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Luke nailed an absolute cracker of a spanish mackerel in between strong gusts.
CTracking catches coming from the bay
HE past few long shank in #6 or #4. Tiger or arrow, it does months have When using topwa- not matter because they provided a bit of ter lures, you really all cook up well.
Northern Moreton Bay
by MARK TEMPLETON
a smorgasbord when it can’t go past the Bass- Woody Point and
came to species being caught in the Moreton Bay region.
es when hauling these beauties on board!
Preserved beach worms, live blood- worms, stripped local squid and peeled local prawns brought in the fish for those who were using traditional baits.
day Sugapen, as they have proven themselves many times over as a cracker lure for whit- ing.
Shorncliffe Pier were the hotspots when it came to catching a feed, as both locations gave up their fair share of tasty squid.
Morgan, Austin and Wilson scored another awesome catch while fishing off Nudgee Beach with mum and dad.
There have been plenty of winter whit- ing caught in Moreton Bay over the past few months – around Cock- le Banks, the mouth of the Caboolture River, Nudgee Beach, Cooper Channel and the San- dhills, just to mention a few areas.
Waan holds up a great squid from the day’s efforts at Woody Point.
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Those who chose to catch a feed using plas- tics scored well using Ecogear Marukyu Soft Isome Plastic Worms as a cut bait on a standard
Everyone seems to have their go-to colour, but from what we see in store, all colours work well.
Whether you were land-based, out fishing the shallows in a tin- nie, or dropping deeper out off the islands, great numbers were taken home for a feed.
Taking home a cracker feed of winter whiting, this was a great effort and I can only imagine the smiles on their fac-
For those who want to test their skills, squid have been a good choice recently.
Waan certainly scored well, with a 1.1kg beast taken off Woody Point, while fishing the shal- low reef areas.
Morgan, Austin and Wilson show off their lovely winter whiting catches.
Even our junior an- glers managed a great day out, and young Ivy proudly caught her very own garfish – caught
Brent also managed to land a feed of very nice tiger squid during his visits to Woody Point and Shorncliffe Piers.
On average they were coming in around the 1kg mark, which is a hefty lump of calamari that anybody would be happy to take home.
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