June/July Journal Article:
13 March
The weather was good so we ventured out wide to the 65 fathoms mark of Kiama. We had plenty of tangles but this was not an issue for Rodney the skipper (Kiama Charters). He made impossible tangles look easy. There were 70 leather jackets, 4 morwong and 1 snapper caught on the day. The biggest bag of the day was caught by A Zammit with 91.08 points (8.28kgs). The biggest fish of the day was a 1.24kg Morwong, caught by M Veselic. Total fish caught for the day was 43.37kgs worth.
18 April
We trawled from the Kiama heads and were into the Bonito as soon as the lures hit the water. We caught 13 and had a good supply of fresh bait. We fished the 42 fathom mark with a mixed bag of reef fish and the ever reliable leather jackets. There were 10 morwong, 13 sweep, 2 snapper, 9 sergeant bakers and last but not least, 91 leather jackets caught. The biggest bag of the day was caught by A DeBattista 127.02 points (13.47kgs). The biggest fish of the day was caught by J Romchek with a 1.25kg sergeant baker. Total fish caught for the day was 66.82kgs worth. Note: Stan our Fishing club President wants me to add that he lost the biggest morwong for the day, plus the biggest fish as it straightened his hook. We would all like to believe him!
‘Til Next Tide
Alf DeBattista – Publicity Officer