queensland Catching Snapper By Hand! Stradbroke Island

[Angus]

This is pretty awesome!

A mate of mine was renting our house at Straddy over the weekend and witnessed something cool. It was his first time over there and was asking me if this was normal. Damn I wish the answer was yes.

They were fishing on the north facing beach at Amity when a large school of snapper came up onto the flats from the Rainbow Channel. The school started doing large circles (which I understand is snapper spawning behavior). After a while some dolphins started carving into them forcing the snapper up onto the beach. They managed to hand grab a couple of recorded one such grab right from under the dolphins nose.

Talk about you had to be there!

 

[Nog]

Awesome. That has legend status all over it.

 

[The Mad Hughesy]

that man should never have to buy a beer again....

[samsteele115]

that is incredible!!! Wow. Lucky to get it on camera, no one would believe it otherwise

[Angus]

Thanks @ellicat (I am guessing) for inserting.

 

Yes truly amazing.

[Angus]

I will see what I can do about getting another video as well as the original on the phone is two minutes and much clearer. Shows the actual school of snapper a bit better.

[benno573]

I had something similar at moreton a few years back with a big school of mullet. Dolphins had them pushed up against the beach, picked up about 6, tasted awesome and great bair for the rest of the week.

 

snapper definitely trumps it though... 

[John]

very cool

[Old Scaley]

Amazing but more common than you may think. Pretty sure that dolphins helping humans fish is a part of the stories of many indigenous peoples, including the aboriginal tribe on Straddie. It still happens in Brazil today, I think.

How privileged are your mates to have witnessed it first hand. Straddie is such a beautiful and amazing place.

[kmcrosby78]

That would be sooooooooooo cool!!!!  Am hoping you have success with a clearer video Angus, would be good to see.

[nathanr]

On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Angus said:

This is pretty awesome!

A mate of mine was renting our house at Straddy over the weekend and witnessed something cool. It was his first time over there and was asking me if this was normal. Damn I wish the answer was yes.

They were fishing on the north facing beach at Amity when a large school of snapper came up onto the flats from the Rainbow Channel. The school started doing large circles (which I understand is snapper spawning behavior). After a while some dolphins started carving into them forcing the snapper up onto the beach. They managed to hand grab a couple of recorded one such grab right from under the dolphins nose.

Talk about you had to be there!

 

Hi angus. I am the bloke who caught well stole the snapper. I basically grew up on straddie and never have seen anything like it before. I have been told that it happened to my great uncle back in the 60's in a similar area but not positive.  Thanks for sharing the video. 

[Angus]

Thanks for joining Nathan and thanks for allowing its use!

[jon]

Hektik!