queensland colleges crossing

[paul10]

I'm taking my new kayak for a test paddle to colleges on Sunday morning and was thinking about throwing a line in while i'm there.

Has anyone been in that area lately? And what could I expect to encounter??

Thanks for your help guys.

Paul

[flatty_catcher]

Big cattie mate...

big bullie about 4 foot long,

big sting rays too, massive

cheers

[kriso]

mate you can expect heaps of mullet, lots of rat bream has been few flatties caught from there and the odd bully but since the rain that place would be fresh as all hell dont know what to expect. have fun in the new ride anyways!

[jeff f]

last time i was out there it looked like this [img size=384]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/big_download_360.jpg

[jeff f]

flooded and full of sh*t [img size=308]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/big_download_361.jpg

[Malcolm]

wow Jeff when was that

[jeff f]

after the big rain about 3 weeks ago

[Bommie]

just watch it at low tide the lake aint all deep

[paul10]

jeff f wrote:

last time i was out there it looked like this [img size=384]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/big_download_360.jpg

Thanks Jeff.

Umm, that's looks a bit scary to me

This could be my first and last paddle if that's how it is when I get there. Look for me in the nightly news on Sunday.

Thanks for the help guys.

Paul

[roobs]

lungfish are often encountered in that section of the river. remember to release them and be nice to them!

[roobs]

yeah i do have a soft spot for them. i reckon they should be brisbane's mascot for sure! screw gidgee glider or that ridiculous ferret thing. plus they have more than a passing resemblance to our premire pre-botox.

[efc]

colleges is crap at the moment.

All the weed beds are gone and the water is fresh and muddy.

[wesfish]

yeah the river out at colleges is very earthy , but you could catch tarpon , freshwater eels , spangle perch , grunter , eel tail catfish , bullies , catfish, bream , flatty, bass and heaps of mullet and boney bream at the moment, the key at the moment is live bait , i been using boney bream, mullet ,shrimp ,gudgeons and old faithful earth worms!! i have found that the tarpon and bass are having a good go at surface lures but they have zero visability and keep missing , it gets frustrating!!!! thats why i use some bait just to enjoy a few fights!!!it will be great when it clears up but that will take a fair while in to next year. all the earthy water is coming from lockyer creek which is a very sandy muddy creek and with each storm it keeps locker flowing like liquid earth!!!the river is safe to go for a paddle if we dont get a storm saturday arvo. Its a good paddle up to the lower weir ,just time it with about 1hour or two before top of tide , that way you paddle with the current up river , and by the time you have had a fish and look around , you can paddle back with the current..lol Im just lazy aswell!!!!here is a pic of the colleges no crossing after big flood..

[wesfish]

sorry cant down size pic!

[paul10]

Thanks for the great info wesfish. By the way wesfish there is a pic re-sizing download available on the site. Just open the Community tab and click on Downloads. It's pretty easy but if you have any problems just ask on here and someone will be able to help.

I was going to hit the water about 7:30 on Sunday morning with my 2 boys so if anyone wants to join us you're more that welcome. I might just take 1 rod and a couple of lures just for some fun if I get up river a little bit. You never know. It was more about having a test paddle anyway. I'll take some pics and post Sunday night.

Paul