queensland OK who is fishing where this weekend

[Brian D]

Where are you all planning to fish this weekend?

My wife won't tell me if I am free or chained yet.:blush: :pinch:

[Terry H]

brian mate, next sunday (week sunday) wanna hit up some deep channel or big drop off?

[Oztrav]

i will be at the pin with qafca

[Dazzamcgee]

Maybe go back to spot xx for another go at the big jacks.went there today and hooked another big jack but ended up pulling the hooks... or I may be working:woohoo:

Post edited by: dazzamcgee, at: 2007/01/31 17:00

[jeff f]

i think i'll drag the boat out to kooka park and have a go at finding where these threadies hang out, theres a bloke that fishes out that way in a tinny who is realy secretive about what he gets, and now i know right where he fishes:evil:

[Aaron H]

I was thinking maybe Hinze but have been told its yard clean up weekend, might still go down there if i can get shrimp and might have a Tilapia bash as well

[Oztrav]

hey jeff bout 3/4 of the way across at kooka is a nice looking channel lots of surface action throughout the night

[Feral]

Wind is pretty crappy for weekend, particularly sunday. (SSE 15 knots Saturday, 20 Sunday)

Aaron if your doing Hinze, I'd recommend the western arm, maybe even use the dirt ramp up the western arm.As the waves will be coming up the bay straight onto the concrete ramp. Its going to be rough in the open bay.

[Aaron H]

Thanks feral, my little tin can doesn't do waves well, but on a more positive note may have convinced the missus on a new boat, stay tuned for more updates :laugh:

[Brian D]

Feral wrote:

Wind is pretty crappy for weekend, particularly sunday. (SSE 15 knots Saturday, 20 Sunday)

Aaron if your doing Hinze, I'd recommend the western arm, maybe even use the dirt ramp up the western arm.As the waves will be coming up the bay straight onto the concrete ramp. Its going to be rough in the open bay.

Thanks for the tip o the wind

But isn't Hinze good on a SSE? I mean doesn't it go over the to? If anything it will help the run back to the ramp, but while fishing the wind will blow over the mountians? Just a thought

[Feral]

It gets a nasty short chop, a northerly or southerly blows up or down the eastern arm, and can make the ramp a bit of fun with waves if from the south, and a hard slog home if from the north. Would not worry your boat Brian, (unless your retrieving it on your own, might make it hard), but would worry a small boat.

[Brian D]

On last weekend the NNE got up and we had heavy chop coming home. I was most worried about battery casue I only got 1 but as it turns out we got home sweet after about 6 hours on the dam.

I think to avoid disaster I'll be getting another battery. Don't want to spoil it with the missus

[Feral]

Yeah I've got to admit, even though you can carry a volt meter and check battery state, I feel a lot happier with reserve batteries on board.

Particularly as I had to paddle home into that stiff breeze when the one battery I had failed!

[Angus]

Well im booked out this weekend.

Mates engagement party and another mates going away party.

Thus i had to get my fish in yesterday afternoon.

Stay tuned for the report

Angus

[James W]

myself and Ash are fishing the gold coast in the nitro tourny...gunna come home with all sorts of prizes.....maybe:P .....going to be a great experience:lol:

[shaggy]

Kookaburra Park looks like the place to be.

Probably a Sat. dawn session on the Bullies and Salmon but the tides look ordinary.

What times / tides have been working up there, oh wise ones?

[Angus]

Shaggy we had hits all night through.

However i must say that they probably weremore consistant at the high tide and 2 hours either side.

Angus

[werewolf]

mmm Kookaburra can be hard to fish around low tide as it gets quite shallow (for bank fishos). Also if you are castnetting, be prepared to get muddy when the water is low! I've been wanting to do a Salmon trip there but tides are looking miserable, plus I have an engagement party Sat night to go to:(

[Feral]

Angus wrote:

Well im booked out this weekend.

Mates engagement party and another mates going away party.

Same thing isn't it?

[rayke1938]

Brian and Aaron the dirt ramp on the western arm of the hinze would definatly be worth a go. Very protected and pretty area, weed beds,steep banks,creeks,what more could you ask for. Its worth while going just for the scenery.

Ray

[Aaron H]

Ray,

Is it accessible by Toyota Camry, the boat I can carry down if the ramp is for 4wd only

[rayke1938]

I used to have no worries with a kia rio so camry will be ok. Its just alittle hard to see first time, Its a dirt track that drops off the bituchem on the left hand side whilst going down hill. If you come to a bridge with a bend in it do a uey and go back about 1 k.

The ramp is about 200 yards down the track. Its a concrete ramp.

Ray

[Aaron H]

Is there a big water tower looking thing there I think I have bank fished it

[Feral]

No thats the other arm of the dam.

There is a sign warning of the need for permits etc, but it is pretty hidden. It looks like a bit of a pull off area, and is on the left, the bridge ray is talking about is the one just before the numinbah valley centre, where Steve's overnighters stay.

The turn in to the ramp is about 8km past the normal dam turn off, I have a couple of images that might help [img size=443]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/ramp.jpg

[Feral]

Google earth view

If you have a GPS, the ramp road is at

28 5' 46.94\"

153 14' 51.86\"

[img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/ramp1.jpg

[Brian D]

That's near the Enviromental centre I think.

I got another battery today so I should be able to get to main dam and back from there. Hope she lets me go out this weekend.

[Feral]

Yep certainly is, about 1k before it.

Looks like Toga country to me as well.

[Aaron H]

Thanks Feral,

If I get my chores done will probably going down Sunday

[Brian D]

Arron - do you have any bait?

Are you taking the missus?

Mine still will not commit or release me. Bloody mind games.

[jeff f]

Oztrav wrote:

hey jeff bout 3/4 of the way across at kooka is a nice looking channel lots of surface action throughout the night

thanks trav i'll keep that in mind, i reckon i'll head out there about 5 saturday arvo and stay the night. might go and buy a bigger cast net this arvo the little 6 footer is getting a bit sad on it.

[Guest IcEkNiGhT]

Post edited by: IcEkNiGhT, at: 2007/02/12 12:58

[werewolf]

I'm jealous of all these boasts about fishing this weekend. Oh well the party should be good value...

I'm expecting decent reports next week boys:evil:

cheersB)

[Brian D]

IcEkNiGhT wrote:

Icy is shark hunting this weekend cant say where tho, but sure to post some pics

Ice do you ever do any other type of fishing? (Serious question - no sarcasm)

[Aaron H]

Brian,

still have not decided yet mate seeing what the weather is doing and how my gardening goes, at this stage hoping for Sunday (although jobs keep mounting up and fishing time is seriously diminishing )

[Guest IcEkNiGhT]

Post edited by: IcEkNiGhT, at: 2007/02/12 12:58

[brado]

reef_raider, myself and a few mates will b heading to the hornibrook bridge for a saturday night fish. Will will b chasing bullies and whtver else wants our big baits.

[Brian D]

IcEkNiGhT wrote:

landbased tuna fishing, lure fishing, reef fishing, i do it all, this year also land based marlin fishing i just dont post other fishing maby i just might start posting

Post edited by: Brian D, at: 2007/02/04 02:08

[Brian D]

brado wrote:

reef_raider, myself and a few mates will b heading to the hornibrook bridge for a saturday night fish. Will will b chasing bullies and whtver else wants our big baits.

Good luck there Brado - although I think you are beyond luck and indeed developing searious skill - look forward to photos.

[rayke1938]

Got the new motor on the boat so going up to kookaburra park tomorrow aim to commence fishing at 6 am. Drop in some crab pots and throw the cast net for some liveys and see what happens.

Ray.

[rayke1938]

Jeff F see your pm

Ray