AUS-BNE-FISHO

Sounds like something i would love!

G'day GregOug He does fish and he got me started and taught me everything he knows. Though, now I do 99% of things and he just comes along. I would love to come out in your boat with you too, but probably just ask us in 1-2weeks advance so nothing gets planned if you want us to come. What model is your new boat going to be by the way? Cheers Hamish

I agree with that. Though, i do ride as well and if he was going for a ride, it could very well be his cruising speed. On the other hand, the 'Pink Pantie Caster' should've been responsible opposed to polluting this environment and cleaned up his mess. I do think the fisho would've had to be experienced or at least a bit better than a novice and i assume he was most likely going for a cast under the bridge opposed to on it. He still should've cleaned up no matter what, and all he has done is put a bad name on fishing by not cleaning up and nearly chopping off a bikers neck. This could go on for a mile, but it's school holidays and I never really liked writing up comparisons at school, let alone on holidays LOL Cheers Hamish

G'day Randall Are you a bait or lure fisho? If you're using bait, i don't think you can go past some pillies. Chuck one on some gang hooks and either send it down on a paternoster rig or float it behind the boat with a torpedo float. Use about 50cm of wire that is quite light but not to (mackerel will bite right through). I've never done this before, but that should be the go. If you want some more pelagics, check out some of the FADS on the GC, and chuck a line out for Mahi Mahi (Dolphinfish). Use live bait such as live slimy mackerel or yakkas (yellowtail). As well as this, i know on some of the reefs you can get cobia (black kingies) and a mixed bag of reefies. Sorry, i know that gets a bit off topic but in the Redcliffe area, I'd go with pillies for reefies or mackerel. If you're using lures, i suggest checking out the measured mile in Moreton Bay. Here's a Team Madmullet Productions video that should get you started: In general, I'd go with metals and spinning lures, and you might get the odd hit on a jig. Cheers Hamish

G'day Jared' If you do anything around Brisbane, count me in! But, I've got a Dad who wouldn't let me go any further. If you're doing anything, you can tell me 'bout and I could probably make it (I'm probably a bit young for you too want me to come lol) Cheers Hamish

Great job! I've never even touched a fly setup but i can't wait 'till I learn from someone (and can afford one ) Cheers Hamish

Alright - sounds good

G'day Ryannnnnnnn If i were you I'd do something like this - only fish at high tide or drop in to a tackle shop and ask someone who knows what they're talking about what time it's safest to fish the creek - if everything hidden or exposed at low tide, to deep to hurt at high, etc. Until you know the lay of the creek, i wouldn't put in a night session either. Going slow is good as well. Then, while you're doing this, (if you fishing with someone else they can do it) make or plot on a map where dangerous terrain might be. Sorry, I'm no help at all with a map, I've never fished there at all. For chasing your fish, I'd say use soft plastics, live bait if you have access to it and hard bodies. Rig the soft plastics weedless and as well as casting you can troll the hard bodies. When live baiting, rock up to a creek mouth or something and fishing the rising tide. If you're putting in a whole day session, fish from about 2 hours before (to catch bait) to high tide. If you're putting in a half day session or smaller, catch your bait about 2 hrs before the low tide then fish 2-3hrs on the rise. While i haven't fished there, i would assume this would be the method to try and catch them and it may need some fine tuning. Cheers Hamish

Hey kmcrosby78 How was that catfish you smoked up? Cheers Hamish

G'day Nickb2247 Your best bet out of that list would be to try for tilapia - but make sure you are disposing of them correctly (binned or buried away from water). Try an Underwood lake with either a piece of unweighted bread on a tiny suicide hook or a light float with a piece of peeled prawn. Afternoon is the time to go - dusk. Check this tutorial out Team Madmullet Productions did, it is very helpful. Here it is - First of all, do you own a boat of any form - it makes chasing Australian Bass much easier. My favourite spot to chase 'em is the Upper Brisbane River, and while I've never landed one there I've had a big run before and in the warmer months you see plenty leaping. Go for a morning session, and if you don't want to use lures, use live earthworms or river shrimp. You can catch these by soaking a Opera House Style trap from about Jindalee up or further if we get a big wash out (rain.) Leave the traps in overnight with a piece of oily fish or a chicken wing. Another advantage of this is if you want to just hook up to a fish, i can pretty much guarantee you you'll get a catfish, and while they aren't ideal, they put on a decent fight. If you want to use lures, I'd go with a Cicada Jackall, a spinner bait, a deep diver lure (hard body) if you want a troll and a soft plastic (weedless or normal) if you want to flick into the snags. Though, this spot is only accessible at the Twin Bridges Crossing and only by kayak (no outboards allowed, electric motors ARE allowed though.) The tackle you can use would be your general light spinning line and if you own a low profile setup (bait caster with low profile rod) I'd use that for lures. A 10-20lb fluorocarbon/mono leader can be used, and for live-baiting, no sinker unless it's a really small ball sinker. Let the bait swim into the snags, because while you may get busted off, the fish you'll get in there will be 100% worth it. (Trophy bass). I suggest you go from early morning (around 6 or 7) 'till noon or just before and bring some food along (and drink). You can take a swim but be careful, I believe freshwater Stone fish inhabit this area. If you don't own a boat, i would go with tilapia fishing as you are helping clean up the local area and exterminate a noxious fish and it's very easy. Check out some Team Madmullet Productions videos, the older ones are better for tutorials but on that channel you will find marlin fishing to bass fishing videos. Cheers Hamish, hope this helps. P.S. Sorry for the late reply, i didn't see this, in fact, i wasn't even on this website when you posted lol #2yearslater

Will do

Gday GregOug If you ask anyone who knows me, they'll all say i talk way to much about fishing - schools, scouts, you name it, they'll say i talk about fishing :). It's my favourite thing in the world to do. Thanks for that :). Cheers Hamish

Thanks for those tips, kmcrosby78 I didn't know pike had some many uses other than shark bait lol. I s'pose they would make a good bait because they are very oily. From what I've heard, most sharks are good in curry - but with shovel noses, would you still chop the tail of or just bleed it normally? I'm curious to here how catfish taste, i catch a load of 'em normally in the Brisbane River (but i wouldn't eat them) - smoking it sounds like the best way to cook. Cheers Hamish

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

Gday Old Scaley Some of my goals are different to yours (I assume you've already achieved them) but here they are. 1. A metre+ jewie 2. Go out on the bay (Moreton) and hook up to some sort of pelagic on my kayak 3. Same as you guys, 40cm whiting and metre murray (hopefully holidaying somewhere) 4. A big bull shark and line under 100lb Cheers 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.