queensland finally got out

[Junky]

Well the stars finally aligned. 

Got out last Thursday 21th. 

D.I. 

2 POB's. 

Conditions were good, but very bumpy on top of a meter swell, light S.E winds, that increased in the afternoon. 

Bugger all current. Up to 2kph, so target species would be hard to entice. 

No run, no fun. 

 

Mixed bag. 

Target was red fish but no sized fish onboard. All fish tank models or just unders. Could see them down there though. Night time bite me thinks. 

 

Got a nice snap, bit under 70cm, with about 10 caught all day. We only kept one though. Others were up to 50cm. 

Rounded up a few blue bone in the mix. 

Then I got onto a nice scaffolder cod, which came home for tea. I forgot how good they are on the chew. 

 

Pearlies are everywhere, and I mean everywhere. Haven't seen it like that for a long time. 

I hope it's a reflection of the closed season. Hard to dig though for sized fish but managed 5.

They are extremely thick in numbers. Every reef I stopped at had an abundance. I stopped fishing because I didn't want to keep catching unders. Had enough in the esky anyway. 

 

I did see some Spanish swim though mid water, and I did put out some lures, with no luck. My go to qantas deep diver is broken, and that lure is a Spanish lollipop.

They weren't playing the game either. 

 

 

Plastics and vibes were very quiet, as were the trolling lures. 

Pillies mullet and squid were dynamite for the reefies, as to be expected. 

I say this quietly, no sharks???

Had a pod of 20odd dolphins hanging around at times but a good 2k speed run to the next reef saw them tire off and leave us alone. Maybe that's why the sharks were absent. 

Drew at Gardiner's fisheries in rainbow Beach supplied the A grade bait yet again, and the shop has been extended which is good to see. Get your bait the day before if you're going out before 7am.. 

 

Hopefully this weather comes good for Jan 1st. 

 

Cheers. 

[ellicat]

Great to hear you managed to get out for a session. Sounds like it was well worth the fuel. I heard a report the other day where there were good numbers of Pearlies out from Rainbow, too.

Let's hope there are more stars aligning soon.

[Old Scaley]

Good to see you got out at last @Junky  Did you leave from Poona or Sunny Coast. Your freezer must be looking mighty tasty today  

[Junky]

Hey stevo. 

Left from inskip. 

Wanted max fuel without carrying jerry's. Intent was to go wide. Weather had other plans though. 

 

Freezer is getting hammered. 

Few fillets left but it's been so long so I have been a little piggy. 

Forecast was for a great week, and then it wasn't. 

Owell, still have a few more days yet.

[Junky]

29 minutes ago, ellicat said:

Great to hear you managed to get out for a session. Sounds like it was well worth the fuel. I heard a report the other day where there were good numbers of Pearlies out from Rainbow, too.

Let's hope there are more stars aligning soon.

 

Yes, my fingers are crossed. 

 

The outlook was to good to be true last Wed/Thurs. 

Glad I went when I did. Was gonna hold off. 

TBC, hopefully. 

[Huxstang]

Nice work.  Weather is definitely unsettled.  Hope we get a run of decent weather soon

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Nice work @Junky. Sounds like a quality session on the reefies.