OceanHunter Sportsfishing | Businesses

OceanHunter Sportsfishing

Phone: +61 414 906 569

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Businesses
• Tour agent
• Travel and transport
• Travel company
• Tour guide

25.01.2022 Booked We Have had a cancellation for this Sunday the 1st last available weekend before Xmas Grab some mates and come for a fish Weather looks great ... Call Vic 0414906569 See more

25.01.2022 Gone ! Free black pete jig bag Manly pick up

25.01.2022 Been a real absence of kingfish photos on the Sydney Facebook sites. So heres one from this week. Must be the weather or no ones fishing Why believe in science when you can listen to keyboard warriors !

24.01.2022 Gone pending pickup FREE !! rod and tackle box storage Manly pick up

22.01.2022 The new Gulp! Gel has just been an absolute game changer. Being able to apply it to other lures, like metal jigs, stickbaits, poppers, even vibes, has just made a big difference" - Zane Levett. #YourFishOurScience

22.01.2022 Keen to give these brand New Slidogs 125s In the new Hoodlum colors a run. Thanks to Halco Tackle And Tim Carter

21.01.2022 This is what happens when one opens a flood gate at the wrong time ! Belmore River absolutely poisoned beyond belief 20 Kays of death . 2020 and this shit still is happening. Can it be so hard to control the Black Water. It will take a good decade for this to recover

21.01.2022 We were off Breaksea Spit and spotted this guy. Thought we had a swordfish at first but ended up being a Great Hammer . Such a different temperament to our common hammers off Nsw inshore reefs. Definitely not shy !

20.01.2022 Adding insult to injury. While we all slept last night a couple of lucky commercial operators beach netting north of Port Stephens managed to put 63 boxes of large mature aggregating Mulloway through the Sydney Fish Markets today. So much for the Recovery Program! The maths equals approx 1.8 Ton Photo used for attention

20.01.2022 Booked thank you ! We have availability this Saturday the 3rd Weather looks good Cost 3ppl $900 4Ppl. $1000... 5Ppl. $1100 Call Vic 0414906569 See more

20.01.2022 What a great site this morning ! Need a steadier hand We have New instagram account Oceanhunter_sportfishing

20.01.2022 Been some great Mahi around so far this season . Hopefully it continues!

19.01.2022 A late afternoon charter producing the goods for the boys from Texas

19.01.2022 Gday guys. We have had a late minute cancellation for this Saturday 21st Call Vic 0414906569

19.01.2022 Free fishing new back pack with tackle boxes

18.01.2022 Stickbaiting kings and humpbacks on the mid north coast Halco Tackle Slidogs

18.01.2022 We have a new instagram site ! Check it out ! Oceanhunter_sportfishing A few shots from Our recent north coast trip and a couple of stripped marlin hookups with one tagged

18.01.2022 125cms of Sydney harbor kingfish ! According to the experts this is an inconvenient truth ! A kingfish caught in Sydney harbor means that the whole NSW fishery is booming

17.01.2022 Stuck for a Christmas idea ? Grab an Oceanhunter gift voucher from $300 pp Whole boat $900 for 3ppl

16.01.2022 Escaped the NSW COVID lockdown by heading north to chase Barra in Queensland’s impoundment. Hard work and a million casts produced some great fish. Definitely not an easy fishery when the weather is against you . Persistence is the key. Berkley Fishing Zane Levett

16.01.2022 New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day have opened up. Give Nick a call or send him a message if your interested 0401873103

16.01.2022 About the only good thing that came from COVID was the sensational snapper ! Lack of charters allowed us to travel up the coast : A privilege to target these big breeders . Hopefully if we can manage the stocks we won’t have to go down the same road as SA or Qland.

15.01.2022 We have had to start up a new instagram page , check it out Oceanhunter_sportfising

15.01.2022 Tired of lock down ? Get on board with Oceanhunter Sportsfishing!

15.01.2022 A bit of footage from this years tuna bite

15.01.2022 SA rec anglers wanting a better managed kingfish stock . I wonder if they have any irrelevant minorities trying to block any improvements for their Rec Anglers ? Sustainable only means that the minimal stocks left are not continuing to fall any further Regardless If they are below 20%

14.01.2022 Striped marlin action on Oceanhunter this week !

14.01.2022 Stuck for a Xmas gift? Grab an Oceanhunter gift voucher . $300pp shared charter or $900 full boat charter for up to 3 ppl

13.01.2022 A cool Slow mo release of a tagged kingfish

12.01.2022 Have had a cancellation for this Saturday Can take up to 4 ppl Give us a call Vic 0414906569

12.01.2022 A couple from this week Oceanhunter has availability this weekend Give nick a call on 0401873103

12.01.2022 A bit of footage of a double black marlin hookup from this week , managed to tag both

11.01.2022 What is a Fish Worth ! With all the uproar with the commercial netting of SAs mature kingfish and the state of NSW Mulloway have a guess at how much dollar value an individual 10kg Mulloway or kingfish is to A. Rec fishing economy B. Commercial sector. You probably won’t be even close !

11.01.2022 Pretty pumped for Oceanhunter, taking out Most Tagged Kingfish , Australia wide for 2018-19. All fish tagged above legal size. Doing our bit for science and sustainability.

10.01.2022 Summer and Sydney harbor ! Since the removal of the bottom raping trawlers its become a haven for fish and anglers alike

10.01.2022 Sydney harbor producing the goods again !

10.01.2022 SA Anglers facing the same issues as we are DPI need to act now for the future of our fish stocks. Despite ppl thinking NSW don’t net large kings it is a regular occurrence even though it’s not allowed

09.01.2022 SA Anglers facing the same issues as we are DPI need to act now for the future of our fish stocks. Despite ppl thinking NSW don’t net large kings it is a regular occurrence even though it’s not allowed

09.01.2022 Oceanhunter is back up and running Looking to fill this Saturday Give nick a call on 0401873103

08.01.2022 What is a Fish Worth ! With all the uproar with the commercial netting of SAs mature kingfish and the state of NSW Mulloway have a guess at how much dollar value an individual 10kg Mulloway or kingfish is to A. Rec fishing economy B. Commercial sector. You probably won’t be even close !

08.01.2022 Another meter plus kingfish from the ever productive harbor going home

08.01.2022 Tired of lock down ? Get on board with Oceanhunter Sportsfishing!

08.01.2022 I hear so often hear how the fishing has never been better . Heres an article from the late 1800s to put it in perspective about how good it really was and maybe if managed correctly how good it can be. I doubt it though with the way its being looked after at present

07.01.2022 Great trip up the coast. Not a lot of fish but definitely some big ones. 3 over 20lb and a few dustings

07.01.2022 Check out this great vid shot by The Captain Mag for Penn Reels or more specifically their new Clash ll Love being involved with a company that so supportive and is definitely on the rise with new products and constant innovations, Special thanks to Jack and Nick for their expertise and editing an awesome vid ! Yew !!!

06.01.2022 Check out this amazing recapture of a Snapper! Tagged by us on the 7/01/19 at Swrs in 20 meters of water Recaptured in Ballina on 4/09/19 Original weight estimate 5.5kg Original length 79cm ... 240 days later and 130 miles north 85.3cm and 7.5kg in length! Interesting that we caught it under a slimy school on a lure And it was recaptured with a slimy making me think it specialized in live feed and followed the bait up the coast (pelagic) and hence its fast growth rate See more

06.01.2022 Just a headsup to all our clients, there are a couple of rogue charter operators working out of the Harbour that are taking more than one client on their boats. If caught by Maritime or police they can and will fine the operators $5000 and each client $1000 ! These operators are fully aware of the rules and potential fines but choose to put their clients at risk . It then becomes a very expensive days fishing .

05.01.2022 Been some good Mahi around. Hopefully they stick around.

05.01.2022 When drones and spotter planes can fly over miles of open beaches and effectively mark every school of Mulloway it makes it ridiculously easy to identify and Harvest the few remaining schools of large fish!

05.01.2022 We have had to start up a new instagram page , check it out Oceanhunter_sportfising

04.01.2022 Gone Free 2 x dog bowls. Or cat Manly pick up

04.01.2022 Some cool underwater footage of a Sydney Mahi

04.01.2022 Some great info on the Mulloway recovery program in this article By Fishing world Mags journalist Scott Thomas Rec fishos doing their bit to help improve the Mulloway stocks by releasing a MASSIVE 89% of all estuary caught fish http://www.fishingworld.com.au//nsw-mulloway-recovery-prog

04.01.2022 Kingfish Stock Assessment Over the past few days DPI has been contacted by anglers seeking more info about work being done by DPI fisheries scientists to assess... kingfish stocks. Its great to see so many fishos are interested in the science used to assess stocks of key species such as kingies. Here are the facts about the kingfish stock assessment work, which we hope will help provide a better understanding of the process being undertaken. First up, its important to realise that the kingfish work is part of a national fish stock assessment, which is currently underway to inform the Status of Australian Fish Stock (SAFS) reports. These reports, which are managed by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, are produced collaboratively by more than 100 scientists around the country and are carried out every two years. The next reports are due by the end of this year. Assessment of stock status is undertaken to understand the health of each fish stock, which in the SAFS process includes more than 100 species and 400+ different stocks of fish. This biennial process helps to inform the science used to develop fisheries management approaches around Australia. Kingfish is one of the key species in SAFS (see https://fish.gov.au/report/218-Yellowtail-Kingfish-2018 for info) that will be updated as part of the current national stock assessment process. The main reason there is a more detailed focus on the kingfish assessment this year is because uncertainty in the 2018 SAFS reports led to the overall east coast kingfish stock (which includes Queensland, NSW, Victoria and South Australia) being classified as undefined. There were also some concerns over what that 2018 data was showing for the NSW portion of the stock. Genetic analyses have shown the kingfish population in WA to be genetically distinct from the kingies found on the eastern (NSW) and southern/central (Victoria, SA) coasts or in New Zealand waters. As part of a strategy to improve science-based data in NSW, a stakeholder workshop was planned to bring together species experts (from both science and fishing backgrounds) to address the data deficiencies and get a better determination of the stock status of kingfish. Unfortunately, this workshop had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Instead, initial stakeholder engagement with these species experts has now involved remote discussions (phone, emails etc). One aspect of this engagement has involved DPI scientists modelling historical kingfish catches by talking to a number of highly experienced kingfish stakeholders across the recreational, charter, and commercial fishing sectors to ask about any changes these fishers may have observed over time in the kingfish fishery. This historical catch data is from the 1950s up to 2018. The purpose of this research was to check with fishers who have a good understanding of historical catches (many of those surveyed had over 40+ years targeting kingfish) and see whether the historical catch data passed the "pub test". In other words, did this historical catch data match up with what fishers who were targeting kingfish back in key periods of fishing activity in the 1970s, 80s, 90s, and early 2000s actually experienced? For example, the questions researchers asked in the survey included, Did the historical catch data correspond to any changes you observed in the fishery?, What are your experiences of the fishery?, What are the major management changes that have affected harvest in the sector you know most about?, Has technology improved the ability to catch kingfish?" and "Has the ability to access kingfish changed? While this work is only a small part of the overall stock assessment process, the historical perspectives provided by fishers who were on the water at these key times over the past 40 or so years can be useful in helping validate the available catch record data on kingfish. This, in turn, can help improve the outcomes of the national stock assessment process for kingfish by ensuring the science is as good as we can get it. We hope this information about the work being done on kingfish provides some useful background on the national stock assessment process. To be honest, its pretty techo stuff but it is vitally important work as it allows scientists to better understand for the health of our fisheries. If youd like more info, check out the Status of Australian Fish Stock Reports webpage at www.fish.gov.au. When it comes to kingie fishing here in NSW, its important to note that no decisions have been made by the NSW Government on any future management arrangements for this species. Any future management would be informed by the best available science. If youd like further info, feel free to email us at [email protected]. Well be happy to help.

03.01.2022 Have had a cancellation for this Saturday Can take up to 4 ppl Give us a call Vic 0414906569

03.01.2022 A big welcome to one of our new skippers Gianni . He is one of Sydneys top young anglers and he has been putting his clients onto some top quality fish such as these !

03.01.2022 2020 done and dusted. A big thank you to all our fishing fanatics . It was turbulent year but we still managed to fish our way through it. Some great fish were landed and some special memories made. From all of us at Oceanhunter Happy new year

03.01.2022 When you find bait like this you know its going to be a good day , north coast And not a boat in sight

03.01.2022 Some great info on the Mulloway recovery program in this article By Fishing world Mags journalist Scott Thomas Rec fishos doing their bit to help improve the Mulloway stocks by releasing a MASSIVE 89% of all estuary caught fish http://www.fishingworld.com.au//nsw-mulloway-recovery-prog

03.01.2022 A couple from this week Oceanhunter has availability this weekend Give nick a call on 0401873103

02.01.2022 Flipper past away today RIP

01.01.2022 Recaptured Spanish Mackerel Sets New Record! A Spanish mackerel originally tagged by gun fishing father and son team Vic and Zane Levett has gone on to be recap...tured. Zane (pictured) caught the fish during a hot bite on the NSW Mid North Coast back in April 2019. Estimated at 13kg, the mack was quickly subdued on relatively heavy tackle. The fish was brought alongside the boat where the hook was removed and it was tagged. After a quick couple of photos, the Spaniard was swum boat side and subsequently released in excellent condition. Fast forward to 29 October 2020, the fish was recaptured by well-known game fishing boat Kekoa, which is operated by Luke and Kelly Fallon. Crew member Heath Irvine (pictured) was tasked with providing dinner for charter clients while the boat was anchored near the No.10 Ribbon Reef, offshore of Lizard Island in Northern Queensland. After a quick swim, Heath managed to spear this well-conditioned Spaniard, which provided several quality meals for both clients and crew. Once the fish was brought aboard, the tag was noticed, and quickly reported to us. Upon recapture, the fish weighed 16kg. The fish spent 566 days at liberty and was caught more than 1050 nautical miles (about 1940km) from its original release location. There have been more than 100 reported recaptures of Spanish mackerel, but this fish sets a new record for the furthest distance travelled by a tagged Spanish mackerel since the Game Fish Tagging Program began in 1973. The NSW DPI Game Fish Tagging Program is run using funds from the NSW Recreational Fishing Trust. More than 490,000 fish have been tagged under the program so far. If you'd like to get involved, please phone (02) 6691 9602 or email [email protected].

01.01.2022 What a great site this morning ! Need a steadier hand We have New instagram account Oceanhunter_sportfishing

01.01.2022 I have 2 spots available for this Friday $300 pp. All up , 3 person charter Weather looks Vic 0414906569

01.01.2022 Great time of year for everything, unfortunately we can only take out one angler And with winter around the corner and flue season and social distancing in place its not looking too promising for any change for charter boats. Hopefully we can travel soon And head up the coast