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They do exist! A genuine SEQ barramundi. Caught today on a gulp 4” drop shot minnow in watermelon pearl. Not quite the legal size of 58cm and closed season so released for another time. Only other notable catch for the morning was one good flathead at 64.5cm.6D958EAE-CC3A-44A2-8875-8CCC5D60D1D6.thumb.jpeg.788716925c600dd66199a58f30c6ed38.jpeg6A07C92F-FD95-4C85-9E07-489E3A2BAA17.thumb.jpeg.467677c43243bb433ad4f15c10da83c9.jpeg

 

all in all a good morning on the yak - save for a broken rod and a red bellied black trying to join me on the kayak!

 

cheers,

benno <‘><

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2 hours ago, Kat said:

 

Please tell more about the red bellied black?

I saw a disturbance on the surface and went to have a look and there he was swimming across the creek. Unfortunately I got between him and his destination (not knowing it was a snake and not a fish) and he approached the kayak and started to try and climb on, I just peddled forward and he slid off and kept on his merry way. They are a stunning looking snake, usually quite timid however if one did bite you it’s not good news. 

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15 hours ago, GregOug said:

On a slightly positive note, it seems that a crocodile this far south was an oddity and almost unthinkable, even back then. 

Yeah but you have to remember the global warming whoha, combined with growing populations of em up north and it's enviable they will move south. 

Well in theory that is, and we all know how reliable theories are. 😉

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Many years ago a mate & I were sitting in the shallows of the Kiewa river late one summer arvo having a beer and enjoying the cool water. We'd been there for about half an hour and next thing this six foot red bellied black swims down stream between us and kept going. Thought it was a stick at first then realised rather quickly that it was a snake.

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I think you are spot on - climate change - the eastern current is warming and population increase will naturally bring all things tropical further south like the iryakangi (sp?) that are being found in increased numbers at Fraser Is recent.

Difference to the 1905 report and now is the massive population increase of the possible food source….humans.  1905 all of Aus had @2-3mil I guess.  Now there is more than that just in SEQ and our past time of swimming and surfing is somewhat more advanced.  I bet the croc gets harsher treatment than the sharks 😉

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2 hours ago, Huxstang said:

I think you are spot on - climate change - the eastern current is warming and population increase will naturally bring all things tropical further south like the iryakangi (sp?) that are being found in increased numbers at Fraser Is recent.

Difference to the 1905 report and now is the massive population increase of the possible food source….humans.  1905 all of Aus had @2-3mil I guess.  Now there is more than that just in SEQ and our past time of swimming and surfing is somewhat more advanced.  I bet the croc gets harsher treatment than the sharks 😉

Interestingly, I heard an irukandji expert interviewed on the ABC radio after the first couple of kids were airlifted off K’gari. She was asked if climate change was the reason for stings this far south. Surprisingly she said that while that would be an understandable conclusion, it was not the answer. There were irukandji stings recorded in southern waters in the late 1800s and early 1900s, including one at Geelong in (I think) 1905. Her opinion was that they are only around K’gari for a few weeks of the year. I didn’t write down the details of what she said but that is the bones of it.

in my non-scientific opinion, it is more likely to be caused, as you have mentioned, bigger, more mobile population bringing more likelihood of interaction. I first went to Wathumba at least 40 years ago and you could camp for days without seeing other people. Now with more and  better boats there are lots of visitors to those western creeks and lots of people swimming, especially during summer which is also the most likely time for the jellies to visit.

Anyway, back to @benno573 and his Barra- cracking catch that!

 

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On 07/01/2023 at 1:06 PM, Bob9863 said:

Yeah but you have to remember the global warming whoha, combined with growing populations of em up north and it's enviable they will move south. 

Well in theory that is, and we all know how reliable theories are. 😉

The water is warming up and like you say, the population is increasing. Competition for territory is a real thing. If the temperature is warm enough they will move there. I suspect it will be smaller specimens first as they (particularly smaller males) are chased out of areas by dominant males. So they look for new places. It is inevitable. Water temperatures are rising and debate over reasons or responsibility will not stop repercussions.

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I did this afternoon SWEARING., My young bull wanted to play around and

head butted me and I put out my arm to steady myself on the fence

and found out it was the electric one😂. Talk about kick but I managed to get out a heap

of swear words even you'd be proud of Greg.🥺

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37 minutes ago, Angry51 said:

I did this afternoon SWEARING., My young bull wanted to play around and

head butted me and I put out my arm to steady myself on the fence

and found out it was the electric one😂. Talk about kick but I managed to get out a heap

of swear words even you'd be proud of Greg.🥺

I hope you made sure you were touching the bull as it happened. 

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