Scott Lyons

Sth Sydney Fishing Tours

0418 169 439

Scott started fishing at an early age with his father & grandfather, who were both keen fishermen. Since then he's enjoyed 20 years with the Caringbah Anglers Club, competed in club & state events in rock, deep sea, beach & estuary environments.

In early 1994, Scott spent most of the year travelling on a fishing odyssey around Austraila. On his return he started guided fishing trips, first from the rocks & beaches before moving onto the water. Scott now owns & operates Souther Sydney Fishing Tours and conducts on water classes on Botany Bay, the Georges River & Port Hacking River.

Scott also runs extended fishing trips to Cape York & beyond. In his spare time he's a freelance writer, photographer & tackle tester.
Gary Brown

Sydney Fishing Classes

0422 994 207

Back in the early sixties I start fishing the Georges River and Botany Bay for bream, flathead, luderick and whiting, progressing to the Port Hacking and Woronora Rivers, adding leatherjackets, crabs, tailor, mullet and mulloway to the list.

When travelling to Queensland for my annual holidays with dad and mum, we would stop off at a number of places so that we could fish our way up to Brisbane. The return trip would be the same as the one going up. Fish as many place as the time would allow. I have been fishing off the beaches since I was 10 and the rocks since I was 14 and over the years I have travelled around the coastline of Australia fishing in both very populated and remote areas. In those early years most of my beach and rock fishing was concentrated from Palm Beach in Sydney and down to Seven Mile Beach at Gerroa. It was when I turned 21 that I felt the urge to explore many other beaches and rocks that can be found around Australia. In 1975 I found myself in Western Australia fishing beaches and rock platforms from Yanchep, just north of Perth and south to Margaret River. While over in the west I also fished some of the remote beaches from Cape Freycinet to Albany. On my way back to the east coast of Australia I fished at places like Ceduna, Portland, Barwon Heads, Wilson's Promontory and Mallacoota.

Throughout my school and working years I continued to fish venues throughout New South Wales, and then interstate to Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia. I now live back in Sydney, and while continuing to fish, I have developed, written and taught a course on recreational fishing for TAFE.

Since then I have started up fishing classes in various tackle and boating shops throughout Sydney. They are Amazon Tackle at Wetheriel Park, Drummoyne Bait and Tackle at Drummoyne and Windybank's Bait and Tackle at Mount Colah. I also give fishing and tackle talks to around 6 fishing clubs throughout the year.

Back in 2002 I wrote a book for Australian Fishing Network (AFN) on a Fishing Guide to Sydney and Hawkesbury waterways. Late 2005 I wrote another book for AFN on How to fish the Beaches and Rocks of Australia and last but> not least I put together a DVD with Scotty Lyons from Southern Sydney Fishing Tours called "A Day on the Bay".

I am currently working on another 2 projects, a book that will take in most fishing places from Wollongong to Eden and another DVD with Scott on the Port Hacking River.

JOURNALISM

Ø NSW Fishing monthly monthly for approx 15 years
Ø NSW Fishing Monthly Annual Vol 1, 3, 4 and 5
Ø Fish'n Tackle monthly
Ø Saltwater Sportsfishing 4 issues
Ø Fishing World 5 issues
Ø Trailer Boat magazine 4 issues

COMPETITION

ABT Tournaments as a non boater 2005
Ø Bateman's Bay
Ø Hawkesbury River
Ø Sydney HarbourØ Made Grand final at Gippsland Lakes 25th overall
Ø Lake Illawarra Tournament as a boater 2005 3rd overall
Pro bream Tournaments teams events 2005
Ø Sydney Harbour
Ø Hawkesbury RiverØ Lake Macquarie
Ø Forster
Ø Made Grand final in the Hawkesbury River 13th overall
ABT Summer series Teams Event 2005/2006
Ø Sydney Harbour
Ø Hawkesbury River
Ø Botany Bay
Ø Daniel Bray and myself came 7th overall in the series

FISHING CLASSES

HOW TO FISH THE SYDNEY TO HAWKESBURY AREAS.

The fishing class on "How, Where and When to fish the waterways of Sydney" from both the shore and the boat. The areas that I cover in these classes are the Port Hacking, Georges, Woronora, Parramatta, Lane and Iron Cove and the Hawkesbury Rivers, Middle and Sydney Harbours, the northern and southern beaches, as well as the Pittwater.

The classes start at 7.00pm and finish about 10.15pm and run for three consecutive Thursday nights. You will need to get in quick as the classes fill up quickly.

Now to confirm a spot in the fishing class you will need to either pay at the shop or give a cheque or money order to Gary Brown. These classes will cover every thing you need to know to get you amongst a few more fish.

Items that be covered:

BAIT RIGGING AND PRESTATION FOR THE SALTWATER
* Places to go and collect your baitfish
* Identification of the different bait that can be used when fishing in the saltwater
* Techniques of how, when and where to find and gather them
* Techniques on how and which way to rig them
* How to store and keep live and frozen baits
* Various techniques for using baits from the shore and boat
* What baits to use for what fish species
ESTUARY FISHING FROM THE SHORE AND OUT OF A BOAT.
* Places to go and fish
* Various techniques that can be used when fishing of the shore or out of a boat.
* Suggested types of rod, reel and terminal tackle to use
* Various rigs that can be used
* Times, tides and moon phases to go fishing
* Fish species identification
* Anchoring techniques
* Casting techniques
* Berleying techniques
BEACH AND ROCK FISHING
* Places to go and fish
* Various techniques that can be used when fishing of the beach and rocks.
* Suggested types of rod, reel and terminal tackle to use
* Various rigs that can be used
* Times, tides and moon phases to go fishing
* Fish species identification
* Anchoring techniques
* Casting techniques
* Berleying techniques
* What lures to use for what fish species?
LURE FISHING FOR SALTWATER SPECIES
* Places to go and fish a..
Types of lures and plastics that are available for salt and freshwater
* How, when and where to use them
* Various techniques for using lures from the shore and boat
* What lures to use for what fish species
* How to rig the various lures

FISHING CLASSES - TIMES & DATES

GARY BROWN

0422 994 207

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