queensland Fisherman Paradise

[tugger]

Set up camp on the beach on Thursday afternoon , for the next 4 days we had the most perfect weather. With 3 boats and crew the intention was to target pelagics just offshore from southport seaway. 

After everyone turned up we had a few coldies and made some wire mackerel rigs. The sun set and the fire was lit and we settled back and enjoyed our water views.

Friday morning was mint and I jumped in Blair's boat armed with my mackerel rigs to help Blair get on to some big fish for the 1st time. My son took his mates in my boat and we headed out we , got into a mad session on school mackerel losing many more than we caught.

The live bait got hit and I knew the Spanish had been around and sure enough it's 1st run was blistering it did a typical fight with 3 big runs then go deep and use it's size to be stubborn. We got the fish close but it had wrapped all the other lines and it was becoming a mess. As the fish came into sight a large Spanish mackerel shook it's head and gained it's freedom.

The bite went quiet and the count was 5 schoolies in the box and a 12 lost including a 2nd Spanish. The weather just got better as the morning wore on the ride back to camp was flat and a 5 minute run had us back inside the seaway.

The arfternoon was spent swimming and collecting yabbies for a bit of whitting fishing off the beach in front of camp. The night went by with fireside drinks and a big dinner before some much needed sleep.

Saturday morning was again mint with not a breath of wind the weather was forecast to get blowy but a small window is enough when fishing close offshore.

The boats set off again and a few school mackerel were found during those early hours. The wind did get up by 8am as was forecast and it wasn't a big run home to hide from a 20knot southerly. 

In camp we are on the north side of the island so the wind never bothered us. Another arvo swimming and fishing from the beach the wind dropped right out at sunset and another magical evening around the campfire.

Sunday morning the boats set off again with the weather mint again the schoolies were still there and more Spanish dropped not knowing what jinxed us but it wasn't ment to have us boat a Spanish. After Sunday's fish we lined up the boys with their mackies on the beach.

[The Mad Hughesy]

sounds like alot of fun. Just need to talk myself into doing a bar crossing then ill be fishing down there as well.

[marty]

Looks like a good time was had by all. I forgot you guys were camped up as I was also offshore Friday morning and back in the Broadwater Sat night and Sun morning chasing crabs.

I know where the Spanish have been but did the schoolies come from the same spot?

Marty

[Drop Bear]

Cracking trip mate. Well done. 

I wish I could have made it. 

[tugger]

5 hours ago, christophagus said:

sounds like alot of fun. Just need to talk myself into doing a bar crossing then ill be fishing down there as well.

Incoming tide and less than 1.5m swell and the southport seaway is pretty good 

[tugger]

4 hours ago, marty said:

Looks like a good time was had by all. I forgot you guys were camped up as I was also offshore Friday morning and back in the Broadwater Sat night and Sun morning chasing crabs.

I know where the Spanish have been but did the schoolies come from the same spot?

Marty

On the 18s

[tugger]

2 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Cracking trip mate. Well done. 

I wish I could have made it. 

Best weather alround for the long weekend bring on the next 1

[kmcrosby78]

Nice one Mark, good feed of macks there. Any more spotties you reckon or are they all gone (apart from the odd straggler)?

[Ge_off]

Thanks for the pic's and info tugger    , it looked like a good trip for you and the boys, some nice looking Macks, cheers.

[aussie123]

1 hour ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Nice one Mark, good feed of macks there. Any more spotties you reckon or are they all gone (apart from the odd straggler)?

Still Spotties around Kelvin and there is tons still down in NSW that are only just started to migrate back up this way.

[The Mad Hughesy]

18 hours ago, tugger said:

Incoming tide and less than 1.5m swell and the southport seaway is pretty good 

thanks for the tip mate

[Drop Bear]

18 hours ago, tugger said:

Best weather alround for the long weekend bring on the next 1

It looks like this weekend will be great for the fishing competition as well

[Drop Bear]

13 hours ago, aussie123 said:

Still Spotties around Kelvin and there is tons still down in NSW that are only just started to migrate back up this way.

Nice mate. I wonder if they will pop into Moreton Bay to say hello. 

[tugger]

19 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Nice one Mark, good feed of macks there. Any more spotties you reckon or are they all gone (apart from the odd straggler)?

1 of the boys got a spotty in with school mackerel on Friday next to us

[tugger]

4 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Nice mate. I wonder if they will pop into Moreton Bay to say hello. 

There should be mackies in the bay

[Drop Bear]

13 hours ago, tugger said:

There should be mackies in the bay

I couldn't find them on Sunday. They were hiding

 

[tugger]

On 01/05/2019 at 4:50 AM, Drop Bear said:

I couldn't find them on Sunday. They were hiding

 

When I was down at Evans Head there was plenty of spotties getting caught while I was there and there is plenty on the gold coast there must be some in the bay

[Drop Bear]

I spoke to a lot of GC locals today. They say there has been no Spanish or Spotties around.  Mate you are the king. 

[tugger]

59 minutes ago, Drop Bear said:

I spoke to a lot of GC locals today. They say there has been no Spanish or Spotties around.  Mate you are the king. 

Well we had them for 3 days straight over last weekend at southport