fish that have injested a certain type of algea that grows on coral reefs. Fish like larger barracuda, mackerel, red bass and other predator fish. It seems to be common in certain fish species and at certain locations. Quite a few years back I had something that the docs diagnosed as this after eating Spanish Mackerel that the brother in law had brought back from up north. I started out with the usual stomache complaints ( I won't go into messy details) then progressed to a burning sensation when i washed my face and hands in cold water, large burning itching welts all over my body and passing out every time I stood up. After a couple of shots at the hospital and a bottle of pills, they wheeled me out to the car and told the mrs I should be OK.. well at least i wasn't passing out every 5 mins by then. Took me about a week to be back to normal again, but apparently it can last for months or even years. Apparently in areas where this is a possibility the recommendation is to only eat smaller fish of the species as it builds up over the life of the fish.
-- Edited by 03_troopy on Sunday 26th of February 2012 12:13:54 PM
PeterS said
08:27 PM Feb 26, 2012
Sounds nasty troopy, think I better read this book a bit more before going into unknown areas and eating the fish !
Cruising Granny said
09:40 PM Feb 26, 2012
bill12 wrote:
Here,s a pic of a big carp I caught in the Murray nr Yarrawonga. It went 7.8 kgs, and took a shrimp meant for a yellowbelly . Its one of the biggest I have caught andput up quite a fight on 6lbs line. I got 7 for the morning, and no yellowbelly or cod.Is this a sign of the times in the murray. Bill
Wow Peter! That certainly is a huge carp. The mongrel pests seem to be prolific in the Murray. I chatted to a couple of lads at Avoca Dell, Muray Bridge, and they caught about 10 between them in a very short time.
I have never seen a Murray Cod, but it would be great to catch one.
Those redfin at Greens Lake have a great time jumping to catch the low flying bugs. When the lake is glassy calm it's quite entertaining in a peaceful, placed kind of way.
The biggest fish I've caught was a long-tail tuna off Broome, and then a threadfin salmon off Cable Beach on a hand line.
There has got to be more than a worm on a line and patience.......surely
and i think i read somewhere a licence is needed.
HELP!
dawa
www.fishtas.com
cheers
Bob
No licence here in SA.
There are many rules covering what, where and how. Fishing inspectors are more common than flies in some areas and that is saying something.
Watch out for fresh water impoundments in Qld. Rules and fees.
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/28_3034.htm
To catch fish you need to go where they are. Some places you could dangle a line for days and catch nothing useful.
Don't forget the legal sizes and quantity.!!!
Well said.
Another area of life where you now need to be accompanied by a lawyer.
Yes i did know about legal size and only want one for dinner.
pity the fish don't put out a sign to tell us where they hang out....LOL
Dawa
The only thing about red-fin Bill is DONT freeze them! they are nice fresh, but have the same flavour as cardboard if they've been frozen
Dawa the only fish I've ever cought were redfin or carp , we can only improve from here!
-- Edited by Gerty Dancer on Sunday 12th of February 2012 03:19:31 PM
Regards
Brian
they do put out signs just not in english but they are there for the reading
cheers
blaze
I did mention obtaining local knowledge.
When the student is ready the teacher appears.
You still have a lot to learn Grasshopper
what i know will fit on the head of a pin.
any knowledge will be good....LOL
Dawa
I have never caught anything.....LOL
Know i need a rod a hook and bait and in my case a lota luck
Dawa
Here,s a pic of a big carp I caught in the Murray nr Yarrawonga. It went 7.8 kgs, and took a shrimp meant for a yellowbelly . Its one of the biggest I have caught andput up quite a fight on 6lbs line. I got 7 for the morning, and no yellowbelly or cod.Is this a sign of the times in the murray. Bill
Nothing like steamed fresh fish and a salad.
I will have a go at this at every chance I get .....hoping that enough practice will help in the long run.
It will all be part of the fun and adventure tho.
Dawa
Dawa I'm on this lookout for something like "fishing for dummies" and of course "what fish is that" - but of course they probably don't exist. I am going to try fishing next time I am out - I've got the rod/reel, lures, something to put the rod into until a fish comes along and a net - oh and a fishing glove to hold the slippery little suckers. All I need to know to get started is how to kill and gut the fish after I've caught it. Hopefully I will find this out before I get to catch one but as this may be some time, I've plenty of time to find out
it is the killing it bit i don't like.
I know how to scale and gut etc
dawa
Peter
too technical for me
KISS guide to fishing would bre more my style
dawa
Thanks Peter - I will keep an eye out. Helen
Ciguatera poisoning is caused by a build up of toxin from eating fish that eat smaller fish that have injested a certain type of algea that grows on coral reefs. Fish like larger barracuda, mackerel, red bass and other predator fish. It seems to be common in certain fish species and at certain locations. Quite a few years back I had something that the docs diagnosed as this after eating Spanish Mackerel that the brother in law had brought back from up north. I started out with the usual stomache complaints ( I won't go into messy details) then progressed to a burning sensation when i washed my face and hands in cold water, large burning itching welts all over my body and passing out every time I stood up. After a couple of shots at the hospital and a bottle of pills, they wheeled me out to the car and told the mrs I should be OK.. well at least i wasn't passing out every 5 mins by then. Took me about a week to be back to normal again, but apparently it can last for months or even years. Apparently in areas where this is a possibility the recommendation is to only eat smaller fish of the species as it builds up over the life of the fish.
-- Edited by 03_troopy on Sunday 26th of February 2012 12:13:54 PM
Wow Peter! That certainly is a huge carp. The mongrel pests seem to be prolific in the Murray. I chatted to a couple of lads at Avoca Dell, Muray Bridge, and they caught about 10 between them in a very short time.
I have never seen a Murray Cod, but it would be great to catch one.
Those redfin at Greens Lake have a great time jumping to catch the low flying bugs. When the lake is glassy calm it's quite entertaining in a peaceful, placed kind of way.
The biggest fish I've caught was a long-tail tuna off Broome, and then a threadfin salmon off Cable Beach on a hand line.