Daryl McPhee

53 minutes ago, Kat said:

That's a whopper of a Bream.  Bet Max was pleased with himself - was it his PB?  I caught a 38.5 ish a couple of years ago and I thought it was a monster then. 

Thanks Kat. That his biggest one so far which eclipses the 42 cm fish he got fishing whiting in the Broadwater. 

1 hour ago, Old Scaley said:

You have to love Amity!  You never know what will come out of the channel there. 

On a recent trip to Straddie my sons and I caught a heap of big bream three days in a row in the surf up against the rocks at Deadmans. All between 35 and 40, but that 44 is an absolute cracker. Well done, Max!

Indeed it does. There is always something surprising. I assumed that the bream must have been fairly widespread around the island. They were pretty big schools that I could see where I was fishing. They certainly made it difficult to catch other things!  

17 minutes ago, Neil Stratford said:

Hi Daryl , hope you’ve been keeping well.

Nice Jewie mate , bet you got a surprise when that surfaced!

Regards,

Neil 

Hi Neil,

Yes, wasn't what I was expecting! 

Daryl 

4 hours ago, ellicat said:

Nice haul and feed, Daryl.

Roughly how deep are you fishing ?

Barotrauma was not an issue.......

41 minutes ago, ellicat said:

Nice haul and feed, Daryl.

Roughly how deep are you fishing ?

We were fishing in less than a metre of water and we were getting fish in no more than 50cm of water at times, so pretty shallow! 

Fantastic effort. That is a good catch and that 43 cm fish is a ripper. 

11 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Got some worms. My back felt it a bit but if we start doing it more often it might bit by bit strengthen it . We walked from home (13mins to path along the edge of the mudflats - big downhill street which becomes a very steep uphill street on the way home …. ). 
Spoke to an older (than me ..) guy who shared a couple of tips. Didn’t get much fishing in as left slightly later than planned, took longer than hoped to get worms (although pretty good really) and then had to shift spots to get away from the sea grass bottom (so our lines wouldn’t tangle in it). 
George got one 28cm bream and Liam two throwbacks so it scratched the itch and we have leftover worms to use tomorrow. Overall a successful first outing as wormers.

Sounds like some bait harvesting success. It looks like a good hill to go down, but not up. 

5 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Thanks Daryl. We've recently moved to Wynnum so I'm keen to try around there and then experiment with the fishing. From what I can gather, if we walk down to where Wynnum Bugs rugby grounds are, we are beyond the northern boundary of the zone where you have to go 100m from the rockwall before you dig. Will check it out at low tide today without any real expectations and start the learning process. I'd imagine being a very low tide and a Saturday afternoon there will probably be other doing it so will suss them out also .

To begin with I'm just going to use a garden fork.

There are the Cribb Island worms north of Wynnum Creek and if you go far enough north you can get the true bloodworm in the really soft mud up in the mangroves. 

12 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Nice one again Daryl. I'm going to look into digging for worms - never done it before but keen to try and see what results it will bring me.

Hi mate. Digging rockworms in the rocks and clay at Scarborough is a good easy option but you'll need a sturdy fork. 

58 minutes ago, Old Scaley said:

Nice work as usual @Daryl McPhee. Reinforces the idea that 20% of fishers are catching 80% of the fish. A little know how and a lot of patience pays off. I know lots of people who say Moreton Bay is fished out and yet there are plenty of people who consistently pull in good fish. That is not to say they don’t have a donut every now and then, but that’s fishing. Hmmm. Now you are making me think it is time to go on a whiting hunt for the first time in a while. Thanks for posting.

It's always a good time of the year to chase whiting in lots of spots. I'll have another couple of shots at them this month before changing tack and chasing squire, grassies, squid  and other stuff land based at Amity Point. 

4 minutes ago, GregN70 said:

That's really awesome. Got to live whiting, such a delicious little fish.

Pity they don't live around Yeppoon area or Central Qld.

They are up that way on most of the beaches around Yeppoon. Further north, Alva Beach is a known hot spot for them with a lot of people chasing them there. If you have a shot on those beaches around Yeppoon you should be able to consistently get a feed.  

17 minutes ago, Hweebe said:

Those  whiting fillets would go a treat for a fresh feed. You definitely have honed in over the years of experience for when and where the fish are.

Do you keep a fish diary or do you keep it all in the noggin?

They are always tasty. The family's staple diet for the Spring months. 

I have kept a diary at times over the years, but don't bother too much. Although there is always day to day variability there are only a limited amount of parameters that dictate where fish are and when they feed. There is a tendency for many fishos to overcomplicate things and rely on the latest gadget rather than a basic understanding of the fish species. For a lot of locations, in my opinon, if you keep it simple you catch fish. 

Yeah there was a bit of snot weed around when I got them, it concentrates at certain locations on certain stages of the tide around the Pier so you have to find the clearer spots. It should mostly be gone in a few weeks. 

Thanks Drop Bear. I'll be over at Amity soon targeting those squire and grassies in the backyard soon! 

Here is the video with the tips to catching those yellowfin whiting off the Pier. 

17 minutes ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Great work Daryl. On live yabbies and worms?

 

Yep. Live yabbies and worms. 

1 hour ago, Hweebe said:

Thanks for sharing @Daryl McPhee interesting that you suggest heading to the shallow water before the hut and not head strait to deep water like most people tend to do there. 

That was some gun bait you collected. Would be cool if you did a video on the bait collection before the fishing with some tips and tricks as well  .

You will be getting the subscribers on the youtube in no time  

Thanks mate. Yes. There is always a stampede to the end of the pier and lots of exciting tangles. I just prefer to fish where more fish are and where less people fish. It seems a simple equation! I might have to do something about bait collecting. Yabbies were more effective on that day than the bloodworms. 

12 hours ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Good video Daryl. I definitely would like to give this a try one day.

 

Thanks mate.