Brisbane River Mouth 20/09/05

[SimonT]

Thought I'd make my first report, unfortunately it isn't for an overly productive trip....

Anyway I thought I'd do a quick trip in before work (started a couple of hours later than normal), so a close spot was on the cards. Hence I thought I'd try the River. Recent trips had been unproductive to say the least, but I was in need of a fix so off I went. I decided to target flathead around Boggy Creek and the sunken wall at the mouth after hearing some promising reports. I didn't get a touch at Boggy Creek, so I headed off to the sunken wall and sounded around the shallow side on the rising tide for a small hit on a pink micro mullet (had earlier tried platics in the smae area for nothing) from what I think was a bream. I then decided to try on the deep side with a Berkley turtle back worm in pumpkinseed. I had a good start with a just legal squire within the first 5 casts, and about 5 minutes later I got a 50cm flathead. The flathead had a heap of old mono wrapped around it, and some was actually embedded in its flesh!! I cut it off and let him go in better condition than when he started. I didn't get another hit from then on. On the way back to the ramp at Pinkenbah I tried some of the rocky shoals in the middle of the River for a squire, but the tide was running a bit hard and I didn't get anything. All in all it was enough to satiate my need for a fix, and I enjoyed myself thoroughly considering the weather and the fact I wasn't at work!!!

As an aside is it just me or is the River fishing poorly this year? I had a great season last year with plenty of fish, but they just haven't been around for me this year.

Catchya,
Simon

[Gbanger]

good work helping the flatty out...

[straddie]

Heya SimonT

They aren't thick but there are still some decent fish in the river if you go looking for them. I don't fish it consistantly enough to say whether it is better or worse as I usually only slip in their for my young bloke to have some fun on bream or in very bad weather.

Legal flathead and squire is a good effort, and just being on the water is good for anything that ails ya I know I enjoyed fishing on the old wynnum jetty with my young fella a few days back.

[darkside]

top effort for helping the flatty . Respect!!!!!!!!

[NeMo84]

mate i reckon the river has been alright this year, earlier in the year anyway...

[joeT]

I've landed a few good flathead on the river in the past year. Most around 45-55cm with biggest to 68cm. Mostly on plastics. If you search back in the reports you'll find a few from me.