from Bribie Boat Charters

Weather doesn’t seem to be a big influence on the bream catches, either - except for that big drop of rain two weeks ago, which slowed enthusiasm for fishing anyway. Even days with fresh SE breezes saw lots of bream, using any bait. Ben said his kids didn’t need to swim because they got dripping wet just being splashed as the boat went along! His haul included two bream, caught on worms and whitebait. Reece caught a few big bream, all above 30cm, using squid - “definitely the best bait today”. On the same windy day, Oafa’s crew brought in 6 keepers, all around 30cmevery one of them caught on mullet.

Chicken is often a popular bream bait, and both breast and thigh fillets have been doing the trick. Emma is a great believer in marinated chicken - satay, I think. Mullet gut or strips of mullet are also handy baits. A mate, Rod, was recently reminiscing about the nights he used to fish up around the top of the island. He’d take

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a boat out from Golden Beach, walk over to the surf side and set himself up with a campfire and a thermos full of hot tea. Using mullet gut with no sinker but a very small hook, and casting out past any waves, Rod says he and a friend would end up with an esky full of seabream.

Everton Park Fishing Club had a comp day a couple of weeks back. Every boat brought in keepers, including bream, flathead, whiting, and flounder. Amanda said her best bait was chicken fillet. Laurie was up in Ningi Creek on a rising tide and caught 2 big flatheads, two bream and a 1.5m long bullshark, which snapped off (thank goodness!). As soon as it got to the top of the tide, “the fishing went dead”.

Fishability Qld has had lots of fun with the fish over the past couple of weeks. They all had a welcome respite from the recent hot weather, out on the water, some great catches and the company of dugongs and dolphins as well. They always seem to find the big flathead but won’t share their “secret spot”!

Bob said there were lots of dugong sightings on his day out, too. One hung around the boat for about an hour up near White Patch; and he still managed to land a 51cm snapper off the ledge, so a good day all round. Richard and Ron also brought in a big snapper, and a cobia too, from Cooks Rocks. Richard’s tip-salted pillies.

I heard on the radio the other day that SE Queenslanders wake up earlier than anyone else IN THE WORLD! 6.35 am average …… must be all the great fishing!