stunnedmullet
01-11-2005, 10:42 AM
Bluewater
Well this was it. The final shot at a barra before the season closes :'(
First job was to take my sister fishing Friday arvy to my favourite haunt, Bluewater creek north of Townsville. After throwing the net over plenty of mullet, we sat back and waited for the incoming tide to bring in our fish. Having picked up good fish there before(boat and land based) at both the run and run out I had to convince sister that fishing is also about patience. By about 5pm I am sure she thought I was all talk with only a queensfih to show........then she manages to pick up 3 grunter to 45cm and big bro was a champion. In between dehooking and bleeding her fish I managed a few myself with the biggest at 55cm. Top table fare.
Bohle river madness
With no cricket this weekend I had planned to give the Bohle(a known big barra haunt) a crack. Tide full at 7pm so wanting to make sure that we don't miss out we headed out at 10am...yes we were determined. After preapring myself for the masses that would be there we arrived at the carpark to see about 25-30 trailers already there. The Bohle is a single lane ramp so there needs to be a lot of patience when putting in and taking out. After netting plenty of big mullet, whiting and huge sardines we were ready. After fishing the mouth for a while and picking up a 58cm flathead we decided to try a deeper hole we had found. At 20ft in the mouth of a smaller feeder creek with live baits it sounded like to stuff of fishing magazines. Unfortunately it didn't live up to expectations and we only managed a keeper queenfish and nice trevally both around the 4lb mark. At that point we decided to head out the mouth for the run in. When we rounded the final bend we virtually had to take a ticket and wait in line as there were 13 boats neatly circled around the rockbar. Taking a different tact we headed onto the weedbeds and anchored up. It was a great session with 7 grunter all around the 50cm mark and a vice fingermark at 38cm. Just a note...not one hit was had on live mullet, only the live whiting and sards. All 6 of the seven grunter were caught on fresh squid and one on pilchard. I did manage to hook something that had very little intention of stopping on my 8kg outfit and after feeling what I think was a tail hitting my line, fish and hook parted company.About 1 hour after the tide turned we were attacked by catfish so it was time to leave. All in all it was a great day albeit long. When we left for the ramp by the time I backed down the trailer there was a procession of 5 boats behind me...all victims of the catfish onlslaught I reckon.
Weekend tally was 13 grunter between 45-55cm, flathead, fingermark, 2 queenfish and a trevally.
Well this was it. The final shot at a barra before the season closes :'(
First job was to take my sister fishing Friday arvy to my favourite haunt, Bluewater creek north of Townsville. After throwing the net over plenty of mullet, we sat back and waited for the incoming tide to bring in our fish. Having picked up good fish there before(boat and land based) at both the run and run out I had to convince sister that fishing is also about patience. By about 5pm I am sure she thought I was all talk with only a queensfih to show........then she manages to pick up 3 grunter to 45cm and big bro was a champion. In between dehooking and bleeding her fish I managed a few myself with the biggest at 55cm. Top table fare.
Bohle river madness
With no cricket this weekend I had planned to give the Bohle(a known big barra haunt) a crack. Tide full at 7pm so wanting to make sure that we don't miss out we headed out at 10am...yes we were determined. After preapring myself for the masses that would be there we arrived at the carpark to see about 25-30 trailers already there. The Bohle is a single lane ramp so there needs to be a lot of patience when putting in and taking out. After netting plenty of big mullet, whiting and huge sardines we were ready. After fishing the mouth for a while and picking up a 58cm flathead we decided to try a deeper hole we had found. At 20ft in the mouth of a smaller feeder creek with live baits it sounded like to stuff of fishing magazines. Unfortunately it didn't live up to expectations and we only managed a keeper queenfish and nice trevally both around the 4lb mark. At that point we decided to head out the mouth for the run in. When we rounded the final bend we virtually had to take a ticket and wait in line as there were 13 boats neatly circled around the rockbar. Taking a different tact we headed onto the weedbeds and anchored up. It was a great session with 7 grunter all around the 50cm mark and a vice fingermark at 38cm. Just a note...not one hit was had on live mullet, only the live whiting and sards. All 6 of the seven grunter were caught on fresh squid and one on pilchard. I did manage to hook something that had very little intention of stopping on my 8kg outfit and after feeling what I think was a tail hitting my line, fish and hook parted company.About 1 hour after the tide turned we were attacked by catfish so it was time to leave. All in all it was a great day albeit long. When we left for the ramp by the time I backed down the trailer there was a procession of 5 boats behind me...all victims of the catfish onlslaught I reckon.
Weekend tally was 13 grunter between 45-55cm, flathead, fingermark, 2 queenfish and a trevally.