OK folks we have some info for you to ponder.
Qld school holidays are from Sept 19 to Oct 4.
NSW school holidays are from Oct 5 to Oct 16.
Closed season CRFF, if they decide to do it will be Oct 15 to Oct 24.
Statistically and historically September is the ' calmest ' month, wind wise.
Have a read here :-
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averag...w_039314.shtml
What are your thoughts on a September trip this year ?
best dates are :-
5th Sept to 13th..... Full moon....5th
12th Sept to 20th.. New moon 19th.
Moon Phases.
Moon by day....fish by day
Moon by night....fish by night.
There are a couple of variables here this year.
Seems the school holidays have given us curry and the non-announcement from the DPI&F regarding CRFF Seasonal Closures.
The PBA are going from the 3rd til the 10th...... Smack bang in the middle of school holiday season. That's why there is / will be a shortage of houses for rent, AND the rent will be " peak period " rates.
I'll make the call now.
If a majority disagrees, say so and we'll work on it.
I hereby declare, in the name of " Joy ". The Agnes / 1770 Ausfish Annual M & G be held from Saturday 12th September until Friday 18th September.
You may wish to extend your time there as I intend to do and stay until the Sunday 20th. Let's not forget that QLD school hols start the 19th, so check with your R/E agent about rates......
The Moon phases tell me that day fishing will be best, and certainly the morning bite will be a cracker.
Although the PBA guys will be hitting 1770 later, the PBA Vs Ausfish Fish-Off is still on.
Be nice to see a show of hands now and get this thing happening. Best to sort out accom / houses mates / crew / deckies etc now.
Cheers Phill
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The information below is a copy of a post made by Mr_Bean ( Darren ) and is FYI.
Ok, maybe it is time to put a bit more emphasis on the fishing that this Meet and Greet provides.
For those members that haven't fished this area before Agnes Water / 1770 offers a very good variety of estuary, inshore and offshore fishing. Boats of all sizes can enjoy productive fishing grounds with the help of members attending the meet and greet.
By far the best attraction (to me anyway) is the ability to safely travel far offshore in a trailer boat to enjoy some magnificent reef fishing. The safety the meet and greet offers is the travel in numbers and the collective experience in the group.
For anyone contemplating the trip out (in my opinion should be anyone in a seaworthy boat around 5.5 metres and over) stable weather is the driving factor, hence moving this years dates in pursuit of the most stable wind conditions.
For me this year will be my 4th year attending and it is a trip that my teenage son and I look forward to for the entire year, it usually goes something like this:
Arrive in Agnes around lunchtime on the Saturday and the four in our group settle into a rented house (about $500-800 for the week), the houses are usually well set up for fisherman with bait freezers, boat parking and bbq's etc. Once settled we check the latest weather and the planning starts from there. Boat is packed for a planned 2 or 3 day trip. Food, water, bedding, clothes, additional fuel all have to be stored in a manner that allows safe operation and meaningful fishing.
Fuel should not be underestimated, we fill the tank and then load additional plastic jerry cans to maximise our ability to travel around the reef whilst out there, last year we took 4 jerry cans and this year we will pack additional ones if the weather looks supportive of a longer session.
The Saturday night then turns our attention to the traditional BBQ get together and infamous cook-off. This is a chance to get together at one house and meet the other attendees and welcome the newcomers. It is also a chance to plan and agree on areas to be fished and where the overnight stays will be planned for.
The reef fishing provides 3 main overnight locations, Fitzroy Reef which provides a safe lagoon to anchor, Lady Musgrave Island which also offers a safe lagoon, or out on the water either chasing the night fish or anchoring outside a lagoon to fish into the night.
At the end of the cook-of and after much bravado you will pretty much understand who is there to fish and who is there to capitalise on the social elements of the week, and it does provide well for both markets.
Weather permitting our team will aim to be on the water early Sunday morning and head straight out the 50 or so kilometers to the relatively safe waters that abound the reef, as mentioned earlier the boat will be packed for an overnighter and hoping for a three day trip if the weather forecast safely supports it.
Typically there are later starters on the Sunday depending on the hour that they finished the night before and which stage they played up on. Last year the group split and some spent the first night in an estuary up the coast before their trip to the reef. Last year we had some initial weather that was forecast to clear so we head out into the rough knowing it would get better by both the forecast and the calmer waters once you get out amongst the reef.
The remainder of the week is punctuated by weather, exhaustion, bait and ice supplies and bag limits. Some prefer to kick back and enjoy some golf, others use the social times to exchange fishing knowledge andtechniques. Its actually a bit wonky when you get back on land after a couple of days in a trailer boat, the shower feels magnificent and the counter tea at the pub is to die for.
At the end of the week we usually get together and tally up peoples success, share this year's stories and toast yet another meet and greet gone by. Planning the next year's strategies usually begins the next morning from what you picked up from the others experiences the night before.
So if you would like to come join us then don't be put off by our banter you see here, that is just our way of dealing with the wait.
If you think you might be interested then come forward with your questions.
Most of all, if you think you would like to join a like minded bunch that get go out fishing together then get your group organised and join in.
- Darren
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Originally Posted by rob tranter
). However, we didn't have any trouble over the week - save for a local dog who stole one of my crocs -but recovered it from his collection
