Mixed Bag at Point Halloran

[Daryl McPhee]

Although I have been doing okay fishing the surf, a trip to Point Halloran beckoned on Monday – the late afternoon and evening. The early run up tide around dusk produced a couple of choppers to keep, with one a reasonable solid fish, and a flathead. A couple more just legal tailor went back. After a break waiting for the tide to come in, it was time to turn my attention to bream. After a slow start, I scratched up a few with flesh baits being the most effective. There were more bream there to catch if I wanted them, but I had what I needed so I called it quits. A lone whiting, a nice fish of 38 cm on yabbies rounded out the catch. The key to catching the bream at this location is a light lead – down to a 00 usually. It's also best if you keep bright lights off the water.

Yet again, you do not need a boat, or the latest and greatest fishing gadgets, to catch the diversity of bread and butter fish in Moreton Bay

[mini tinny]

Well done Darryl. Mate you seem to catch more fish landbased than I do out in the boat. Really enjoy reading your posts. Might leave the boat in dry dock and see you at point Halloran one day.

[Daryl McPhee]

I like to keep it simple. No crowded boat ramps to worry about, no need to wash down the boat at the end of the session, no boat fuel costs.

[bermo82]

Nice clean Bream , Great catch.

Bermo

[mini tinny]

Do you head out to the beacon at the sand spit off Pt Halloran Darryl.

[Daryl McPhee]

Up around that way. There is a fair stretch of water that holds fish.

[scottar]

LOL. As we blasted past the point yesterday arvo on the way back to the ramp, I thought to myself, 4 blokes at Point O'Halloran - seems a bit crowded. Now I know why. Good work Darryl

[mangrove rat]

We're having same kinda land based fortune on Northside atm, some nice school tailor and flathead about!