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GregN70 · August 31, 2021

2 hours ago, GregN70 said:

Wow, that's excellent, Im really keen to get a Trout. Never actually got one yet. Tried heaps but no luck.

Plenty of good structure to hold trout at the bunker group I've even caught a few big trout at bustard head while fishing for mackerel there.

kmcrosby78 · August 31, 2021

1 hour ago, GregN70 said:

Looks like I might need to do a trip south soon.

Getting keen to catch some reef fish.

Some great fishing around the bunker group but I must admit it was a good bite to that we don't always get. Sometimes you have to work harder for the fish this time we couldn't go wrong especially the coral trout. We were releasing trout over 60cm as we were already bagged out on trout.

Drop Bear · August 31, 2021

18 hours ago, jon said:

Nice work again mark. That top left red throat is a stonker would have gone bananas if you got him in the shallows? A solid bag indeed

Got the big RTE in about 40m

kmcrosby78 · August 30, 2021

18 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

BOOOMMM ! Another cracking trip mate. The fish sure are gonna celebrate when you hang up the rod for good

Well done legend.

I was just running out of fish at home it was a welcome stock up now back to my camping for a while.

kmcrosby78 · August 30, 2021

58 minutes ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Another great trip and haul there @tugger, well done mate. Nice solid pearlie, bet it made you happy . In the last photo, what is the trout looking fish in the top right (below the tuskies/parrot) - coral cod? Always interesting looking at all variations in colour in the trout. Assuming the ones with the dark blotches on them just have the usual white flesh underneath?

Thanks Kelvin the fish is a tomato cod, and yes they have white flesh under that blotch I have had a few trout with that before

kmcrosby78 · August 29, 2021

36 minutes ago, Old Scaley said:

Magic trip there Mark and what a delicious haul. You sure know how to pick those weather windows.

You can't cross that much open water in average conditions if you like your bones and as you're aware Steve my bones are old.

AUS-BNE-FISHO · August 29, 2021

Shot up north for a couple of days fishing the bunker group at the bottom of the great barrier Reef. The weather was perfect as the forecast predicted and my little tinnie handled it well.

My friend Nathan and I started to catch coral trout as we pulled a few fish from each spot before moving so not to flog any one mark. As we moved further north we caught more fish with a good mixed bag filling the Esky. Red throat emperor, tusk fish, moari cod and even a surprise pearl perch joined the trout in our bag.

By lunch time we headed deeper in search of Red emperor and we both hooked some beauties only to be sharked. We kept moving trying to get away from the sharks now but the bite shut down after a few spots. We did boat many big spangled emperor on these grounds as the sharks didn't even want them and neither did we so they were all released.

We anchored up for the night 100km from where we left the boat ramp on the lee side of a big reef system. A few beers and a cook up for dinner and it was time for bed. In the morning we headed south again working our way back hitting new marks and bagging out on trout having to release half a dozen so as to get a bit more variety in the Esky.

We got our coral reef fin fish bag by 9am so pointed the boat for home as the weather turned it on for us again making the trip home a pleasure. Filleting all our catch Nathan and I split up our spoils and toasted our success now I'm due for fresh fish again for a while.

Kat · August 25, 2021

Going soon myself hope the tailor thicken up

GregOug · July 25, 2021

The Brisbane River had white caps on it this morning as the wind could have blown a dog off the chain. Be careful heading out into the bay in conditions like this as close to shore it's fine as you're sheltered from these westerlies. Then before you know it you're in troubled waters as you have been running with the sea. This is what has brought a few boaties undone in reach years in the bay here so safe boating peeps.

July 25, 2021

Red sky in morning sailors warning these westerlies have been viscous.

July 12, 2021

On 07/07/2021 at 12:11 PM, benno573 said:

Also get them out off Fraser as well - believe they are also known as purple Maori cod? Only ever caught one - nothing like that size though, that is a horse @tugger and boy do they eat well.

Thanks Benno going to be hard to beat now for me

AUS-BNE-FISHO · July 12, 2021

On 27/06/2021 at 7:01 PM, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Hi tugger

Sounds like you are living the dream - a huge cod and an awesome trip around Australia!

I have not yet had much luck fishing this hols, hopefully soon I will, but I just got back from camping, and tomorrow I’m going up to Yeppoon for a couple of days, and then a three night Scout Camp. Yay!
Cheers Hamish

Just tripping around mighty Queensland Hamish good luck if you get out again

Drop Bear · June 25, 2021

1 hour ago, GregN70 said:

I might have to go back & try, I find it very crowded there at 1770. I stopped going there as it’s very expensive to stay there & it takes 3hrs to launch your boat amongst the crowd.

And we caught stuff all, lol. But what’s new.

I've never waited that long to launch at 1770 only minutes every time but we do leave just before dawn and I've been going there for 10 years and haven't noticed a change sure the carpark gets full we just get in early. I normally just stay in a caravan park the night before we set off from the ramp it's cheap enough then stay on our boats out on the reef as we like to just pick weather windows good enough to fish for a couple of days.

kmcrosby78 · June 25, 2021

8 hours ago, GregN70 said:

Never seen that type of cod before, we certainly don't seem to get these around Yeppoon. Might be a deeper water species as its easier to get to deeper water off cairns than it is Yeppoon.

It was in 50m you get them off 1770 just south of you

kmcrosby78 · June 25, 2021

11 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

So good mate. I saw this on Facey but couldn't see the water. So perfect.

Im really glad you are having such a great trip mate. Well done.

It's been full on but loving it we have seen and done so much fishing has taken a back seat but we did squeeze in this trip

kmcrosby78 · June 24, 2021

10 hours ago, Old Scaley said:

Looks like you are having a top trip up north, Mark. Congrats on the cod, it is a beauty in all senses of the word. Good to see Sheryl getting amongst them.

Thanks Steve we are have a great trip and Sheryl is turning into a true salty warrior

kmcrosby78 · June 24, 2021

12 hours ago, Ed. said:

Congrats Tugger, excellent fish, that will fill up your freezer for a while.

All gone now just had our second meal of it but had my niece's around tonight for dinner so lasted a week

June 24, 2021

14 hours ago, jon said:

Unreal Tugger , what an adventure and that is by far the biggest cattle dog cod I’ve ever seen well done mate

Thanks Sef they get big up here

kmcrosby78 · June 23, 2021

1 hour ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Congrats on the cattle dog cod @tugger and great to see Sheryl getting amongst the trout . Did you leave from Cairns or Port Douglas - either way, how far roughly? Also, out of interest, is it inside a green zone?

Enjoy the rest of the trip mate, nice time of the year to be up there .

Left from Cairns we did plenty of km looking for fish there is a mix of zones even where we snorkeled there was different zones on Opal reef.

rayke1938 · June 23, 2021

Spent a day out on the reef with a mate from Cairns we got a weather window and my wife and I were the deckies for the day. We started fishing before the sun came up but the sharks were early rises to. We lost good fish either big nannies or red emperor to the tax man.

We moved as soon as the sharks hit our fish but Callum got a good trout. Then he got a double hook up the top hook getting a red emperor and the bottom a coral trout.

I was next on with a good fish but as it battled more the nerves started thinking the tax man could be close. To my surprise a cod surfaced and I landed a top Cattle Dog cod. I have been after one of these beautiful fish for a long time so high fives Allround.

My wife Sheryl was on next and it turned out to be another big trout.

Callum bagged another couple of trout also then we called time on the fishing. We went for a snorkel on the beautiful Opal reef this is the best reef I have ever visited. We jumped in and the fish life was insane we saw moari wrasse, big coral trout everywhere and clown fish in their anemone. There was so many colourful fish it was hard to know where to look.

THe coral were vibrant even some of the soft corals I have never seen before. There was a giant clam shell with iridescent purple inside on its soft muscle. I didn't want to leave but after a long swim my wife tired so we headed home. I'm definately coming back to FNQ.

kmcrosby78 · June 1, 2021

3 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Isn't it though! I thought is was a shark for sure. I even contemplated cutting it off........... Then when the silver sides roll over and you see the gill rakers.... its better than sex!!!

I don't know weather I would go that far

Old Scaley · June 1, 2021

3 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Great to get a long term perspective on it. Have you seen numbers return much?

Yes very much so for spottie mackerel after the net buy back and Spanish have been consistent with the bag limits introduced

Drop Bear · May 31, 2021

Well done Robbie it is always a good sight when that big sliver slab surfaces beside the boat

samsteele115 · May 31, 2021

I'm a long time fisho that chases mackerel caught my 1st one over 40 yrs ago and saw the numbers of mackie's drop signiftely until bag limits and pro nets licenses were bought back. I will trust the science on this again and see our fishery future benefit from the changes if any.

Drop Bear · May 30, 2021

On 28/05/2021 at 2:59 PM, Kat said:

Looks like an amazing trip. On my bucket list now.

Thanks Kat definitely worth getting out up there it keeps me coming back

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