An overnight kayak camping trip exploring Berowra Creek and its many tributaries revealed a healthy population of lure crunching fish. After a few weeks planning, my fishing buddy Greg and I set off on an overnight kayak camping trip in Berowra Creek, one of the major tributaries of the mighty Hawkesbury River in NSW, Australia.... Continue Reading →
Kayak fishing Sydney
We launched our kayaks at first light into another misty morning. The moon was full, the tide as low as we've seen it and the water crystal clear. After an hour our kayaks began drifting slowly upstream. The tide had turned. With the change, our surface lures began to receive a few follows. The mist was... Continue Reading →
Spring surface action hots up
Spring is in the air and the fish have come out to play. I fished a tributary of the Hawkesbury River this morning with my fishing buddy Greg. We were on the water in our kayaks half an hour before first light. The fog was thick. We paddled through, flicking surface lures. The water was... Continue Reading →
Shallow water breaming
For many years I assumed bream would only feed over sand and mud flats in a reasonable depth of water. Now I've changed my mind, following some memorable catches in water shallow enough to take a bath. I had always thought bream would need a metre or more of water to feel safe over the... Continue Reading →