queensland Fraser Island

[GregOug]

Hi all, just got back from my holiday at Tin Can Bay and ready to book my next holiday. Given that the tailor season is coming up I’m thinking of booking a house at Eurong. Been there before and enjoyed it. So my question is, when do you think the best week is to book. The end of August? Early September? And if anyone else is interested in booking another house let me know. 
cheers

Greg

[ellicat]

Either or, depending if there are school holidays. Less crowds = better trip.

[Hweebe]

My mates start heading there religiously every year during Ekka week to target the Tailor. So any time after that.

Agree less crowds are better however for tailor fishing,  a row of fisherman all the baits out does appear attract Tailor to congregate. I've seen this on Fraser and at the Spit on the Gold coast.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Hi Greg

Best of luck with the tailor fishing and booking.

Like Brian said, you'll be best off avoiding any holidays to avoid the crowds.

Cheers Hamish

[GregOug]

School holidays don’t start until 18th September so that’s fine.

[Neil Stratford]

Have a look at the tides and time your trip around what you plan to do up there. Ie there’s no use in getting to the barge at 7.00am with a big high tide at 8am.iIf the tides dropping you can easily follow it up and down the beach but if it’s half way in and rising it’s hard going in some places. I always go up there around mid August and there’s always lots of tailor to be had then.

Ideally if your fishing and not touring the island ,if you can jag a week before the new moon in mid to late August  ,with low tide at about 4am , no weed , a light westerly wind you should get plenty of what your afterwith a few quality ones thrown in.When conditions are good the tailor bite all day , these were caught mid morning on  85g Raider lures mid August last year . 

regards

Neil

[Drop Bear]

2 hours ago, Neil Stratford said:

Have a look at the tides and time your trip around what you plan to do up there. Ie there’s no use in getting to the barge at 7.00am with a big high tide at 8am.iIf the tides dropping you can easily follow it up and down the beach but if it’s half way in and rising it’s hard going in some places. I always go up there around mid August and there’s always lots of tailor to be had then.

Ideally if your fishing and not touring the island ,if you can jag a week before the new moon in mid to late August  ,with low tide at about 4am , no weed , a light westerly wind you should get plenty of what your afterwith a few quality ones thrown in.When conditions are good the tailor bite all day , these were caught mid morning on  85g Raider lures mid August last year . 

regards

Neil

Great post mate. 

Some really nice fish there too!!!

I hope to do Fraser this year... my plans for Feb trip were all put on ice due to the closure of the campsites....

[GregOug]

12 hours ago, Neil Stratford said:

Have a look at the tides and time your trip around what you plan to do up there. Ie there’s no use in getting to the barge at 7.00am with a big high tide at 8am.iIf the tides dropping you can easily follow it up and down the beach but if it’s half way in and rising it’s hard going in some places. I always go up there around mid August and there’s always lots of tailor to be had then.

Ideally, if you can jag a week before the new moon in mid to late August  ,with low tide at about 4am , no weed , a light westerly wind you should get plenty of what your after.

regards

Neil

Okay. So I looked at when all those criteria align and the next time seems to be mid to late 2324. So I’ve booked for then. But they said they couldn’t guarantee the daily cost for some reason.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Great, informative post, @Neil Stratford. Thanks!

[Neil Stratford]

Yep that last week in August looks good. I was eying that week off 
But ,As a couple of my mates have work commitments I’ll be settling for  the Ekka public holiday and ten days after that.I’ll post a report as to how I go , that way you’ll have an idea where the fish are - or aren’t.

regards

Neil

[Neil Stratford]

Make sure you go over to Woralie creek on the Western side of the island  , best to visit on an easterly wind.

It’s one nice place to have lunch !

[kmcrosby78]

1 hour ago, Neil Stratford said:

Make sure you go over to Woralie creek on the Western side of the island  , best to visit on an easterly wind.

It’s one nice place to have lunch !

Geez, look at that sand!!!! Nice looking spot alright.

[tugger]

I love the crowds tailor and mackerel fishing I reckon the more baits in the water the better. This also means you have picked the right time of year and yes August is a great month up there. The month for westerly winds