south queensland Fishing Report - Nautical Mile Saturday 9 Feb 2019

[Poddymullet 475]

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[kmcrosby78 4,975]

Nice work mate - I need to get an electric for my boat sometime. bit hard to tell in the photo - did it have a black tip on the dorsal fin. If so then possibly a black-tip reef shark. Either way if it was just under 1.5m it would be good eating if flakes your thing.

[Poddymullet 475]

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Thanks @kmcrosby78 for the ID ... I thought it might be a reefy but that far into the bay and around the nautical mile beacon? Not that much reef around at all. I love flake (coming from down south), but never confident on how to sort the shark out from the fillets I believe you have to cut the tail off and let them bleed out that way....

[Drop Bear 5,237]

Nice one  mate. Looks like a good day. 

I agree with @kmcrosby78 Black tip reef shark by the looks. I have caught them at the last beacon out of the river so I know they are there. They go good on the chew. 

[christophagus 1,586]

id call it a small dusky whaler, plenty about in the bay. Chances of a reefy around the mile would be pretty slim. Plus i think black tips have a higher dorsal fin than what this little shark has

[Poddymullet 475]

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Next time I will be taking one home with me 

[Luvit 6,140]

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They will catch you way more prawns to if you stay over the school when other boats drift off them.

[Drop Bear 5,237]

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I bow to Christophangus's greater knowledge of sharks and retract my guess

 

[Drop Bear 5,237]

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Yep just don't throw the net in front of the boat....

 

[Poddymullet 475]

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Yeah I thought a reefy would be a bit weird in that colour water too  I take it dusky whaler are good to eat but need a bit treatment beforehand...

[Poddymullet 475]

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That could be fun...shredded prawns in a mono vermicelli style salad  

[kmcrosby78 4,975]

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Me too ......