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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: kikrman on January 20, 2014, 12:41:18 PM
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Hey guys don't know if this is the right section, but I've been trying to catch a tarpon with no success. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'll be land based and located in Ipswich so the closer the better.
Cheers
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ive caught them in the Brissie river about a klm downstream from Mt Crosby Weir ,its been a while since ive been down there but it wasn't too hard to walk the bank ,I got them in the spot where theres a couple of big boulders in the river.if you have access to a boat or kayak theres a few around Johnsons rock sometimes too :thumbsup
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You can get them at the rocks at Shapcott Park canoe launching ramp, under the Bridge at Brassall, David Trumpy Bridge occasionally & they turn up randomly anywhere down from there to the Junction.
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Ok cheers for that I'm going to head to the weir and walk down a bit during the week see how i go there, but it will be strictly land based unfortunately. I'll give Shapcott Park park a crack also. I was having a look through some old posts and the bridge and pipe at colleges was meant to be good as well?
Thanks for the tips I'll let you know how i go.
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Used to get them downstream of old Mt Crosby wier. Back then the go to lure was the lightning bug, a simple jighead with some silver sparkleflash tied on for a body and a white or yellow deer hair tail, all tied like a fly. Other wise tiny mullet caught in a minnow trap and fished under a cheap ass float or polystyrene block rigged as live bait on a single hook.
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Give me a ring Luke if you don't do any good on foot, you can borrow a yak and a collection bag a lot easier ;)
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Ok cheers for that Steve. I'll let you know how I go
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Caught 2 in the cast net at kookaburra park the other night. Both over. 50cm.
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Caught 2 in the cast net at kookaburra park the other night. Both over. 50cm.
Is the ramp open again?
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Sure is Fitz
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Hey efc were you cast netting near the ramp? Destroyed my cast net at coomera the other week so it looks like I'll be repairing it over the weekend
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No from my kayak back towards colleges. I've tried catching tarpon by rod and reel but between the catties, bass and sharks I've had no luck.
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Ohok no dramas. For a fish that's in numbers through our waterways they are proving to be very hard to come by atm :o. I had a few casts at the weir, colleges and kookaburra early this morn and picked up a nice 45cm+ flatty