queensland Brisbane River 15/05/06 Milton Reach

[Angus]

well i got off to a slow start going for bream around the pilons of Oxley's Wharf. Got a few Cat Fish but no bream. Then it started pissing down rain on me. I was about to leave when BANG.

I got a huge hit and thought i must be onto a massive Catty, fingers corssed maybe even a school Jew. I never expected to pull out my catch which was a little Bull Shark. I was amazed as i had broken all the rules of catching littel toothies. I had dead bait (Pike fillets) and no steel trace just a 20lb leader. Luckily i nailed him right in the cheek.

It made me wonder as i had been bittin off a couple times over the course of the evening to what i thought must have been big catties. Im thinking no there may have been a few little bullies in the mouth the creek there.

Oh and just for general interest it was an incoming tide and the otehr high light of the evening was seeing a prolific number of mullet jumping about, (prob explains the Sharkies)!

[Angus]

Here is the little toothy.

Let go to be caught again when bigger! [img size=480]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Brisbane_River_15th_May_2006.jpg

[werewolf]

Wow! You are the man! I thought we were well past shark season! Don't knock the eel fillet, the little Bulls abosolutely love it! Did you measure him???

[Angus]

Nope didnt measure him.

But he was a good meter.

And it was a pike fish fillet, not the eel type

But yeah he was a nice little shark. I know its past shark season, but im under the impression from some research i have done that the juveniles stay in the river for a couple of years. So i reckon it always worth having a crack! I think ill try the same spot next time im bored. Its waling distance from my house. And i could garuntee even a newbie a catty there.

Angus.

[alspeirs]

Nice. I wonder if that restaurant there dumps food into the river. Could explain the great catches there!

[blue_mako]

yeh angus nice shark... hopefully we can get a few tonight... if we get small poddy mullet we normaly go wel...

troy

[Angus]

Al i dont know man.

But i would not be surprised.

It would make sense.

Shame no bream though.

I still reckon their there.

[BIG DAVE 1]

good catch, god sharks are fun to catch i dont think i will ever get sick of it.

dave

[Jamie1081]

Hey im new and came across this topic. me and my mate used to go fishing off teh bridge at john oxleys and we have caugth a couple of bream i think botu 3 keepers and we also caught an estuary cod there. and alot of catty's but no sharks. we use steak

jamie

[Jamie1081]

Hey im new and came across this topic. me and my mate used to go fishing off teh bridge at john oxleys and we have caugth a couple of bream i think botu 3 keepers and we also caught an estuary cod there. and alot of catty's but no sharks. we use steak

jamie

[ando_04]

hay mate,

jammie you still coming down on friday night

good report

[Jamie1081]

Yeh if its ok with you's. how big is the wharf?

[Tim a]

Nice shark there angus... looks like pretty heavy gear for bream tho? or do you catch those big bream that like to snag you up quick smart?

[ando_04]

jamie the walf is about 20-30 meters long

[Angus]

Yeah it pretty heavy.

But it is just a baitcaster, bot like a game fishing overhead.

And the catfish along the Milton stretch hit hard and fast!

[BIG DAVE 1]

jamie dont waste steak on the brisbane river you would be better of buying prawns or pillies or even having a throw of a cast net. thats the best way to catch brisbane river fish.

dave

[BIG DAVE 1]

even better buy a yabbie pmp and pump heaps of yabbies and keep them in the freezer adn that way you will have a constent supply of bait.

dave

Post edited by: BIG DAVE 1, at: 2006/06/05 07:26

[Jamie1081]

yeah i spose its a waste of steak but i have no bait shops near by. angus suggested to buy a few bags of prawns sum where and keep em frozen. i will try that when i can get to a bait shop. using steak most likely explains the catfish i catch :laugh: thanx dave

jamie

[BIG DAVE 1]

alot of servos sell bait, beleive it or not. Also you can buy cheap imported prawns from wollies or coles. thats your next best option, no matter what bait you use you will allways get catties.

dave

[Jamie1081]

yeh bloody catfish. hey do you know if the shell servo across the road from john oxley's sells bait?

jamie

[Angus]

Hahahahaha, i know it doesnt.

I wish.

[blue_mako]

a servo?? without bait??

wot is this world coming to

[BIG DAVE 1]

i know, Tha would be the first servo ive heard of that doesnt sell bait, pretty much every servo has a small bait freezer.

[Jamie1081]

o ok bugga wat about the bp on milton road? or any others near milton

[BIG DAVE 1]

oh yeha feral no doubting they charge heaps for there bait, i scored well at the bp near brettswharf, i was buying 1 bottle of V, 1 bottle of coke, 1 pack of chips 1 pack of lollies 1 meat pie and a bottle of water + 2kg of pillies. I dunno if they forgot to put something through but all up it was only $12. I didnt do to bad, pitty it wasnt the case when we were fishing.

dave