Nine year old Jayga Littlefair is the star of fishing this week with a ripper squid caught off Two Rocks recently. Jayga’s Dad thought she had a snag, but Jayga was certain it was a fish and gently brought in the massive squid on her light rod and reel. It was a challenge landing the squid which was caught from the shore and brought up over the rocks. This is the first one Jayga has caught from the shore and, let us tell you, it is also bigger than any squid Dad has ever caught down there! Jayga has entered it in the monthly fishing competition.
The time is almost here for the Betta Billfish Bonanza. Don’t forget that this event is great for anyone to enjoy. Last year we had juniors as young as seven, plenty of women and new anglers fishing the comp. There will be an information session at the clubhouse on Friday Oct 8th and you can learn all that is needed to target these species for this tag and release event.
What have you got planned for the school holidays? These holidays are a time when the weather warms up and fish tend to wake up. We are hoping to see lots more bait schools in the gulf, which often bring many predatory fish with them. This can increase the opportunities for species such as queenfish at Old Bundegi and opens up many options in the gulf for boat fishing. The beaches in the gulf are a great safe place to take kids with options like whiting, garfish, queenfish, small trevally, the occasional big bluebone and squid (as we can see this week!). The marina is forever holding a variety of species including bream, trevally, cod and cruising queenfish. This can be fabulous for variety and if the wind is blowing, you can usually get out of it somewhere down there. If you’re not sure what’s biting where at anytime, drop in to the tackle shop and ask the staff. Spangled emperor have been responding well this week to soft plastic lures inside the reef, both from the shore and boats. Lures are also a great option for kids to use as they keep them occupied while constantly casting and retrieving. You can vary the retrieve depending on the terrain. A good safe option for the youngsters is poppers, because they float, are very visual and can be very exciting when a fish attacks the lure! We recommend changing the hooks to barbless, or at least crushing the barbs, which can help with releasing fish or anything else that may get hooked unexpectedly.
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