queensland Perfect day in paradise

[Keen-as-fisho]

Got the call at the start of last week from my mate to spend the weekend up at Double Is. Point, so naturally I said yes straight away So friday lunch time we made our way up the highway, accross the ferry and up to the camping stretch. It was good to see the first cutin covered in bitumen to allow the tools in there two wheel drives to get access to the beach.

For once seabreeze was right, 0-5 knot ESE peaking at 7 and a chance of a shower which came down at 2 in the morning yesterday. Had a bit of a have hearted fish on friday and managed a couple of small dart.

Saturday morning the alarm whent of at 0430 and after dropping the kids off for a bush walk, I strolled down with the wader on and fishing bag full of pippies. First cast and I got a solid bite, a few head shakes and I landed a big surf tarwhine at 36cm to the fork.

Then old mate woke up and strolled down with some pillies. The tailor were on and he managed three legals. We mainly fished saturday and had another half arsed attempt this morning before leaving at 10.

Final tally me, 1 tarwhine, 2 (leagal) tailor and 5 (leagal) dart and shannon, 5 (legal) tailor and a 33cm bream.

Very tough conditions.......... I wish I took the kayak

[Death Ray]

Good size Tarwhine mate. Don't see many that big these days...

[rosstralia46]

Top Tarwhine mate

[fishingnut]

howd they taste? like sh!t? love it up there well done

[Keen-as-fisho]

Tarwhine/bream taste bloody good out off the surf. Nothing like out off a river.

[tugger]

looks like you had a ball Dennis and got a good size bream from the surf i got a new surf rod with a light action to give it a whirl down at the SOO to chase some tailor in the arvo's off the beach

[tacklebox]

Keen-as-fisho wrote:

I wish I took the kayak

don't leave home without it!

36 to the fork is a bit of an exaggeration isn't it?

[Beejay]

Definately looks 37cm to me keen as...cheers Beejay

[Scope]

Looks like a good trip Dennis..

[ellicat]

Good weekend away.

Hard place to leave when it's like that.

When a few AFO crew went up in 2008 the water looked superb too.

[Keen-as-fisho]

tacklebox wrote:

Keen-as-fisho wrote:

I wish I took the kayak

don't leave home without it!

36 to the fork is a bit of an exaggeration isn't it?

Its snout was over the tip of the ruler a bit!

Yes Ellicat it was very hard to leave, like all trips.

[FishoDave]

looks like some really good fun mate