tugger

Emperor 50cm southside

Tusky 42cm southside 

Trophy red bass 60cm southside

Just had a great holiday up at Fraser Island to celebrate our 39th wedding anniversary.
Day 1
Brisbane to Rainbow Beach for breakfast and refuel .
Rainbow Beach to Inskip point to air down tyres and for the barge trip to Hook point .
Drive up beach from Hook Point to Dilli Village to exit to Lakes Drive .
Dilli Village to Lake Boomanjin to Lake Benaroon to Lake Birrabeen to Central Station to Lake McKenzie to Eurong Resort 
Check in  Dinner at Resort.
Day 2 
Eurong to Poyungan Rocks to Yidney Rocks to Happy Valley to Maheno Wreck to The Whale Carcass to The Pinnacles to Red Canyon Indian Head for lunch  to Champagne Pools .
Return to Eurong for dinner.
Day3 
Eurong  to Indian Head to Waddy Point to Ngkala Rocks to Orchid Beach Pub to Waddy Point for Lunch.
Return to Eurong to for dinner .
Day 4 
Eurong to Elli Creek to Sand Blow to Woralie Creek  / Coongul Creek /Bowarrady Creek .
Spend day parked up just north of Woralie Creek relaxing on beach for lunch and afternoon tea. 
 
Return to Eurong
Day 5
Breakfast at Eurong Bakery 
Check out of resort  at 10am
Drive down beach to barge .
Car Wash at Rainbow Beach 
Lunch
Refuel 1/2 between Rainbow beach and Gympie
Drive back to Brisbane 

 








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Yes we had a donut and thick shake at the bakery .
My wife opted for a  hundreds and thousands donut / chocolate milk shake  combo ,where as I went for the more traditional jam donut and lime thick shake. We also took up on the resorts deal for a free return barge fare and a bucket of beers on arrival.
I’ve attached a photo of Lake Birraween ,it was very cloudy when the photo was taken but  it’s very similar to Lake Mackenzie  with the clear blue water ,but is a lot less known to the tourists. We found some interesting insect eating plants  called Sundews around its
 foreshore .

If my body doesn’t give out, I’m looking forward to trying on getting back up there maybe  a little later in the year,  after our in question  Vanuatu trip and annual 1770 fishing trip.
We’re finding Retirement very difficult ! 
 





 

Took the boat out for 2 nights on the southern barrier reef  with a decent weather window.
Fished mainly 30 to 50m deep and put together a good bag of coral trout, red throat emperor, tuskies, moari cod and 1 red emperor.
The 2nd night we got a whale hook up our anchor rope at dusk and tow us for 200m before wriggling off.
Got a good red bass that fought well and 2 dinosaur trout. But the trout were on average big boys.
 
 





 

Took the boat out for 2 nights on the southern barrier reef  with a decent weather window.
Fished mainly 30 to 50m deep and put together a good bag of coral trout, red throat emperor, tuskies, moari cod and 1 red emperor.
The 2nd night we got a whale hook up our anchor rope at dusk and tow us for 200m before wriggling off.
Got a good red bass that fought well and 2 dinosaur trout. But the trout were on average big boys.
 
 





 

Took the boat out for 2 nights on the southern barrier reef  with a decent weather window.
Fished mainly 30 to 50m deep and put together a good bag of coral trout, red throat emperor, tuskies, moari cod and 1 red emperor.
The 2nd night we got a whale hook up our anchor rope at dusk and tow us for 200m before wriggling off.
Got a good red bass that fought well and 2 dinosaur trout. But the trout were on average big boys.
 
 





 

Emperor 60 cm southside 

Cod 55cm southside

Emperor 50cm southside

Tusky 42cm southside 

Trophy trout 71cm and 72cm southside 

Trophy red bass 60cm southside

Trophy trout 71cm and 72cm southside 

Tusky 42cm southside 

Emperor 60 cm southside 

Emperor 50cm southside

Cod 55cm southside

They'll be firing up now

Don't forget the secret signal - Rude finger in the pic. 🖕

I'll finally do a bit of Saltwater fishing this week so southside I should have a few entries for this new month.

I'll finally do a bit of Saltwater fishing this week so southside I should have a few entries for this new month.

I'll finally do a bit of Saltwater fishing this week so southside I should have a few entries for this new month.

I'll finally do a bit of Saltwater fishing this week so southside I should have a few entries for this new month.