queensland Its Bay Snapper Time Again !

[Allnighter]

Well it's Snapper time in the bay again ☺

Been looking at seabreeze for a couple of days now and really wanted to head out on monday, tuesday or wednesday this week but the wind factor doesnt look good. I rarely go fishing in the bay on weekends but today was the opportunity where conditions were too good to pass up. Headed to spot x on the eastern side of Green Island with the Yammy singing at WOT where they were on the chew straight up.

Kept a couple for dinnies and returned a few in the 40cm or so range back down to grow for a year or two ☺

Missed another two absolute horses, one while i was having a pee over the side (why does that always happen)

A good solo trip just 25 minutes from the ramp and look forward to a few more before 14th july ....

 

 

 

 

 

[ellicat]

Nice. It was definitely a good day for it.

I know what you mean about the timing of a bite. Usually happens to me when I'm rolling a smoke.

What happens on 14th July ?

[Allnighter]

From 15th july till 15th august, no possession of any snapper for recreational fisho's in qld

[ellicat]

Ah yes, I keep forgetting. Those odd dates are going to be a trap for memory faders like me.

Bait or plastics ?

[Allnighter]

I'm old school...

Can't stand those franger things

Usually on locally caught fresh squid, but this time i used some of the frozen leftover frame of longtail tuna we caught recently.

( sent baits down bones and all ☺ )

 

 

 

[kmcrosby78]

Great session there mate, quality bay snapper and sounds like even bigger ones were around. We were out doing a working bee at the oyster lease for our Moreton Bay shellfish restoration project and noticed how great the conditions were, and how many boats were out, so that's a great effort given the amount of boat traffic, well done. Did you launch pre-dawn?

[Hweebe]

Solid pair of Bay Snapper on a solo mission at that. For me it is usually when i take my first bite into a breaky sanger before sanger goes flying and rods bent.

37 minutes ago, kmcrosby78 said:

so that's a great effort given the amount of boat traffic, well done. 

@kmcrosby78 you are not wrong there were plenty of boats out there on Sunday. I think COVID-19 and social distancing has given everyone Cabin fever.

@Allnighter Yesterday tide would have been running out in the morning any preference on tide when you are targeting Bay snapper?

[Allnighter]

I launched around lunch time and had to wait for a boat to come back in so i could grab their trailer park spot.

And yes thats another reason i dont normally fish on weekends - boat traffic on the water.

Luckily yesterday there wasnt too much traffic where i wanted to fish.

I normally fish the incoming tide at this spot so yesterday there was no need to leave early, i fished from 12 till 3pm , and then unfortunately the easterly breeze picked up and spoilt the flat conditions, but i never sat down once in 3 hours maintaining two rods, the bite was red hot.  And on a side note,  i have never caught so many juvenile snapper while catching bait recently, so great to see..... ☺

For those interested their is an article in the april edition of bushnbeach, which you can view on-line, by yours truly on bay snapper which i had a crack at.... 

 

 

 

 

 

[Cobiaaddict]

Good eating size snapper mate,  Well done.  

I know the feeling ,  leave the rod for a split second to have a drink, pee or re-rig another rod  and a rod always screams off.  

I had a mate catch a 10.3kg one night on one of my rod & reel combos when I asked him to hold my rod whilst I  helped sort out another guy land a good knobby on our boat - Only for him to get hooked up and quietly land a trophy.

I'm sure there will be a few guys trying to get a few before we have snapper "Lockdown"

Snapper fever time is not far away now

Cheers

Josh <>< 

 

 

[Old Scaley]

10 hours ago, ellicat said:

Ah yes, I keep forgetting. Those odd dates are going to be a trap for memory faders like me.

Bait or plastics ?

I too was wondering why those dates in particular. I have no inside info but the start of the closure aligns with the end of the school holidays in Queensland so maybe the thinking was to let people have a crack at snapper through the school break and then close it down for a month?

[Hweebe]

7 hours ago, Allnighter said:

For those interested their is an article in the april edition of bushnbeach, which you can view on-line, by yours truly on bay snapper which i had a crack at.... 

 

Good write-up if i found the right author Darren?

[Allnighter]

Thats the one ☺

Could have raved on and on but kept it short n sweet 

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Hey Allnighter

Great job on those nice pan sized snaps, looks like you've been feasting on good seafood recently (tuna and snapper! YUM ). 

My rods always seem to go off when I'm throwing the cast net trying to get more live bait, and if its ever a cod they seem to get me into structure before I can pull them up from their hole... LOL. 

Do you ever use livies for snapper? 

Cheers Hamish  

[Allnighter]

Yes sometimes Hamish, but not compulsory, as long as the bait is fresh. ( or as fresh as possible)

 

[Hweebe]

I think this quote really resonated with me:

“In a small boat, you soon realise trying to fish open waters is too weather dependent, so a long time ago we dedicated our time to fishing the shallows around the Moreton Bay islands in depths of 6m or less”

You have 40 years on the water, I’ve been dipping my toes in for in comparison a few seconds 

It does put into perspective how long it takes to learn and build your craft but one thing is for sure, before powering out into the wider bay It pays to explore all the shallow bay islands as well.

I also figure that means more time fishing and less time travelling A to B so that can only be a good thing.

[kmcrosby78]

7 hours ago, Old Scaley said:

I too was wondering why those dates in particular. I have no inside info but the start of the closure aligns with the end of the school holidays in Queensland so maybe the thinking was to let people have a crack at snapper through the school break and then close it down for a month?

Alright, I admit it Steve, it was me who made the dates up so I can slaughter them for my two weeks holiday with my incredible fish-catching prowess ..........       On a serious note I'm pretty sure it's based around spawning periods  

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

21 hours ago, Allnighter said:

Yes sometimes Hamish, but not compulsory, as long as the bait is fresh. ( or as fresh as possible)

 

Hey Allnighter

Rightio, thought so. Half the fun is getting your own, good quality baits ready for the big ones!  

Cheers Hamish