Bass fishing in windsor area

[hohn55]

hey everyone im really interested in getting into bass fishing i live near windsor and just wondering if there are fish to be caught in the river around here, not asking for anyones secret spots just a general area i can have a flick and try my luck.

any onfo would be greatly appreciated

[Bass flicker]

There are plenty of fish to be caught. But not at this time of year. Wait until about october then go and see Ben and windsor bait and tackle. Tell him you want some bass lures. Spinner baits etc. Then it is as easy as walking the banks looking for snags.

When fishing for Bass or Ep's, ALWAYS practice CnR. It's not the law, but it's responsible fishing.

[hohn55]

Thanks for the info mate, C'n'R are my intentions im interested in bass fishing cos it takes a bit more skill and its more of a sport i get bored putting bait on a hook and playing the waiting game.

[beats]

"um" at present (it is the law) to catch & release only as closed season is enforced.

[hohn55]

Yeah mate i was aware of that.

[quintrex101]

i think he was talking to bass flicker mate :lol:

[storms72]

Youre in a good area with plenty of creeks and rivers within easy driving distance. I agree with BF and Greg-c'n'r is the best way to go with bass, the ones you will be fishing for in the wild take a few years just to grow to 30cm, the more that get returned to the river after a quick happy snap the better chance of catching that elusive 50cm bass.:ohhh yeah:

[Bass flicker]

"um" at present (it is the law) to catch & release only as closed season is enforced.

Gotcha Greg was more talking about summer period. Should have made that clear. Law should be catch and release year round (for those species) I reckon.

[fishboy45]

im some with bass flicker i think they should be closed season all year round for wild river bass.

[kumadude]

i disagree with full year c'n'r. It would probably promote black market sales. Secondly, we use bag and size limits to maintain stable populations of our stocks, if there is a threat then they will change the laws...which they have. But. most importantly, once you have eaten a bass you will release them after that.

And bass are not hard too catch, they are easier than any saltwater species as long as you follow the theories: snag,snag, snag. popper early morning and arvo/night, with diving varieties other times.

[Bass flicker]

i disagree with full year c'n'r. It would probably promote black market sales. Secondly, we use bag and size limits to maintain stable populations of our stocks, if there is a threat then they will change the laws...which they have. But. most importantly, once you have eaten a bass you will release them after that.

And bass are not hard too catch, they are easier than any saltwater species as long as you follow the theories: snag,snag, snag. popper early morning and arvo/night, with diving varieties other times.

You put FARRRRRRR to much faith in the authorities. The bag limit for bream is still 20 per day per person? Do you think thats sensible? Being so blase about these matters and leaving it up to the fisheries to get around to changing the laws is non productive. Trout are a noxious and very destructive species, and they put a closed season to protect them. Do you think thats sensible?????

Just because it is written by some government policy maker does not mean is the right way to conserve fish.

[neilm]

You put FARRRRRRR to much faith in the authorities. The bag limit for bream is still 20 per day per person? Do you think thats sensible? Being so blase about these matters and leaving it up to the fisheries to get around to changing the laws is non productive. Trout are a noxious and very destructive species, and they put a closed season to protect them. Do you think thats sensible?????

Just because it is written by some government policy maker does not mean is the right way to conserve fish.

I gotta agree with you BF the bag limits are crazy in a lot of cases, with fish being kept before they have even reached maturity! Not exactly sustainable.

[kumadude]

You put FARRRRRRR to much faith in the authorities. The bag limit for bream is still 20 per day per person? Do you think thats sensible? Being so blase about these matters and leaving it up to the fisheries to get around to changing the laws is non productive. Trout are a noxious and very destructive species, and they put a closed season to protect them. Do you think thats sensible?????

Just because it is written by some government policy maker does not mean is the right way to conserve fish.


BF, I want to be really specific about the species: bass tastes like a blackhole, a total empty set of flavour. Though, there are cultures that enjoy carp. So proper education like you often supply in regards to the obstacles they need to overcome that prevent seasonal migrations and isolate populations is incredible. I would be more than happy to see the number of fish caught reduced to 1. 2 is overkill and as with speed limits, people always add 10% ( i don't on water, but do on land),so there wil be a minority that abuse rules always. I think banning the taking of a fish should only be done when closing in on endangered, based on independent research.

I think the most worrisome thing is if such a concept does actually take off and the extreme greenies try to extend it to all freshwater species and a final phase is the total banning of fishing.

The best efforts of conservation are removal of commercial outfits from backends of estuaries, I know of Richmond River where my old mates now tell me of being able to catch bass up river consistently.(not based on independent research).

As per trout, there should be no closed season on one of the worst intruders to Australia (they will probably introduce another species to eradicate trout). I don't mind catching a trout with a fly, but it is nothing next to a popper smashing bass. I am 100% supportive of the annihilation of trout, net upriver of all dams over 10 years and you will kill the source. And, open all creeks and rivers with no size or bag limit...that should do the trick. Parallel to that build more fish ladders and restock with local brood...that should do the trick.

Wheres the money for it all?

Oh yeah..bream.5 sounds reasonable and a day limit on all species of a 15-20. Does sound bizarre? I don't really catch that many fish so I would be stoked to go home with 15 LEGAL fish.

[Bass flicker]

Fair call, bass do taste like a turd wrapped in burnt hair.

Im totally into this conservation thing for all Australian species both aquatic and mammal. It's a very fine line we tread trying to be mindful of looking after our environment and coming across as a tree hugging zealot. I would hate to see a total fishing ban. It would just create illegal fishing and I would certainly be creeping around the mountains in camo gear casting a few lures.

I will be going fishing Tues, Wed, up the coast and we will be catching alot of drummer some of Which we'll eat YUM YUM YUM! So, Im not adverse to knocking a few fish on the head if they are a plentyful species.

People also find it hard these days to hear that I like to hunt feral species rabbit, fox,goat,pig, cat. I've been called cruel, redneck, hill billy and the list goes on. But as soon as you ask people what they'd rather: A Fox or a Bilby out in the bush they say bilby every time. Hunting is conservation in its rawest form and most people understand that, once explained properly..

Im glad your into the whole pest trout thing. They are a magnificent fish but a VERY destructive one. You must read a book called FROG CALL. Its recently out of print but get it on ebay. Its something you MUST read, its a book written by an avid trout fisherman who is also a massive conservationist and his struggle between the two. It has some of the most well written and amazing fishing stories you'll ever read, and it's all set in Tassie. Great Australian book!! Look it up!

[fatboy]

my mate does that whole, "well it's 1cm or 2cm off legal size, i'm gonna keep it and eat it".... I hate the fact he does it, as i'm only ever gonna get excited catching 1 massive "over legal size" fish compared to his 5-6 "1-3cm under legal size" fish...

mentioning the under sized fish...has anyone ever had the D.P.I. hit them in any fishing zone?? I haven't come across them yet in 2 years, so just wondering where their "hot spots" are..

[storms72]

Kuma-bass not hard to catch is a pretty special line.
I spent quite a few months getting my casting accurate enough and am still working out the right lure to use for the area/light conditions/barometric pressure/wind direction......bass are a tricky fish to catch unlike any other species I have targeted before. I'v taken mates to some of my spots and given them all my gear to use and they've caught nothing apart from losing a few expensive lures on snags or tree branches. On the other hand I can on most occasions go to the spots I know and catch my targeted species be it bream, flounder, flathead or trevalley(still getting the snapper spots wired) on most occasions.

Bass fishing and many other types of fishing you primarily use lures is not easy.

[kumadude]

You couid kill all the deer in the National Parks plus cats, dogs, donkeys, goats, camels and foxes you like, but get a head shot. As f'ed up as it is they are here, snuff them quickly. 100% behind extendning these national park feral shootouts nationwide. I have always liked the sticker, "looking for your cat, look under my wheels".

Never ever seen a fisheries officer since I started fishing up the coast 15 years ago (and I used to fish behind their offices at Ballina).

Dont want to be rude storms, but you need to feel the atmospheric parameters more than analysing them. I tend to use smaller poppers as we approach summer, but once it hits solid I can throw a fairly solid wood thing with feather tails and be almost guaranteed a hit and hook up (depending on the intoxicification levels). I don't often fish during the day, but i nice slow deep diver at the base of norton drop off usually pays off. Or in the rapid a cricket or fat moth fly. It is too easy. Go with someone like bf and watch his method, it is probably similar. Try as deep into a snag as possible (using benchmark casts to figure distance vs energy), if popper a couple of small taps (spring, or one sharp one in summer), then pause within a foot or two of where it landed and another little bloop. If the fish did not strike within a couple feet of the snag, it doesn't like your lure or there is no fish, move on. Too easy.

There is a strict and definite pattern to catching bass and other native freshwater (cannot 100% confirm this yet), and once you figure it you will kick yourself. The season to me is based on the willow leaves, when they have growth is time to fish for bass, otherwise they are shagging down stream.

The easiest and most rewarding early season action can be found in Penrith (based on living in Kingswood..i am lazy), find the two parallel bridges. I used to fish there religiously until the huge November/December rain hits that allows them to migrate upstream easier.

In fact that rain that heralds the change of season motivates the carp to spawn also. So, if you go down to the weir with a spear, stand beside the torrent and you cankill the mofos. If you throw some little poppers, sub surface divers or spinners to the edge of torrent you may have some luck.

Forgot to say, I am no casting pro..i continue to loose $15 lures each month, though i have learnt a pendulum trick that has saved my ass a few times.

And, most afternoons out in western sydney through summer is like living in a nuclear fission facility (?), never really have to care about barometric blah blah blah. In regards to feeling it: if you can feel you undies drenching and you haven't been on the piss then a huge storm is about to hit, so get the most conducting fishing rod and head down to the river, because the bass go crazy on surface stuff till rain hits.

[storms72]

No rudeness taken Kuma, I'v fished a few times with BF, learnt off a young fella and was fortunate enough to fish with a few fellows he knows who really know their stuff and it was interesting to speak to them and find out how many variables there are involved, it really came down to only a couple of things and wind was the main one that it all came back too-I was suprised that something as simple as native bird activity around the area you are fishing can bring the bass on the bite-much like your willow trees. I'v got the area I fish sort of worked out no matter what time of day or conditions I hit it, there are still a couple of spots where you can see the bass and just can't entice a hit. Would be great to catch up with yourself and I know BF is keen to visit my neck'o'the woods for a flick-might have to arrange something once the season re-opens and we get enough rain to get the bass back up my way.:ohhh yeah:

[Bass flicker]

No rudeness taken Kuma, I'v fished a few times with BF, learnt off a young fella and was fortunate enough to fish with a few fellows he knows who really know their stuff and it was interesting to speak to them and find out how many variables there are involved, it really came down to only a couple of things and wind was the main one that it all came back too-I was suprised that something as simple as native bird activity around the area you are fishing can bring the bass on the bite-much like your willow trees. I'v got the area I fish sort of worked out no matter what time of day or conditions I hit it, there are still a couple of spots where you can see the bass and just can't entice a hit. Would be great to catch up with yourself and I know BF is keen to visit my neck'o'the woods for a flick-might have to arrange something once the season re-opens and we get enough rain to get the bass back up my way.:ohhh yeah:

Im down with that!! I've only been Bass fishing for around 24 Years and Im still learning.

[kumadude]

Damn, Iam down in Queanbeyan now, so I don't get to the Nepean much now.

I am going to try the back of Batemans Bay when it warms up about 10C.

Wind seems to suck, shuts down bass (didn't mention that). But you seem to know what to look for. Crickets sounding off and other insect plagues work well. I have cheated every now and then by chucking a cicada on a hook, they tend to be on the ground dormant in the early mornings.

If youi do find the elusive double bridges, for gods sake stay off the bigger one. Big mining trucks will mow you down and get shitty. But if you fish on the small one, security will come down ask how the fishing is and remind you stay off the big one. Overall, really top blokes..they stop the big trucks to watch me pull in fish.

Most importantly, it is great to know there are people who love wilderness, everything it contains and everything it has to offer.:warp:

And, if you go to the weir and some dude asks if you want some private fun, it is not me. Strange guys (only) walking around early monring and late arvo...they are not fishing.