BrewGuru
10-06-2008, 07:56 PM
I have just spent 8 days in the Toress Straits based at Horn Island and travelling by ferry to Thursday Island.
Possibly some of the best fishing I have seen.
The jetty at Horn Island is surrounded by masses of shoaling bait fish, so thick its like a moving live carpet of fish, scattering occasionally to avoid preditators, you can't see the bottom for bait fish!!!.
The locals don't buy bait, they just use bait jigs,catch live bait and fish.
Whilst I was there on my early morning walks to the jetty, I saw fantastic fish being caught, spanish mackeral, queenfish, tuna, cod, baracuda and GT"S absolutely amazing.
We went Island hopping in a 18' Brooker fibreglass centre console, towing a lure beside the reef system within 15 minutes we had, 2 barracuda, 3 Gt's and coral trout. Part of that charter was also visting the Pearl Farm on Friday Island, whilst we were learning the art of pearling (shit load of hard work and risk) our host was flicking a lure at the back of the boat, caught two coral trout, one cod and two queenfish.
My old boat turns 60 next year and it was built to service the Torres Straits in 1949 by Norman Wright and Sons, I will be leaving about this time next year ex Scarborough and cruising up to the Waiben's first port of call, the locals are expecting her and will celebrate her visit, the local business community is behind it as so is the Mayor and deputy Mayor, we are also expecting some media coverage.
So if you are experienced, can take the time off, do your bit to help out, I'd like to hear from you.
Possibly some of the best fishing I have seen.
The jetty at Horn Island is surrounded by masses of shoaling bait fish, so thick its like a moving live carpet of fish, scattering occasionally to avoid preditators, you can't see the bottom for bait fish!!!.
The locals don't buy bait, they just use bait jigs,catch live bait and fish.
Whilst I was there on my early morning walks to the jetty, I saw fantastic fish being caught, spanish mackeral, queenfish, tuna, cod, baracuda and GT"S absolutely amazing.
We went Island hopping in a 18' Brooker fibreglass centre console, towing a lure beside the reef system within 15 minutes we had, 2 barracuda, 3 Gt's and coral trout. Part of that charter was also visting the Pearl Farm on Friday Island, whilst we were learning the art of pearling (shit load of hard work and risk) our host was flicking a lure at the back of the boat, caught two coral trout, one cod and two queenfish.
My old boat turns 60 next year and it was built to service the Torres Straits in 1949 by Norman Wright and Sons, I will be leaving about this time next year ex Scarborough and cruising up to the Waiben's first port of call, the locals are expecting her and will celebrate her visit, the local business community is behind it as so is the Mayor and deputy Mayor, we are also expecting some media coverage.
So if you are experienced, can take the time off, do your bit to help out, I'd like to hear from you.