The Morwell dealer has had these boats in by Steve Morgan • Bassco is an Australian-built fibreglass fishing boat created by Gippsland veteran boat builder, Michael Boag. Some of the well-known spots for boaties include the channel edges of Snipe and Garden islands, the red buoy off the south-eastern corner of Coochiemudlo Island and the channel edges between Macleay, Lamb and Russel islands. You can berley with just about anything, including mashed up fish frames, old bait, prawn shells, cat food, livestock pellets with added tuna oil, or just pre-made berley from a tackle shop.
Snapper can be found reliably throughout the bay at this time of the year.
[…] of redfin, with some fish to 35cm turning up from time to time. Can anyone help me with a few gps marks to get me started, Places like Mud Island, Peel Island, Moreton Bay or even outside but would prefer the bay. Fishing Mud Island. ANd also lots of smaller one aound 30cm. Add a bit more every 3-5 minutes. Fishing Peel Island. Good numbers of small to medium size fish hunt in the shallows and larger fish more commonly in 10-15m of water.In the shallow water it is important to use lighter leader than normal as the clear water that is around in winter can make the fish very shy. © Queensland Fishing Monthly P/L 2017 The perfect bait: a whiting head rigged with a running sinker down to the hook, or above a swivel on a 2ft trace.It's great to be able to enjoy good squire fishing so close to home.This fish took a whiting head that had withstood repeated attacks from pickers.Some anglers head home when the sun gets high, but the smart ones know that it’s the tide that matters, not the time.The author’s favourite setup: a Penn 450 Liveliner spin reel, Wilson Blue Steel rod, and a pile of whiting heads for bait.When targeting snapper you can get a welcome bycatch of sweetlip.The author and his godson in the early days at Peel Island. The place to target these fish in the bay is not on the top of the shallow grounds, but on the drop-offs, as that’s where the fish will end up as the tide recedes. Pink Snapper along the ledge / drop off, turn of the tide, dawn and dusk fishes well with soft plastics and baits. Lures of plastic is a good way to fish around boats at the northern sectors so you can get some fish. A legal size tailor is a pretty good bait for a jew too.It can take a lot of effort to nail a big jewfish, but the strong head-shaking run, the purple-hued silver flash in the water and the gleaming prize at the end make it all worthwhile. This is the reason I like the outgoing tide the best.
The key things to look for when targeting Snapper in Moreton Bay is Bait Fish congregations on the sounder. Tailor are a winter favourite off the ocean beaches at this time of year, but they also come into the bay in good numbers. Alternatively give us a call on (07) 3206 7999 or visit our website at www.fishhead.com.au. Mooring is needed if there is a breeze. Night is the most productive time to fish for tailor, especially on a rising tide after dark. The reefs around Peel Island hold a variety of fish from snapper to grass sweetlip, spangled emperor, cod, tuskfish, trevally and squid. Fishing the shallow reef and drop off. Until next month, tight lines!Andrew Phillips with a plastic-munching spangled emperor.Trevally and queenfish can be found in canals right through winter.Don Venn with a cracker 7.9kg snapper from Peel Island.
People worry about overfeeding the snapper, but with the amount they can hold in their stomachs, and the sheer number of small fish around, I don’t think you can overfeed your quarry. :) Hello my name is kevin and i live in the Redlands. If you use smaller hooks you’ll catch all the little fish like bream, Moses perch, baby snapper and sweetlip, and of course, those spiky happy moments.When it comes to the rig, I have traded in my old Victorian deep sea paternoster rig for a running sinker in the shallow reefs around the islands in Moreton Bay. Snapper and the great rig debate: Bream, the odd flathead and whiting can be found from the Platypus wreck across to Bird Island.
Tortue Tournament Super Control, Penn Super X and Berkley Trilene Sensation are all good lines for this purpose.The hooks I use are Mustad Big Red suicide hooks in 4/0, 5/0 and 6/0 sizes. [ September 3, 2020 ] Just fish the bottom. It … Hi Guys, Went out to do a bit of fishing early this mornig near Peel Island. ... gutter is better fishing area come mooring in any breeze except for a strong northerly with quality snapper showing up if the area isn't too noisy. With a lifetime of building big boats under his belt, Michael decided that he wanted to