Fun on the bream gear

[chief]

I fished the Maroochy yesterday and found the water very discoloured but it didn't stop the fish. Fished between the Motorway bridge back to Bli Bli walls and ended up with 9 flathead from a smidge over 40 to 55 cm. Had a play around with one of Nico d.r. blades and it snared the biggest lizard. Pulled a couple of bream and a grunter out of the mangroves and on the top of the tide caught this 50 cm golden on a jackall squirrel while he was cruising the motorway pylons. Gee he gave me a bit of stick around the posts ;D and gave a terrific account of himself. Had me tap dancing on the leckie pedal especially after his first run. Cheers

[bennykenny]

Nice work Chief, Plenty of trevs around at the moment, and dont they go hard on light gear, well done mate, cheers BK

[Mexikan]

Well done Chief thanks for the report.Thats one of my favourite stretches of water.What sizes were your grunter Ive been getting a few small ones between 25 and 30cm through there hoping for some bigger ones LOL
Mex

[Chris1984]

great work mate;D

[004dam]

nice work on the coast mate, I hit mooloolah river on the weekend it was dirty as. That golden looks very white ?

[Freeeedom]

Nice fish Chief. Sounds like a nice day on the water.
Cheers Freeeedom

[littlemac]

nice little catch,

well done

cheers

brett

[chief]

Mexikan,,,It is a good little stretch of water but was surprised by the lack of bream ?
27-28 would have pulled the little gtunter. Still i was pleased as it was the first for me on a HB, Only caught them on baits and SP. Great bunch of locals and old blokes who fish up there during the week. It was a great day

006dam... yeh your right, Must be the light when taking the pic he didn't look that white, I hate fishing solo when it comes to taking pics. you set up camera and timer and hope for the best ;D

[BLOOEY]

Fun session by the looks cheif. That goldie would have gone like stink on light gear around structure. Good capture. Ben

[chief]

Yeh Blooey the first hit and for a second he took about 4 ft with firm weight ( First thought was a good bream) and then he went off his head ;D LOL somehow I knew it wasn't a bream ;D

[LostNearBribie]

Top work Chief, great looking Trev.

[alleycat]

Hi chief, how do you find the blades and whats your fav weight??, im just starting to try them, do you use a slow nudge nudge retrieve?, ie just enough to have it twitch and fall or faster?, and well done with the flathead, im starting to think summer is off for flatties in the passage but maybe its just the discoloured water..( fav plastic for flathead? atomic prong 3 inch)

[chief]

Alleycat, I think these were around 12 grm they were a home made jig made by Nico De Rooy who was pretty active on this site a few years back. I reckon there perfect for working around bridge structures. Just a simple lift and you can certainly feel them work let them drop and wind in the slack and then that slow lift. I thought they may enticed a Trev. T bagging them around the pylons can work as well.

[nuggstar]

oi get off my turf haha, well done bud, the river has been fishing well. still keen to have a cast with ya

[chief]

Nuggstar up again at the end of next week so I'll PM you

[Mexikan]

Mexikan,,,It is a good little stretch of water but was surprised by the lack of bream ?
27-28 would have pulled the little gtunter. Still i was pleased as it was the first for me on a HB, Only caught them on baits and SP. Great bunch of locals and old blokes who fish up there during the week. It was a great day;D


Chief I usually catch a few bream in the bend in the river just outside Petrie creek.There is a bit of a deeper section there where it drops off. I keep pulling up these big funny shells that look like scallops off the bottom with my anchor I think the bream like the area and thats where Ive got a few grunter too.
I met a couple of nice old locals one week day that troll the maroochy early mornings 2 or 3 times a week told me they come up with tailor,jew,trevs and even mackeral at times lucky them the joys of being retired!
Mex

[chief]

Mex... I usually pull a few bream off the motorway pylons and gee they go hard but they just weren't around ?? I was just surprised at the water quality being so dirty

[ddobson]

Gee you done welle up there as i always land based when i go up there and miss most of that fun. Well done Chief good fun there and on the light gear to.

[Mexikan]

Mex... I usually pull a few bream off the motorway pylons and gee they go hard but they just weren't around ?? I was just surprised at the water quality being so dirty

Last month when i was there the water was real dirty water but with the incoming tide the water was cleaner all the way up to the bridge.It was a real visible line where the water changed colour at the top of the tide.
Mex

[Captain Jack Zero]

thanks for the report chief. i am taking the fam to maroochy in a week or so.looking to do some fishing amongst relaxing.staying at cotton tree .any tips for the area.? i dont wanna have to drive anywhere .i love placcys and livies.cheers.