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  1. Daryl McPhee
    Anything more than 2 metres is generally too deep for me!
  2. Daryl McPhee
    DropBear. I'm probably fishing in about a metre of water on that occasion. I often fish in less at that exact location.
  3. Daryl McPhee
    I refer to them as knot handles.
  4. Daryl McPhee
    Yep. I've never worried about trimming down the knots.
  5. Daryl McPhee
    I've been getting quite a few requests about how to catch tailor land based in Moreton Bay. I finally got around to filming and editing a video from the weekend. On this occasion we were fishing the flats at Point Halloran at low tide.
  6. Daryl McPhee
    We fish with pillies and a 3 x 3/0 hooks with a preference for chemically sharpened ones. We did a video of today's session which will show the rig etc.
  7. Daryl McPhee
    The best tailor was about 53 The best tailor was about 53 cm. Most of our fish were around the 48 to 50 cm mark, so pretty good fish.
  8. Daryl McPhee
    It was a good week’s fishing in Moreton Bay chasing a few tailor. Started on Monday night at Redland Bay. Bites were few and far between but the tailor were good quality. Moved to Point Halloran on Tuesday night. Plenty of bream and a few small legal flathead and a couple of tailor there too. Most of the bream were only around 27 cm so no big fish. Shorncliffe foreshore was very slow on Wednesday night. Only a couple of just legal tailor that were released and a solid but solitary flathead. Thursday night it was back to Redland Bay and a good little burst of nice tailor early, along with another solid flathead meant for an early night. There are no secret spots, good fish are widespread this time of the year along the western foreshore for those with an understanding of the species and their movements that put in the effort.
  9. Daryl McPhee
    I just use an Excel spreadsheet.
  10. Daryl McPhee
    Here is some info for the next one:
  11. Daryl McPhee
    Hey DropBear, I have a public one coming up soon at the Jacobs Well Environment Centre on "The Secret Life of Sharks", and a couple of non public ones at the Southport Fishing Club on bream and whiting, and one for the Mt Cootha guides on the environmental history of Moreton Bay. Daryl
  12. Daryl McPhee
    The Labrid Family which contains the tuskfish and wrasses are a group of fish that are only usually active during the day. They don't form a mucous bubble like some of the Scarid Family, but they are typically hiding somewhere and not feeding at night.
  13. Daryl McPhee
    Hi Thousandyards. The entire stretch of water around Victoria Pt and Pt Halloran fishes consistently well at night during winter. I have never found one spot fishes consistently better than another and tend to simply fish where there are not many people.
  14. Daryl McPhee
    They'll be up there soon Ellicat!!!!
  15. Daryl McPhee
    They are certainly underrated in the bay and estuaries and you can generally get them on lighter gear which is good fun. I do like chasing them in the surf as well and will again this year when the formations are suitable.
  16. Daryl McPhee
    Before that I was getting a few along the foreshore at Shorncliffe.
  17. Daryl McPhee
    Just been alternating between around Victoria Pt and Runaway Bay depending on tides and wind.
  18. Daryl McPhee
    We have been doing well landbased at a number of spots the last week or so catching tailor landbased in Moreton Bay and the Broadwater. They are pretty widespread. There are no secret spots. Best effort was a fish of 56cm that Max caught last night. We always keep it simple. Monofilament line, Alvey reels and pillies.
  19. Daryl McPhee
    Hey! The one you caught is Plectorhinchus gibbosus. Known locally as the blubberlip bream. Much better eating than most people give them credit for.
  20. Daryl McPhee
    It is a great spot. Pre-covid I was staying and working over there about 6 weeks of the year. Hopefully I can get back to that.
  21. Daryl McPhee
    Ha Ha. It's the traditional local way of measuring fish isn't it? In reality I didn't want to handle the boxfish much because the skin excretes ostracitoxin which can potential cause "severe medical issues" if you transfer it from hand to mouth. It was pretty much photographed where it fell.....
  22. Daryl McPhee
    Where I was fishing can be fished on all tides, but produces best on the early part of the run-up. A lot of small fish school up there on the ebb tide where I was fishing. There are other spots that are fished on the ebb tide. Most of the Amity Rock Wall can only be effectively fished around the change of tides or on the smallest neaps. I prefer a northerly wind as it keeps more boats away from anchoring on top of me (and catching nothing) and stirs up the place a bit.
  23. Daryl McPhee
    It was a nice bit of action and a good feed from amongst the things caught.
  24. Daryl McPhee
    Always good to get a variety pack!!
  25. Daryl McPhee
    Yes, the little red one is a paddletail. Simple ole pilchards and squid did the damage. Defiantly a few Maori cod around the place. A good thing to see!
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