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Lively action from the Logan

JUMPINPIN Bo Sawyer

Happy New Year everyone! Let’s hope this year brings us much better weather conditions and some great fishing.

Chopper tailor have been everywhere this year, and there are some big ones amongst them too!

We’ve been experiencing a fair bit of wind. The mornings have definitely been the pick before it starts blowing up. I’ve been setting my alarm clock for the dreadful time

of 2.30-3am, whacking a quick coffee and heading out bright and early for a morning session. It’s tough getting out of bed that early but you’ll miss the boat ramp rush and be treated to a great dawn bite period.

The water has been clearing up nicely but every time I say that we get another down pour, so who knows what this month will bring? The high tide out in the Pin area has been fishing well for multiple species, further up the system has been a little more challenging for me on the lures but I’ve been

seeing some great reports coming out of the Logan, which is always good to see. Let’s get stuck into it.

Some great catches of mulloway are still coming through, in particular from

the Pin bar and up in the Logan River. The warmer water hasn’t fazed them and there are still some decent sized ones getting around. Big livies, such as mullet, pike, legal tailor and definitely yakkas if you can get your hands on them will get the fish licking their lips. I prefer a snell rig when using bigger baits as it tends to give you a better hook up rate. Around the tide changes are always the go, but I have done okay on outgoing tides if I’m fishing in an area where the dirty water line comes through. Big plastics with heavy 7/0 jigheads are a great option if you’re flicking lures along with 110mm vibes. I see a lot of people working their vibes

very aggressively but I’ve done better on every species when I’m working the vibe slower and allowing it to do its magic. I’d be interested in hearing other people’s thoughts on this.

Whiting have been firing and are always fun to target. Live yabbies and worms are the preferred option on a lightly weighted rig. Fish any areas around yabby banks but also Gold Bank, western side of Kalinga, the banks south of the powerlines and around the Logan River mouth. I’m going to give them a try on surface lures this year so I’ll let you know how I go with that.

Plenty of mid-sized flatties are still getting around with a few big ones

thrown in the mix. Gold Bank, the lagoons, Pin bar, Kalinga Bank, Pandanus and the Tipplers area have been fishing well. Drifting with pillies or prawns will yield good results for the bait fishos. Using 3-4” plastics and working edges of weed beds, drop offs and drains will give you far better numbers than using bait.

There are plenty of 40-60cm flatties still getting around.

The Ellis brothers have been catching some cracking mulloway. Jarryd with a solid flatty from Kalinga Bank.

Ryan from Capn’s Charters with a nice trevally.

Tailor are still busting up most days, especially on the last of the incoming tide around deeper areas of the Pin. Bream have also been following a lot of bait balls around the same deeper areas.

Some nice catches of muddies and sandies are all through the system as well, so throw your pots out at the start of the session.

That’s it from me this month guys. Hope you have a fantastic month out on the water. • Don’t forget to see Jacobs Well Bait and Tackle to stock up before heading out. Capn’s Charters also has some availability this month if you’d like to learn how to use lures and catch plenty of fish.