Sunday, July 31, 2005
29 July 2005
Wind: W/SW 10/15 knots
Sea: 1. m
Swell 1 m SE
Tide: 0224:1.21, 0827:0.52, 1508:1.50, 2152:0.61
Barometric pressure: 1020
Water temperature: offshore 17.7 deg C
Full moon: 21 July
Location: Hole in the Wall - Position 1
Groper: 2 kg x 2, 1.5 hour after low tide
Location: North Avalon- Position 1
Drummer: 7 small ones within 1 hour from high tide
Sea: 1. m
Swell 1 m SE
Tide: 0224:1.21, 0827:0.52, 1508:1.50, 2152:0.61
Barometric pressure: 1020
Water temperature: offshore 17.7 deg C
Full moon: 21 July
Location: Hole in the Wall - Position 1
Groper: 2 kg x 2, 1.5 hour after low tide
Location: North Avalon- Position 1
Drummer: 7 small ones within 1 hour from high tide
Friday, July 22, 2005
22 July 2005
Wind: W/NW 10/15 knots
Sea: 1. m
Swell 1 m SE
Tide: 0257:0.11, 0853:1.38, 1426:0.34, 2101:2.05
Barometric pressure: 1034
Water temperature: offshore 17.2 deg C
Full moon: 21 July
Location: North Avalon - Hole in the Wall
Sweep only, very active after low tide
Parrot Fish: 0.75 kg
Groper: 1.5 kg
Sea: 1. m
Swell 1 m SE
Tide: 0257:0.11, 0853:1.38, 1426:0.34, 2101:2.05
Barometric pressure: 1034
Water temperature: offshore 17.2 deg C
Full moon: 21 July
Location: North Avalon - Hole in the Wall
Sweep only, very active after low tide
Parrot Fish: 0.75 kg
Groper: 1.5 kg
Friday, July 15, 2005
15 July 2005
Wind: W/SW 10/15 knots
Sea: 1.5 m
Swell 1.5 m
Tide: 0138:1.31, 0803:0.50, 1441:1.40, 2052:0.69
Barometric pressure: 1008
Water temperature: offshore 17.9 deg C
Full moon: 21 July
Location: Wariewood
Very quiet, just 2 bites at around 10:30 am.
Drummer 2.5 kg
Groper 1 kg
Sea: 1.5 m
Swell 1.5 m
Tide: 0138:1.31, 0803:0.50, 1441:1.40, 2052:0.69
Barometric pressure: 1008
Water temperature: offshore 17.9 deg C
Full moon: 21 July
Location: Wariewood
Very quiet, just 2 bites at around 10:30 am.
Drummer 2.5 kg
Groper 1 kg
Monday, July 11, 2005
12 July 2005
Wind: variable 10/15 knots
WaterL Slight, not quite, about 1m (Sea: 1.5m, Swell: 2.5 - 3m at Northern Beaches, wind mostly SW/W/NW for others areas)
Tide: 0601:0.45, 1212:1.26, 1745:0.65, 2359:1.49
Barometric pressure: 1026
Water temperature:
Full moon: 21 July
Location: Obelesk Bay - Middle Head
Very quiet, just small fish nibbles. Mostly small sweep
WaterL Slight, not quite, about 1m (Sea: 1.5m, Swell: 2.5 - 3m at Northern Beaches, wind mostly SW/W/NW for others areas)
Tide: 0601:0.45, 1212:1.26, 1745:0.65, 2359:1.49
Barometric pressure: 1026
Water temperature:
Full moon: 21 July
Location: Obelesk Bay - Middle Head
Very quiet, just small fish nibbles. Mostly small sweep
Friday, July 08, 2005
8 July 2005
Wind: SW 10/15 knots, tending W/NW 15/20 knots in the afternoon.
Sea: 1 m rising to 1.5 m later
Swell: 1 m E/SE 1 metre
Tide: 0338:0.41, 0931:1.23, 1455:0.57, 2129:1.73
Barometric pressure: 1020
Water temperature 22.5 degree C
Full moon: 21 July
Location: Avalon North - spot 1
Not too much bite, only 3 small drummers and some rockcods
Location: Avalon North - spot 10 - diving channel
Mainly rod cods plus 2 spotted cods
Location Avalon North - spot 6 - island
Rod cods plus a 1kg groper on prawn
Sea: 1 m rising to 1.5 m later
Swell: 1 m E/SE 1 metre
Tide: 0338:0.41, 0931:1.23, 1455:0.57, 2129:1.73
Barometric pressure: 1020
Water temperature 22.5 degree C
Full moon: 21 July
Location: Avalon North - spot 1
Not too much bite, only 3 small drummers and some rockcods
Location: Avalon North - spot 10 - diving channel
Mainly rod cods plus 2 spotted cods
Location Avalon North - spot 6 - island
Rod cods plus a 1kg groper on prawn
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
5 July 2005
Wind: N/NE 5/10 knots.
Sea: about 1 metre.
Swell: SE 1 to 1.5 metre.
Tide: 0148:0.45, 0735:1.21, 1257:0.58, 1939:1.75
Barometric pressure: 1028
Water temperature 22.5 degree C
New Moon
Location: Wariwood
Not too much bite
Black Fish: Seen an Vietnamese caught several at low tide
Drummer: Caught about 10 drummers, only 1 legal size, others released. Half hooked twice big ones but could not land them.
Groper: No bite
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Well there’s plenty of cold water out there, especially after the recent fresh flush, causing the fishing to slow down considerably. Offshore conditions seem to be providing some respite, with a little remnant warmish water and temperatures hovering around 18 degrees. Inshore however is markedly different. The beach water temps are still the warmest of the waters close to shore, hovering around 17 near the Joey, but as soon as you get around the corner and inside the mercury drops off the scale. Pittwater was measured at twelve degrees earlier this week, and the harbour struggles along, only reaching above 13 on sunny days.
Pittwater struggles along, with the exception that it adjoins the largest moving body of fresh water in Sydney (Hawkesbury River) and therefore may take a day or two longer to recover to it’s usual levels of salinity. Fish are often highly sensitive to changes in salinity and may be put off the bite or forced to move out of the area for several days.
The beaches are still fishing pretty well, especially in comparison with our estuaries. Nice Black Drummer are still firing for the ledge brigade, getting stuck into Ab Gut and occasionally fresh bread. Salmon are off the front of most headlands, including at Curly and Dee Why, where they can be spun up with small metals or just baited. Jewies have been about in good numbers lately, but there is a run of massive Eagle Rays at present, some up to 25kg, that is making find-the-jewfish look more like where’s Wally, and causing plenty of bust offs. But if you are persistent, the Jewfish are still there, and big.
Sea: about 1 metre.
Swell: SE 1 to 1.5 metre.
Tide: 0148:0.45, 0735:1.21, 1257:0.58, 1939:1.75
Barometric pressure: 1028
Water temperature 22.5 degree C
New Moon
Location: Wariwood
Not too much bite
Black Fish: Seen an Vietnamese caught several at low tide
Drummer: Caught about 10 drummers, only 1 legal size, others released. Half hooked twice big ones but could not land them.
Groper: No bite
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Well there’s plenty of cold water out there, especially after the recent fresh flush, causing the fishing to slow down considerably. Offshore conditions seem to be providing some respite, with a little remnant warmish water and temperatures hovering around 18 degrees. Inshore however is markedly different. The beach water temps are still the warmest of the waters close to shore, hovering around 17 near the Joey, but as soon as you get around the corner and inside the mercury drops off the scale. Pittwater was measured at twelve degrees earlier this week, and the harbour struggles along, only reaching above 13 on sunny days.
Pittwater struggles along, with the exception that it adjoins the largest moving body of fresh water in Sydney (Hawkesbury River) and therefore may take a day or two longer to recover to it’s usual levels of salinity. Fish are often highly sensitive to changes in salinity and may be put off the bite or forced to move out of the area for several days.
The beaches are still fishing pretty well, especially in comparison with our estuaries. Nice Black Drummer are still firing for the ledge brigade, getting stuck into Ab Gut and occasionally fresh bread. Salmon are off the front of most headlands, including at Curly and Dee Why, where they can be spun up with small metals or just baited. Jewies have been about in good numbers lately, but there is a run of massive Eagle Rays at present, some up to 25kg, that is making find-the-jewfish look more like where’s Wally, and causing plenty of bust offs. But if you are persistent, the Jewfish are still there, and big.