queensland Wet Whiting

[Ovington]

With the windy weather of late the boat has been stuck in the garage but my desire to get out hasn't gotten any less. With an afternoon off I decided to throw the yak on the roof and head down the coast for an explore and maybe a GH fish. I got to a spot near the goldy where I had caught GH in the past but the water didnt look as good as I had hoped and I slipped over and drowned myself and my spirits before I even wet a line. I decided to head back along the coast in search of a sheltered sandflat to pepper instead. It wasn't until I reached Wellington point that I found shelter from an angry southerly and decided to wade the flats given I had already been swimming and it was raining.

I could see plenty of bait and activity on the mangrove edges and it wasn't long before I came tight on the first fish on the sugapen. A healthy bream came ashore as a consolation prize for persevering in the less than ideal conditions.

Only a few casts later came a solid hit which found an algae cover pneumatophore to pin me to and earn its freedom. Luckily I managed to get my lure back. In the distance there was some solid surface action with large baitfish showering and the odd boil which looked to be either mackerel or trevally but were out of range of my lure.

As I continued to wade the edges the bite really took off with whiting fighting over my lure cast after cast. My final tally was in the mid 20s of whiting and another bream in the mix as well as a few longtom. One of my highest whiting scores on lures. I would estimate about 8-10 legal fish with the largest being 30cm and as fat as they come. 

Overall a good outcome given the unfortunate start and poor conditions.

[Old Scaley]

Nice work in the conditions! What was the tide doing during the bite?  Cheers, Steve.

[Ovington]

Just now, Old Scaley said:

Nice work in the conditions! What was the tide doing during the bite?  Cheers, Steve.

Bottom of the run out tide mate. Water was clear as though and not much water movement over this flat

[Angus]

Hell yeah. This is what i need to more of locally.

[kmcrosby78]

Fantastic session mate, well done!!

[Drop Bear]

That is awesome. I need to do a lot more top water. Give me a hoy next time if you want company... I would only steal all your fishing secrets... 

[Guest]

Mate there a some great banks up here in Pumicestone Passage that will give your sugapen a work out on the whiting

[Luke Landrunner]

Another great top water session report.

I have that colour too and have been thinking about going with assist hooks on the rear.

What brand do you use Shane ?

[Ovington]

2 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

That is awesome. I need to do a lot more top water. Give me a hoy next time if you want company... I would only steal all your fishing secrets... 

Haha no worries mate more than happy with tag alongs.

[Ovington]

1 hour ago, Luke Landrunner said:

Another great top water session report.

I have that colour too and have been thinking about going with assist hooks on the rear.

What brand do you use Shane ?

Decoys in the smallest they do i think. They make a big difference for whiting but do get caught up a bit

[fishinfox]

Great surface session. We've had so much rain up here recently. Hope it clears up for the weekend so I can have a crack at some surface action. Feels like its been a while.

[Drop Bear]

12 hours ago, fishinfox said:

Great surface session. We've had so much rain up here recently. Hope it clears up for the weekend so I can have a crack at some surface action. Feels like its been a while.

Weather looks good for the next week. Hope it works out for you.