queensland Brisbane River Session #15

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Hiya all 

Today we decided we would sneak out for a quick morning session chasing Brisbane River threadies, so we did. It was an exploratory mission, and now I know for next time when to come back. While it wasn't successful, I got to meet someone who I watched on YouTube (google Team Fat Flathead) 

We arrived at about 7:00AM, so a relatively lousy start. When we got there, the tide was low and it was a five meter muddy walk to the water. Problem - I had to catch some livies. I walked out and began throwing my net, crappily, due to the factors of no balanced and mud weighing it down. I came up with a couple mullet and prawns though, so it wasn't a waste. These were then pinned onto two rods and thrown out. Another person was fishing there, so I took the other side of the park.

After about an hour, the other guy headed off, but before we had a chat. He had caught many threadies and a 1.25m model at that location. There was only one problem, it was still low tide. Just then suddenly, my rod went off. The fish dropped it, it was small, so I was somewhat disappointed. This was at about 8:30AM, and thankfully the tide had risen enough for me to throw off the bank. Between my Dad and I we caught some more mullet. Here is the only picture of the day -                                  

Some awkward cast net throwing

After this, we re-casted the lines and took turns throwing the net. Apart from a few families (we kept our distance) there was nothing. We we starting to bake, LOL, and then I got the call we needed to come home due to my mother having 'technology problems' . I washed the mud off my legs, then we drove home. I had to change clothes due to being so muddy as well. I have finished giving my gear a good wiping and lubing which was much needed due to the circumstances of this trip.  

Here are the stats of the trip  -

Tide- 0.3m Low, 7:30AM, 1:10PM high, 2.0m. I fished the rising tide.

Moon Phase- It is the super moon, so lots of tidal run

Rainfall recently- Approx. 2.2mm

Time fished- 7:00AM-10:00AM

Tackle used- I went heavy this time as I didn't know what the structure was, next time I will be going lighter - 80lb trace, 30lb leader, size 6 ball sinker, size 1 star sinker, swivel, 6/o circle hook, 30lb mainline, 14lb mainline, size 2 ball sinker.

Fish caught- *Don't laugh at my donut *

Bait caught- Mullet and prawns

Bait used- Live and dead mullet and prawns

Overall Success- 30% - sussed out a new area

Alright, that's the end of this very short and boring report LOL. All the best with COVID-19 guys, I hope you enjoyed reading about my donut . Sorry it was pretty boring, I hope to get some content that I can make an actual report on soon (well, just a good one). 

Cheers Hamish  

 

[squeak6969]

Cheers for the report hamish. Looks like a nice peaceful spot. Bummer about the doughnut though

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Hi squeak6969

Yes, it gets a bit crowded though apparently. Hopefully I can do better next time.

Cheers Hamish  

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Hey everyone

I went down to the local park to catch some bait this arvo for tomorrow morning (which will be at the local park ) and got these - 

As well as this, I got a bit of fake grass which is grabbed up with my feet somehow LOL. The prawns and frog mouth pillies were placed on to an ice slurry to keep them fresh for tomorrow in the fridge - 

Cheers Hamish  

[ellicat]

Good luck tomorrow.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

4 minutes ago, ellicat said:

Good luck tomorrow.

Hey ellicat

Thanks for that, I’m gonna need it!

Cheers Hamish

[kmcrosby78]

Given the effort you go to look after your bait, you deserve some success Hamish!!  Good luck.

[squeak6969]

Good luck mate. Im back at work this week so hope to get out on the weekend

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

13 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Given the effort you go to look after your bait, you deserve some success Hamish!!  Good luck.

Thanks kmcrosby78, this is actually the first time I've done that and t is worth it, the bait stayed nice and fresh.  

12 hours ago, squeak6969 said:

Good luck mate. Im back at work this week so hope to get out on the weekend

Cheers squeak6969, hopefully you can get out on the weekend.

Cheers Hamish