Nugget
12-03-2002, 02:27 AM
The prawns have arrived in the northern bay rivers and creeks.
Most productive waters have been the upper reaches of the Pine River, Bramble Bay, Kedron Brook floodway and the offshoot canals.
John Watt from Bear’s Boat Hire on the Pine River reports most cast-netters are getting a feed but they have to go a fair way up river at times to find them.
There has been no real numbers of banana prawns in the southern bay or Pin area as yet, however there are quite a few pro-boats working the mouth of the Logan for smaller “red-leg” or “bay kings”.
On the “fish scene” the big surprise has been the number of bream being caught, and not all “rats” either.
Anglers are catching quality fish by working tide changes and sunrise/sunset periods, concentrating on structure like mangrove root mazes and reef or rock areas.
Some of the better locations are the rocks off the northern tip of Lamb Island, Pininpinin Point off the southern tip of Macleay Island and around Mud Island in the bay.
There is a lot of vermin in Moreton Bay at the moment including eels, rays, sharks, grinners and plenty of undersize fish.
The key to catching the keepers is to be there before daylight or stay after dark using live or very fresh bait.
Sand crabs improved around the southern bay islands through the week with the channel between Garden and Macleay islands and the area south of the Pelican Banks to Canaipa Point producing good results.
Catches at the Pin have been made up of quality whiting and pan size flathead on the sandbanks out in front of Slipping Sands and around the southern side of Russell Island and legal bream, trevally and chopper tailor from Kalinga Bank to the Pin Bar.
The surf was blown away last week but the tailor should still be there when conditions settle.
The annual Carp Busters fishing competition will once again be held at the Beaudesert Racecourse over the Easter long weekend.
The catch-cry of “carp out, natives in” has seen over 65,000 native specie fingerlings released into the Albert/Logan river systems last year, funded by monies rased from the competition.
Competition details, camping information and fishing maps can be obtained at the competition site from Good Friday or by phoning Jim Walsh on (07) 5544 8227.
ENDS
Dave Downie ><>
PS - spent a week on a houseboat on the Coomera and Kerry (the missus) landed some good jack on bait while whiting fishing (56cm was the best).
They wouldn't take a lure or fly and only came on the bite at about 8pm - caught on yabbies.
Here is one caught from the Pin area - unfortunately unlike ours which were released, this one was kept.
Dave ><>
Most productive waters have been the upper reaches of the Pine River, Bramble Bay, Kedron Brook floodway and the offshoot canals.
John Watt from Bear’s Boat Hire on the Pine River reports most cast-netters are getting a feed but they have to go a fair way up river at times to find them.
There has been no real numbers of banana prawns in the southern bay or Pin area as yet, however there are quite a few pro-boats working the mouth of the Logan for smaller “red-leg” or “bay kings”.
On the “fish scene” the big surprise has been the number of bream being caught, and not all “rats” either.
Anglers are catching quality fish by working tide changes and sunrise/sunset periods, concentrating on structure like mangrove root mazes and reef or rock areas.
Some of the better locations are the rocks off the northern tip of Lamb Island, Pininpinin Point off the southern tip of Macleay Island and around Mud Island in the bay.
There is a lot of vermin in Moreton Bay at the moment including eels, rays, sharks, grinners and plenty of undersize fish.
The key to catching the keepers is to be there before daylight or stay after dark using live or very fresh bait.
Sand crabs improved around the southern bay islands through the week with the channel between Garden and Macleay islands and the area south of the Pelican Banks to Canaipa Point producing good results.
Catches at the Pin have been made up of quality whiting and pan size flathead on the sandbanks out in front of Slipping Sands and around the southern side of Russell Island and legal bream, trevally and chopper tailor from Kalinga Bank to the Pin Bar.
The surf was blown away last week but the tailor should still be there when conditions settle.
The annual Carp Busters fishing competition will once again be held at the Beaudesert Racecourse over the Easter long weekend.
The catch-cry of “carp out, natives in” has seen over 65,000 native specie fingerlings released into the Albert/Logan river systems last year, funded by monies rased from the competition.
Competition details, camping information and fishing maps can be obtained at the competition site from Good Friday or by phoning Jim Walsh on (07) 5544 8227.
ENDS
Dave Downie ><>
PS - spent a week on a houseboat on the Coomera and Kerry (the missus) landed some good jack on bait while whiting fishing (56cm was the best).
They wouldn't take a lure or fly and only came on the bite at about 8pm - caught on yabbies.
Here is one caught from the Pin area - unfortunately unlike ours which were released, this one was kept.
Dave ><>