What makes a good fishing spot

[Jason173]

What makes a good fishing spot, apart from the obvious part of having fish ;)

On Sunday I decided to stay away from the crowd and fish where the other boats weren't, so I tried a few drop offs and pinnacles I located on my sounder, I think I even picked up a few bait schools. I was chasing squire, but all I landed where Grinners, I used a combination of squid, pichards and plastics for bait

What other features should you look for to find your own spot X ??? I was fishing around Mud on Sunday does the local area play a part

[Jeremy]

whole host of factors. crowds (or lack of), bait, seasons, time of day, moon phase, tides, water temp and clarity. I guess most of these factors influence how well a given spot fishes at a given time. Just remember that fishes have needs and wants too - they need shelter from predators and a source of food and don't want to be fighting a strong current all the time.

Jeremy

[Fishinmishin]

Lotsa hungry fish ;) ;D.
Cheers, Jay

[madman1]

Cold XXXX Gold and no winging kids and nagging wife.

[Jason173]

Geez Jay I thought I had that covered.

Jeremy, thanks for your input. I'm sure the location plays a big part as I'm guessing I'd have a lot better chance of landing a fish amongst some structure than on a large flat area in the middle of the bay. My question is how do I find an area which holds fish on a regular basis. I don't expect to travel to the same spot everytime I go out.

[Jason173]

Thats it madman1, I forgot the beer when I wen't out ;D

[Just_chips]

constant food supply, find the little ones and the big boys won't be too far away.

nobody drinks at a pub with no beer

[Cheech]

Away from the crowds.

Sometimes you find the lumps and bumps by accident if you fish an area enough. We found a very interesting area at Mud a few months ago, and then the weekend before last I went to that spot. There was one other boat there so they must have found it the same way. Is a place that I have never seen anybody fish before. Anyway, within 20 minutes we had about 6 boats around us. These people were just scouting rather than finding their own spot. Next time I find a spot I am only fishing it at night.

[NeMo84]

yeh dont ya just hate people that come and fish right up ur ass?! the oceans a big bloody place and of all the places they could try its gotta be right under your nose >:(

[NeMo84]

um but seriously i like nice quiet spots that not every man and his dog fishes.

[Jeremy]

Geez Jay I thought I had that covered.

Jeremy, thanks for your input. I'm sure the location plays a big part as I'm guessing I'd have a lot better chance of landing a fish amongst some structure than on a large flat area in the middle of the bay. My question is how do I find an area which holds fish on a regular basis. I don't expect to travel to the same spot everytime I go out.



I ain't any expert on Moreton Bay, but it is a big area with sand bottom and strong tides. Any structure which gives the fish some shelter from predators and current and a food source will be a fish magnet. So what you need to do is find some structures - the shipping channel beacons are one such structure. There are a few wrecks throughout the bay, and there are also some bits of coffee rock also the edges of some of the shipping channels. GPS marks for some of the wrecks have been posted on here from time to time. Try a search or maybe ask Webby. I might even have some written down at home ??? The choice of tides is also critical. Some of the guys who will be talking about snapper fishing at our July club meeting are very good bay fishermen and you might get a chance to ask them some questions.

I believe there are alot of pieces of the jigsaw puzzle floating around on this site if you know how to recognize them and experience is what will help you put them together.

Jeremy