Brisbane Waters Hard Work

[Ray R]

G'day Raiders, Hutcho and I worked the Brissy Waters today and found things pretty tough,

firstly we pumped some nippers and mate the water around the feet and old ankles was very

cold, took us a while to get some feeeling back into the feet. Anyway we started drifting for

whiting around the sand flats between Wagstaffe and Ettalong, we found none but did get a

couple of small flatties. So we decided to give Paddys Channel a go, we started at the Rileys

Island end and drifted to the Woy Woy end, it was at the top end that we found a couple of

fish but not the whiting we were chasing, all the time we were drifting we were searching out

potential fish holding drop-offs and gutters but they just didn't seem to be around today.

Then we went around to the Woy Woy Channel and Hutch finally found a whiting to take his

offerings, it was a huge 15cm baby maybe this is the ground we had been searching for.

Not to be , we scored a couple more small fellas and that was it.

So we start up and head around to St Huberts, same story small stuff again, bugger this we

thought lets go back to where we started maybe things had changed with the rising tide,

this was the final straw no whiting but a heap of juvi snapper, so we played with these for a

while and called it a day.

So for a lot of hard work we ended up with a 34cm bream and 42 cm flattie and a heap of

small bits & pieces, twas a great day on the water a bit chilly in the morning but very calm

and pleasent.

So that was our day hope The other Raiders out there enjoyed thier day..

[robust]

G'day Ray,

Great report mate always love hearing your stories.....looks like you had a great day and absolutely love the photo's some great shots there.

Regards

Robert

[jewiehaven]

Great report Ray, as usual you have put up a fine selection of photos to match.

Shame about the fishing- me and few mates fished out usual Jew and Bream spot from 11pm until 5am for NUTHIN!- not even a bite

We used fresh yakkas, squid, mullet strips and some mullet gut, + me and mate Dave threw around a few placcies for ony a few very timid takes in less than 1m of water insude the wharf.

Seems most people are doing it tough too

Next time you want Whiting you should head up Narara Creek behind Maccas @ West Godford and further up behind the Gosford Golf Course- the area fished well with nippers and blood worms

By-catches will include Jew, Trevs and Luderick

On a side note-

Maybe its time to get back to what I know best- beach Fishing in Broken Bay.

Will be hitting up there probably next weekend or weekend after, unless I can get up to Narara Creek myself and head LB but its pretty hard to get in and out without a tinnie.

Better luck next time mate

[Yarraone]

yep sounds like a great day, with a couple of good fish... Thats always a good thing..

[Michael Hatte]

Great read and some beautiul shots to go along with it

Cheers, Michael....

[james7]

I always like finding a post by you Ray whether you've caught a boat-load or not. Brilliant photos!

You managed a couple of good fish on what looked like a beautiful day to be on the water. Doesn't get much better than that!

Love the close-up photos. That bream shot belongs in "Toothy Critters".

Cheers

Peter

[squid hunter]

thats a serious nipper there ray

nice pics of the fish

regards

Squid Hunter

[Hutcho1]

Mondo,

Thanks for another great day on the water. The conditions were fantastic but the fish wouldn't come out and play. Mate, my feet are still cold that was unbelievable and I won't being doing that again without gumboots or something.

It is very difficult catching a feed at this time of the year but September is my favourite time for chucking plastics at the flat fellows so bring on Spring.

I will spend the weekend detailing the boat ready to put on the net for sale. Yes, it is time to UPGRADE. Of course we will still have to go for a fish but I may have to ban the bait.

Regards, Hutcho

[hot_rolls]

Mondo,

Thanks for another great day on the water. The conditions were fantastic but the fish wouldn't come out and play. Mate, my feet are still cold that was unbelievable and I won't being doing that again without gumboots or something.

It is very difficult catching a feed at this time of the year but September is my favourite time for chucking plastics at the flat fellows so bring on Spring.

I will spend the weekend detailing the boat ready to put on the net for sale. Yes, it is time to UPGRADE. Of course we will still have to go for a fish but I may have to ban the bait.

Regards, Hutcho

hi Ray, just wondering where is the boat ramp located, that you have in photo 6?

thanks

[Ray R]

hi Ray, just wondering where is the boat ramp located, that you have in photo 6?

thanks

Mate that ramp is at Pretty Beach/Wagstaffe, great little ramp with a launching, retrieving pontoon..

[tide'n'knots]

hi ray, bad luck about the fishing! magnificent photos as usual though.

pete.