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Last pic for the day guys. On a side note, does anyone know how to cure these after boat wobbles I'm feeling?! I feel like I'm still on the boat!!

Good evening raiders! Simply had to pop up another report today. So so many species caught today. We hired a tinnie for the day for a cool $250. Did some trawling with no success though every spot we decided to anchor in was full of non stop action. We probably landed a total of about 30-40 fish. Absolutely insane. If anyone wants to go on an awesome fishing trip, this place should definitely be up there on your list. We stuck along the coast when fishing and the variety of fish we caught was just incredible. Please find attached images of some very happy ladies!

About to put another report up now guys!! Thanks all for your input. If anyone is planning a fishing holiday, this is the place to do it for sure. Having such an amazing time even though I did snap my favourite rod today

Bn, the most bizarre has to be that slug thing. It was so feathery looking. When it spat out the half herring was disgusting... it was like something out of Alien.

Yes after posting I thought id try a Google search and found it. The one I caught went back in the drink as I didn't know what it was but we will keep it in mind for tomorrow when we are out! One in the pic was probably around the 25cm mark. Just had a look at the limit on the Qld gov fishing website, min 30 cm

Yes Mrs got a teeeeeeny tiny %%%%% but nothing serious. She was fine.

I forgot to add this last picture. This is the result of that cast net. The guy gave us about 1/4-1/5 of what he had caught. Everybody on the wharf got a bunch. This is also about 1/3 of what we have. By the time I took the picture, the Mrs had already transferred most of them into a plastic bag.

Pic 6 - the fishing wharf at Shute Harbour Pic 7 - fusilier aka awesome bait Pic 8 - something stripey Pic 9 - someone told us the name for this but can't remember Pix 10 - caught heaps of these no idea what they are Pic 11 - I always seem to catch the weirdest of sea creatures. This was some kind of slug. It has injested half a herring, then spat the whole thing out once I got it out of the water. This one i am really keen to get an ID on. Pic 12 - Fingermark aka Golden Snapper. This one is fun to catch!

Pic 3 - charter time Pic 4 - mrs and her coral trout Pic 5 - some kind of wrasse?

Hellooooooo and good evening raiders! Thought I'd make a post about my trip with the Mrs so far up at beautiful airlie beach, Qld! So far it has been absolutely fantastic. The waters here are just amazing and the people are surprisingly friendly and helpful! First day we got here was pretty chill though we did a spot of fishing at night on the wharf at Shute Harbour. We were also there today for about 5 hours with non stop action. Yesterday we took a half day charter (Whitsunday Fishing Charters, $129 in case anyone is interested) which didn't provide as much action as we had hoped for but still plenty of fun as it was our first time on a charter. Attached below are some pics for everyone to see the fun we have had, plus for those ID pros, plenty of fish that need ID. Tomorrow we are hiring a dinghy for the whole day (Whitsunday boat hire, $250 from memory) so I'm sure we will have more pics for you then. What we have found particularly interesting is the abundance of use of cast nets. We watched a guy today use one on the wharf and when he pulled it out there were at least 300 herring caught in there. We were discussing amongst ourselves how it's no wonder that they are banned in NSW... We'd have no bloody fish left. Pic 1 - biggest herring ever Pic 2 - view from our room For some reason it won't let me upload more than the two pics, even though they're a total 210kb? I'll attach more in comments

As long as you're a blues supporter mate we will get along just fine lol

Welcome to Fishraider! Since joining I've been given valuable info from fellow members. No doubt you'll find the same support

Looks like she had a few pups tucked away in her belly!

Do blind sharks give birth to live young?

Hello raiders, Hope everyone is well. I haven't had the chance to get out much as I've started a new job and am in some very intense training but tonight we went out to Malabar and had a fish. Very interesting evening as two out of the three species we caught, we have no idea what they are! (Third species were 2x sting rays in case you were curious). All safely returned to the drink, of course. Please let us know what they are! Little bit of a description for you 1. I caught this one on a 10lb braided line with 10lb mono leader with a circle hook and small ball sinker. A guesstimate on its length id say around the 30-40cm mark. It seemed to look like some kind of catfish and it was NOT happy being out of the water, hence the poor images. It just kept thrashing around. Also, not sure how much this helps, but this thing smelt horrible. Really pungent fishy smell. If there's no positive ID I'll just refer to it as the hobo of the ocean. 2. My partner caught this one, not sure what rig was used. This one seemed like a shark with either a very healthy appetite or pregnant(?). Really big belly as you can see, dark, rough sandpaper-like skin. Cant tell you much more about it other than it was probably around the 40-50cm mark.

That would be great thanks re: spots

I caught this sucker on a strip of squid!!

Thanks for the tips guys. Went out for a fish in Lapa the other morning and managed to catch a leather jacket though I was not targeting it. I wasn't even using the recommendations lol. I've been told prawns on a small hook. Got this one on a paternoster rig with a running sinker and a larger sized circle hook lol don't know how I managed that but gran is happy

So i was wondering if anyone would know of any landbased spots around Sydney where I can target leather jackets? My grandma had been pestering me for them as she loves them lol.

Good evening Raiders Thought I'd ask in here for any tips, advice, etc on fishing the Whitsundays? Taking the Mrs up to Airlie Beach in mid-March for a short getaway. Gonna be hiring a lovely tinnie for a full day. We haven't any experience at all boat fishing (except for her when she was around 8 years old) so any advice would be great! TIA

Hey there! Sorry for the late response, Just started my new job this week so it's been hectic! How far are you willing to go from Gymea baths? If you can make it to sans souci, highly recommend sans souci park. There's a purpose built fishing wharf just there and when I started out fishing I found it such an easy place to fish because the water is calm most days (unless it's a windy day of course) and there's no snags whatsoever (that was a big problem for me when I started). Recommend you get in early of a weekend as it can get crowded and difficult to find a spot, though you could also fish under Capt Cook bridge too which is just next to the wharf. Also recommend taking a picnic chair with you, whilst there are little pillar type things you can sit on (those things people tie their boat to), I found a picnic chair makes for a comfy experience. Another reason I like it there is there's BBQ facilities if you wanna bring some snags for lunch, and there's also a public bathroom attached to the leisure centre nearby (2 min walk). PM me if you like, and if you decide to head out there, My partner and I might join you guys, wet a line and give you any tips. We have been fishing about a year so whilst we aren't pros, we have learnt quite a bit

So I have another update on this. My mum happened to mention this to my uncle and he claims that this fish was caught on... Wait for it... A whole chicken. He seemed pretty dead set about it so I don't think he's pulling my leg! He said it was a rock cod, what do you guys think?