GregN70

All the closer islands around the keppels are pretty much flogged clean. Wider is Barren Is which is good for Spanish Macks at times early in the morning and late afternoon, but getting one to the boat is hard due to the sharks. Further to the North is Flat and Perforated Is. They are very heavily fished too but being much further away most can russel up a feed there in a day usually. Otherwise to do real good you have to  head out 80+ kms and find new ground. The further you go the better. Red Emperor, Trout, Red Throat etc.

There have been some spanish macks in an area between Barren Is and Outer Rock called Greasy Alley recently/ and Man & Wife Rocks.

Starter marks will get you there, but watch for green zones in those areas. http://www.fishntales.com/gpsmarks/qld/yeppoon.htm

As for the Trevs look for current lines and water collisions off the end off the points and islands

That sounds like a great days fishing. Where I live (Yeppoon Qld) you could not get that in 12 months worth of solid fishing effort. So to get that in just 8 hrs is brilliant I reckon.

I've organised a charter out of Evans Head in March. Looks like i'm going to get my first ever mackerel.

1 hour ago, tugger said:

This is the start of the season and should only get better into January and February 

I'm at Yeppoon and we sometimes see these and other Mackerels in Winter/Spring around our waters but they haven't shown up for the last few years. So best get myself down to SEQ or Nth NSW to tick these fish off my Bucket List.

I'm so jealous stuck up here in Yeppoon. Cant wait to get down there one day soon.

I'm heading down south to chase mackerel too soon. But more towards Gold Coast & NSW as the Macks don't seem to come up the coast anywhere near Yeppoon. So i have to go chase them down there.

Very nice. Wish we had fish like that here around Yeppoon.

12 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Do you get many jennies or undersized bucks in your pot? Does your bait look like it's been chewed at? And do you zip/cable tie the top of your pots? If not, try that to confirm that no one is checking your catch for you .....  

Yes, we get heaps of undersized males, and thousands of female crabs. Sometimes 10 big females in each trap. I only zip tie the tops shut if i leave overnight. But don't like doing that, prefer to crab on an incoming tide, both day and night, and work the pots up gutters, creeks, and into shorelines as the tide advances, check every hour or 2. Change baits as it get chewed, i normally use mesh bait bags  to slow down the destruction of my fresh baits.

1 hour ago, fishingnut said:

I’d say your in mud crab heaven up there mate, get out to the smaller creeks and less populated spots,also make sure the entry and exits of your pots face the way the tide runs same with dropping them in drains 

Far from crab heaven, to many pros up here, even when you get many many miles away into what you would consider a remote areas the creeks and gutters are just littered with hundreds of pro crabbers pots. Hard to find a spot even some days.

Thanks LeoB, ive always used ultra fresh high quality baits. Im just starting to think that this area like most in Qld these days is overfished.

Been trying unsuccessfully to catch a legal Mud crab for a couple years now, and with Christmas coming up I thought i'd have another try at them. Apparently they come in around Yeppoon / Port Alma when conditions are suitable, im just wondering what baits work best? As I've used mullet, whole & half etc, (cut a bit to let juices flow), Chicken frames, mackerel heads & reef fish frames from the seafood shop, Roo tail & even a tin of cat food. But nothing has worked.

Any other suggestions?

1 hour ago, davostephens said:

U get em more so winter north  qld. You should stills have em round now in Yeppoon.

i still get a few round summer depending on how much fresh water about with wet season in cairns. But way more June-oct..

Never hear of them being caught around here much.

54 minutes ago, ellicat said:

They sure do. Summer species fairly prolific around the Goldcoast.

Dam, I'm all the way up at Yeppoon, :-(

Surely these fish head up to Qld occasionally?

or even over the border into NSW, apparently they are thick down there in the summer time

Spanish is one of my dream fish to catch. Will be heading to SEQ after Christmas with my new boat to try find myself one.

On 08/11/2019 at 11:13 PM, Fishaman said:

Pummy passage Caloundra end

Great fishing around there i hear. I might try get down there over christmas.

Nice Work. Great fish. I've been trying to get on of these flathead for years, but they don't come to my part of the coast, further south they tell me.

Wow, great fish. What region is this in? Flathead are on my bucket list.

1 hour ago, Doyley said:

Saw in your profile you are yeppoon.  I would be heading to the Rosalyn bay fish markets. Fresh and local

Ta, good idea.

I do try to catch my own, but never get anything legal size.

I have a Humminbird Helix, and I think i wasted my money, never seen a fish on it. Just gimmicks.

Whats a good fish to buy at the supermarket.

My local Coles has Bassa, but I know that is bad. They do also have Crimson Snapper, Trevally, whiting, Ling & Cod.

Which ones taste better?

1 hour ago, MSB said:

Welcome to the site Mowzeh

Stick to your budget dude and drive to the conditions at the time, as you said yourself there is only occasional chop and you might not be out fishing that day, better to upgrade your sounder then the boat in this instance in my opinion,  enjoy your boat and have confidence in your decision

MSB

I'd spend the money on the better boat, the hornets ride much better and can get you futher. Dont waste money on a sounder, they are all gimmicky and mostly rather pointless, you only need to know, where you are, depth, basic structure & presence of bait. Everything else is just an ****,

What is the brown blade with the green eyes ?