26/09/2026
🎣Siblyback Report 🎣
Thanks to Andy Lawson for his report on a recent visit to Siblyback.
Fishing report Tuesday 22nd September / Siblyback.
I arrived to Siblyback around 11.30. It was thick with mist, and the wind was gentle, creating a nice little ripple. Heading out I could see fish move around Crylla and The Stones and had a few casts but apart from one pluck there was nothing doing.
Bright sunshine cleared the mist, and I made my way up the bank to Stocky Bay. I fished down the bank from a chap who’d caught a couple while I was blanking. So I trotted over to say hi, and – as you do – ask what he was catching on. The chap’s name was Ross, and he was down this way on holiday, and he was showing me how it was done!!
Though there wasn’t a great deal moving they were taking on Daddies with a dial bach dropper. He continued to catch but for love nor money I couldn’t get a take. I thought, he we go! Sibly can be my boggey res and I thought it’d be just like me to swan up and expect to catch, (given it was stocked with a 1000 fish at the weekend) and blank.
I switched tactics given there was very little actually showing. The good ole intermediate damsel / fab combo came out… yep! It worked… a couple hours later I’d nabbed 3. Ross took note and switched to fishing blue flash on a slow retrieve and brought another handful to the net.
It was a great sesh! I think Ross was up to around 12 when I left around 4.30 and I was happy enough with 3 steady stockies.
Oh, and we saw two ospreys! What a result!!
