Winter Luderick on Fly
The ‘Gong’ will do nothing if not surprise you. Framed by the Pacific Ocean to the east and a lush escarpment to the west, the region is naturally blessed and offers up some fantastic salt water fly fishing opportunities.
The Wollongong / Illawarra is located just south of Sydney and the drive takes around 90 minutes.
You can catch the train from Sydney, which also takes around 90 minutes and stops off at most coastal towns in the region.
The Fishing..
The Wollongong / Illawarra region boasts some awesome fishing opportunities for species such as Flathead, Salmon, Tailor and Luderick.
Luderick are a robust fish with a broad powerful tail, they are a great sports fish on the fly gear .. A forgotten fighter.!
Grant with a pan size Luderick.
Luderick are primarily herbivores but will also eat small crustaceans such as yabbies and small shrimp, and take artificial shrimp and weed-like flies.
Luderick inhabit estuaries and nearshore coastal waters along the eastern and southern seaboard of Australia.
Luderick can grow up to 70cm in size and weigh around 4 kilos (8 lbs) and are most commonly caught in Winter months.
Legal Size 27cm
Bag Limit of 10 - Possession Limit 20
(Limit your kill and don’t kill your limit.!)
Weed Flies can be purchased from Reel Fly Fishing (tied on quality Mustad Hooks).
Once hooked up, although they won’t go aerial like a rainbow trout or Australian salmon, pound for pound, on fly gear, Luderick are well and truly up there in regards to fighting capabilities.
They are somewhat adapted to skinny, turbulent water, and closely resemble how brown trout fight, hard, dirty and deep with some screaming runs so you’d best take a net!
Richard sporting a nice Illawarra Luderick
Luderick are great fun to catch, So contact Reel Fly Fishing and wet a line during the trout Streams, Creeks and Rivers closures, guided morning and afternoon trips are available with morning or afternoon tea provided prices start from as little as $250 per person.