1770 & Lady Musgrave

[Megatop]

Just a few samples of our trip to 1770 last week. Managed 2 trips out - one 3 day and one 4 day.
First trip my son Ryan managed a 15kg red and another 3 around 6-7 kg along with a 6kg Spangled Emporer and an assortment of other reefies.
Came back in on Monday to pick up Dave who arrived from Bne and out again on Tuesday for another 4 day arriving back Friday.
All fish caught on Mullet fillets,whole mullet and Hussar at our usual spots except for the last couple of days when we came across good showings a lot closer to Musgrave. This is where we found the Trout, Red Throat, Maori Cod etc.
The pics are from the 2nd trip except for the 15kg Red.
All up the best catch we've had in the last 4 years. Weather decided to play the game this time - not like other years.
Hope we left some reds for the comp guys.

Adrian

[Angla]

That has to be the best week . Shame you only got out twice (he he). The pics tell the story of the weather and the catch. they are some top specimens

Cheers
Chris

[vertico]

top reds top trout.... we need to talk :P

[perko]

Well done. Where did you camp at nights?

[SWANO1]

bloody rippa fish , well done
cheers swano

[Megatop]

Well done. Where did you camp at nights?
Spent 5 nights in total in the Lagoon at Lady Musgrave

[Travesso]

Man, I'm so jealous! That is exactly the trip I have been recently thinking about making! Unfortunately it will be some time until I can get the time off from work but I am dead keen on driving the rig up from the Goldy to 1770 and heading over! Congrats on a top trip, great to see so much red stuff! :D

Cheers, Trav

PS: What sort of rig did you do that trip in?

[bondy99]

Excellent catch, well done mate.

Much better variety than the shit fish from the south.

Peter

[rat_catcher]

PS: What sort of rig did you do that trip in?
From the pics it looks like a 7m Dominator cat with 2 x 150HP Hondas.

[Megatop]

From the pics it looks like a 7m Dominator cat with 2 x 150HP Hondas.

That's the one

[ONE-SHOT]

looks like a awsome trip how u think i would go out around the reefs in a 5.4m alloy center-console boat staying overnight in the lagoon ??
cheers jase

[Bear001]

hmmmmm....what a trip! The stuff my dreams are made off. great fish there, bloody FANTASTIC weather by the looks. great when it all comes together - makes up for all the lousy trips.

[NEWBY]

Living in Gladstone and having all this on our doorstep makes me wonder why people go all the way out to the swaines to catch a fish...Dont get me wrong, Swaines isgreat but a long way...You guys did great...Plenty of fish and great scenery up this way. I did a week out on the water during the M&G last week and stayed at Fitzroy and Musgrave for 6 nights. Saw a heap of whales. Caught fish etc etc..Great part of the world and I am glad I live here.

One shot, its the trip across the curtis channel that can get you undone. pick your weather window and a trip out in your 5.4 will be fine. i have seen smaller boats out there. Its about 32 nautical mile to the lagoon from Agnes

[Benno1]

Top shelf...

Mrs Benno1
Sunny

[vertico]

one-shot we are regularily out there in plate alloy boats less than 5.3m in length although mine is a stabicraft and has that added stability and security. You should be fine just check your weather and make sure you have a good chartplotter showing the reefs and GREEN ZONES :P
good luck

[littlemac]

hey mega,

some really good fish there

cheers

brett