Love to post a report!

[cooky]

you try not going out for 2 months because of travel and repairs to boat. Then trip lined up to Mission Beach with family (staying on the beach - caravan park), NQ for the long weekend.

Friggin tropical low occurs with possible cyclone. Strong wind warning 35 kts, etc. so reluctantly last minute decide to leave boat at home rather than tow is 250kms on a potentiall very wet highway.

Arrive = Friday a bit rough and Saturday and Sunday like this photo - ALL DAY!! not happy

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[revs57]

Life is sometimes cruel Cooky...like some of the folks teasing us SEQueenslanders They just have no heart!!!! and the best I can do is poke out my tongue... so there!

[Scott_Watson]

Hey Revs57,
Fished Thursday, Friday and Saturday last week around Hutchies and adjoining areas - weather was crap Fri and Sat
Traveled 550km's for 1 Sail, 1 Cobia and 2 Dolies.
your not missing out on to much at present!
Lets hope the fishing improves with the weather.

[finding_time]

[quote author=DougHanning link=1138668046/15#19 date=1138695403]We love the SE as well Ian - cleans up the coast and pushes the warm blue water in close.

Doug (& anyone else who knows)

appreciate any further explanation /information on this topic please

MalM
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Mal

At the end of winter the eac ( east coast current) is along way wide of the coast this continues through november when the constant NW,North and NE winds keep it there and send it racing along its merry path usually in december the SE winds start. The affect of the SE wind is to hold up the current and push it towards the coast. This water is warm and clear and holds the fish we want to catch in summer Macs, tuna,billfish.
The current is best observed on satalite images and has up until now been very wide and heading south until it it is swept into a big eddy off South West Rocks where its running north at 2 knots. At south west rocks during november they were catching billfish and macs when all the game boys up this way were missing out. During summer we need the current and that nice warm clear water for the fishing to really fire IMHO.

Ian

[revs57]

Thanks for the comfort Wats On...seabreeze reckons its gonna be a while more guys...patience padowan...patience

[5cougarsthanx]

lots of beer works for me

[5cougarsthanx]

lots of beer works for me

[uripper]

Wats on
Fished Thursday, Friday and Saturday last week around Hutchies and adjoining areas - weather was crap Fri and Sat Traveled 550km's for 1 Sail, 1 Cobia and 2 Dolies.
is that dedication or desperation??

Ian / finding_time
- many thanks for the info
- please excuse more questions
1. does the eac ( east coast current) run north to south??
2. how /why does the constant NW,North and NE winds keep it offshore & the SE winds push it inshore?
3. what satelite image sites do you suggest?

thanks - MalM

[Mad-One]

more time in the pub to pass the time

Phil

[finding_time]

Mal.

The current runs north to south as far as why the se push it in i'm only guessing but it probably has to do with the friction of the wind on the water and constant se winds would slowly move it towards the coast. The northerly winds would push it south and as these winds tend to be nw-sw in the morning and ne in the afternoon it would not really have any effect on the current in relation to the coast. As i said i'm just guessing though but someone on this site will be better informed!

Try this web site for current info www.cmar.csiro.au/remotesensing/oceancurrents/


Ian

[DaneCross]

Looks like there was a small window of opportunity out there this morning, light SW'ers Who else, like me, missed out??

[JB]

You didnt miss out on too much Dano... still very dissapointing situation with the mackerel.