Looking for advice for my next trip

[crusher87 12]

Hi raiders,

I’m planning a trip towards the end of this year or early next year. I have a 6.1m pioneer centre console, I’ve got a 2 week leave pass, happy to camp on islands and looking to target mackerel, GT’s, trout etc.

I did a trip last year where we camped on hook island in the Whitsundays for 5 nights and we ended up getting bugger all. I definitely don’t want to have another donut trip, so if anyone could recommend some spots to look at that’d be great. 

Thanks 👍

 

[frankS 650]

I spent 10 days fishing the cape, Karumba, Normington river bynoe river, little bynoe river, and Flinders river.

Heaps of species including Barra, GT's, Queenies, Threadfin Salmon ( my favorite ) , plenty of mud crabs, and smaller species like jungle perch, archer fish, sooty Grunter, and Mangrove Jack to top it off. couldn't get a Saratogo no matter how hard I tried. Get a cast net and learn how to cast it and go for the shrimp on the little Bynoe where fresh water meets the salt, there is a causeway you cast the net from and will reap one of the best feeds you will ever have.

Frank

Edited February 14 by frankS
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[crusher87 12]

Thanks for that Frank, yeah I’d love to get up to the cape. Could you get a glass centre console up there with a rock guard? 

[frankS 650]

The boat would be great for Kurumba and the larger rivers, the shrimp fishing would be land based so the boat would have to be content to sit on the trailer. The fishing just off shore adjacent to the opening of the Normington river is as good as it gets, little known and not so busy. most people go to the more advertised places but miss out on the better fishing by not going to the more remote areas. It's good roads all the way and Normington has supermarkets and anything you would need to buy for survival. In my opinion it's just about heaven on earth. I would love to be able to make the trip again, but not fit enough to do it any longer.

Frank

[frankS 650]

Sorry I have been calling it the Normington river it's the Norman river. it's been a while.

Frank

[crusher87 12]

Appreciate the info Frank 👍

[noelm 328]

Somewhere easily accessible to think about is 1770, lots of offshore over nighting, fishing good, facilities good. The Whitsundays fishing is always pretty hard going, remember it's a holiday Mecca, thousands of people fish it, unless you know where to go, out wide, you will only get a few decent fish.

[frankS 650]

Most of the great fishing between Harvey bay and Gladstone involves lots of sea miles and unless you know the spots there is a hell of a lot of baron water out there. IF you know some spots than good fishing but just wandering around the ocean looking for structure will take up all your holiday. And following the crowds is spot luck as well as most are visitors just searching and speculating. If you get some local who is willing to tell you where to go your are in good hands, but most locals up that way for some reason are not tourist friendly.

Just my opinion.

Frank

[kingie chaser 670]

17 hours ago, frankS said:

Frank

Some garlic butter, on the grill, with a glass of white.

To good to be bait 😁