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TQueensland – good to go: reef, river and Lucinda
HE past month One advantage of be- Fishing or BCF to get has provided ing in the Bundaberg some local intel. several good op- region of the southern Keen young angler Jo-
Bundaberg Region
by BRAD YOUNG
portunities for offshore Great Barrier Reef is el worked his magic in
anglers to hit their fa- vourite spots, with the most recent opportuni- ty on the building tides before the full moon providing great fishing.
turing in their boxes, as well as some snapper.
at their usual haunts. With the winter weather pattern pro- viding ideal low wind or windless conditions offshore, there are sure to be more opportuni- ties to head east and
smaller boats are able to access reef fishing opportunities close in- shore, especially with a westerly wind blowing.
the Kolan River again over the recent school holiday period.
I heard of quite a few happy anglers, with red emperor, trout and redthroat emperor fea-
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While he experienced a few quiet days, he came up with the goods, landing a nice lizard on a soft plastic he worked over the shallow mud flats, together with a decent haul of whiting.
We’ve seen quite a few nice cobia landed
chase reef fish.
Cape Palmerston Holiday Park was a great stay.
Each trip becomes a piece of the puzzle as you begin to ‘wire’ an area.
One secret to his suc- cess is the time he has invested in the Kolan.
Many anglers are ei- ther not prepared or don’t have the chance to invest time in their preferred fishing loca- tion.
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Best-ever trip to the Bunker Group
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I was over the moon when I saw that red twirl heading for the surface.
With high fives all round we started the mission back to Tur- key Beach in cracking conditions.
I had the twin 200hp Yamahas humming along at 37 knots most of the way home.
We managed a trip total average fuel economy of about 0.9km per litre, which is fantastic for a boat of its size.
This concluded by far the best trip I had ever done.
A huge trout for the author from 60m of water.
The author’s brother with by far his biggest trout to date.
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