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Southern Moreton Bay Is evening session

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Hi All 

Well I have been promising fishing reports for a while now - being a new boat owner and learning the ropes not to mention spending lots of $ and fishing has left me with little time and alot less cash.

Anyway Friday avo me and a couple of guys went for an afternoon/evening session around Macleay and Karragarra Is.  Launched from Cabbage Tree Point boat ramp about 2pm.  Headed to the first spot, sounded around and saw some arches on the new sounder for the first time!  Anchored up, burleyed and put out baits.  Much to my disappointment neither of the guys were interested in wasting time gathering live bait first 😥.

We were chasing snapper.

One of the guys shortly landed a just legal tailor.  It was going to go back but I have a good fisho mate who loves eating tailor.  Therefore, as the saying goes it was bled and released into the Esky.

It wasn't long before I had a few tiny nibbles on my half pilchard on a 5/0 octopus hook with 30 lb braid and 40lb flexible leader rig.   I was reeling in to check the bait, got hit a few metres from the boat and hooked up to something quite light but fairly feisty.  I thought it was a tailor at first but turned out to be a baby school mackerel.

Another couple of baby schoolies were landed and released unharmed.

It went quiet for a while and then we landed a couple of pretty good sized grinners.  I was tempted to keep them for bait but we were pretty well stocked up with pillies, banana prawns and squid from the Gold Coast Bait Shop (this shop is fantastic for bait and has recently renovated and expanded its range of tackle etc significantly - prices are generally cheaper than BCF or Anaconda for the same tackle, hooks sinkers etc).

We stayed til after dark hoping to get the dusk snapper bite but only landed one small Squire.  It went quiet after dark and the decision was made to move to the next spot.

This spot can produce really well but can be very quiet for a number of hours.  That evening it was quiet and we were supposed to be heading back to the ramp at 9.30pm.  Around 9pm two legal snapper and a flattie were landed and released to the Esky.  We departed about 9.45pm.

All in all a great outing with some good conversation and laughs in the quiet times.

Life is great out on the water fishing regardless of how full the Esky is at the end of the day 😸

Next trip to Southern Moreton bay islands takes place this afternoon launching from Horizon Shores Marina and staying overnight in the boat and doing a real early session in the morning.  Fishing Macleay, Karragarra, Peel etc.  Targeting snapper again.  I have insisted on live bait this time.  Wish me luck.

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1 minute ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Nice one @Kat, well done. Sounds like you've got a few spots sorted already and learning your area. Don't forget that you're the skipper, so if you say you're chasing livies first, well ........ 🙂.  Good luck this arvo.

Ha ha.  Yeah but actually not the skipper yet. Just the owner.  Getting some experience before booking license.  Actually was supposed to book it last week but did too much fishing and preparing for fishing and ran out of time.  

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