Luderick Redcliffe

[masterdusky]

Anyone on here regular fish for luderick this time of year around the Redcliffe area, was nosing around the end of the new bridge and there were a couple of likely looking spots, was interested in finding some local spots to save driving down th TWeed, any suggestions?

[tunaticer]

Only two places I know of on the Peninsula is Clontarf right near the bridges near top of the tide of the canals. I would imagine that the pilons at the end of the Woody point jetty would be worth a shot due to the current lines there are good.
Deepwater Bend rock wall produces the goods but constant berley is the only way to gain success there.
The cut through near the Whyte Island Ramp is a good spot for the luderick too but you may have to stand in line there or be early.

[masterdusky]

cheers mate, although whyte island ramp cut through? Im not familiar with this place, street name?

[tunaticer]

Sorry mate, The channel before Fishermans Island at the mouth of the Brisbane river. Flows between the southern bay and the Brisie River. Good currents, deep water, rock wall and pilons 4m our from the rock wall. Home to many luderick in winter.

[Freeeedom]

Yeah - I've caught luderick there, and also a couple of big spotted dories, which really give your luderick gear a work over. There should be plenty along the rock walls in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River. I've tried the rock walls at Deep Water Bend without success although I've caught the odd luderick in the Pine in the bait net. Other places that produce that I've done well at are Jumpinpin (caught some real monsters there), the Caloundra boardwalk, the rock walls at the mouth of the Mooloola River, and the mouth of the Noosa River. They are also supposed to go off around the pylons of the bridge over the Maroochy River.
What this means I guess is that luderick are common in SE Qld but haven't really been targeted by many fishos (except a few Mexicans). They are a great fighting fish and are heaps of fun on the light gear you have to use to catch them.
With the cooler than usual winter we've had this year the weed should be growing well. I noticed quite a bit at Redcliffe when I came back from Mud on Monday. I've always regarded August as the best month for luderick in SE Qld, so now is the time to have a go! Might be time for some exploratory trips.
Cheers Freeeedom

[tunaticer]

I would imagine that Dunwich and Amity on Nth Straddy would probably be the best structured areas close to Brisie for luderick, good currents and good deep clean water running past steep rocks.
In my experience the luderick really fire with more than 2 knots of current.

[ThePinkPanther]

I caught a one kg luderick under my pontoon at Raby Bay in a cast net a couple of weeks back and as they are a "schooling" fish thought for sure there would be more around but not a touch on cabbage week, nothing.

Often wonder if the leads into Raby Bay would be worth a go?

[Noelm]

I don't think it makes too much difference where you are, if you know what you are doing and know where a Blackfish lives and eats, then you will be successful, they are a tricky little devil to catch, but are great fun, and very good to eat, if you keep the bigger ones, and any from around the ocean rocks are great table fair!

[bondy99]

Hello

Apart from Caloundra Boardwalk are there any other good spot landbased?

Have no boat so pylons off the river banks is no good for me.

I use to catch them under Boyd Bridge on the Tweed but roadworks have buggered that too.

[Noelm]

probably 90% of Blackfishing is done from the shore.

[tunaticer]

Military Jetty at Caloundra is another good location. Most of the rock walls in the Noosa Sound and the Weyba Creek bridge.
Newport Waterways would have to produce decent catches as well as the rock walls around the Scarby Harbour.

[masterdusky]

Freedom, can I ask where you seen the weed at Redcliffe, and if by any chance it was wire or soft ?

cheers MD

[Freeeedom]

MD, the rocks along the forshore at Clontarf are covered with it at the moment. A good spot is the rocks where Victoria Avenue meets the Hornibrook Esplanade - there's a park there right by the rock wall. At low tide you could fill a bucket in about 10 minutes. Although it looks like the 'weed' - the long thin, soft, hair-like weed - I actually think that it's a long thin form of Ulva (known to nigger fishos as 'cabbage') and is the predominant weed that grows in this location when the winters are cold enough. Whatever it is it works well!
Cheers Freeeedom

[fat-buoy]

You can also try the exit of the Newport Waterways canals on the north side.. I have hit them before in a cast net there but not on a line... also another vote for the boardwalk at Caloundra.. seems to be very popular with guys catching them of a good size at the moment.

[Funchy]

Hey Freeeedom,

Other than cabbage do you know what other reliable form of bait can be used for blackfish? Also tips on set up would be greatly appreciated. (I used to go black fishing with my dad down at the Palmers Island bridge, Yamba, Nthrn NSW but always with weed and float. Geez we are going back now.) Was wondering if anything else worked or stick with the tried and true? I want to try around the Sunshine coast.



Thanks in advance.