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Fishing Kiama NSW

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Fishing Kiama NSW Australia

Our Local Fishing Scene – If you are ever in the area for a fishing trip or holiday you will find some useful information on hot fishing spots in our local area for rock fishing, beach fishing, game fishing, reef fishing and river fishing with Fishing Reports of each of the main local fishing areas updated regularly, You will find that we at Ocean Storm Fishing Tackle often make a submission to the fishing reports detailing the latest fishing news for hot fishing spots such as Lake Illawarra, Bombo beach, Kiama blowhole, Shoalhaven and Minnamurra River and often include the latest information on what’s being caught off the boats on local fishing reefs.

Get the low down on what’s happening on the fishing scene in Kiama and other local fishing spots in the Illawarra on our facebook page

Rock Fishing
Fishing Kiama is a popular sport fishing spot – particularly from Kiama Blowhole Point rocks. Here you can catch a wide range of fish species.In Warmer Months the Blowhole is a good live baiting time for species such as Black Marlin, some species of Tuna, Kingfish, Cobia and Sharks. The Kiama blowhole is also great for spinning with metal lures, in brands such as raider lures or halco lures. Surface poppers and large soft plastic lures also work well for a wide range of fish that hang around the point.  For bait, the use of whole or cut strip baits like tuna fillets, mackerel fillets or whole pilchards  for chasing species such as Salmon, Trevally, Kingfish, Mackerel, Cobia, Bonito and the odd Tailor will work well.  Squid are plentiful around the southern side of the blowhole platform and can be caught using a squid jig

In the cooler months there are always salmon hanging about, kingfish and bonito remain in good numbers  usually until late April.  Tailor becomes a good catch around the Blowhole in the early morning and on dark.  Drummer and Luderick are a popular target around the blowhole rock pool area throughout winter and take baits such as Abalone gut or Royal Red Prawns and weed for the luderick.

Game Fishing
Fishing NSW    Kiama boasts of some great game fishing – more particularly from September through to May. We often see captures from the Kiama Canyons and from around the Mount Fuji fish traps species such as: Black Marlin, Striped Marlin, Yellow Fin Tuna, Albacore Tuna, King Fish, Dolphin Fish and a range of sharks. Most commonly used tackle for game fishing in the area is 15-24kg tackle. Trolling lures such as Skirted lures, Xmas Tree Lures, Bibless minnow lures, Rapala luresand Squidgies blue water live series soft plastic lures all work well.Land Base Game fishing is also quite popular off Kiama Blowhole point and Marsdens Headland.

There are many charter fishing boats in the area that have the facilities for game fishing and these include but are not limited to Kiama Blue Water Fishing Charters   Signa Fishing Charters    Predator Fishing Charters   other Fishing charters that reside in the Kiama harbour that service game fishing are: Seaker fishing charters and Kiama Charter service.
Reef Fishing
Fishing Australia    Reef fishing in Kiama is quite good for catching fish species such as Snapper, Morwong, Leather Jackets and other common reef dwelling fish species. Kiama has some great spots for fishing with light tackle. Sand Flats just out off Bombo Beach will produce flathead when the time is right.The Fishing charter boats in the area would be more than willing to book you in for a fishing trip to our local grounds if you are in the area.

Charter fishing operators that fish the local Kiama reefs are:  Kiama Blue Water Fishing Charters   MV Signa Fishing Charters, Predator Fishing Charters  other Fishing charters that reside in the Kiama harbour are: Seaker fishing charters.
Beach and River Fishing
Fishing Information    Kiama Beaches – Fishing from Bombo, Surf, Kendall and East’s Beach’s (In warmer Months)  fish great and produce well for whiting, dart, bream and flathead off the sand.  Whilst off the rock points you will find Bream, Trevally, Salmon and Tailor using Pilchards and strip baits or  if you prefer lures, metal fishing lures and surface poppers are the way to go.

Minnamurra River (In the warmer months) Flathead can be found on the sand flats, Bream around the road and train bridge pylons and dense mangrove area.  Mullet are plentiful throughout, Whiting gather around the mouth area.  Mulloway occasionally are caught in the river also. (However, Shoalhaven river 30 minutes south is the better river to fish if just targeting Mulloway).  Around the mud flats/mangrove areas you can find mud crabs. In the fresh water/brackish sections of the river Bass can be caught using a variety of hard body and soft plastic lures. Usually between September to April. In cooler months the main targets are bream and blackfish all throughout the river.  Winter whiting can be caught around the mouth and the channel area.  Good baits to use are green weed for the Blackfish, they will also take peeled prawns or worms.  For the bream and whiting, nippers, worms and prawns work well.  However soft plastic lures also show good results particularly in the squidgies and  Berkley gulp Fishing Lure brands.

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Berkley Gulp Crabby Fishing Lures – Bream Fishing Lures

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Berkley Gulp Crabby Fishing Lures – Bream Fishing Lures

Bream Fisho’s get excited as the Berkley Gulp Crabby fishing lures have now hit our ONLINE FISHING STORE – CHECK THEM OUT

Gulp Crabby Fishing lures have been introduced into Australia and with a very warm welcome by the Bream fishing enthusiast.

Berkley Gulp Crabby Fishing Lures are a soft lure developed in Australia with a unique crabby shape. Its design boasts of a belly keel which resists spinning on retrieve of the lure and also makes great performance with a flat free fall.

The Berkley Gulp Crabby Fishing Lure will excel when fishing vertical structure such as boat hulls, pontoons and rock walls.

The Gulp Crabby was designed to imitate a crab of yabby. Gulp Crabby boasts impressive looks and is coupled with the famous Gulp scent

The Most important feature of the new Gulp Crabby fishing lures though has to be the ‘keeled’ belly that helps to keep it tracking straight on retrieve allowing the swimmers, legs and claws to flutter enticingly.

Flick the Gulp crabby fishing lure up against a boat hull or rock wall and watch it free-fall horizontally into the depths with its appendages fluttering on the way down and hang on!

If you are into bream fishing then you have to try the Gulp Crabby fishing lures.

Bream will love to eat these fantastic looking Gulp Crabby lures.

Berkley Gulp Squid Vicious Fishing Lures

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Berkley Gulp Squid Vicious Fishing Lures have finally been release into our online fishing tackle store.

CHECK THEM OUT AND BUY ONLINE SQUID VICIOUS LURES ON THIS LINK

Information on the Berkley Gulp Squid Vicious Fishing Lures:

Gulp Squid Vicious Fishing Lures.

Gulp Squid Vicious soft fishing lures have been developed for deep water reef fishing, the Berkley Gulp Squid Vicious lures are designed to imitate a squid head or a small octopus.

Action of the Gulp vicious Squid fishing lure is basically the legs pulsate at the slowest of speeds allowing the Squid Vicious to be fished like ordinary standard bait. Simply use gentle lift and drop techniques to provide a deadly action that is sure to catch a number of Reef fish such as snapper, kingfish, morwong just to name a few. The waving arms of the Berkley Gulp Squid Vicious fishing lure will also produce a catch of fish on the drop from time to time.

Features of the Berkley Gulp Squid Vicious fishing lure are:

* specifically designed for reef fishing for snapper, kingfish etc.
* Can be used a static bait – long cast and let it free fall to the bottom.
* Use as a jig style vertically, but be ready for bites on the drop as the leg action makes predatory fish hit hard.
* Like all GULP baits, it is water based and bio-degradable.

Size is approximately 15cm and there are 6 gulp squid vicious lures per pack with a variety of colours you can choose from.

See the Youtube Clip also provided below for a bit of insight into these fantastic fishing lures.

Fishing For Kingfish in Australia

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Species Article: Kingfish in Australia

 

The yellowtail kingfish is a species much sought after by anglers who like a challenge.  When hooked, a yellow kingfisher will put up a masterful fight, and the species is renowned for fighting dirty.  Read on for some tips on finding this strong, brave and beautiful fish.

 

Kingfish are a pelagic species; torpedo shaped with a bright yellow tail, a dark silver/green back, a gold stripe along their flank, a white belly and yellow fins.
They can be found in cool temperate oceans throughout the world and in Australia they are distributed in the subtropical waters off southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the southern and south-western coast of Western Australia.

 

In these areas you’ll find them on offshore reefs and in close round the rocks.  They like clean water and are likely to hang around structures and wrecks. You’ll also often find them under floating debris where they feed off bait fish. Younger fish weighing up to about 7kg gather in large schools, while larger fish (they can grow to well over 20kg or more) are more solitary.

 

In New South Wales waters, schools of kingfish surface feed during the spring and summer months (from September until February) and schools feeding lower down can also be caught until June often by Jigging or bait fishing. The larger fish are more likely to be found offshore during autumn and winter.

 

Kingfish feeding close to the surface will take live bait such as squid, garfish and slimy mackerel, and they will also take lures. Useful surface lures include poppers, or unweighted soft plastic lures such as slugs and stick baits which kingfish favour.  For kingfish that are feeding deeper, consider using diving lures, or heavily weighted soft plastic lures. Jigging has also become a popular way of angling for kingfish offshore. Ocean Storm Fishing tackle Online Shop stocks a good variety of lures, poppers and jigs designed to target kingfish.

 

A kingfish when hooked close to the shore will head at speed for the nearest rocks, and a kingfish caught on a jig in offshore waters will dive for the bottom. To avoid a kingfish taking off with your tackle, it’s important to have strong gear: line strength at least 8 kilograms, a spool large enough to support the line, and with adequate drag strength, and good thick hooks.

 

Kingfish is one of the best sport fish available in the subtropical waters of Australia.  They provide an exhilarating tussle when hooked and if captured have superb eating qualities.

Want to know more about fishing for Kingfish? Check out the Kingfish Secrets DVD for sale in our online fishing store.

The basics: fishing gear to set up a novice angler

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The basics: fishing gear to set up a novice angler

When you’re new to angling it can be hard to know what fishing gear to choose.  The most basic fishing equipment includes rods, reels, lines, fishing tackle and lures.  For a novice fisher it’s important that any gear you invest in is easy to use. Here are some tips to help you select a set of fishing equipment for your first fishing outings.

The rod is the most important item of fishing equipment you’ll be purchasing, so it’s worth spending some time to find the rod that suits you best.  A rod about 7 to 8 feet in length is best for a beginner as an all round general purpose size, however if beach fishing or rock fishing it is usually best to use around 10 feet off the rock ledges and 12 foot fishing on the beach.  Look for a rod that is reasonably durable but preferably sensitive, allowing you to learn the skills of casting lines and playing fish.

Give some thought to the type of fishing you’ll be doing most often and choose a rod with a casting weight that suits your purpose.  For pier or estuary fishing, go for a rod with a light fishing line rating (often 2-5kgs) around 6-7 feet in length, while for surf fishing rods or rock fishing rods usually with heavier casting weight are more suitable in a rating class of say between 6-10kgs in the 10-12 foot size is suitable. A good solution for a beginner would be a 2-piece rod.  This type of rod is easy to transport.

There are three main types of fishing reel available: overhead, Alvey sidecast and spinning reels. Of these, the spinning reel is the most commonly used, and is popular with both experts and novices. These reels are often called eggbeaters because their design is similar to those old-fashioned kitchen utensils.  For anyone who is learning angling, a spinning reel is a good choice.  These reels are very simple to use and make it easy to learn casting and retrieving.  The reels come in a variety of sizes and the size of spinning reel should be chosen to match the weight and size of the rod.

Fishing lines come in a variety of materials, structures and weights.  Other fishing line characteristics that anglers consider are visibility, cast ability and stretch.  As a beginner to angling, it’s probably best to select a simple monofilament fishing line with breaking strength suitable to the type of fish that you’re targeting and line class rating within the rod’s classification.

Lures are devices attached to the end of fishing lines to attract the attention of fish, and are designed so that their colour, shape and movement imitate the prey of the fish you are targeting. There is an enormous range of styles of lure available for anglers: check out the fishing lures stocked by the Ocean Storm Fishing Tackle Shop Online, which include lures designed to attract fresh water and salt water fish from small table fish such as bream to huge fish.

There are a few other essential basic fishing items such as hooks and sinkers, swivels etc.  While you’re shopping for fishing equipment, don’t forget a tackle box to store and carry your new fishing gear, and an ice box to keep cool all those fish you’re going to be catching. If you are after an all round beginners tackle kit then I suggest the surecatch fishing tackle kit.

 

Visit our online fishing store website to browse through our range of fishing gear and if you require assistance in making your selection feel welcome to contact us. (Usually by email or live web chat is the preferred method so we can give you a more detailed response and provide links to our website for reference where possible).