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Foolish_Chicken
08-09-2006, 10:09 PM
I knocked off work at lunchtime today and decided to see what the pioneer river had to offer. I drifted along the rockwalls throwing a few different plastics but to no avail. i ended up down towards the mouth of the river then saw several fish smashing the surfacein the eddies. i drifted past these eddies a few times once again no hookups.

plan b: anchor up continue to throw plastics. this time i let the saltwater glass minnow hang in the current. next minute zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz i was on... to something and after a short run i had it near the boat. the fish has run again but this time some aerial work and due to my inexperience i have no pics for you. :(

what i can tell you is this fish was silver in colour and had a helluva big mouth.so i can only imagine this may have well been my first barra. what do you guys think?

the tide is very different to brissy up here..5m tide this arvo
Foolish_Chicken
08-09-2006, 10:12 PM
tide still falling
Dunks
09-09-2006, 01:40 PM
Was it really skinny with grey spots down the lateral line? Could have been a Queenfish, very acrobatic creatures and great fun on light tackle. Caught many of them in the Pioneer but never caught a barra in the Pioneer.

I love it when I get to go home and fish the Pioneer on my holidays. So many great memories.
cdenyer
09-09-2006, 02:14 PM
Certainly more likely a barra rather than Queenie.Queenies don't have the big mouth. Any Jew around that way?

Chris
richieboy
09-09-2006, 05:58 PM
Not real sure. Posiibly queenie or Barra?? Who cares. It was speccy I bet to say the least. That water looks very fishy. Where is the pioneer? Up north somewhere??

Richie
Foolish_Chicken
09-09-2006, 08:29 PM
I didn't see any spots.

Whether it was a queeny or a barra it doesn't really matter.
I would've liked it to be a barra though. Better luck next time.
I went out for a fish after work. The plans were for c&r to see what was in the river. Will be going out tomorrow - forecast is winds to 10kn in the morn.

Richie - The Pioneer river runs thru mackay.
suzy81
10-09-2006, 07:41 PM
hey wags.....good to see your fishin up there when your suposed to be workin!!! ;D