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FNrom the Bush ‘n Beach Fishing Editor
EW year and Given snapper are While not quite ad- Initially hooking and been good to see a new fishing an iconic fish here in dressing the aim of then landing these lot of people releas- gear! Queensland, the task moving the focus off brutes is definitely an ing these fish, which is
Well, hopefully that’s is a little harder than snapper, one key sug- artform, especially what we did the other
what was under the Christmas tree for you or your family.
you might imagine, but it is good to get ideas shared and discussions happening.
gestion raised by sev- eral people was the ad- dition of more structure in Moreton Bay and offshore.
when you are fishing around serious struc- ture.
night.
As someone before
Though at times it has been a little hard to get certain fishing gear, which has highlighted how reliant we are on China.
The workshop looked at other fish that could be targeted and caught during the snapper clo- sure and ways to pro- mote these alternate species.
Currently good work is happening with Ozfish and their shell reefs, with initial results proving very positive.
Despite an increased fishing focus over the past few years, it has
me has said, these fish are way too much fun to only catch once.
Ben Collins
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WARRIC JOHNSTON shows off a quality Gold Coast mangrove jack. For tips on catching this great summer species, ip to Page 12.
I am sure this is al- ready happening in nu- merous businesses and across many sectors, but we should be re- viewing how dependent we are on one country.
A mix of ideas came up, including the possi- bility of running a fish- ing competition during that time pursuing oth- er fish, such as winter whiting, threadfin or jewfish.
Though I do still feel there is a need for big- ger pieces of structure or artificial reefs in the bay and offshore.
As we have seen first- hand, it can impact our economy and our way of life.
As part of the com- petition, there would be a campaign to teach people how to catch the selected species – taking a wholistic approach and getting the tackle shops, rel- evant Facebook pages and fishing magazines to provide informa- tion and tips on how to catch these specific fish.
Particularly with the current influx of people from down south, who are coming here to en- joy our beautiful state and all it has to offer, including fishing.
There is sure to be more to unfold on this, given our current situ- ation.
This combined with existing green zones means there is a more concentrated fishing ef- fort in the same sized area.
Though I’m hopeful as we progress through 2021, things will start to return to ‘normal’, whatever that is. Snapper closure
I’m not asking to re- move green zones but instead add more reefs so we are actually in- creasing the number of areas fish can breed and live.
I recently went to a workshop in Wyn- num where recreational fishers discussed ideas on how to take the fo- cus off snapper during the closed season and change ingrained habits.
There are still plenty of details to work out and I’m not sure if it will come to fruition, but I think it has merit.
It seems so simple – I am not sure why more of this is not happening. Fishing
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I’m not an expert on catching these fish, but I did manage to land a couple the other night when fishing with War- ric Johnston, who is on the cover of this edi- tion.
Bush ’n Beach Fishing, January 2021 – Page 5
The recent hot weath- er has got several sum- mer species on the move.
Mangrove jack in par- ticular have definitely started to fire.