queensland brissy river bass

[morty]

caught this sucker this arvo in the upper brissy river on a jackall, its my 1st bass so i decided to keep it and see how it tastes. sure pulled hard.

it was 53cm. cheers [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/IMG_1524__Small___Custom_.JPG

Post edited by: morty, at: 2007/06/11 19:51

[Tim a]

Nice bass, what color jackall did the damage? if you dont mind me asking that is:unsure:

[Lozzel]

Where abouts in the upper river;

There is a CLOSED season on wild bass, from 1st june to 31 August.

This is their breeding season and should be released.

I got 1 last week also in the river.

Not jumping on you or anything Just thought you needed to know.,

Nice fish also By the way

Post edited by: Lozzel, at: 2007/06/11 19:59

[Dazzamcgee]

Its a CLOSED season and should have been released........

[mackmauler]

well done morty, cracker of a bass, upper brissy private water guys not in the tidal section.

yes i was there and nailed another 50 plus this arvy, green jackal was the go

[Lozzel]

Hi Mack; not trying to start anything here ,but the way I read the rules it is No take.

Closed seasons - tidal waters

This page provides information on closed seasons in tidal waters. For information on closed seasons in fresh waters see Closed seasons - fresh waters.

Why do we have closed seasons?

Closed seasons prevent people from fishing at certain times of the year to protect species at vulnerable times in their life cycle, such as during spawning seasons.

Australian bass

A closed season applies to Australian bass throughout Queensland from 1 June to 31 August. See also the section on freshwater closed seasons (Australian bass) for information on taking bass from some fresh water during the closure

Closed seasons - fresh waters

This page provides information on closed seasons in fresh waters. For information on closed seasons in tidal waters see Closed seasons - tidal waters.

Why do we have closed seasons?

Closed seasons prevent people from fishing at certain times of the year to protect species at vulnerable times in their life cycle, such as during spawning seasons.

Australian bass

A closed season applies to Australian bass throughout Queensland from 1 June to 31 August except in and from waterways upstream of Baroon Pocket, Bjelke-Petersen, Boondooma, Borumba, Cania, Cressbrook, Fred Haigh (Lake Monduran), Gordonbrook, Hinze, Lenthalls, Maroon, Moogerah, North Pine, Somerset, Wuruma and Wivenhoe dams; Claude Wharton and Jones weirs; Isis Balancing Storage (Lake Gregory) and Clarendon, Dyer (Bill Gunn Dam) and MacDonald lakes.

Please correct me If I am wrong

Laurie

[mackmauler]

Yeh mate nothin to worry about, it was outside the tidal section but in that area of the river as a general catch location, years ago a lot of fish went over the wall and there was a thriving fishery in the upper fresh but it has waned a bit.

[Angus]

There is also a large section of the Brisbane River between Somerset and Wivanhoe. This is outside the todal reaches and therefore not in the tidal limit. Presently anything above Colleges is not really tidal. But even with rain there is no tidal flow from Mt Crosby Weir upstream. Assuming the bass was caught above this point, no worries.

Just wanted to point that out before this became a vigilante session.

Angus.

[Lozzel]

No worries Angus , Just wasn't sure of the limts , DPI regs arent real clear on the subject.

Laurie

[Angus]

Lozzel: Thats often the case!

I usually work by the rule when in doubt chuck them back. I would hate to wind up wind a huge fine and not even realise id done anything wrong.

Angus

[morty]

well out of tidal reach i can assure you. i know my rules and wouldnt have kept it had of it been tidal. cheers

green and black jackall.

[STU]

gotta luv those big brissy river bass good stuff,Nice to see some of that size are still being caught up there have tried there in years

[Plastic Man]

great bass for your first mate you could go your whole life and not get one that big ever again good work

[James W]

yer go morty!..its gunna be hard to beat ya first bass...not many can say that...

[Gordo]

Yeah i thought closed season was from the 1st of June to the 31st of August except for stocked dams. Just wondering does closed season apply for North Pine dam?? there has been a few reports there

[Angus]

It does not apply to NP Dam.

NP Dam is a stocked impoundment and is not effected at all by tidal flow.

Angus

[Feral]

Basically any bass stocked dam and upstream of it are exempted from the closed season. The closed season applies to all other water ways, tidal or not. It can be confusing if you dont know where the stocked impoundments are.

IE You can take Bass from the Stanley River as it is upstream of Somerset dam, but you could not take bass from the foot of the North pine dam, as it is down stream of the dam.

[Gordo]

Hi Angus are you sure about NP being a stock impoundment? last time i checked it wasn't. I could be wrong though, just checking because if it is i'll have to get a permit if i wanna check it out.

Hi Feral this might seem a bit ignorant but where is the foot of North Pine Dam?

Gordo

[shaggy]

Mate, check lozzels post above, in names NP Dam as a stocked impoundment. I think your confused with the SIP??

[Feral]

Botom of north pine dam is just upstream of Youngs crossing.

[Gordo]

Thanks Feral near the dam wall right?

Shaggy i thought it wasn't a stock impoundment.