Day 3 on the Harbour - Father and Son
Again hitched the boat to the ute before dawn, we were on the water just as the sun was rising
Straight to Weed Reef - however there was a heap of chop
The wind was blowing in the opposite direction to yesterday and the water was much dirtier than yesterday
We got there at the top of tide this time with only the very tips of the tips of the mangroves showing
Almost missed the reef because of this
The fish were there at the same place but not in the numbers of yesterday considerably so - though we still caught 10 or so trevally and queenfish
Whenever his spin rod was bent and his reel was screaming
- Brad repeatedly kept saying "Why doesn't everyone do this!"
Due to the very very low tide at midday, we then decided to try another spot before finishing up early.
Kaitlyn Bay was the next location - again it had queenfish working the dirty tide line and the baitfish hiding in it - but quite sporadic needing a lot of blind hopeful casting
We caught a couple queenfish here, then with time short we revisited East Point hoping for the larger queenfish there yesterday
But no big queenfish, no nothing actually! so back to boat ramp
What did find near the sand bar off Cullen Bay was thousands and thousands of Fringe Finned Trevally with a hundred or so birds hovering over them. The Fringe Finned Trevally while busting the surface and keen to take the flies we were casting were no bigger than 20cm. Fun but not.
We caught a few more queenfish outside Kaitlyn Bay back on way back but kept going after a few fish hit the net
So with a few fish in the esky for dinner - we headed back to ramp to ensure we didn't get trapped by low tide lowest tide of the year I was told - 0.2m.
One more day of fishing before the son heads back south
Its been a great time for us both - hopefully tomorrow the fish are more cooperative
Straight to Weed Reef - however there was a heap of chop
The wind was blowing in the opposite direction to yesterday and the water was much dirtier than yesterday
We got there at the top of tide this time with only the very tips of the tips of the mangroves showing
Almost missed the reef because of this
The fish were there at the same place but not in the numbers of yesterday considerably so - though we still caught 10 or so trevally and queenfish
Whenever his spin rod was bent and his reel was screaming
- Brad repeatedly kept saying "Why doesn't everyone do this!"
Due to the very very low tide at midday, we then decided to try another spot before finishing up early.
Kaitlyn Bay was the next location - again it had queenfish working the dirty tide line and the baitfish hiding in it - but quite sporadic needing a lot of blind hopeful casting
We caught a couple queenfish here, then with time short we revisited East Point hoping for the larger queenfish there yesterday
But no big queenfish, no nothing actually! so back to boat ramp
What did find near the sand bar off Cullen Bay was thousands and thousands of Fringe Finned Trevally with a hundred or so birds hovering over them. The Fringe Finned Trevally while busting the surface and keen to take the flies we were casting were no bigger than 20cm. Fun but not.
We caught a few more queenfish outside Kaitlyn Bay back on way back but kept going after a few fish hit the net
So with a few fish in the esky for dinner - we headed back to ramp to ensure we didn't get trapped by low tide lowest tide of the year I was told - 0.2m.
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| Dinah ramp |
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| East Arm Ramp |
Its been a great time for us both - hopefully tomorrow the fish are more cooperative
Richard and Brad
ReplyDeleteGreat reports and sounds like a lot of fun being had between Father and Son. Thanks for sharing.
Tight Lines for the next outing
Jim