It’s that time of year again –  Billfish time.         November is when the warm water currents from the North start to move inshore and push further South. Consequently with this warm water come the great pelagics Marlin  Spearfish Wahoo and Mahi Mahi. It is also when club fisher people get excited about … Continue reading Ambition report 5th. No...

It is summertime and the first Marlin of the season still hasn’t been caught or tagged by a SGFC member in Sydney waters. It was with this in mind that we went out last Saturday. The charts were showing good water wide and North of Browns so that … Continue reading Ambition report 3rd.December’18 → The post Ambition report 3rd.Decemb...

As the winter days subside and the water temp slowly rises for spring the inshore reefs are beginning to re populate with good numbers of quality fish. The last few trips have produced some crackers! Nice sized Snapper Morwong Flathead and bonus Pearl Perch Trag and Dory. So far certainly promising prospects for the [...] The post The rains have a...

Recently my client requested that I “re build” his Calstar 7455XXH 37kg Stroker and convert the Hyperlon fore grip to leather! Big Job though so worth it as this weapon has proven its worth over and over hauling huge Sharks to 800 lb. So the project began stripping down the guides and fore grip [...] The post Rebuilding Big Blue appeared first on...

I went out yesterday looking for the Tuna. I’d heard the long liners were working wide and South of Heatons so headed off in that direction. It was a bit lumpy going through the heads but eased up a few miles out away from the backwash. There were just a few mountains with which to … Continue reading Ambition report 11th. July’18 → The post Ambiti...

It is Tuna time off Sydney and the bite is in full swing. We headed out at 5:30 yesterday morning heading for where the bite had been on Wednesday. After my fruitless day on Tuesday I and the crew were keen to play. We set the lures out North-East of Browns and proceeded to listen … Continue reading Ambition report 13th. July’18 → The post Ambitio...

After over three weeks of nothing to say about the Game Fishing  off Sydney I needed to say something so….. Game fishing off Sydney has certainly taken a turn for the worse. Actually it has been pretty hopeless for the last month.  The weather hasn’t helped either. After what was amongst the best Smmer and … Continue reading Ambition report 4th’ J...

Yellowfin and Albacore are the prime target at this time of year with Kingies and dropping on Browns thrown in for good measure. The warm currents are slowing and cubing is also on the agenda. I took Brad his groomsmen and future father-in-law out on Saturday. The aim was to catch live bait which we … Continue reading Ambition report 11th.June’17...

Striped Marlin and Mako Sharks as well as Tigers were all the news off Sydney last week-end. Two Tiger Sharks over 450 kgs. were taken as well as another of unknown size lost after several hours of fighting. With the thought of XOS Tiger sharks in mind I went out with Glen and Karen on … Continue reading Ambition report 28th. May’18 → The post Amb...

Tuna and Marlin: Striped and Blue Marlin along with Yellowfin tuna Mahi Mahi and some huge Tiger sharks are still haunting Sydney waters. When you consider that it is nearly June the fishing is quite incredible. I suppose what is really remarkable is sea temperatures still around 23 degrees. Even though all the above … Continue reading Ambition re...

After the great Yellowfin Tuna bite two week-ends ago when we caught three Yellowfin up to 73 kilos I was really keen to get out there again. Unfortunately it wasn’t until the following Wednesday when opportunity arose. Wednesday was going to be our last chance before the weather moved in. Unfortunately reports that I’d read … Continue reading Amb...

Yellowfin tuna and big ones too are off Sydney at present. I haven’t caught one weighing less than 60 kgs. in the last few weeks yet with a few going over 70 kilo’s. How long this will last who only knows. I went out on both Saturday and Sunday and the fishing was quite … Continue reading Ambition report 7th. May’18 → The post Ambition report 7t...

Blue Marlin Yellowfin Tuna and Striped Marlin are on the bite off Sydney. The Sydney Game Fishing Club got it right for the  ‘Peter Goadby Memorial Tournament’ last week-end. Though the weather wasn’t perfect the fishing more than made up for it. Over the last few weeks … Continue reading Ambition report 30th. April’18 → The post A...

I took Tony and his wife Anne from Mackay out Game Fishing off Sydney on Monday. After my success the previous Saturday I decided to go South again. It was a mistake it was a beautiful day but still a mistake.  The only fish I heard about when we got in  were  a  200 kilo … Continue reading Ambition report 25th.April’18 → The post Ambition report...

Yellowfin Tuna –  after seeing a couple of Longliners coming into port yesterday I thought I’d give the Yellowfin tuna a shot. I planned to head out wide to where the charts were showing a good temperature break then search along it. As luck would have … Continue reading Ambition 21st. April’18 → The post Ambition 21st. April’18...

Whilst there were Marlin Yellowfin and some big Mahi Mahi caught over the week-end it was pretty slow going considering the number of boats fishing. The water looked great good temperature the right colour and current lines all over the place. I marked several fish but could not induce them to bite. There was a … Continue reading Ambition report 9...

Autumn is the time for big Blue Marlin and Yellowfin tuna off Sydney. Though it has been a little quiet offshore the last few days it is not the end of one of the best Game Fishing seasons I have experienced. This year we saw great numbers of Blue Marlin though not the real big … Continue reading Ambition report 5th.April’18 → The post Ambition re...

An interesting day out yesterday. After the frustration of having to come home early on Sunday when there was a pretty good bite going on with Blue Marlin and Yellowfin on the menu I was keen to get amongst the action.As soon as we left the Heads it was plain to see something had changed … Continue reading Ambition report 28th.March’18 → The post...

The good news is that Marlin are still here Blues and Stripes mostly and amongst them a run of Sydney Yellowfin Tuna. This run of Tuna was a regular occurrence in the past and was the reason the Sydney Game Fishing Club’s ‘Summer point score’ season was extended from mid-April to May. One can … Continue reading Ambition report 25th. March’18 → T...

Monday 19th March 2018 Caught in the morning. Cooked by Rincome at the Kauri hotel Eaten by 2 pm. Yum yum

It was Connor’s day to catch a Marlin. However Connor’s day turned into a two Marlin day. It was an interesting day out yesterday. The wind held off even though the predicted North-Easterly turned into a moderate South-Esterly later in the afternoon it was like roller coaster ride with long low swells.   The charts … Continue reading Ambition Repo...