queensland Pumicestone Passage

[Grmby]

Hi guys after reading through previous threads and speaking to people on here, I have decided to give pumicestone passage a go on Saturday morning. Will be targeting flatties on soft plastics. Any tips, spots will be appreciated. 

Cheers 

[Fishaman]

Anywhere you can wade the flats. Google earth and get onto that website I suggested (Landangler). Look for his Bribie posts. He fishes alot around White Patch etc. Another thing, if you have a vehicle get yourself a yak. (Cheap second hand will do) and fish the weeds beds and drop offs in the Passage. Plenty of info on line (this forum as well as others. Also youtube)

Heaps of good fish about if you explore enough 

 

[Luvit]

Very nice fish and photos. Yummy

[Fishaman]

35 minutes ago, Luvit said:

Very nice fish and photos. Yummy

Thanks mate...... we are very lucky to have such a healthy fishery in our bckyard.

[Grmby]

Thanks fishaman,

some nice fish there!

what plastics and jig would you suggest?

[Fishaman]

15 hours ago, Grmby said:

Thanks fishaman,

some nice fish there!

what plastics and jig would you suggest?

First up use a light outfit. I use a 7ft 6in 1-4kg rod and a 1000 reel. Load it up with 6lb braid (I use Nanofil as it casts a mile.) I use about 1-2 meters of 8lb flourocarbon trace. If you are around rocks maybe got to 12lb. Learnt to tie an FG knot for your leader (I use the method in the youtube link below)

If I am fishing in water up to 2M deep I use a 1/8th Oz jighead. If deeper than 2-3 meters I may go up to 1/4oz but try to stay with 1/8th oz. Trust me, go light to get the bite. I have landed some good fish on 6lb line (92cm flatty, 90cm jew) and my mate has landed a 97cm thready. Set your drag right, let 'em run, keep constant pressure on them and you'll land them. Rarely busted off. 

 

As far as plastics go. You cant go past a curl tail grub. I have had most success using gulp 4inch minnow grub in green prawn. Also love the 3inch in Camo or pepper prawn

http://www.berkley-fishing.com.au/product/gulp-minnow-grub/

 

Any curl tail grub will do to be honest though. Also use a scent of some sort (like S factor etc)

 

Good luck and tight lines!!

[Grmby]

Thanks fishaman.. heaps of info there definitely have the light gear already, and have the bubblegum curl tail grub.. was told by a guy at BCF to go heavy with the jig head, and didn't have any luck on it. 

Thanks for the info, much appreciated!

[samsteele115]

4 hours ago, Grmby said:

was told by a guy at BCF to go heavy with the jig head, and didn't have any luck on it. 

Thats pretty good advice for a complete beginner cos it ensures the plastic is on the bottom. But when you're a bit more experienced and know when your lure is touching the bottom then lighter is defs the way to go.

[Grmby]

Yeah thanks mate, I told him I had just moved up here and was looking for some advice but definitely wasn't a beginner and he still gave me **** advice.. 

[Grmby]

hit up the passage Saturday morning and had a pretty good session. Got a few pike early in the morning, was able to get a couple of nice flathead at the mouth of the ningi river. First was about 45cms and the second was about 40cm. Both on soft plastics about 50 meters offshore on a sand bank. Will definitely be hitting this spot up again. Cheers to everyone for the tips. 

[Luvit]

Excellent start. 

[kmcrosby78]

Well done mate, fantastic start! Good to get the confidence up

[Fishaman]

Good stuff. Keep at it and you'll have a ball exploring new places. Wont be long and you will be able to recognise good spots from experience and it wont be long after that before you start to eye off spots just out of casting distance and you invest in a kayak hahahaaaa (well that's the way it progressed for me.)

 

 

My mate and I went out for a fish Sunday morning and landed about 15 flattys. Best went 70cms (she went back after a quick pic) and we took home a nice feed of 45cm-52cm fish.

 

 

[Grmby]

Nnice feed there! Definitely had a good time walking up and down the passage and finding some nice fish. I do have a kayak, it's in Melbourne, was unable to bring it up. A kayak/boat is a must in port Phillip bay to get out amongst the snapper, land based fishing up here is much better than down south, and happy to search land based spots up here for the time being. 

[josha293]

I love fishing the bribie area and the creek and canals that run off from the passage. There are some really good spots if your willing to put the time in that is easily accessible landbased or a short paddle in a kayak.  Its obviously less time consuming having a boat to scout out new areas

[Luvit]

Cracking photos of some beautiful fish.

[Grmby]

Some nice fish there! I think I'll be heading back up there again this wknd to get some more flatties.

[josha293]

There is a spot i like to fish behind sandstone point hotel. I walk along the back of there on a low tide and walk right out to the green markers. I just walk the little sand bank there flicking plastics for flatties. Last year you could get a dozen flatties in a session. Only drama is you dont get much time to fish it and if the tide somes up too far before you head back you will have to swim

[Grmby]

Yeah I was intending to fish there on Saturday but found it a bit too windy, so headed down the passage for a bit of shelter. High tide is 11am Saturday, do you think it would still be worth while fishing the run out during the day? 

[josha293]

I use to fish that section of water in my kayak and boat and done well all threw the tides and time, obviously there are some better oarts of the tide.

[josha293]

Coming to that time of year id be thinking about puttin in a few sessions for these fellas

[Milpool]

I think I have to do a trip to Bribie. Some great fish there.

[Grmby]

Where would be the best spot to get the jewies? I'd imagine off the bridge would put you right in the channel

[josha293]

Them pics will give you a good indication of where i target them, i will leave everything else like bait, time, tide and moon phase for you to have fun with.  Took me a while to suss them out but do some research 

[Grmby]

Back up to the passage today.. got a few nice flatties around white patch, the biggest 50cm and a very long, long Tom. Run into quite a few sting rays in the shallows, one very big one followed me in with the long Tom. A very healthy waterway up there. 

[ellicat]

Good to hear. What was your terminal tackle ?

I have a humorous image of you running away from the ray !

[Grmby]

Light gear 6lb braid 8lb leader.. 1/8th 1/0 jig, 4" lime tiger minnow. ALways know there are rays out there, but the number of them today made it little bit more hazardous especially bare footed.