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The Bay Fishing

December brings a transition time for fish with the changing weather patterns and increasing number of bait fish on the west coast of Fraser Island. I love this time of year as you can judge the health of the marine system buy what you see on the water. To date we have been encountering schools of small Tailor rounding up the juvenile hardy heads and behind the tailor are schools of GT's and Golden Trevally.

There is not a lot of size in the Trevors as yet but excellent fun on light gear with some of the bigger fish finding their way home to the structure. I have recently come into possession of a new spin stick by Gary Howard and am very impressed by the craftsmanship and ability of the rod to handle some of the bigger fish on offer. I've only had the rod for three weeks and have mainly been using soft plastics to catch and release many tailor, flathead and Trevally.

There are some good schools of Mac Tuna in the Bay at present fattening up on the acres of bait fish around. Macs are great fun to catch on any tackle but the hardest part is finding lures or plastics the same size as the bait fish. The fly fisherman will be having a field day. This will also be a start to the Northern Bluefin Tuna this month and right through to March next year. Early this year the old bearded burbler and i had five

Longtails to the boat in a space of 2 hours. You know you've had a good day on the water when your forearms ache and you have some of the freshest sushi plated up with a nice beverage or two to tame down the wassabi.I have been in contact with lots of people who have been having huge success with the Game Fishing at the top of the Island so it mite be worth checking out also.

More Whiting Biting

There are a lot of whiting showing up along most of the yabbie beds from McKenzie's Jetty to Dundonga creek and right along the western side of Fraser. I am hoping the proposed zoning in these areas will try and keep the net fisherman out and let the system rejuvenate to its full potential for all to enjoy.