October/November 2021 Fishing Report and Newsletter

 | By Seamus on 12/11/2021 10:36:05 PM | Views (299)

View this email in your browser October/November 2021 The past few months have seen some challenging conditions.  Very unseasonal heavy rains and easterly wind flow for this time of year has made the pelagic scene tougher than it should be.  Short term pain for long term gain will see the coming months fire up and will be better from the rains.  We also experience much better fishing long term after big wet events, so I am looking forward to the next few seasons. We had a good run of juvenile black marlin just before the heavy weather really kicked in. Double digit days were recorded of raised and hooked fish with a few days seeing as many as 6 landed per boat. We fished a range of techniques with fly, trolled gars, trolled live baits, bait-and-switch and trolled lures a few of the techniques used. Guests enjoyed the thrills and spills of targeting billfish. It was great to see guests get into them and we thank everyone for coming along and giving it a go. Searching for marlin isn’t for everyone but once people get a taste of it they soon understand our obsession.  Marlin on fly was a highlight for our guides who all got among them on days off, with Kurt and Pete catching their first on fly.  Although we catch plenty with guests it is rare we have rod in hand so it was great to see our guides getting amongst the action.  We also shot a segment with Paul Burt from Step Outside. We targeted the black marlin on fly, lure and baits check out the fly-fishing episode on 7plus here.   This year we began involvement in the NSW DPI Gamefish Tagging Program.  With over 50 fish tagged and released we are hoping to see some recaptures of these beautiful marlin down the eastern coastline over the coming months. Other species we targeted over the past few months were coral trout, cod, scarlets, snapper, trevally, queenfish, mac and longtail tuna.   Spotted mackerel didn’t make much of an appearance through November but will ramp up during the next few weeks leading into Christmas. The bait ball action is always exciting for guests as they get to see most of the strikes with many on the rod tip. Golden trevally, tuna, black marlin, cobia and more can be seen at times rounding up the bait.   We still have spots available for this summer from the second half of January through to February.  As we move into Autumn, we will be filling our calendar with anglers looking to target longtail tuna.  So, get in early to secure your spot targeting our black torpedoes!     Full day Sportfishing charters 630am - 330pm From $300 Book Full Day Charter Half Day Sportfishing Charters 630am - 1230pm From $200 Book Half Day Charter Full Day Boat Hire 6am - 4pm Extras available From $320 Book Gotcha Boat Hire Catch of the Month 116cm of Golden Trevally, happy days!   A great option we can now offer is Gotcha Boat Hire.  The hire business has now been operational for 12 months. It has been a great addition to the fleet with the DIY option popular with the more experienced angler.  We have plenty of vacancies still for the school holiday period.  If you're interested please be in contact for rates and dates. Introducing the Slipstream Flying Fish The SLIPSTREAM Flying Fish is a revolutionary heavy duty Hybrid lure that has been designed to perfectly mimic a flying fish in both appearance and action in the water. It is extremely versatile and can be cast, trolled or fished from a kite, with a huge variety of rigging options to suit your specific style of fishing.    Guide Life It was all about marlins this time, with some great catches by our guides. Double marlins boatside....very happy days!   See some of our recent catches below! Nice golden Nice scarlet Marlin on fly for Stuart Juvie marlins Bullet mac tuna Coral trout Juvie red emperor Barra on fly Beautiful coral trout First marlin for Clancy Goldie Double schoolies Golden times Nice mac tuna Baby black First marlin for Luke Nice goldie Big bludger for Brett Good eating size cod Isa's first queenie Desley with a big mac tuna More billys Another marlin for Charlie Choz with marlin on fly Tuna on fly for Adam Bludgers pull some string Copyright © 2021 Hervey Bay Fly and Sportfishing, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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Catch Information

Species:
Black Marlin


Cobia


Coral Trout


Golden Trevally


Queenfish


Red Emperor

This Fishing Report was submitted on 12/11/2021 10:36:05 PM by Seamus and last updated on 12/30/2021 11:56:15 AM.

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Hervey Bay, QLD AU

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