Holiday roundup

[Daintreeboy]

After having to turn down moffy and some college mates to go to Mapoon the week before my holidays I was already spewing before I even finished work. Anyway who really needs to go on a big long camping trip and catch heaps of fish and have the time of your life? >:( >:(
As you saw from his post the weather turned foul as he finished and I started my hols. I originally planned to have a crack at the Fingermark due to the closed season for fin fish but since that was out I had a couple of days to chase a Barra before it too was closed. I took another old college buddy Macka up the Daintree and he managed his first ever Barra. Not a biggy but he was rapt.

[Daintreeboy]

You can see teh wind in the background and the fishing was actually pretty quiet with only a few Jacks and some other tiddlers landed for the trip. Next stop was the mouth of the Saltwater Creek for one last shot. Mick got a metre long Barra alright, here are the pics

[Daintreeboy]

well, it is a metre :D

[Daintreeboy]

because of the blood we kept it and it turned up quite well on the plate actually, not that we needed any more fish after the last few months

[Daintreeboy]

I sooked a bit after that and went to the pub. Spotted these big girls in the pond below, only added to the frustration

[Daintreeboy]

I called one over for a sympathy pat.

[Daintreeboy]

She looked to be around 14 kilos and boy does she boof well when presented with a pilchard! 8-)

[Daintreeboy]

With the wind still blowing we hit the Mossman River heads with chairs and beer and had a great time on the GT's and Queenies. I landed a great 20 lb Barra although out of season and released her in good shape (no photos first night). Mick nailed a nice Blue Tail Mullet in the Cast net which was dinner with a 3 kg GT that night. We hit it again the next arvo and again had a ball. Geoff continued his attempt to overtake me with the Vermin King title by once again hooking a 5 foot shovelnose. Once again it snapped him close to the finish. Several Queenies to Three kg were landed, one was kept for tea. Check out these shots of Mick hooking a guts of a Jack talking a Mullet way to big for it's boots

[Daintreeboy]

The litlte fella swam away okay but we reckon it was best to remove the hook, especially with a 10 cm mullet still attached ;) That arvo we saw a huge Barra smashing bait at our feet at the mouth. I hope it rains soon so they breed and head back up river before the nets come out...

[Daintreeboy]

Once again Mick caught the rest of Dinner in the cast net, a nice Flathead. We probably should fish for these more up this way, we see them a lot

[Daintreeboy]

At last we managed a reef trip and with the trout having spawned and neap tides we had a tough time of it. Sorry Scuttlebutt but dad in the boat there was to be no reef luring. His idea of using lures involves a spoon on the end of some Piano wire skull dragging macks so bottom bashing was the compromise. Here's the old fella unhooking a good green trout in his best photogenic pose

[Daintreeboy]

I finally talked him into holding up a fish properly when he nailed this nice Spanish

[Daintreeboy]

How big do you reckon it is Moffy? ;D

[Daintreeboy]

Geoff getting in on the act

[Daintreeboy]

A nice strawb

[Daintreeboy]

bahh who needs mackerel :D

[Daintreeboy]

Okay last few shots with a what is it. I hooked this for Geoff on a metal slug. It's not a true Marlin lolly but looks the goods.

[Daintreeboy]

closeup

[Daintreeboy]

The giveaway. Moffy you can't answer this one......and @!^$$^ you for having such a good trip away you @%!^%!
Oh well back to work >:(

[scuttlebutt]

some nice fish there as always Mark... saw a 'cuda today that would have bitten that one in half- they're an evil fish!

cheers,

steve

[cuzzamundi]

great pics there mate, thanks for that!

cheers,

cuzza

[the_real_fishcrazy]

The last fish is known as a 'mad fish'. Theres another common name aswell, but its slipped my mind.

[Bad_Bubby]

Great pics daintreeboy, I like the trout and mega spaniard, not sure about the cuda though I think I'd just keep it for crab bait :)

[Moffy]

Moffy you can't answer this one - but i know what it is. :-?


How big do you reckon it is Moffy? - its only a baby. being a skinny east coast mack, it wouldn't have weighed much either ;)

nice trip by the looks - few trout still on the bite, some macks and a nice cobe - but where's the reef jacks 8-)

[Daintreeboy]

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nice trip by the looks - few trout #still on the bite, some macks and a nice cobe - but where's the reef jacks 8-)

Got 3 Red Bass! :'(