Another fishless night @ Yeppoon

[aus2045]

Hi all, went down to my local creek again (Cooroman) here near Yepooon lastnight. Got there pumped a few yabbies, jigged up some live herring off the pontoon, and fished off the pontoon jetty with the incoming tide. 4 rods out two with live yabbies, 2 with herring. Caught 2 very undersized Grunter and 1 pike eel.

This is my 5th trip in the last 2 weeks, at what point to you give up and say there are no fish there ?

[johncar]

Yes that would be a bit disheartening. Don't give up though as there could be a reason other than "no fish there" I don't know the area personally but have a friend up there who told me there is not not a lot around in close. I think he tends to fish for mackeral etc around the islands and out wider on the reefs on a good day. All I can suggest is to talk to as many locals as possible and see what the go is.
Good luck with it..

[boomstix]

Hooks too large? Too heavy tackle? Wire trace? Could be any number of reasons apart from there being no fish mate. Dont give up till you have exhausted all possibilites!

[aus2045]

14lb braid, 40lb fluro carb leader on live herring, 3/O gamakatsu live bait hook

4-6lb briad, 8lb fluro carb leader on yabies, normal long shank chem sharpened hook

both just enough lead to holf bottom.

[CATchin'Em]

heaps of fish caught there lately. It has been running hot good catches of grunter, fingermark that I have seen.
have you caught fish off pontoon before??? (been a little while no pontoon last time I went) but gravel beds in the middle of creek.

[aus2045]

Only caught 1 pike eel there so far. And I have not seen anyone else catch anything there either.