Summer whiting season in the South East !

[PeterKroll]

Thanks, youngy. Man, that's a complicated canal system. I wouldn't trust my luck in there without a gps.

[mdr12866]

Does anyone know how the council chambers are fishing for whiting or is it a bit early

[craigie]

Been crowded there MDR. A few fish there the last few weeks but very crowded, some days/nights hard to get a good spot.

[perko]

Been chasing them up the Sandy Straights and been having a ball. Last trip saw 40 fish over 30cm with 20 around 34cm. Great fun and great eating.

[perko]

Attachment 96584 Some of last Saturdays catch.

[BLOOEY]

After reading this report I've done another couple of trips. Pulled 10 each trip as the bite period where I was fishing is only very small but great quality fish. A few 40+'s so far. Ben

[craigie]

Great Catch Perko !! yeah some quality in that lot....

[craigie]

Nice going Ben, 10 big fish a session sounds good to me !! Not the Nerang ? secret spot ?

[youngy]

MDR the Chambers has been a bit hot and cold lately with the better fish still upstream at the moment, we managed 30 whiting up to 40cm in a short afternoon session today.

We did a quick Trev fish on dark and when we left there were 4 boats in the Chambers area, as Craigie said weekends can be crazy busy there but most week nights you can fish anywhere in the river without much traffic. cheers wayne

[craigie]

Good to hear a bit of action there Youngy !
I'm planning an overnighter for Thursday.
Yeah got a couple of other spots further upstream that I'll take a look at as well.

[youngy]

Craigie they have been on all year it's just most guys don't think to go whiting fishing in winter, cheers wayne

[mangrove rat]

Where in straights were those whiting caught? We were there last sat couldnt but a 30! Or 28er either lol down southern end tho

[perko]

We fished up the north end. Put in at River Heads.

[perko]

While on the Whiting topic, I am needing a couple of new whiting rods. I have been using a old sloppy 7ft ugly stick but the guides are rusted away. What is everyone using? I like to use a 2500 stradic with 8lb mono.

[youngy]

10 foot 6inch Snyder Glas "Crusoe Island", 9 foot Snyder Glas extra light "Contessa", 9 foot Gary Howard, 2 piece 3 wrap and a Live Fibre 7 foot, any of these are great for whiting fishing but there are plenty of cheaper ones out there, cheers wayne