queensland Out of Tweed

[Gazza]

Rosscoe and I ventured down to tweed river looking for some new ground to try.

The bar crossing was a none event with the great weather it was an easy exit

We turned south toward our planned destination Cook island

our first drift was fairly fast so I opted for bigger lead to hold bottom next thing BZZZZZZ bang nothing

what ever it was chewed through my 20lb leader

So thats how you want to play hey well try this you rotten fish on went a 100lb wire trace within minutes the whole Pilly I had on an 8/0 hook got smashed :woohoo: I was on big time after a bit of a battle yahoo :woohoo:

Then Ross was on but this one only went 34 ( thinking 35 was the limit back it went

then DOH whats the limit in NSW umm 30 oh well

Then we got paid a visit from a very friendl fisheries officer ( we both had lic's)

After several more drifts nothin

So we headed back in to fish the river caught a few small bream but nothing worth while

I had a water dragon try to attack my bait :woohoo: if you look close these one on the base of the pylon on the right and one on top of the pontoon

after that we packed up and headed home

a good day was had

Gaz

[Dinodadog]

Sounds like you know the spot for next trip,well done

[Shrimpo]

Nice fish! What size was it?

[jeff f]

water dragons are fun like that

out at kooka if you overthrow and put your lure up on the bank they will chase it back into the water and jump in after it

nice snapper by the way

wasn't on the browning by any chance?

[STU]

Nice snapper mate always wondered how cook would fish I use to sit on the rock wall with my grandfather when I was just gettimg into fishing catching bream and flatties at the mouth and day dreamed of getting out there.

[Gazza]

69 cm

[Shrimpo]

Nice, Dinner?

[dunney]

how far is it from the tweed river mate?i always thought it was protected?

whats the structure like around it?

[brisfisher]

great report mate,sounds like a productive day,got dinner sorted aswell;)

[Cowfish13]

saltshaker wrote:

how far is it from the tweed river mate?i always thought it was protected?

whats the structure like around it?

Isn't too far from the mouth of the Tweed. 5km's maybe:dry:. There is a protected zone, but you can fish around it.

Great fish Gazza:)

[Gazza]

Thanks all Don't think I'd fish the protected zone there's some huge breaking waves in there We were fishing in about 70 feet of water \

theres some really good bommies to the east side well outside of the no go zone

I think early morning rising tide or late afternoon that place would rock

Gaz

[Sparksie]

Great Snapper

Charter I did down there bout 3 months ago worked around same side of Cook Island...

Was the current running hard southward?

Reckon you'd get out there in a Yak?

[Terry H]

Sparksie: Distance wise it's easily accessible from a yak

Less than a kilometre from the mainland ifyou do a surf launch and 3.5km from the mouth of the tweed if you like those easier launches.

[Brian D]

Stonker Gazza, a real ripper, congrates and happy eating.