What The Hell Happened To 2015?

By Dan Trotter on November 18, 2015 in Other

It feels like it was just a few days ago that I was planning the year ahead, contemplating the winter tuna run and thinking about turning forty40. Now the year has almost disappeared lapsed, the tuna came and went – we caught a few, too –, and my 40th birthday celebration is a warm, fuzzy memory.

Thankfully, oh, well, at least there are still eight weeks or so or approximately 15.4% of the year left until New Year’s Eve’s, so let’s look at how we can make the most of them.

Firstly, we all need to find time to maximise the living we can do outside of our working and sleeping hours, because let’s face it, we spend more time doing both of those things than all the other stuff that we love.

So if you work for yourself, set some firm guidelines and stick to them; , If on the other hand, if you work for someone else the man, see pop into HR and start a conversation about starting early and leaving early when you can, or taking half- day Fridays and working extra long days earlier in the week in order to extend your weekend by working extra longs days earlier in the week. Because let’s face it, none of us are getting any younger and there are only so many magical springs and special summers in one lifetime –- work hard, fish often, love lots, drink, eat and be merry with your friends.

November is always an exciting time of year. On the one hand, we’re all racing like crazy across through the final working weeks of the calendar year, whilst on the flipside we live in anticipation of long, lazy days on holiday with family, friends and loved ones. Both restless and rewarding, it is a month of struggle finding as we try to find balance in the chaos of our modern lives.

In the seas there is also much also changes:, warm water from the north courses ever southward on it’s annual pilgrimage, bringing new life, abundance and a plethora of angling opportunities.

The October run of serious Sydney snapper will continue, whilst the magical metre mulloway and kingfish will start to take up residence on their inshore summer grounds. Preparation is key to successful outings when targeting these majestic species, and and always be mindful of conservation minded when you get into a hot bite. KNOW It’s important to know that mulloway do not release well if caught in water deeper than 10 metres as they are adversely affected by barotrauma, so if you catch your bag limit of two2 fish greater than 70cm per person, STOP stop fishing for them and move somewhere else. If you tempted, stop take time to and consider just how special it is to catch them in the first place.

Mahi mahi and striped marlin in the wider cobalt currents are the other offshore options worth considering during November. As always,, with any species take only what you will eat fresh and release the rest.

In the harbour, if it’s not all about yellowtail kingfish then I’m not sure where you’re hanging out what you’re thinking or where you’re fishing. Of course, options there’s a myriad of fishing options worth spending time pursuing like flathead, bream, silver trevally, drummer, groper, blackfish, mulloway and squid are still worth pursuing. But for most anglers, the next few months will be single-mindedly all about the kings and kings only, and who can blame them;, they hit hard, fight harder and taste great.

Tight lines!