School macs

[Mul87]

Ok this is the 6th time I have going In search for schoolies and no luck.

Been up and down the rainbow/ roues. / jigged every becon from peel to amity. Still nothing.

What I am offering is a day out on my 4.25 ally craft. All fule drinks ice ect payed for. Just bring your own rod/rods

In exchange for them showing me where to go and catch these fish. And info.

Yep that's how disparate I am to get some of these fish.

[kmcrosby78]

Not a bad idea mate - good luck. I've never caught one down here either, although I've heard of them being caught around Mud, somewhere around/behind Green, on the northern side of Peel and at the Measured Mile beacons out in the middle of the bay north of Mud. Certainly would be handy to be able to locate them reasonably regularly.

[Bi_polar]

Most of the beacons as you head out into the bay from the mouth of the Brisbane river hold schoolies.

Those tripod ones.

[sehrguht]

Is it the right time of year to be jigging them? i always thought the water should be a little warmer to get them fired up?

[Shane69]

Its too early for them atm.

Best place to start off for mackerel is the 4 beacons and any of beacons along moreton.

Measured mile also holds good number of schoolies but way too many boats.

Wait a couple months and youl see reports coming in.

We had a cracker season last year.

You can troll them in southeren bay on paravains but you barely hear those catching give reports out.

Shane

[Mul87]

Thanks everyone for the info I will wait a bit longer and see how I go offer is still there in a few months for some1 but

CheerS michael

[dunk]

Just read you post Friday, catching whiting Saturday, had mackerel following some of the whiting up to the boat (lost one or two as well).

Put a pilchard on a gang of hooks, and whilst I was sorting out a balloon, it got taken from a meter or so under the boat. 70cm spottie :-)

In its stomach was the back half of a whiting.

This was in about 7m of water in the rous channel.

No more showed up.

For me, it was quite unexpected. The only other ones I've caught (I'm not very experienced),

were with slugs around the 4 beacons (in warmer weather)

Duncan

[rosco1974]

paravains are the go,shoolies are thick in the bay don't worry bout a few months...sharks spit moreton,inside dring bank,bout 8 mtrs of water or just troll the 8-10mtr line south from tangas to the sandhills,you will find the feeding school of them...I only use paravains and baraspoons

[Mul87]

Cheers guys for yea help I will try get out there ASAP and try

[Brissy_yaker]

I caught my first school Mac yesterday morning 600m off Wellington point on unweighted pilly..didn't expect it all, but was only a 45cm baby..still was happy with that since so close to shore!

[Mul87]

Went for a quick bash this morn looking for schoolies perstance must pay off cause bam I got into them. Also got a few good squire. Wasn't bad for 2hrs work.

[Luvit]

Great to see rewards to though's who persist.

good on ya.

[dunk]

Good to see you found them :-)

[rathabfishin2]

Great to see rewards to though's who persist.

good on ya.

I agree with Wayne! It gives me hope Well done mate

[tunafreak]

Like Rosco said they are thick in the bay at the moment and it should be a good season like last year.

If you don't want to troll for them then drifting around with ganged pillies set at different depths should yield a few fish, a bit of burly in the form of chopped pillies doesn't go astray either to attract them and keep them around.

Generally you need the water to come up a couple more degrees for them to fire on the beacons on slugs, I reckon within a few weeks they should be on the chew in these areas.

Cheers,

Al

[rathabfishin2]

I'll be looking forward to it! Hopefully I will do better with the macks than my failed attempts at Mud or Bay snapper! :pinch:

[Mul87]

Thanks guys was one hell of a day out set out at 330 fished till 6 then went to work. All caught on soft plastics. Got 4 macs lost 3 and a 70plus snapper. All on 6lb braid and 8lb fluro. Morn started off a cracker

Got most of the footage on the go pro just need to find out how to upload it

[HamishF]

good to see you got some. more time on the water always rewards those who persist!

also have a crack in the northern bay around pearl channel in the early morning, look for water around 10-15m deep and fish a runout tide. most of the fish we pull are caught on micro jigs 30-40grams right on the bottom.

goodluck

[Mul87]

Do these guys move around like the Spanish or do they stick to the area if u find them just wanted to know if I could get them on a regularly where I found them. Or am I going to have to search again.

[pancakes_and_haggis]

did you catch those mackerel on that lure?