Catching Broadwater Tailor

[Daryl McPhee]

We have been out catching a few tailor after school on the weekdays around Runaway Bay. No big fish but legal fish for the most part. It's handy to just duck down to get a feed in the afternoon and be back in time for dinner. We just used the usual old school approach of small pillies on gangs, mono and Alvey's. The approach has worked for me for 30+ years and shows no signs of stopping and no need to overcomplicate things. 

 

 

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Good work!

[Drop Bear]

So much fun. We got a few at the break wall at the port of Brisbane this week as well. Seems it is still a very healthy fishery. 

Thanks for the post Daryl. I'm heading to Minjerriba on Sunday. I will throw a few slugs around and see if they are there. 

 

[ellicat]

Nice going.

Did I see that your trace is pretty short ?

[Hweebe]

@Daryl McPhee really liking your videos, showing us how it is done and how KISS principle also applies to fishing.

Seems better fishing in the broadwater than lining up side by side on the spit/sand pumping jetty

[Daryl McPhee]

9 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

So much fun. We got a few at the break wall at the port of Brisbane this week as well. Seems it is still a very healthy fishery. 

Thanks for the post Daryl. I'm heading to Minjerriba on Sunday. I will throw a few slugs around and see if they are there. 

 

Hey Drop Bear.

The second rock groyne sticking out from the Caravan Park at Pulan Pulan use to hold a few tailor, but I haven't chased them there for a long time. 

I will be back there in Oct with a big load of American and Norwegian students. I'll be chasing snapper, grassies and tuskies from the backyard then .

D

[Daryl McPhee]

9 hours ago, ellicat said:

Nice going.

Did I see that your trace is pretty short ?

Well spotted. I run the sinker on the trace so the sinker sits right on the gangs. This centres the weight and greatly increases the casting distance for the given sinker size. You can get tricky and use a barrel sinker which also provides extra protection from bite offs without the need for wire. 

[Daryl McPhee]

8 hours ago, Hweebe said:

@Daryl McPhee really liking your videos, showing us how it is done and how KISS principle also applies to fishing.

Seems better fishing in the broadwater than lining up side by side on the spit/sand pumping jetty

Yes. It's always good to keep it simple and I rarely feel the need to fish where all the cool kids fish. 

[Hweebe]

On 5/8/2022 at 5:21 PM, Daryl McPhee said:

Yes. It's always good to keep it simple and I rarely feel the need to fish where all the cool kids fish. 

Any tide times better for the Broadwater tailor or do you just aim for the arvo / twighlight conditions?

[Daryl McPhee]

13 hours ago, Hweebe said:

Any tide times better for the Broadwater tailor or do you just aim for the arvo / twighlight conditions?

I can get them on most tides where I fish. There are a couple of spots which fish a bit better at low tide and a couple of others that fish best at high tide, but overall I focus on the late afternoon/evening. 

[fishofelix]

On 05/08/2022 at 7:52 AM, Drop Bear said:

So much fun. We got a few at the break wall at the port of Brisbane this week as well. Seems it is still a very healthy fishery. 

Thanks for the post Daryl. I'm heading to Minjerriba on Sunday. I will throw a few slugs around and see if they are there. 

 

Its an interesting fishery that's for sure, where I am (around tweed) last year was great, the year before not so much.

From what I see most of the fish from choppers to old breeding size greenbacks are kept, I only really know a few fellow fishermen who let the majority of their fish go. It will be interesting to see how its managed and sustained over the next few years, maybe some things like the size limit might change (https://www.fishingworld.com.au/news/call-to-increase-legal-length-of-tailor-in-nsw) to keep the stock up. hopefully its handled well as tailor are definitely one of my favourite fish.

[Daryl McPhee]

On 07/08/2022 at 5:39 PM, fishofelix said:

Its an interesting fishery that's for sure, where I am (around tweed) last year was great, the year before not so much.

From what I see most of the fish from choppers to old breeding size greenbacks are kept, I only really know a few fellow fishermen who let the majority of their fish go. It will be interesting to see how its managed and sustained over the next few years, maybe some things like the size limit might change (https://www.fishingworld.com.au/news/call-to-increase-legal-length-of-tailor-in-nsw) to keep the stock up. hopefully its handled well as tailor are definitely one of my favourite fish.

Here is a bit of biological information on them. Ask Dr Dazza | Tailor (moretondaily.com.au)