Neil Stratford

Urrrrr Im pretty sure it’ll be a bit rough and windy  in open waters tomorrow , try in a sheltered creek,or southern bay islands  for a Thready or Jew .Or in a dam for some bass is my tip.
 

It was another  solo trip chasing rainbows this morning .
Did a bit of exploring and found a little bit of gold at the end of one rainbow ,down Jumpinpin way.
I also stumbled across a fantastic live bait spot stacked full of herring and huge hardy heads , never seen so many in one small area., the water was literally black and boiling with them .(Those threadfin are now on my short list for May)
Unfortunately I Left my tags and good brag mat in the other boat , so the little jewie didn’t get any jewellery to wear home.
Unfortunately for the  Northside I had an old  measuring device stashed in my rod locker.
SOUTHSIDE 
Flathead 570mm
Mulloway 740 mm 
Big eye trevally 510mm
regards
neil

Couple more whiting for team south
390mm and another 350mm

Arrr Ellicat , I thought you were just leading a northsider up the garden path.
I think it’ll be good in sheltered waters till about 10am ,then it’ll get windy pretty quick.
Fish usually bite well leading up to a  strong southerly , if I get motivated I might give it another crack early tomorrow as well.
The boats packed,  I’ve just got to get motivated tomorrow morning.
regards
neil
 
 

It was another  solo trip chasing rainbows this morning .
Did a bit of exploring and found a little bit of gold at the end of one rainbow ,down Jumpinpin way.
I also stumbled across a fantastic live bait spot stacked full of herring and huge hardy heads , never seen so many in one small area., the water was literally black and boiling with them .(Those threadfin are now on my short list for May)
Unfortunately I Left my tags and good brag mat in the other boat , so the little jewie didn’t get any jewellery to wear home.
Unfortunately for the  Northside I had an old  measuring device stashed in my rod locker.
SOUTHSIDE 
Flathead 570mm
Mulloway 740 mm 
Big eye trevally 510mm
regards
neil

Arrr Ellicat , I thought you were just leading a northsider up the garden path.
I think it’ll be good in sheltered waters till about 10am ,then it’ll get windy pretty quick.
Fish usually bite well leading up to a  strong southerly , if I get motivated I might give it another crack early tomorrow as well.
The boats packed,  I’ve just got to get motivated tomorrow morning.
regards
neil
 
 

Urrrrr Im pretty sure it’ll be a bit rough and windy  in open waters tomorrow , try in a sheltered creek,or southern bay islands  for a Thready or Jew .Or in a dam for some bass is my tip.
 

Urrrrr Im pretty sure it’ll be a bit rough and windy  in open waters tomorrow , try in a sheltered creek,or southern bay islands  for a Thready or Jew .Or in a dam for some bass is my tip.
 

It was another  solo trip chasing rainbows this morning .
Did a bit of exploring and found a little bit of gold at the end of one rainbow ,down Jumpinpin way.
I also stumbled across a fantastic live bait spot stacked full of herring and huge hardy heads , never seen so many in one small area., the water was literally black and boiling with them .(Those threadfin are now on my short list for May)
Unfortunately I Left my tags and good brag mat in the other boat , so the little jewie didn’t get any jewellery to wear home.
Unfortunately for the  Northside I had an old  measuring device stashed in my rod locker.
SOUTHSIDE 
Flathead 570mm
Mulloway 740 mm 
Big eye trevally 510mm
regards
neil

Arrr Ellicat , I thought you were just leading a northsider up the garden path.
I think it’ll be good in sheltered waters till about 10am ,then it’ll get windy pretty quick.
Fish usually bite well leading up to a  strong southerly , if I get motivated I might give it another crack early tomorrow as well.
The boats packed,  I’ve just got to get motivated tomorrow morning.
regards
neil
 
 

Urrrrr Im pretty sure it’ll be a bit rough and windy  in open waters tomorrow , try in a sheltered creek,or southern bay islands  for a Thready or Jew .Or in a dam for some bass is my tip.
 

It was another  solo trip chasing rainbows this morning .
Did a bit of exploring and found a little bit of gold at the end of one rainbow ,down Jumpinpin way.
I also stumbled across a fantastic live bait spot stacked full of herring and huge hardy heads , never seen so many in one small area., the water was literally black and boiling with them .(Those threadfin are now on my short list for May)
Unfortunately I Left my tags and good brag mat in the other boat , so the little jewie didn’t get any jewellery to wear home.
Unfortunately for the  Northside I had an old  measuring device stashed in my rod locker.
SOUTHSIDE 
Flathead 570mm
Mulloway 740 mm 
Big eye trevally 510mm
regards
neil

It was another  solo trip chasing rainbows this morning .
Did a bit of exploring and found a little bit of gold at the end of one rainbow ,down Jumpinpin way.
I also stumbled across a fantastic live bait spot stacked full of herring and huge hardy heads , never seen so many in one small area., the water was literally black and boiling with them .(Those threadfin are now on my short list for May)
Unfortunately I Left my tags and good brag mat in the other boat , so the little jewie didn’t get any jewellery to wear home.
Unfortunately for the  Northside I had an old  measuring device stashed in my rod locker.
SOUTHSIDE 
Flathead 570mm
Mulloway 740 mm 
Big eye trevally 510mm
regards
neil

Couple more whiting for team south
390mm and another 350mm

It was another  solo trip chasing rainbows this morning .
Did a bit of exploring and found a little bit of gold at the end of one rainbow ,down Jumpinpin way.
I also stumbled across a fantastic live bait spot stacked full of herring and huge hardy heads , never seen so many in one small area., the water was literally black and boiling with them .(Those threadfin are now on my short list for May)
Unfortunately I Left my tags and good brag mat in the other boat , so the little jewie didn’t get any jewellery to wear home.
Unfortunately for the  Northside I had an old  measuring device stashed in my rod locker.
SOUTHSIDE 
Flathead 570mm
Mulloway 740 mm 
Big eye trevally 510mm
regards
neil

It was another  solo trip chasing rainbows this morning .
Did a bit of exploring and found a little bit of gold at the end of one rainbow ,down Jumpinpin way.
I also stumbled across a fantastic live bait spot stacked full of herring and huge hardy heads , never seen so many in one small area., the water was literally black and boiling with them .(Those threadfin are now on my short list for May)
Unfortunately I Left my tags and good brag mat in the other boat , so the little jewie didn’t get any jewellery to wear home.
Unfortunately for the  Northside I had an old  measuring device stashed in my rod locker.
SOUTHSIDE 
Flathead 570mm
Mulloway 740 mm 
Big eye trevally 510mm
regards
neil

Looks like I missed out on a really good day.
That photo of the reflections of the trees is one of the best I’ve seen down there.
regards
neil

Looks like I missed out on a really good day.
That photo of the reflections of the trees is one of the best I’ve seen down there.
regards
neil

Looks like you had a good day Ray.
I presume you got the job done for Bill?
Pie shop shut - what a tragedy -a total  unjust ending to the day! 
regards
Neil

Yes it’s certainly a fair trip up there from the Southside of Brisbane, especially on a public holiday .
Presume you got rewarded with quality fish .
We got back from our  stint dog sitting at Bribie yesterday and I  went for a whiting fish this morning. There was a heap of boats out down the Pin. Surprisingly I managed to find a quiet spot out of the chaos  and got a nice feed of pretty good fish  .
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yes my flathead spots have been very quiet for the last couple of years .
imo the waters been way too hot for them . 
 

I donated a threadfin to Qld Fisheries the other day . 
Guess the age of this fish ?

The Old Scaley one is correct!
Depends on the pasture they live in  but they’re a fast growing fish .

I donated a threadfin to Qld Fisheries the other day . 
Guess the age of this fish ?

The Old Scaley one is correct!
Depends on the pasture they live in  but they’re a fast growing fish .