Snot weed in southern bay

[sharkymark2]

Hi I was hoping to go fishing tonight but was wondering about the amount of weed in the water. I went out from Weinam Creek Redland Bay on Thursday and found a fair bit of weed around. Not enough to stop you fishing but enough to make it discouraging. Has anybody got any up to date reports on this situation for Macleay Island area?
Thanks Mark.

[sandbankmagnet]

There was a fair bit aroud the pin and near islands late this week, but not enough to stop you fishing. Numbers of fish dropped off from early in the week to later in the week though.

[OverNover]

Hi Mate,

Fished the Bribie ABT Flathead today and the weed was ridiculous, gave up on blades early on, get one lift then get coated!!!! Plastics copped the same but not as bad with only one hook point. Seemed worse at the Southern end of the passage, Cheers, Jamie.

[Slider]

Is it snot weed Jamie?

[Marlin_Mike]

Heaps of it round Peel/Cleveland end of the bay.

Mike

[Slider]

As per the thread title hey.

Snot weed is actually dead 'salps". Salps multiply in number on a massive scale when there is a massive food resource. Salps feed on algae. So when there is a nutrient outfall such as the floods this year and algaes such as anaulus australis and lyngbya bloom, the salps have their food resource.
That doesn't help anyone of course, but explains why it's there.

[Freeeedom]

A bit around in the Pine also. Enough to be a bit of a nuisance but not enough to stop you fishing. Hasn't seemed to have affected the fishing yet - still quite a few nice lizards about.
Cheers Freeeedom

[sharkymark2]

Thanks guys for all the comments. I might just wait awhile till it clears up.

[OverNover]

Hi Slider, Yeah Mate, weed was definetely of the Snotty variety and truckloads of it!

[PinHead]

just got back from a trip in the Passage at Caloundra..came home early..unfishable because of the stuff.

[waxy]

Gidday All yep weed everywhere on Sunday fishing for whiting , drifting and the stuff was on hooks sinkers line was like slime.Rous full of it and around near harrys still got 20 odd.
Joe