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Title: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Addicted on March 18, 2013, 06:21:23 PM: Hi guys just curious as to see if any one knows of any healty populations of jps ( other thn Fraser) in south east Queensland. I've been doing some research about the streams that run to the salt from the glass house mtns. Would this be a good place to start my search. I'm not asking for secret spots just don't want to waste my time if they are non existent this far south.
Any help would be great. Don't be scared to post some local caught pics.
Thanks andrew
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: takrat on March 18, 2013, 07:48:27 PM: If you look through some earlier posts you may come across one that Jim Tait put up about JP's. They are apparently down as far as the Richmond in Northern NSW. But don't expect to hook one with any sort of reliability.
JD
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Sweetwater on March 18, 2013, 11:51:53 PM: The last JP I know of in SEQ was caught down stream from Mt Crosby weir about 1980.....
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Addicted on March 19, 2013, 07:56:10 AM: Thanks for the responses guys. I have read all the older posts And was blown away, I have since asked a lot of people and also fished some perfect Jp habitat for not s sign. Spots like upper crystal creek. Lets just hope the active breeding takes off. There is something about catch jps in the jungle that really ticks my boxes.
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: dinodadog on March 19, 2013, 10:11:12 AM: Grandmother had a farm on crystal, fished it for years, caught heaps of bass but never seen any jungle perch.

Dino
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Addicted on March 19, 2013, 01:53:25 PM: Awesome little spot.
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Post by: elops on March 19, 2013, 11:15:01 PM: Quote from: Member on March 18, 2013, 11:51:53 PM
The last JP I know of in SEQ was caught down stream from Mt Crosby weir about 1980.....

I thought it was in the Maroochy in 1974...................
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Addicted on March 20, 2013, 07:52:05 AM: What about the brood stock that came from the brissie river? That they have at bribie.?
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Post by: aussiebasser on March 20, 2013, 08:55:04 AM: I don't think they'll let you fish for those ones at Bribie. They are a bit busy there.
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Sweetwater on March 20, 2013, 09:51:36 AM: Quote from: Member on March 20, 2013, 07:52:05 AM
What about the brood stock that came from the brissie river?

Did they source brood stock from the Brisbane River?
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: bushwacker on March 20, 2013, 10:43:50 AM: First i have heard of it also
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: aussiebasser on March 20, 2013, 11:03:38 AM: It's thick with them up the top, we just don't catch them because we can't get the lures past those pesky 60cm Bass.
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Jim_Tait on March 20, 2013, 02:34:00 PM: I know for sure of some juvenile JPs that have come out of a Brisbane River trib in recent years
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Addicted on March 20, 2013, 08:20:28 PM: I think I did read some where that that's where the 3 kilo Jp came fr that now lives at bribie. Brissie river. Imagine that bass fishing nek minut u get monstered buy a xos Jp.
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Addicted on March 20, 2013, 08:21:39 PM: They defently not common in that area though Jim?
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: elops on March 20, 2013, 11:36:20 PM: Quote from: Member on March 20, 2013, 02:34:00 PM
I know for sure of some juvenile JPs that have come out of a Brisbane River trib in recent years

The G. coxii got me more exited though ;)
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Jim_Tait on March 21, 2013, 10:31:38 AM: Quote from: Member on March 20, 2013, 11:36:20 PM
The G. coxii got me more exited though ;)
Why's that mate?
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: elops on March 21, 2013, 12:39:33 PM: Long believed to be extirpated from the catchment but still present in a couple of suitable small streams.
Shows what would be possible for ALL catadromous and amphidromous fish if a working fishway was fitted in place of the 19th century relic currently in place.
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Jim_Tait on March 21, 2013, 12:46:43 PM: Just got back from north Queensland and saw some great fishways (mainly rock ramps + others) that have been installed on some long needing em creek systems in recent times - very heartening, though much of the work was done by the now disbanded Qld Fisheries fishway team :(
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Post by: elops on March 21, 2013, 11:15:29 PM: Wandering off topic sort of but heres a great pic of H. compressa using a simple rock ramp from another SW member.
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Addicted on March 22, 2013, 08:50:33 AM: Any pics Jim? Do any fishing?
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Jim_Tait on March 22, 2013, 09:42:16 AM: Always carry some rods mate no matter where I am ;D - caught a few small barra and tarpon and lost a decent one to line failure :-X - just checking copyright situation and I'll post a couple of associated fishway reports with pictures - here's a hint tho, sweetwater barra and jack fishing should should really pick up in Alligator Ck (south of Townsville) in the next couple years :thumbsup
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Addicted on March 22, 2013, 01:59:57 PM: Ha Righto. I done a trip fishing Mackay and sounding areas not too long ago. Awesome toga and sootie fishing.
Title: Re: Jungle perch in the south east.
Post by: Jim_Tait on March 30, 2013, 10:42:49 PM: Just saw your footage not joking bout awesome toga...!!