queensland Colleges Crossing 16/5/2009

[mongrel jack]

Hi All,

The boy and I went for a paddle at Colleges Crossing yesterday and I was shown up by an 8 year old in the fishing department. Thought I would post a couple of photos. We caught 2 flathead and 1 bream in about an hours paddling all on hard body lures. The river out there is in awesome condition and we're keen to get out again with a bit more time on our hands!

Cheers....

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[mongrel jack]

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[mongrel jack]

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[dan25]

thats awesome.. i was out there last week and had no luck... looks like im gonna go try again..

is that first pic near the old Mt Crosby weir?

[Davo_Dinkum]

nice

nice spot

nice to get out there with the kids

good going young fella getting a few fish

we like to bbq fish canoe about there.

was going to try to get there today but no luck.

will get out there after SOO .

i reckon the place would go off in a canoe with fishing and exploring.

this reports make me think my reckoning is right

[mongrel jack]

Yeah Davo - awsome spot. I have only been fishing there twice and before joining this site would never have guessed you would get bream and flathead there. I've got a lot of exploring to do and methods to try so am looking forward to it. The condition of the fish was awsome too - the silver colour of the bream was almost as good as any sea bream I have seen.

[plugga]

Ya little man beat me to first fish on a lure.lolz

[mongrel jack]

Keep pluggin away plugga - it'll happen. Yeah Dan it was taken just above the little rapids past the scout camp - I haven't gone any further than that but would assume the old weir can't be too much further....

[Davo_Dinkum]

allawah about 1/2 way the weir u pass it on your drive to the weir.

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if u look at google maps u can see how dry the fresh part was back then lot different to now.

[mongrel jack]

Thanks Davo - it would appear I have a bit more paddling in front of me then Not that I'm complaining though. Thanks for the map.

[Davo_Dinkum]

no worries it my rough 1/2 educated guess where they are.

i think the scouts land runs from the corner right up the the green triangle .

been a few years since i have been to allawah.

give us a yell next time u are going for a paddle .i'm keen to do it.so far all we have canoed is around the lake at collages on the hire canoes.but got my own canoe now.

have fished the old weir and down from it .and fished collages both side of the bridge and the lake area.

behind the lake and up to the old weir look very fishy area,by the maps and driving past.i did plan a walk from collages around the lake and along the thin land .

there is a track,but i'm lazy so haven't walked it yet.

canoeing sound easier ride the tide up.or use a electric.

[mongrel jack]

No worries - will do. Last time I went was in my canoe, got into trouble with the tide running in and ended up having to lug the canoe over that thin stretch of land you mentioned (broke the lecie outbourd bracket :blush: ) - no joy in that so will try and work out the tide difference there so can plan on going with it instead of against it (had no idea the tide ran that hard that far up river).

[Davo_Dinkum]

oh yeah it pumps up through the bridge at collages .prob a bottle neck there .even at the old weir where the fresh comes out it rises and drops.

[wesfish]

just add 2hrs and 50mins to the brisbane river bar high tide and 3hrs and 10mins for the low tide at the mouth.... congrats on the fish caught by the young feela top effort!!!!!!!

[mongrel jack]

Thanks Wesfish - thats very handy info.