queensland brookfield creek

[dom...]

went down to brookfield creek really early this morning not excpeting much just to muck around............i get to my spot to be greeted with about 10 eel tailed catfish scattered around... as soon as they saw me they bolted into the banks....i fished for a while with bread and prawns but couldnt get anything....this massive eel tailed cattie was like right underneath this log i was standing on and it litteraly swam into my bread and didnt take it..............this spot is soo nice as it has heaps of fallen logs, lily pads and deep banks................

does any one have any tips on how i can catch these things??

P.S are eel tailed catfish carnivores or do they eat plants??

DOM

[Brian D]

try dynamite and scoop net

[Terry H]

Perhaps next time try a chunk of meat? I know I've caught them on meat before.

[dom...]

hmm thanks for that ill try meat

brian: hahha great idea if i could get my hands on dynamite

[James W]

worms man! or maybe a yabbie.......

[Aaron H]

Earthworms or shrimp at dusk or night will do the trick mate

[BIG DAVE 1]

earth worms and grubbs are killers, in the creek near me the take bread cause theres so much of it around. Also try some chicken liver its good stuff.

DAVE

[toxic avenger]

dig up the garden and get yourself some worms and then you should get yourself those catties. They aren't to bad to eat either.

Cheers Kev

[Gerty_92]

are there just catties??? did u see any eels or anything else there???

[dom...]

theres definetely eels aswell.............theres like perfect structure for their to be bass and spangled perch if only someone would stock them.................ill try and dig up some worms.......yeh dave i used bread for abit and they werent taking it..........

dom

[Angus]

Try it out with some worms abu and let us know how you do.

Angus

[dom...]

i went back down there today with a handline and turtle food...........nothing and got snagged in a tree before long................i found a few awsome new spots which look good.. one of them was this really nice deep part with heaps of strucutre for eels and if its possible it looks like spangled perch habitat............is it possible that they could be there.....the spot was about 4 metres wide and at least 2 metres deep

[blue_mako]

Why would you want to fish for Spangled Perch. They are annoying and midget and not worth catching.

Troy

[dom...]

better then eel tailed catfish

[BIG DAVE 1]

mate dont diss eeltailed catties, they probs fight a 1000 times better then a spangled, plus they grow alot bigger.

DAVE

[dom...]

lol yeh they grow bigger but ive heard they swim towards you lol.....................im going for another session tomoz and ill tell you if i get any luck which i probs wont so dont excpect a report lol

cheers dom

[werewolf]

ABU: if you land an eel-tailed cattie, be very cautious about the spikes, they hurt 10x worse than the forkies...

The eel-tails are good eating though

[BIG DAVE 1]

Speaking from experiece werewolf? Also if u get a creek cat let it go cause theres not many around. where i used to fish these guys would take atleast 5 catties each day they went in a month u were flat out getting a fish cause there shit kickers had caught them all.

DAVE

[werewolf]

My old man has been well and truely spiked by an eel-tailed cat, said it was very painfull...

I've been spiked many times by forkies, mainly handling small ones for livies. I don't seem to have a problem with the bigger forkies.

I've mainly eaten jew from Big W, but I haven't caught one for a long time. I think the forkies are out competing them big time!

I'll agree with Dave that they are prone to overfishing in isolated waterways. Its interesting to see their \"nests\" though in clear water during breeding season.

[dom...]

yeh id never eat anythign from my creek anyway...i did a shit in there once