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Some extra info, I like to have whole mullet as you get to fish with fillets (and often pick up flatties), the head and the frame as bait. Handlines with large hooks for the head/frame and fillets on rods with smaller hooks (but usually handline them when they get close) For some reason the head/frame out-fished the fillets by quite a lot. All blue swimmers and half of the muddies were caught on the heads. In past years it has been much more variable on different days. Another tip is to use a long handled, wide mouth net with nylon mesh. Always net from beneath the crab and come up under as much as possible. You have to get the crab as near the surface as possible but still deep enough that they don't spook and let go. The finer nylon mesh lets you move the net faster through the water and you can adjust the angle if the crab starts to go sideways. I think we only missed two crabs in total.

Seeing posts with lots of crabs coming out of Brisbane Waters I did a couple of trips over the past week with great results. The total hauls were shared with others too. Line only and netted with mullet bait so a few did get away.

Had last Monday fishing off Crowdy Head. Some nice reds, tailor and flatties. Biggest red was ~3kg. Whales were a bonus. Several pods came through frolicking and jumping. Had to start the engine a few times to let them know we were there. Then they came along side and did circle-work around the boat to check us out. Its only scary when they are leaping about.

A 20 min hot bite on local weed. Two of us fishing and had both floats, side-by-side go under and hook up to the bigger fish at the same time

Caught in Brisbane Water this week. ~65cm. Looing forward to fish tacos tonight.

Size was OK, prob low 30's but looking forward to the big boys a little later.

Decided to have a late start for work today as the weather is so awesome. ~2 hours on a falling tide. Tailor first on a metal, then the blackies. A bit fussy but persevered.

Wow, impressive. Rewards for planning and effort.

Great report and awesome photos Brendo. Now I know why you don't come estuary fishing at the moment, too much fun out wide. Good luck over the next few weeks and look forward to more reports. The bream and flatties will be there when the beakies have moved north.

Early December it is usually time to start focusing on whiting on the Central Coast beaches as numbers increase, beach worm become available from local tackle shops and my feet don't freeze with the early morning starts. A poor show of whiting on Saturday morning with not a single whiting landed (but I have seen a good catch from another angler so I know they are about). Very low swell, <0.5m might have been there reason, hard to say. Other species were not so reluctant and I released several nice salmon too 😉

Red is the new silver! Food looks great too Brendo, well have to chat more about cooking next time. My Thai fried whole fish in red curry sauce went down pretty nice as well. Flatties fileted in the freezer for next weekend. Look forward to our next outing and conversation on "life".

Winter / spring can be a bit hot-cold. Just chose a nice day so its a win either way

Hey Wazza, another Wazza here and I did live in Horsefield Bay about 20 years ago and am now in Narara. Nice location. Some great bream, flatties and crabs in that area with your own little boat ramp to boot. Hope you get heaps more this lockdown.

Local string weed. A bit scarce at the moment but that usually changes depending on rain, temp etc.

A few nice fish from high tide on Saturday. 2 X 36cm + 2 X 27cm. First attempt this year so hoping for a few more before summer. Almost fishless last winter