AUS-BNE-FISHO

Hi all

2 days ago i just got two more sharks at my local park on the brisbane river but they were both under a metre. I was wondering if anyone had any spots for bigger sharks on the Brisbane River, preferably land based though i could go out of a kayak to launch lines or fish out of it. I do know i can get some bigger ones if i keep fishing my area, though i don't think that's efficient a there are so many pups around that it would probably be a low chance i catch a big one. My range is probably anywhere in the river, but it can extend out into the moreton bay area around the port of brisbane boat ramp. I'll be using bait i catch (mullet, bony bream, eel) and if anyone has any other bait i'll give it  crack.

Cheers Hamish

By the way, i consider an undesirables bycatch that may be problematic, i.e. bull shark when live baiting for jewies or fish that have not great eating qualities that are large and keep busting you off , hence what a pike or shovel nose may do.(etc).

Cheers Hamish

Hi davostephens

Thanks for those tips on shovel nose, though i was fishing on the central coast so i caught a decent sized one with white spots i think. I've never tried using pike as livebait before, but if i do catch one that is a good size i'll certainly give it a crack. If i catch another i might see how it tastes, but thanks for the tips.

Cheers Hamish

Hi GregOug

Thanks for those tips, i never knew shovel nose tasted like scallops. 

Cheers Hamish

Hi all

I've gotten back from a fishing trip and we caught a couple undesirables such as shovel-nose sharks and pike. Does anyone have any good recipes for these species or what to do with them (pike eel is shark bait tho)

Cheers Hamish

Hi GregOug

Thanks for that spot

I might check it out in the future

Hamish

Hi christophagus

Thanks for that, now I know where you're talking about

Hamish

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all.

Tight lines

Hamish

HI Old Scaley

Thanks for that reminder, I totally forgot about the close season.

It will save me getting a fine from fisheries lol

Cheers Hamish

Gday benno

Thanks for all those spots, i do go on holidays (normally annually) to Brunswick Heads and i do catch some bream, flathead, whiting and i have seen some people pulling up luderick. Though, the past times we've been there, the conditions have been dud (big swell and wind) so we've just done a bit downstream on the river. Still fish for jew and crab there too.

Thanks for the other spots, i might try to plan something to there. It's just whether someone could be bothered to take me out there, cos normally if we aren't on holidays we'll just go to somewhere on the Brisbane River. (still quite successful, but very inconsistent with threadies/sharks). 

You must be very experienced to know all those spots, i am in awe of your knowledge lol. Would you tend to use lure like soft plastics, metals or surf poppers. With rigs, i would assume star sinkers (paternoster rigs) and running sinker rigs to be the go?

Once again, thanks a lot for all those spots, they will be a great help for my fishing.

Cheers Hamish

Hi all

 Does anyone have any tips for Yeppoon at about Christmas (we already have places and most things down pat) but i would like to work on three things.

A. Catching livies, especially prawns, we normally get enough mullet, herring, etc - Places and what tide/time.

B. Catching larger species, barra and threafin (which we already may encounter but not much) and maybe not in the Fitzroy as we might go there, just a small creek we can access land based (preferably not many crocs!)

C. Catching more species like flathead and whiting. Once again, we already have some spots but maybe a surf beach or rock ledge.

Ok, that would explain why I've never seen eel in a tackle shop before. Catching your own bait is very fun, i love the feeling when you get a cast net full of something or something on your line you can use again and say (whenever someone asks) "What're you using for bait" you can say "I caught it, it's a eel" etc. I'm not sure but I'm probably just not old enough to be left there with some of my mates so i'll see if my dad can take me tonight or tomorrow. You seem to have a good plan for going there and i like how it's landlocked (no current to worry about :).

I will check out some bait shops too, as i'll go there if i don't have any luck. How big are the eels around there, too? I remember shark fishing for the first time, i had a big run (probably shark) but then i landed an eel probably excess of 1m. I let it go. Are most of the bait shops family run or are there a chain of them. It seems more likely a family run business would sell less common baits (but very good) more than somewhere such as BCF (which doesn't). I won't use berley then if it's not necessary, I've never noticed much difference wit it (unless I'm berleying up some catfish with bread, then they go crazy). 

Cheers Hamish

P.S. The bait shop on the GC sounds really good, if i go up for a holiday there sometime I'll certainly check it out. 

Hi christophagus

I am in Sherwood, so south side of Brisbane. 

May you recommend some bait shops that sell eel as well, i have never seen any in one (I've only ever been to BCF's and Anaconda's though, i catch most of my bait lol)

Thanks for that spot, I will give it a try. Though, what time/best conditions/tide would you recommend?

I already have good stock of herring, i them caught at my local park, so I might chuck one out on a heavier rod with some lighter rods with bait such as red meat. Do you use berley like tuna oil or stuff more like old meat?

Cheers Hamish

Hi all

I was just wondering if anyone has any good rock fishing spots for the general bread and butter species (bream, cod, etc) and jewies. 

I don't mind them as long as they are in about a 2 hour drive from BNE. 

I might take a holiday there.

If so, what baits and set up would you use. 

Cheers Hamish

Hi all

Just wondering where some good spots around Brisbane might be to catch some freshwater eels or pike eels consistently. I don't mind if it's at night either.

I need to stock up on some good shark bait, and if anyone has some good techniques to catch mullet as well it would be appreciated (or spots.)

Cheers Hamish