MyFish 16-7-09 (Bribie Is. Hang Out)

16-7-09

Being a mid week day I thought I’d go fish something different so I ventured up to Bribie with a good friend of mine Neil Gregson to tackle some weedy flats outside the mouth of Ningi creek. The day was clear but unfortunately the breeze was up with a stiff S-SW wind blowing making it hard to hold good position on the flats but we made do. Starting our drift on the dropping tide we threw hardbodies in the search for some bream or a resident big flatty who are known to cruise these flats searching for baitfish. I started our session throwing a Jackall Chubby in Pink Suji Shrimp while Neil also threw a Jackall Chubby in his favourite Brown Suji Shrimp colour. It wasn’t too long until I got smashed by a ravenous spawning bream at 26cm fork length who was obviously taking advantage of the early morning high tide to feed up in the shallows. This was soon followed by a nice 25.5cm fork bream on the same lure in even shallower water as we constantly were getting the electric stuck on the weedy bottom. Chasing fish in swallow waters like this is awesome fun as the fish tend to be quite aggressive as they cruise these areas to feed so anything can fall victim to their appetites. Going for a shallow diving lure, topwater lure or a light weighted plastic are some of the many options you can use when fishing these areas.
Fish of the day went to Neil when he latched onto a monster flatty at 68cm which gave his a great fight and much to Neil’s credit he took his time (granted he only had 2lb leader!!!) with this angry flatty as it had having several big runs before tiring out giving us the opportunity to net him just before Neil’s leader snapped. As the flatty swallowed Neil’s lure the only thing that let us land him was the fact that the leader was caught right in the soft articulation of it’s jaw where it has no teeth or rough edges!! After fishing the flats, the wind really started to howl so we seek refuge in the canals of Pacific Harbour to spend the last hour of our morning. Now I know I’m still learning this sport of breaming but next time I see the Morgan Brothers I really want to ask them ‘how the bloody hell did they pull fish out of there!!!’ It goes to show the calibre of their ability and I tip my hat off to them.