Mud Island - 2007

[Silent]

Time to close account due wild weather left me sitting on computer and decided to throw some pic's what I have achieved at Mud Island and I admit fished there pretty hard...
For vote polls: grading 'A' - Excellent 'D' - Poor...Fish harder for next year 2008

Overall I did 23 trips - averaged 1.5 fish bought home each trip on average under 3 fishing hours at Island...funny thing that I haven't bagged out on snappers yet and hoping next year so it be!

Enjoy pic's

Note biggest snapper went 75cm

[Silent]

More pic's

[Leighton]

some nice fish there mate. Never fished Mud myself but will give it a nudge this winter. I came across some marks for Mud, do you know anything about " Grazier " ?

[Silent]

do you know anything about " Grazier " ?

Thanks and " Grazier " is known an area at east of Mud Island...
You try search on ausfish and will find many reports & some information...

[bluefin59]

Got to agree mud has been good , me and the wife have caught some nice fish there in the last 12 months looking forward to getting out again when this bloody wind stops . Cheers for sharing some of your photos of some of what you have caught this year have a great new year see you out there ...matt

[alleycat]

I found it much tougher from the start of april, prior to that many days i could bag out by 6 am, maybe i was just lucky for many trips?.

[lippa]

caught heaps of grinners, toadies, and shovelies!
it has to be one of those places you need to fish reguraly.
a mud island tip. use the grinners for bait!

cheers

lippa

[webby]

A little guidance for those who have never been there.
regards

[Hamish73]

I have probably been there about 8 times, still yet to take a fish home, caught plenty of undersize fish and had some good time, so its all good.

[Silent]

caught heaps of grinners, toadies, and shovelies!
it has to be one of those places you need to fish reguraly.
a mud island tip. use the grinners for bait!

cheers

lippa

Cheers Lippa
For grinners if they swollen hook and difficluit to remove then I would take it home for next crabbing they consider a good bait for sandies...
Other wise I prefer release grinner in good condition

[Silent]

A little guidance for those who have never been there.
regards

Thanks Brain....where's X

[Silent]

After 3 week poll and I reckon my year fishing @ mud would be "just OK"
haven't start first trip to Mud for 2008....hopefully it won't be long & stay tune on my next report on section of 'estuary & bay report'
thanks guys for made votes...

[Hamish73]

I am going to give mud a try tomorrow morning.
Any pointers? I have had most luck (plenty of undersize fish) in the nth side. The eastern side seems to be much more popular, but I am yet to catch much over there.

[Silent]

I am going to give mud a try tomorrow morning.
Any pointers? I have had most luck (plenty of undersize fish) in the nth side. The eastern side seems to be much more popular, but I am yet to catch much over there.

Your mention of spots (north & east) should be working if you play it right...
Key is look for bait on your fish finder andf they are there

[Hamish73]

Your mention of spots (north & east) should be working if you play it right...
Key is look for bait on your fish finder andf they are there

Thanks for that. I did see a lot of cloudy sections on the sounder just below the surface where we caught the fish, I guess that was the b ait school.

2 squire at 36/37 and a grass sweetlip at 31, and plenty of throwbacks too.
They have worked out to be bloody expensive fish , as its our first table fish since owning the boat.
Funny thing is they were all caught on low end jarvis walker rods and a average shaksphere reel. The soft platic outfit failed to produce
Rebecca (10yo sorta daughter in law) even caught 2 squid using squid for bait