queensland first trip to Wivenhoe

[dan25]

Hey guys

Mate and i headed to Wivenhoe today. Was good fun even without any bass being caught. Overall we caught about 30-40 Catties ranging between 30-50cm all caught on worms :laugh:. cast a few Jackals around with no luck, but the Catties, sure kept us entertained.

We paddled out from Logans inlet to a rocky wall that we fished off for most the arvo. Good fun, and hope to head back there soon to try my luck again.

thanks

dan

[wesfish]

sounds like a fun day dan! the winter months will be much better for bass at the hoe! all though that amount of catties would be great fun for the battles all day long!

[dan25]

thanks Wes. Yeh we're definetely keen on heading back there in Winter and maybe even camping, looks great

[rosstralia46]

nice work mate,

did you keep any of the eel tailed not bad to chew on

anyway nice work hopefully you get your first bass soon

cheers ross

[Scope]

Good effort mate. Sounds like a busy day. Quick question that may sound stupid, never caught a freshwater cattie, are they covered in that same slime as the saltwater??

[Feral]

Well done Dan. I cant even catch catties on worms. I reckon they hate me!

Scope, fresh water catties are not slimey.

[Cowfish13]

Scope, the true Freshwater Catfish (Eel-tail, Tandanus) is not too bad. No worse than other fish. But many of the bigger dams (Wivenhoe, Awoonga, Monduran etc) also have the Blue Catfish (Forkie) that is usually found in saltwater and is exactly the same ;}

Looks like you had fun. You could also have a go at landing some on plastics next time as the Catties in dams seem more inclined to take them than in saltwater :}

[Scope]

Cheers fellas, I just figured after 30 catfish you might get a little peeved with all the slime and what not. Good to know

[dan25]

thanks guys

made a vid on the fishing there, here it is if ur interested

/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9zTNG9yXKQ

[mongrel jack]

Well done Dan - loved the video. I think that rocky spot looks inviting for bass at the right time. From the reading i've done on the place one of the renowned bass spots is Platypus cliffs - not sure if thats where you were but would be worth sussing out sometime. Thanks again for sharing the vid - very enjoyable.

Cheers.

[dan25]

mongrel jack wrote:

Well done Dan - loved the video. I think that rocky spot looks inviting for bass at the right time. From the reading i've done on the place one of the renowned bass spots is Platypus cliffs - not sure if thats where you were but would be worth sussing out sometime. Thanks again for sharing the vid - very enjoyable.

Cheers.

thanks mate, glad you liked it