queensland fishing the golf course

[roobs]

my retired parents live in a housing estate near where the saltwater canals meet the fresh water locks near cararra markets. there are giant fish there- i've seen and fed them but never tried to catch them as i was fairly sure they were large freshwater mullet and therefore not the tastiest catch. to make a long story short after burleying up with a little bread and putting a hook under a float i was amazed to discover, after pulling the first one in after a moderate fight, a 32.5 cm bream! after i shook off my disbelief two more followed, one 30cm and one 25cm. considering the rapidly approaching darkness i gave it away for the night, but i'll be back! no pics sorry. fish were caught on a number 2 mustad baitkeeper hook, 4lb daiwa line and an estaury combo. a lot of fun for not much effort, though i'm sure that being impounded as they were ( the water was brackish but not tidal) they were a little lazier than most their size. kept the two big ones and let the little one go. they were cooked in lime, ginger and lemongrass in foil over a barbie.

[Angus]

Hahahaha nice one.

Nothing like finding a close \"secret\" spot.

Angus

[Funfisher]

Nice one!! I have targeted trained bread fed fish like this before a great rig i was taught is you get a float and tie a small luderic hook about 40cm below it and attach a small piece of white cloth to the hook to resemble a lil bit of sinking bread, and wrap a piece of bread around the float and attach it with a few fat rubber bands. It works a treat and you dont hafto stuff around with rebaiting all the time.

[Gordo]

Nice one roobs. My mate said fishing around the locks at bond university produces a good number of bream as well.

[Gordo]

Hey Roobs or anyone out there, has anyone fished around the locks at hope island at saltwater creek?? they look like a great place to fish

[Dazzamcgee]

Hey Roobs, sounds like a great spot to get started with fly fishing!!

Anyways well done catching those good size bream....

[STU]

I have fished clear island waters and there some stonker bream in there and you can get the ocassional bass

[roobs]

the lakes system would be perfect for stocking but so many people live on it so it'd probably be fished out pretty rapidly. fly fishing sounds like a great idea- i might give it a try- got a mate with a rod.

[jeff f]

try lures or livebait in there you'll get a shock what hangs around those locks;)

[STU]

there also some good tarpon around those areas as well

[Dazzamcgee]

hey Roobs if ya keen for a bit of fly fishing use bread flies or whip up a few using the stuffing from an old pillow and some white cotton with a small hook...

Nothing better than making ya own flies that catch fish...