North West 2006 (the preview) !!!!

[craigie]

Hi Guys,

Just returned for our annual fish fest to North West Island.

Will put up a full comprehensive report in the next day or two as I have to sift through a mountain of pics beforehand.

Caught plenty of red Emp's and trout.
Spanish Mackerel were thick as flees on a dog. We caught 16 one afternoon and left them chewing.

Anyhow he are a few pics to wet your appetite, plenty more to come.

Cheers
Craigie.

[craigie]

Spanish Macks

8 - 12 kg's a piece

Lost plenty more that were bigger !!!

[craigie]

Trout were caught most days. Size was around 3kg's average, biggest went 5.2 kg's

[craigie]

6.5kg Reddie, one of a few I landed.

[craigie]

The cleaning table had a constant "Red Glow" !!

[craigie]

Spangled Emp's came in a variety of sizes.
The larger models went around 6 or 7 kg's and pulled like "FREIGHT TRAINS" !!!!!

[BR65]

Craigie ,
for gods sake, hurry up with the full report.

[ratherbefishin]

Craigie,
Where is North West Island???

[Smailesy]

nice fish what a trip

[chicken]

Great trip fellas good quality eating there

[indy]

North west island havn't been there for years what a great place looks like the fishing is still really good, is the mutten birds and mice still in plague preportions :)

[Fishing_Freddy]

Great catch there criagie, looks like the fsh kept you on your toes. Where are the North west island as I've never heard of them? Ken ;D ;D ;D

[twodogsfishing]

hey indy...last time we went the mutten birds were still thick but the mice apparently werent as bad as previous trips...however they had been repleced by xos sized centepedes.....looks like a good trip craigie....i wouldnt mind picking your brains about your set up and some of the logistics that go into your trip as we have ususally taken small tinnies that can be lifted off and on the barge but it looks like you had a few larger boats??

[wayne_cook]

hope theres something decent to look at in the full report lol

WHERES THAT ISLAND

[Brooksy]

All I'm going to say is Bastard ;)
Here I was rebuilding motors, replacing Fibreglass etc bastards >:(

Steve

[gforse]

hi craigie mate i am in gladstone and am trying to organise a trip for us at work would be able to point me in the right direction did you go by barge thanks mate garry

[Sandman]

Chrisco_Stew showed off some of his photoes yesterday and rubbed it in :'( Looked like a fantastic trip... One Q i had was why the one foot in the bucket ?
Mick

[thedeckie]

G'day Craigie,
Well I suppose you wont be bothering to chase to many bream before the cold leaves us after being spoilt like that.

Looks like it was a great trip.

Cheers

Paul

[outsiderskip]

too many quality fish there
great catch

pete

[Lucky_Phill]

Look forward to the full report Craig.

Did the Bugmiester make it up in Ymer ?

North West Island is situated out from Glastone. About 33nm N/E. OR Lat and Long is S 23.18.000 and E 151.42.00.

There are Green zones surrounding this area.

Phill

[Chrisco_stew]

Its a secret Island thing Mick!!

Wait for the rest of the photos.

Its good

Chriso

[manangatang]

unreal cheers :o.

[Mick_Godfrey]

hey craigie

i am going there in late oct, any info u could give me would be great (permits,etc)

[Smithy]

Ymer is on the hard. #Starboard motor rebuild, propscan and a heap of fibreglass upgrades like battery supports for the house batteries etc. is what Brooksys was getting at. Props are back and he should get the motor in this weekend and on the water next weekend.

Well Craig #I knocked you back on this trip but I hope my Cooktown trip makes up for it! #Well done. #Looks like you must have had a few little weather windows during your stay.

[finding_time]

Wait till Buggy sees this post!! ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)

Hobart is going to seem a looooong way from anywhere ;)



Ian ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Mick_Godfrey]

Craigie

I am going on my maiden voyage there in late Oct, any info u could provide me with (permits,species around,gear to take etc) would be greatly appreciated......... :P

cheers

zigfreed

[bugman]

YOU ARE ####ING KIDDING ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!