Tweed River Bait & Tackle

AS THE WEATHER TURNS COOLER WE WILL START TO SEE LUDERWICK TURN UP IN GOOD NUMBERS IN THE TWEED. USUALLY THE ROCK WALL AT BOYDS BAY BRIDGE AND THE END OF DRYDOCK ROAD AND BEHIND TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB WHERE THE AIR SEA RESCUE BOAT IN MOORED ARE THE MOST POPULAR SPOTS ALTHOUGH THESE CAN GET CROWDED AND YOU MAY LIKE TO FIND YOURSELF A SPOT ALL TO YOURSELF. THE ADVANTAGE OF FISHING WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER FISHERMEN IS THAT THE BURLEY AND WEED IN THE WATER WILL HELP ATTRACT FISH THE DISADVANTAGE IS KEEPING YOU FLOAT AWAY FROM OTHER LINES AND FINDING A SPOT ON THE ROCKS THAT HASN'T GOT SOMEONE ELSES NAME ON IT. IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED THIS TYPE OF FISHING BEFORE TAKE THE TIME TO WATCH THE OLD HANDS. TAKE NOTE OF THE DEPTH THAT THE HOOK IS PLACED UNDER THE FLOAT AND WHAT TYPE OF WEED THEY ARE USING. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WEED TYPES AVAILABLE - BLACK AND GREEN WEED FROM THE DRAINS, CABBAGE WEED FROM THE ROCKS, YAMBA WEED ETC. COME IN AND SEE US AND WE WILL TRY TO HELP YOU GET STARTED AND LET YOU KNOW THE MOST POPULAR STYLE OF HOOKS/LINE/RODS/WEED THAT ARE BEING BOUGHT.

AT THE SAME TIME AS THE LUDERWICK ARE ARRIVING WE USUALLY GET A GOOD RUN OF THE LARGER SEA BREAM WITH FISH AROUND THE KILO MARK QUITE COMMON/ THESE FISH SEEM TO TRAVEL UP AND DOWN THE RIVER WITH THE TIDES AND IT IS A CASE OF BEING IN THE RIGHT SPOT AT THE RIGHT TIME. BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO GET A GOOD CATCH TAKE NOTE OF THE TIDES AT THE TIME SO YOU CAN GO BACK TOMORROW AND THE CHANCES ARE YOU WILL GET THE SAME RESULTS.

THE TWEED IN WINTER WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GOOD CATCHES OF WHITING BUT IT IS A BIT LATE NOW FOR CRABS. STILL A FEW AROUND WHILE THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS WARM.
HOPEFULLY WE HAVE SEEN THE LAST OF THE RAIN AND WIND OVER THE WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAY PERIODS. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN HORRIBLE AND NOT MANY HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO GET THEIR BOATS ON THE WATER. IF WE GET SOME LOVELY DAYS YOU SHOULD BE REWARDED OFFSHORE WITH SOME GOOD SNAPPER AND PEARL PERCH.