GregOug

Hi GregOug
Thanks for that, it's some good advice. I was thinking to go to Nudgee for a flick with some SP's this weekend, but we have a Scout Sausage Sizzle on so I've got to do that. I might get out next weekend though, otherwise if I do this weekend, it will be somewhere close. 🙂 
Cheers Hamish 🙂 

Just attaching a link to a short article about the Moreton Bay flush out after all the rain.
https://www.bnbfishing.com.au/forecast-moreton-bay-fishing-in-coming-weeks/?mc_cid=2a60dd8627&mc_eid=47674f88e7
cheers
Greg

Just attaching a link to a short article about the Moreton Bay flush out after all the rain.
https://www.bnbfishing.com.au/forecast-moreton-bay-fishing-in-coming-weeks/?mc_cid=2a60dd8627&mc_eid=47674f88e7
cheers
Greg

Just attaching a link to a short article about the Moreton Bay flush out after all the rain.
https://www.bnbfishing.com.au/forecast-moreton-bay-fishing-in-coming-weeks/?mc_cid=2a60dd8627&mc_eid=47674f88e7
cheers
Greg

My new boat! Then starting to utilise some of the wisdom being shared on here by members  to hopefully catch some decent fish.

Agree Rayke. Let it rain! Pouring here too!

My new boat! Then starting to utilise some of the wisdom being shared on here by members  to hopefully catch some decent fish.

Lance and I set off from brisbane to stay the night in town at Agnes waters the next morning we set off early heading north to the bunker group. It started off slow with most spots without fish but the fish that did hit the deck were quality. Big red throat and tuskies pulled hard and Lance hooked a big trout it went 65cm.

We kept working hard and put more trout, rte, tusky and cod in the box. On a spot we had 2 Cobia swim up to the Boat and Lance dropped a bait in front of it taking the bait the cobes took off and after 5 minutes got sharked. Before sunset it was time to look for red emperor. On a red spot I hooked a big tusky only to get sharked with just the head to show no reds turned up either.
Anchoring up behind the reef we got a good night's sleep then at it again the next day. The one thing with multiple days you get to know where they're biting and when. So the reds might chew early morning and they did I found a small red emperor going 62cm.
We found no more reds in my go to spot so off to new ground here Lance hooked a good tomatoe cod as I hooked a big red. My fish fought hard head thumping as they do and peeling line at times and slowly I start to gain line. He fought all the way to the Boat and hit the deck at 78cm and about 12kg.

A marlin swam past the boat and we through baits out with no luck. The fish went off the chew out deep so we moved in close finding a couple more trout. The fish went really quiet and with no wind it was hot and time for a swim.

The fishing in the late arvo was red hot and the quality was there with Lance landing the best red throat going 55cm and it pulled hard. We bagged out at 5pm on the coral reef fin fish with 40 fish onboard we went to anchor as the wind had picked up.
The next morning we set off early heading south to a mackerel spot but no luck there. The run home was perfect with less than 5 knots all morning and a good trip home on the road we rolled in just after dark.

 

I would never park a boat nose down on a steep driveway. 
When it rains, it can not drain. A cubic meter of water is 1 tonne. Recipe for disaster imo. 
 
Park it sideways across the slope no worries but definitely not nose down a steep hill. 

I beat the heat yesterday by spending time in the pool unfortunately no fish in it!!
Not as hot today just a tad windy. 🤣

Hamish,
your fishing reports are second to none. Keep it up! 
Really enjoyed reading the informative report.
 
 

Great work yet again Hamish and good read, good you are starting to get some consistent success. Not sure if you eat fish but if you do, those cod are good eating.
Funny you mention about writing about fishing at school - when I was in Year 12 (1996) I wrote my QCS writing test about how my brother went to kiss a wobbegong before releasing it and getting bit on the lip ....... 🙂 

Mate. Looking at your diagram I would suggest some solid flat metal ramps.
 
i have no idea how to sketch like you guys but just imagine two planks (one for each wheel) spanning the crevasse in your drawing. In other words put a metal plank over the V so that you have a relatively flat section to reverse over. Then chock the trailer wheels before uncoupling the trailer from the vehicle. The planks would obviously have to be strong enough to take the weight of the trailer and vehicle. But then again, after a few reds, I could be wrong.
cheers
Greg

Welcome Bro

Hey again, Breaming with bro
I'm nowhere near a lure expert but I can give you some advice that should send you in the right direction. Here it is, hope it helps 🙂 
For landbased flathead fishing, soft plastics are the way to go. Fish them on any sandflat or around a sandy/muddy bank or drop offs at dusk or dawn. You may be surprised, but the one flatty I've caught on a lure was in the Brisbane River, in about 30cm of water on a mudbank. From what I've read, flathead hate white sand as they can't blend in and target prey without being seen. So that's what you're looking for - darker sand and mud banks.
In terms of fishing for them, the two retrieves with soft plastics are the slow roll or the hop. The slow roll is in the name, bringing the lure slowly back, with no jerking, the tail in the back is doing that. That is what paddle tails are for. The hop is hopping the lure back. I can't make any recommendations but here are some good Team Madmullet Production videos on flathead fishing with plastics. While hardbodies do account for fish, it's mainly being trolled over sand flats on boats.
 
 
Bream fishing is a whole different matter. They can be taken on any soft plastic or hardbody, it needs to be fished around structure such as mangroves, pylons or even moored boats. Small diving lures do account for some fish and so do small plastics. The key is too find where they are hanging out and then you will get them consistently. Experiment with different lures in different spots.
I can also recommend you to borrow/buy some fishing magazines from your newsagent/library, these help too.
Hope this helped, 
Cheers Hamish 🙂 
 

Welcome Bro

Hi all
My brother and I decided to go to our local park on the Brisbane River yesterday, targeting sharks. We were successful and had some other surprises. Here's what happened, and the statistics of the trip 🙂 
So, after waking up at 5:30AM, I woke my brother up. Well, it was to early for him, so I got my Dad up and he took me down. After he left, I threw out my shark lines, one with a slab of mullet, the other with a bony bream. The combos were a Rogue Firepoint 6'6" and a Penn 650 with 30lb braid, as well as a lower quality set up.  I was up on the pier area, not on the jetty, but i saw two pecks, (well strikes) and I ran down thinking "Jeez, am I on one already?" Nope! I reeled it in, and nothing was on the hook - *disappointed*. Then, I caught a little catfish which was perfect shark bait size, which i kept (mainly because the line was stuck in it's gills). I pulled up a couple more, threw the cast net and caught a prawn for live bait, then Declan came down with Dad, and after a couple more bait checks we had caught about 5 catties. They each put up a good fight for their size, they really took off when the drag was loose 🙂 Great fun too. The catfish are caught on a 1000 size Shimano Sienna and a 2500 Diawa Shinobi. 
Now it was about 8:00AM, and I did another bait check on the shark lines. I felt a sudden pull, then realised I was hooked up. After about a five minute fight, I realised the little bully was tangled with this line and he was actually hooked on the other 🙂 It was a pretty bad situation, because he had some wire tang;ed around his body, but after he rolled a couple times I could walk him down to the jetty to land him. In about another 10 minutes, he was netted and then released. Here he is-

We didn't get a precise measurement but I'd say he was around 80cm and about 5 kilos. He scoffed a big chunk of mullet down too. After he was dealt with and released, Declan and I pulled up a couple more catfish, and by that time it was warming up a bit (but we were in shade). We only kept one shark line out, i figured it would be easier to handle. We had a crowd watching the bull shark too, a lady who walks there a lot and someone else. 
So, we re-casted all the lighter lines then upped the catfish count to seven or eight. Then, I dropped a line right next to pylon (mainly so it wouldn't get tangled with the other because we were fishing the run out of the end of the pier which is only about five metres wide). I hooked up after about ten minutes, at first thinking it was an ok catty again, but then after feeling the weight and the runs it was doing back to the structore I released it was something better. I got it away from the structure and then was happy/surprised to see a nice estuary cod on the end of my line. I slowly walked it down while Declan was grabbing some gear, like the landing net, brag mat, lip grips and pliers and he scooped it up. I dehooked it and it measured about 40cm on the mat. Here it is - 

He was released to be caught next time 😉 and swum off well, back under the pier/jetty. 🙂 After that, Declan pulled up a few more catties (I let him have them after  set the drag, etc) and he was having fun. After we got the tally to ten, the bite went quiet, as it was about 10:00AM and the tide had slowed a little. Most of the catties would've been under 30cm, but he caught a couple bigger ones. Then, I pulled in one more and my Dad came down and took us home. Here are the statistics of the trip:
Statistics
Tide: 1.7metre high, run out and .8 metre low, at approx. 10:00AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter, so not that much run
Weather: 34c, 55% humidity
Wind: Very glassy, though the breeze picked up later in the morning
Tackle Used: 14lb braid mainlines, 12;b mono leader, size 2 bean sinkers, 4/o suicide hooks, 30lb braid mainline, 80lb wire trace, 100lb mono leader, 6/o circle hook. 
Fish Caught: Shark x 1, Catfish x 9, Estuary Cod x 1
Bait Caught: Prawn x 1
Bait Used: Herring, Mullet, Prawn
Successful Overall: Very Successful Trip
I hope you enjoyed reading the report, I know it was a very fun session 🙂 
Cheers Hamish 🙂 

Is this the situation that gives you the problems ?

 
If so, the problem could be alleviated by using a set of car ramps at the front of the car which would improve the hitching angle. Assuming you had room to reverse first once connected.

Not sure if you are aware of this, but rigging your soft plastics 'weedless' allows you to comfortably fish snaggy areas. -
http://tackletactics.com.au/Rigging-Guides/Soft-Plastics-101/7-Rigging-Weedless
 

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Hi all,
just attaching a link to a current report re crabs and fish in Moreton Bay. Most of you probably already get these but just posting for those that don’t. 
cheers
Greg
https://www.bnbfishing.com.au/mud-sand-crabs-moving-moreton-bay/?mc_cid=08a39f1d2b&mc_eid=47674f88e7

Thanks Old Scaley (lovely name by the way). I got it working but you don’t put the @ in front.
cheers
Greg
 

You can send a personal message. Just find the envelope icon in the notifications area and start a new message. In the address line add the @ symbol before the the person’s website name. For example, @Drop Bear. Hope this helps. Maybe someone else will have a better explanation. 

You might be interested in joining the Moreton Bay Chapter and helping to regenerate shellfish reefs in the Bay. It is a really good crew doing lots of good work.  Contact @Drop Bear if you would like more info.

I just joined OzFish too and got the same goodies