queensland Bunker group 2021

[tugger]

Hit the bunker group last week with a few friends and my son Brock. I deckied in my mates 6.7m bar crusher and Brock was in a 6.8m Haines hunter. We hit some ordinary weather heading out but it got alot better as we reached the bunker group reefs. 

It started off alright with our boat finding good coral trout and red throat emperor.

We tried for some red emperor but they just weren't biting so moved back to some shallower water where the trout were chewing.

 

We found another good patch of fish as we moved around and watched the boys in the other boat bag a few Red emperor. My son getting his PB red as well as the skipper getter his 1st ever Red times 2.

We spent the night anchored behind the reef we were fishing and rafted up having a few well earned coldies together.

The next day we caught some more quality fish, then at lunch time we had a snorkel over the reef checking out all the colour of the coral and fish. As the trip rapped up our boat had caught good coral trout, red throat emperor, moari cod, tusky, Spanish flag, hussar and plenty of just under red emperor.

We left the reefs and headed in getting back to the ramp just on dusk. A stop in town that night before driving home the next day and filleting our catch. Here are the trout from our trip back at the ranch.

[Old Scaley]

Living the dream @tugger. No photo of you floating in a lagoon with a stubbie in your hand?

[kmcrosby78]

Nice work as always Mark - some lovely trout there. Say well done to Brock, that's a beauty!!!  Any idea on weight?

[jon]

Maaate well done they are some solid trout, brocks red looks like a horse would have given a real good fight. Looks like you’ve taught him well!!

Edited November 8, 2021 by jon

[Drop Bear]

Nice one mate. Some great fish as usual

Making me really want to go now

 

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Nice work tugger. Those are some great reefies! 
Chers Hamish

[tugger]

On 08/11/2021 at 6:10 PM, Old Scaley said:

Living the dream @tugger. No photo of you floating in a lagoon with a stubbie in your hand?

Thanks Steve just a quick stop in the lagoon this time

[tugger]

On 08/11/2021 at 7:54 PM, kmcrosby78 said:

Nice work as always Mark - some lovely trout there. Say well done to Brock, that's a beauty!!!  Any idea on weight?

Thanks Kelvin it would have been about 6 or 7kg

[tugger]

On 08/11/2021 at 10:53 PM, jon said:

Maaate well done they are some solid trout, brocks red looks like a horse would have given a real good fight. Looks like you’ve taught him well!!

Thanks Sef each Brock's Red was on light tackle in the shallows

[tugger]

On 09/11/2021 at 11:36 AM, Drop Bear said:

Nice one mate. Some great fish as usual

Making me really want to go now

 

Thanks Robbie quality trout up there

[tugger]

10 hours ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Nice work tugger. Those are some great reefies! 
Chers Hamish

Thanks Hamish I love the fishing up there

[kmcrosby78]

1 hour ago, tugger said:

Thanks Kelvin it would have been about 6 or 7kg

There you go - I saw the dark lips and assumed bigger. Not that 6 or 7kg is to be sneezed at ....... has me covered ....... .

[Drop Bear]

On 10/11/2021 at 7:24 PM, kmcrosby78 said:

There you go - I saw the dark lips and assumed bigger. Not that 6 or 7kg is to be sneezed at ....... has me covered ....... .

Lets tow your boat up there and have a crack? 

[kmcrosby78]

2 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Lets tow your boat up there and have a crack? 

My brother's and I are keen to take Dad's boat up there and get amongst them. Hopefully one of the school holidays next year. My brother in Gracemere (near Rocky) picked up his brand new 5.5m (from memory) centre console last holidays so that would give us two boats up there . He has been slaying the spanish mackerel since he took the new boat home, bagging out quickly by trolling.

[The Mad Hughesy]

18 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

My brother's and I are keen to take Dad's boat up there and get amongst them. Hopefully one of the school holidays next year. My brother in Gracemere (near Rocky) picked up his brand new 5.5m (from memory) centre console last holidays so that would give us two boats up there . He has been slaying the spanish mackerel since he took the new boat home, bagging out quickly by trolling.

well get him to join the forum and sign up for the mighty team north!

[kmcrosby78]

5 hours ago, christophagus said:

well get him to join the forum and sign up for the mighty team north!

Sure thing, I'll get right onto that .........   

[tugger]

On 22/11/2021 at 8:27 PM, kmcrosby78 said:

My brother's and I are keen to take Dad's boat up there and get amongst them. Hopefully one of the school holidays next year. My brother in Gracemere (near Rocky) picked up his brand new 5.5m (from memory) centre console last holidays so that would give us two boats up there . He has been slaying the spanish mackerel since he took the new boat home, bagging out quickly by trolling.

Would you do a weekend up there Kelvin we just do quick trips if the weather is good

[kmcrosby78]

7 hours ago, tugger said:

Would you do a weekend up there Kelvin we just do quick trips if the weather is good

Would consider it Mark. Would prefer a bit of time for our first trip just to be able to get everything set up right. Then it's just a matter of timing and who is available. I'll try and pop around to your place to catch up sometime and pick your brain on what we'd need to get organised .

[tugger]

On 24/11/2021 at 9:19 PM, kmcrosby78 said:

Would consider it Mark. Would prefer a bit of time for our first trip just to be able to get everything set up right. Then it's just a matter of timing and who is available. I'll try and pop around to your place to catch up sometime and pick your brain on what we'd need to get organised .

Yeah no worries I have a list I use to help prep these trips.