CORAL BAY – PICTURE PERFECT
GETTING BIGGER
Definitely one of the most memorable fishing days. Again, what to catch & how to catch it. Matt & I took off on another perfect day & I mean perfect. The trip today took us out through the North Passage, a trip of about seven kms. Along the way we saw dolphins & turtles. Although it was a calm day I didn’t wish to venture outside the reef into the open sea. There a freak swells out here & it’s a bloody long swim home. There were some queenfish about but they wouldn’t take a trolled lure, a cast lure or baits. We anchored into a patch of sand amongst the coral & decided to burley up & cast some unweighted baits; 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 BANG!.
For the next 45 minutes or so this was the way it was. We hooked up a good size blacktip reefy, & numerous trevally. At one point the trevally was hunted by another shark, all this taking place around our little tinny in the clearest waters I’ve ever fished. The shark came so close I had to yell to Matt to get his hands in the boat as he was trying to land the trev in the net. Matt & I headed for home both sharing the back seat absolutely flying across sandy sections & around coral encrusted bomies; it is a memory I shall always treasure.
LET THE HUNT BEGIN
We met a great Coral Bay local by the name of Phil. A real knock about bloke that had a good understanding of this area. We thought it might be a good time to take the boys on a bit of a hunt. Probably a bit safer than one of Phil’s other pastimes which involves pushing away bronze whaler sharks when he dives for the prized painted crayfish. Phil has access to 500,000 acres of virgin coastal bushland. They have a bit of a problem with goats at the moment so it was agreed that we try & reduce the numbers.
Dano with his first goat.
GETTING BIGGER
Definitely one of the most memorable fishing days. Again, what to catch & how to catch it. Matt & I took off on another perfect day & I mean perfect. The trip today took us out through the North Passage, a trip of about seven kms. Along the way we saw dolphins & turtles. Although it was a calm day I didn’t wish to venture outside the reef into the open sea. There a freak swells out here & it’s a bloody long swim home. There were some queenfish about but they wouldn’t take a trolled lure, a cast lure or baits. We anchored into a patch of sand amongst the coral & decided to burley up & cast some unweighted baits; 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 BANG!.
For the next 45 minutes or so this was the way it was. We hooked up a good size blacktip reefy, & numerous trevally. At one point the trevally was hunted by another shark, all this taking place around our little tinny in the clearest waters I’ve ever fished. The shark came so close I had to yell to Matt to get his hands in the boat as he was trying to land the trev in the net. Matt & I headed for home both sharing the back seat absolutely flying across sandy sections & around coral encrusted bomies; it is a memory I shall always treasure.
LET THE HUNT BEGIN
We met a great Coral Bay local by the name of Phil. A real knock about bloke that had a good understanding of this area. We thought it might be a good time to take the boys on a bit of a hunt. Probably a bit safer than one of Phil’s other pastimes which involves pushing away bronze whaler sharks when he dives for the prized painted crayfish. Phil has access to 500,000 acres of virgin coastal bushland. They have a bit of a problem with goats at the moment so it was agreed that we try & reduce the numbers.
Dano with his first goat.
