The Threadies Are Back!

[blue-mako]

Hey Guys.

Finally landed our first Threadfin of this season from the Brisbane River last night :)(20/10/06). Only a little tacker (The smallest we have caught) at 75cms and around 2.5-3kgs. As usuall it took 20 minutes to get the bugger kicking upon release.

I went down with Ando (mat_anderson) and another fishing buddy Jordan. Got there at about 7 p.m. for the run in. Caught the Salmon at about 9 p.m. Pictures will becoming soon when Ando gets them from his mobile to the computer.

Also Ando got snapped off around a pylon after one of the best fights I've seen from a Threadfin with a few nice jumps and solid runs. He was estimated at about 6-7kgs which is around the average for them.

After a few failed missions and dropped Salmon at our feet we finally scored the first one. Loosing good fish is what brings us back for more ;) . Also landed the biggest Catfish that we have caught from the river at well over 3kgs and 71cms. Not really something to be proud of >:( . Like I said pictures will be coming soon of the Threadfin.

Troy

[Fish_gutz]

Good news, I`ll be hitting my spot in the river when i get back from up north. they are one of the best chewing fish even out of the river! well done keep up the good work!

[nabs12]

Hey

Thats awesome! Great to hear that their still there!! Troy i gotta come with you on one of your next trips ;D

Cheers

[Poodroo]

Well done and looking forward to seeing the pics. ;)

Poodroo

[Adamy]

Sounds good - yet to tangle with a thready this side of Rockhampton... Are you getting them on SPs or bait??

Good work!! Looking forward to the pics

Adam

[blue-mako]

were jsut about to go out again, for a salmon fish. Going to do an over nighter.

cheers troy

[T1]

Hmmm, wonder if i can do it again on a SP?!?!?!

ADAMY, how about a mid-week session in the Brissie one night in the next few weeks and see if i can better that 'smallish' PB on the left (providing security aren't active on the night...)?

Take Care T

PS Nice work guys! Looking forward to the pic's.... I assume you're still fishing in your favourite spot for them? If so, i might join you guys one night for a few hours and try my special 'threddie killer' SP's!

[richieboy]

Nice work Mako. You sure got the knack for the threadies. Looking forward to a few Thready reports and pics from ya this summer. Good to see the "crew" getting into em.

Richie ;)

[Pitsta]

Hey Guy's what type of bait do salmon like ???

Mark

[mat_anderson04]

it was a good night, Other then the stupid catties, and rays ( stupid vernom)


heres 2 pics of the same salmon

[mat_anderson04]

agian

[Canoedle]

That's a great looking fish troy, nice one mate ;)

[fisherman_dude2006]

nice fish man, i wonder if we are going to get brizi river barra soon with all this global warming?

threadfin salmon was almost unheard of till the last few years?

[gregdeeth]

great work guys, sounds like good fun, what did you use for bait?

[Fishin_Dan]

ha ha ha!!! You'r thready spot is my bream spot!!! ;D


Nice fish there fellas!

[zach]

nice fish guys did u get them on bait or lures
cheers
zach

[blue-mako]

fishermandude_2006: I'm hoping for a few Barra in the next few years. Fingers crossed :D . Though I don't think the Salmon are a recent occurance. Apparently they were caught many years ago before heavy polution and dredging. Though I think its strage that their smaller cousins, Blue Threadfin Salmon havn't been captured along with the King Threadfin :-? . I also beleive that Snapper and Squire only entered the Brisbane River because of the dredging which made it deeper. What are everyone else's oppinions? Maybe someone should make a sepperate thread?

Adamy, Pitsta, gregdeeth, Zach: For Salmon we bend a few rules and use bait :P . Don't know if I can tell you what bait and in what spots exactly :P :-X ::) .

T1: Wouldn't mind catching up and targeting a few more Salmon in the near future. School holidays arn't exactly too far away either ;) . I'd like to see you get another one on a plastic ;D . Though I would think differently if they preferred shallower water. Fishing from Brett's is difficult when using plastics because of heavy current and merky water. I'm thinking of trolling down and back up from Breakfast Creek with some Crazy Deep Scorpians in my kayak. How big did your one go again T? I remember the report.

Dan: Lately we have been getting lots of Bream around you know where on plastics and hardbodies ;) . As well as the first landed and a few other dropped Salmon.

Troy

[TIM-DONSELAAR]

nice threadie Troy,my mate got a small one a few months ago in the pine river on a bit of bloodworm

cheers tim :)

[blue-mako]

I have got a small 25cm one on a small handline fishing for Bream and Catfish on Prawn pieces at Breakfast Creek and a few slightly bigger ones in the Castnet. Though that one was the smallest one we've caught in that situation, heavy handlines, larger live baits, deep water. That's the first report about King Threadfin down this south other then up at Noosa and the Brisbane River.

Troy