Green Squire / Mud Snapper 10th March

[Aquarius]

Howdy folks i took fellow ausfisher Mick 81 to my favourite spot at green this morning.
We left manly boat ramp at 5-15am.
We should have arrived well before sunrise because the squire were on the chew the moment our plastics hit the water.
We both got smoked several times but managed a few keepers.
After about an hour we headed off to mud hunting some bigger fish.
Met up with mate Jim and his 2 crew.
Jim said we just pulled in a big snapper.
I thought he was joking but sure enough a 82cm snapp was held up for us to view.
Awesome specimen and i guess around 6 or 7 kilo.
His crew managed another nice 61 cm snapper soon after.
Some people have all the luck..lol
Great effort you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was chatting to T1 early in the morning and he said that mud was quiet....".sure mate you were not in the right spot"..lol
A TOP DAY TO BE OUT ON THE WATER AND A BONUS OF FRESH FISH FOR DINNER...WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers Brent

[Goonie]

Cheers Brent, Photos look good, it was a top day to be out on the water, I will catch you out there again soon.
Goonie

[HIGH and DRY]

certainly was a great day to be out, especially for you with all those fish!!! how deep is the water you fish in around green, if you don't mind me asking....I fish wello around 4.5 - 5.5 meters.

[wak69]

great effort guys

[Aquarius]

High and Dry the water depth i fish depends on tide and wind direction but can be in as little as 3 metres and as deep as 10 metres.
We fished the 6 to 10 metre drop this morning while the tide was almost dead low.
Very little run this morning but the south wind and tide going in the same direction we were able to target squire sitting on the ledge.
Cheers Brent

[BAR UP]

Some nice Pinkies there Brent, going to give them a smacking tomorrow. Found some new ground on friday so will be interested to see how that goes::)

[shaneoo]

Well done guys hopefully we will get some out the front of redcliffle in the morning

[rafaa]

it was a top day mate the boys enjoyed it. By the way we caught 2 spotties on the way back to the ramp.
cheers jim

[Poodroo]

"Green" with envy I am. I stayed home wishing I could get out there so good on you for getting a nice quality feed.

Poodroo

[Steven78]

Wel done guys... Brent just after you left i lost a very big Snap 85cm plus. it could have been a PB got it to the surface about 15m form the boat.
The Weather was fantasic good to see you out there.

[richieboy]

Looks like a great day on the water Brent. Fish played the game as well. You seem to be getting the odd one at Green which is good to hear. I used to fish it a few times when I was younger and had the bro in law to go out with.
Got some decent fish there too, mainly in Winter tho.
Hoping to get out there soon in my own rig.
Northern or Southern end mate? If you don't mind me asking. ;)

Richie

[Aquarius]

Richie i usually fish n/e but occassionly get the odd one at the southern end.
Good bait schools around Green this morning sure helped the catch rate.
Must have caught and released 40 fish today between us.
Cheers Brent

[wak69]

Aquarius, forgot to ask did you use any bait or just soft plastics. cheers sam

[Aquarius]

wak69 we only use soft plastics.
The 82cm snapper was caught using a 3" Atomic.
The fish caught at Green fell to 4" Zooms, Berkley powerbaits and gulp pumpkinseed turtleback worms.
Cheers Brent

[Fishing_Freddy]

Looks like a good feed you caught there.What was the wind like out there? I might try to get out there next week if the weather permits.
Ken:beer:

[T1]

Hey Brent

Yes, i must say that i still have a lot to learn about Mud and i'm none the wiser after yesterday to be honest! I'm assuming that fish was taken on the western side of Mud?

We fished all sides and eventually ended up with a sweetie and 4 Tailor before going to Green on the way home and getting 4 Squire to 47cm. There sure was plenty of baitschools hanging there on the ledge!

I really must get to Mud with someone who has a bit of knowledge of the area as there is so much ground to cover! Oh well, next time i guess...

Take Care T

[Murph77]

Nice catch there guys, well done. Weather was pretty sweet today. Do you find Green goes even better in the winter?

[Tinn]

Good feed there Brent. Good to see a nice bag of squire caught. Keep it up

[Aquarius]

Hi T1, Mate i'm still trying to work Mud Island out myself.
It can be on fire at certain times and very quiet aswell.
Ive always managed a feed there on the early morning tides before sunrise but there are exceptions to the rule with my mates pulling in good snapper around mid moring and in the arvo.
My biggest fish from Mud has only been 4 kilo so i have a long way to go to find that 10 kilo fish.
I prefer fishing Wello and Green because although the squire are not monsters they are a good eating size and i was told by a guy who fishes mud to leave the bigger breeders alone.
He regulary catches and releases fish to 9 kilo.
Its no crime to take a trophy snapper but i can see his point.

Murph77......Mate i have only just started to concentrate my efforts on squire over at Green after fishing Wello for a number of winter snapper seasons so i hope green fires even better than Wello.

Tinn.... Its going to be another great snapper season i can just tell.

Cheers Brent

[mickstar001]

Well done Brent you always seem to do really well mate!! Some very nice fish there!!

Mickstar