Red Hot Threadie Session

[Richo1]

Hi All,

Finally had a session worth bragging about;D ;D

Hit the river at about 1700 and was back home at 2200 having boated 10 Salmon smallest 50cm largest 86cm, 3 lost and about 30 hits which didn't hook up. Couldn't believe our luck, was more like a remote Cape York session rather than down town Brisbane. Fished lures and soft plastics however best results were on bibless rattlers, small barra classics and Killa Lure flatz ratz. The fish kept spitting the plastics out!!!

Don't know whether to give them a rest or go out again tonight!

Regards

Richo

[Pistol_P]

Top fish mate.8-)

Throw some of them in the Noosa River will ya...;) :)

Pete

[chief]

Brilliant effort, that sounds like a session to remember and a lot of fun. Wouldn't dream of asking you your spot but interested to know mouth/Mid or well up stream only if you don't mind? Cheers

[gaintsquid]

WOW............. thats bloody awsome.. My mates have had a few bustoffs on prawnstars landbased in the midd river by threadys but we have never got them on lures yet. Very inspiring.. Where did you find them hanging out? in the shallows?

awsome report mate. very well done.

[Why-ting]

Thats one of the best sessions ive heard come out of the Brissy river. 10 threadies is real good going. Im yet to tussle with one of them buggers, i might have to get into the river for a theadie/jew sess soon. Thanks for the report.

Whytey

Ps Id be going out to hit em again if they're on the chew like that.

[Fish_gutz]

awesome session fellas well done.

[Horse]

What a great session. 10 Salmon :o . A few years ago I would have been suprised at even one. Well done

[Richo1]

Went out again for a little while but to no avail, must have spooked them last night! :) had a few small hits but very shy.

Fishing middle reaches of the river on the run out tide, getting hits close in to the bank. Look for the bait schools near shallow banks combined with a nice ambush spot.

Good Luck

[Az]

nice work mate.. what part of the river were you working?

They must be in good numbers now.. I would love to chase them one of these days!@

[NeMo84]

mate they probably weren't biting cos they've all got sore mouths:) awesome report!

[The_Outlaw]

Damn. Nice fish.
I've been after my first threadie for about 12 months since I first heard about them in the Brissy.
If you ever need a deckie, give me a yell.lol.

[nuggstar]

awsome fishing there dude

[haggis]

dont catch all the fish in the river leave some for the rest of us .
bloody good fishing mate .

[Richo1]

Don't think you have to worry about me catching all the fish think we fluked it that night! Reckon the river is full of salmon it is just a matter of finding out where they feeding and particularly where they are schooled up!

Not game to go out again for fear of disapointment. :)

[lumox]

top session mate have to get out and have a crack at them. any tips on retrieve types?

[Richo1]

Used pretty much the same technique i use for barra, stop/start allowing the lure to rise abit before a giving it another twitch! The bibless rattlers let sink down deep them jerk them back to towards the surface. Rattling lures were definately the go.

[dayoo]

Fellas,
The threadies have been in the river for a few years but have bread up over the last 4 years as the river has less pollution since gravel dredging has ceased.
They are in numbers from the mouth right up to the upper reaches.
This time of the year they chase banana prawns and herring. They frequently patrol the first drop off from the bank into deeper water.

Most successful bait is fresh dead herring with 4/0 wide patten hook through the top. Let the fish run on a light drag setting for about 6 to 10 seconds then strike and hang on.
Cheers
Barry

[jackextracter]

Make sure u keep your spots to your self, a mate of mine had one of the best threadie spots in the river and told one wrong person and now his spot gets a flogging daily and all get kepted too, there a good fish and a real treat for us brisbane guys to target gives us a slice of northern qld.

[marty+jojo]

Thats an ideal size to take for a feed, over that its time to let them breed.

So Gummybusta,
Have you even caught a threadie????????
I have seen guys swim them beside the boat while motoring around with the electric and even after ten minutes they still don't swim away sometimes. I don't believe they are a catch and release species, best to only target them for a feed.
Marty.

[Richo1]

They release quite well as long as they are handled gently and put back into the water quickly, biggest problem is with that huge bucket mouth they have a habit of inhaling your lure and damaging gills etc! Also found soft tissue around the mouths of smaller fish is easily damaged.

[Richo1]

Threadies still on the chew in the river!

Went out last night to introduced a mate to river threadie fishing, third cast I nailed a 75cm on a fluro manns 10+. Feeling pretty clever with myself I boasted about how it was done! ::) 30mins later Duncan hooks up to his first ever Threadie which turns out to be a 112cm snodger :o :) It fought hard and dirty desperately headed for the sticks which were down current from our position. After about 15mins it was successfully landed, unfortunately too worn and couldn't be revived:-/ , so it went home for the table.