Fishing in Israel

Had a good morning's fishing last Saturday on the reefs at Kibbutz Ga'ash.
I got there just before 6am, whilst it was still dark, and met another lure angler in the car park getting his gear sorted out. We exchanged a "morning" and made our way down to the water together.
We got to the table reef (a flat section of reef that sits just below the water level about 40 meters out) and started to fish just as it started to get light. After an hour of fishing suddenly a large splash on the water about 15 meters in front of me and a fish is on. The bass put up a good strong fight on my ultra light gear and after a minute or so I managed to land a magnificent bass of a couple of grams under 1 kilo. A quick photo and the fish is back in the water - "Catch, Photo and Release" - that's the way it should be - especially for such a fine species as the sea bass!

   

For those interested the lure was a Gunfish 75 rigged with two #4 Gamakatsu Single Hook 53 Salt Plugging Lure Hooks:

I started using single hooks on my lures for a variety of reasons but that will be the subject of another post.....
In the meantime here are some directions to get to Ga'ash:

If you are coming from the north then exit the Coastal Highway at the Hof HaSharon Interchange and continue past the first roundabout and then turn right at the second roundabout. Follow the road (it's a bit bumpy) until it curves left. The car park is on your right.
If you are coming from the south then exit the Coastal Highway at the Shefyim turn off. Turn right as you exit the underpass and then left at the second roundabout. Follow the instruction above to get to the car park.

After you park your car there is a gate in the left hand corner of the car park. Follow the path down to the beach and reefs.
Have a look at this map to help you get to the beach and reefs.

Tight lines!