queensland Awesome Session- New PB Clear Island waters

[James W]

awesome session mate...well doneB)

[Cowfish13]

Gonna have to update your signature mateB)

Nice session!

[brisfisher]

what a session!!!absolute stonka bream,onya mate

[STU]

Nice bretto makes me wanna go back there

[bretto]

STU wrote:

Nice bretto makes me wanna go back there

It is amazing the amount of fish in there. A mate caught a 4kg GT in there the other week too whilst fishing for bass. It is such a lucky dip.

[Plastic Man]

well done mate awesome bream top stuff

[Feral]

Fantastic session Bretto, makes me wonder at the size of the lure some fish will take. If that had been a real bait fish the bream probably would have choked on it!

[flatty_catcher]

nice to see you catching bass

they are obviously not released ones which is good to see

some nice faat bream there too

Dan

[kriso]

some bloody awesome fish ya got yourself there bretto! well done!

[rayke1938]

Well done thanks for report.

Cheers

Ray

[Jeryl]

thats great job mate one of the nicest report seen in awhile

that bream is just too big makes the sx60 looks like a sx40 hahhaa!

[chubbstar]

Great Report:woohoo:

Great session:woohoo:

Awesome fish:woohoo:

Well done, I enjoyed the read:woohoo:

Jayson

[Nitris]

U have been producing the goods of late Brett.. that would have to be the session of the month.. :woohoo:

[kiwifisho]

Very nice indeed Bretto well done mate.

Dean;)

[Rocket75]

They are the sessions that make getting up early seem worthwhile...nice work indeed.

Congrats on the PB too;)

Rocket

[flathead]

Great session mate Stonker bream

[pinkey]

Great session and pics, awesome bream. Thats where i caught my first and only bass!

[Mack_attack]

Best report AFO has had in a while

BTW Is it easy to get a yak in there?

[bootyinblue]

Good report, good session, and good undoctored photos to boot.

Make for a great read and well done. I might have to dust off the yak and join you one day soon.

[Dinodadog]

well done Bretto some nice fish in that bunch

[badboygibbo]

I don't know alot about bass but do they live in salt water aswell? or was the bream in the fresh?

probably a stupid question but im curious:lol:

[rayke1938]

Quote from fitzy on another site.

The Australian Bass Association formed a management plan a couple of years ago for CIW. Prior to that there were some wild fish.

There are very few locations in Australia that have a natual population of wild bass.

Cheers

Ray

[Rocket75]

badboygibbo wrote:

I don't know alot about bass but do they live in salt water aswell? or was the bream in the fresh?

probably a stupid question but im curious:lol:

Not a stupid question at all!

They live in the fresh mainly and move towards the salt water to spawn (breed). That's why landlocked fresh or impoundment bass can not breed.

[Cowfish13]

Also Bream can be found in freshwater lakes;)

So not a stupid question, it's actually pretty tricky

[kriso]

wasnt dumb question at all , i now have learnt from it too!

[WayneD]

Bugger I was tossing up between there and Hinze this morning and I went to Hinze for only 3 rat bass.

That would have been a session to remember. Congrats on the new PB

[badboygibbo]

ahh i never knew that ... so thats why they have to stock all of the dams and lakes to sustain a populatiuon of bass.

thanks

Paul

[Do$tylz]

Awesome session there Bretto.

I'm heading down the coast for a fish on Saturday...keen to join??

[bretto]

Mack Attack- I usually launch at the dog park on the robina parkway and is very yak friendly.

badboygibbo- The bream make their way into the lakes via the lock. I have also caught flathead near the lock in the brackish water too. The bass may be breeding as they can exit & enter via the lock through to the salt too breed.

My mate is going to start tagging the bass soon so we might find out.

Do$tylz- Not sure if I am heading out that way on the weekend as I might be chasing giant herring and tarpon around but if I am going on saturday I will drop you a PM.

[Mack_attack]

Thanks bretto, will certainly have to give it a go some time

[Do$tylz]

Sweet mate. I'm not set on where to go. Its just gonna be a fishing session on the tail end of a spirited drive through the mountains

[loomis]

flatty_catcher wrote:

they are obviously not released ones which is good to see

Dan

The Australian Bass Association has been stocking these waters with Australian Bass for about 3-4 years now and will continue to do so for at least another 2. There was a small original population in Mudgeeraba Creek, but most of the fish caught in there now would be a direct result of our stocking efforts.

bretto wrote:

My mate is going to start tagging the bass soon so we might find out.

There is already a tagging program being run on these waters by us, the Australian Bass Association. May I ask who this 'mate' is!?

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But on a side note, on our recent taggins session the biggest Bass caught was 42cm and I also boated a 44cm Bream. There is some great fishing in there!

Leigh.

[bretto]

loomis wrote:

flatty_catcher wrote:

they are obviously not released ones which is good to see

Dan

The Australian Bass Association has been stocking these waters with Australian Bass for about 3-4 years now and will continue to do so for at least another 2. There was a small original population in Mudgeeraba Creek, but most of the fish caught in there now would be a direct result of our stocking efforts.

bretto wrote:

My mate is going to start tagging the bass soon so we might find out.

There is already a tagging program being run on these waters by us, the Australian Bass Association. May I ask who this 'mate' is!?

.....................................................

But on a side note, on our recent taggins session the biggest Bass caught was 42cm and I also boated a 44cm Bream. There is some great fishing in there!

Leigh.

It is my mate who fishes there regularly every week land based. He is not part of the ABA but I will let him know that there is already a tagging program in place and he may get in contact for more info.

There must have been a population of fish in the area for quite some time or a recent influx of fish from hinze whilst it was overflowing as we have caught about twenty fish in the high forties over the past few weeks and also two over 50 with the best at 51.5 off the surface.

Brett

[Brian D]

Best report I read for ages, well done.

Mate can I tag along on one of your next trips. I know I'm about 3 geno's older but I won't slow you down too much.

[loomis]

Thanks Brett, that would be fantastic if you could get him to get in contact with us. Our website (with emails addy) is www.australianbassassociation.com.au

Thanks again,

Leigh.

[Angus]

Great report!

Mized species like would be such a buzz.

Throw in a Jack and perfection

Angus