Hweebe

Haven’t spent any time trolling for flaties but I know some friends that swear by trolling lures through drain areas and ambush points for flaties with bycatches of bream, trevally. Will have to do some more research and source some trolling lures

That was a tough game to watch - record defeat for the broncs.

Troll for flatties and then anchor up somewhere for some whiting usually.

My apology Hamish.... the Broncos did get unilated 😧
 

@ellicat I’ve only fished that area once by boat but seemed more suited to a boat with an electric trolling motor and drifting around? That time I was exploring but the current was going hard at times so I constantly needed to adjust the drift line. Thanks for the map!! Do u drift around or anchor up?

That was a tough game to watch - record defeat for the broncs.

Hey Hweebe
Well, if you are interested in fishing estuaries/rivers when the weather is crappy, I can recommend the Brisbane River (totally not biased even though I fish it like twice or three times a week 😉). 
The main area I fish are the Middle Reaches, which are very non-wind dependant and fishable from bigger boats. The target species you can have would be threadfin, jew, estuary cod, bream (yellowfin), whiting (both sand and winter, I've never caught either on line but caught them in my net), flathead (dusky), catfish (vermin), pike (bait), bull sharks (In Summer only because in Winter you shouldn't waste time with them as they don't seem to bite in Winter), freshwater eels (bait again), mullet, herring, prawns, silver biddy (they're all bait), and, well, that's all that I can think of now. 
In terms of fishing, live baiting is the most efficient way for all of these but I have caught all of them on dead bait too. As said above, prawns are a great live bait. They will get the following - 
Yellowfin Bream - They are not the world's biggest bream in the middle reaches, but they fight very hard. Live prawns rigged on a 1/o-4/o suicide hook will get you them, and if you like circle hooks a 2/o - 4/o circle hook will go a treat 🙂. I use anywhere from 12-15lb depending on what structure I'm in, and I'm sure if you wanted to you could go down to six pound leader! I find bream hang towards the bank, or structure, so if you have a depth sounder maybe look for underwater structure and if you don't, maybe cast towards jetties, and any snags you can see that look fishy. 
Threadfin - First of all,  I just wanted to say that I don't mean to sound like an expert in these but more so I am sharing my experiences/what works better for me to help you with the location (if you just wanted the location, I'm sorry I wrote this up because it'll probably annoy the hell out of everyone because it's so long 😉). I have caught threadfin on frogmouth pilchard, prawns, and live silver biddies. I have also been absolutely destroyed on a live mullet, by what I can only assume was a massive salmon. I use an 80lb trace (which I think you know from one of my reports) which is a bit of overkill, but when there's lots of snags fish can get you in I don't like trying my luck 😉. I think you could go down to thirty pound or forty pound if you wanted. I use a 4/o circle hook now, but I have caught them on 1/o suicide hooks, and 6/o circle hooks. Use a sinker to suit the depth/run. I think finding the bait, and then finding a deep hole is key. 
Flathead and Whiting - The techniques for these are quite simple, but so different. I have only caught one 50cm flathead in the middle reaches, on a soft plastic lure. It was in about 30cm of water on a mud bank. A slow hop/roll technique on mud banks is the best technique if you want to get any of these I think. While I haven't caught whiting on lines, you can get them in a cast net, and I think they might go tiny bits of prawn on tiny hooks. 
Eels - I have not caught to many of them over time, but I think the key is baits on the bottom. Prawn is the one that has worked for me, and I find they are actually by-catch more than anything else, when fishing for bream or live baiting for salmon. If you do get one, and you plan on chasing bull sharks, knock him on the head, chuck him on the esky, if its thicker fillet it up and then freeze it, but if it's thinner cut it into about 12cm cubes. 
Bull sharks - This Summer was the first time I got into some, and they were quite fun. I found the best technique was lobbing a poddy mullet (well, about 12cm-20cm) out on an 80lb Halco wire trace, and then just waiting. The sharks will take off, and then you should give them a little bit of run time so they eat the bait... And then you're on! I think you should use lighter gear (i.e. 15lb) as when I had them on 30lb the fight was a bit of a black and white sided fight, one being that I skull dragged them in...
That is all I really know about, or everything in summary to be more exact. I hope it helped, and the river is a good place to fish when the winds are up as while it may be a bit gusty, the water will only have the smallest chop (if any!). I hope this helps you, and sorry for the fact it was so long and that it may have missed the mark of what you were asking for a bit. 
Cheers Hamish 🙂 
 
 

Jacob's Well / Jumpinpin area has plenty to explore. Pretty much bread and butter species on offer, sometimes tailor and jew.
Always somewhere to get out of the wind there. I'm heading there this weekend.

Thanks @Old Scaley I'm paranoid about green zones so have plotted tracks for all green zones in and around North/Southern Moreton bay as well as your go-slow areas. 
Yeah i noticed in the Atlas for SEQ fishing that the diagram of Peel has lots of Rocks sticking out in the shallow sandy areas.
Mentions a houseboat wreck on the southern point near a green marker as well.

Its a good read this month. 
Now it is all online and free.
https://www.bnbfishing.com.au/digipubs/0620/BNB0620digi.html#p=68
 

If you do go to Peel, don’t forget to check the green zones location. And, don’t cut across the northern side of the island too close in because there are lots of prop smashing bommies in the shallows. Not saying I know someone who may have done that on their first trip there......

Back to NPD  yesterday. When we arrived at the gate at 5.30 there was no wind but still cold. By 6 am when we entered the westerly was blowing strongly but being tough or stupid we proceeded to launch. There were only a few fish showing on the sounder but they soon came on the chew when presented with some live shrimp. They started off at 18 feet before moving on but as soon as we went to 26 feet on the edge of the drop off they were back on the chew. We ended up with 60 odd bass from there.
After doing our shrimp pots ( We used left over shrimp from previous trip on sunday for first spot) we proceeded to Andrews drop off and boated another 40 odd bass before they went off the chew .
As it was only around 11 am we had a vote whether we would have an early finish or have a go over near fad number 2 and fad won by an unanimous vote.
Initially once again nothing much showing on the sounder and they were all down deep and  forkies were suspected. We were partly correct but the majority of the fish were bass and Rick was disappointed that he was the only one not to catch a 50+ forky🤣.
Final tally was 5 forkies,1 plate sized yella ( Only fish we took home)188 bass. 2 bass over 50cm ( one at 51 and Joys at 52.5) and 4 over 49. 
Five tagged fish. 
Not quite as good as Sundays effort but still a good day. By the time we left the wind had dropped off to glass out but picked up a little on the way back to the ramp. Spotted a couple of herds of deer on the way back. On sunday we saw a couple of rubs but no sign of the deer.
Cheers Ray

Seems like Peel mid week or at night is more the go as I've searched through the forum for "Peel". Might change my plans on location.
I go to fish and relax, not hang around boat ramps.

Should read:
Baby Broncos v Reigning Premiers......fingers crossed we don't get smashed.

Seems like Peel mid week or at night is more the go as I've searched through the forum for "Peel". Might change my plans on location.
I go to fish and relax, not hang around boat ramps.

Too close to the island and I have found it is mostly small stuff, but if you venture south of the island at night and seek a 17 to 10 metre ledge I have had some good sessions there with fish in the 50/55cm range plus catsharks and reef sharks. The reef sharks and smaller fish are there all day but the better stuff comes out at night.
One night the sounder showed a scary picture there too (when you're in a 4 metre tinnie) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buT8mK8sg5k
 

Battle of the bottom dwellers, I'm not sure which team to tip or which team is worse.

Should read:
Baby Broncos v Reigning Premiers......fingers crossed we don't get smashed.

Battle of the bottom dwellers, I'm not sure which team to tip or which team is worse.

as long as they run fast and pass often, they should only come out with grazes and bruises 😉🤣

Hi there Hweebe,
I use the ramps at Raby Bay quite a bit, and can confirm that on good weather weekends, it does get very, very, busy.
Ive found the fishing around Peel can be productive at times, particularly mid week,  but on the weekends it can get a little difficult with the volume of traffic getting around,
that being said, it’s still worth the effort, as there are plenty of places near the island to check out, good luck if you do choose to head out.

Hi Hweebe
Thanks mate, good to know that bigger boats make it easier. I have the same boat as Bill a Cruise Craft 720 Explorer HT with a 300 hp Yamaha, he is actually going to do the course in my boat and also spend a few hours once we cross the bar setting up my Garmin Sounder correctly. 
The main issue I face probably like a lot of people is finding the time to get out whilst trying to balance work, home life, children etc... 
I have never stayed out on my boat overnight - so going to try that soon as well.
My boat pic attached.

Hey Hweebe
Hopefully she will agree, but if you are interested, maybe a kayak would suit you? I know they aren't as convenient as boats and are a bit more work, but I think it would be cheaper than a new boat (if that's an issue). 
Cheers Hamish 🙂 

Hey @AUS-BNE-FISHO good read, have you tried going lighter on your trace or leader to entice some more bites?  With the whiting I wonder if you had pinned through the body near the dorsal fin if you would have hooked up?

Thanks @Luc53 and @rayke1938 maybe i can convince the better half that i need a second boat 🙂