Went down to breakfast creek this afternoon for the umpteenth time. I've spent many hours all around there without ever landing a big fish. probably several weeks of fishing if you add up all the hours.
Was lucky enough to get some good herring in the net in only two or three casts. I just got a new shimano spin rig with braid so I was pretty keen to land a big thready on it. Cast out the shimano rig, then also threw a herring on a very weathered $50 combo that has done me well over the years. wouldn't you know it the old cheapo rig gets smashed. I had it resting on the metal railing and by the time I looked round the rod is totally horizontal with the reel hooked around the railing and line peeling off at a rapid rate.
As any Brissy river land based fisho knows, the first thing that pops into your head in this situation is "probably a big ray", but I soon realised from the head shaking and unmistakable non-ray-like fight of a good fish that it wasn't vermon.
I haven't had a fight like this for ages. It ran out into the middle of the river 2 or 3 times then headed for the pylons, straight under the jetty. With my rod tip about a foot under the water I managed to get it out of there. By this time a family with young kids had gathered round.
and then up it came... a nice medium sized thready that was punching well above it's weight. I got it onto land and took a couple of quick photos before trying to revive it in the water. But it was stuffed. It had swallowed the hook and wouldn't come good. So now I've got him filletted in the fridge.
One thing I am a bit concerned about is his flesh wasn't totally white. It was a little bit golden/brown/yellow, a bit like his outside. Has anyone else found this with these golden coloured threadies? Could it be some kind of pollutant?
P.S. Sorry to those breaky creek regulars who don't want a hoard of people coming down to chase threadies. If you are thinking it's a "hotspot" then think again. alot of people spend alot of hours around there and catch nothing more than eels and catfish and rays.
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Originally Posted by slyman
