Fishing Reports 30/10/08

Bowling Green Report

Far Call, Oi Bud & Bad Company ventured down to Bowling Green on the weekend in search of a late season Billfish. Conditions down there were definitely allot different to what they were 4 weeks ago as there wasn’t any birds & not a skerrick of bait to be found between the 3 Boats. Fortunately though, Far Cry managed to tag a little Black Marlin with Bad Company also getting a look at one but with out any luck.

Oi Bud, ended up checking out the Mackerel Patches on Sunday & with flying fish being smashed all over the place they managed to get stuck into some good sized Spanish mackerel, Trevally & Northern Bluefin to 20kg. They also raised a little Sailfish but were unable to get a bite out of it

Myrmidon

OB26, Burgundy Lady & Pirate II dusted off there heavy tackle gear & headed out to Myrmidon Reef to do some exploring hoping to get attached to one of the first Big Black Marlin of the season. With reports stating that water clarity wasn’t the most ideal & Scad being hard to find they all had a pretty quiet first day. On Sunday, Pirate II managed to successfully tag an estimated 180lb Black Marlin on the top end of Myrmidon. With the fishing being very quiet OB26 & Burgundy Lady decided to head into the closer reefs where they got amongst some good sized Spanish mackerel

Lucinda

For everyone thinking of traveling up to this weekends Lucinda Light Tackle Game Fishing Tournament you can still expect Billfish to be hanging around the Reefs, as local reports state that there has been recent captures of Black Marlin & Sailfish around the Brittomart & Bramble Reef area within the last week. Spanish Mackerel have also been thick around the place also

Photos From Top: Ken Phipps cradles a 20kg Nothern Bluefin which was caught at the Mackerel Spot (Bowling Green) aboard Oi Bud
Photo Below: Mick Djstra caught this whopping Mackerel at Brimble Reef aboard Burgundy Lady

Mid Week Madness

Just got a call from Club Life Member Mick Meiers who could hardly contain his excitement as his first Statement was "Bowling Green is still firing"...With flat weather conditions yesterday some lucky members managed to arrange the day off & head down to the grounds. Mick reported that even though the water temperature was higher then usual and the bait was scarce, the fish were still there in numbers and were hungry. With only 2 onboard Princess C, they managed to get 3-8 for the day and although Mick didnt have confirmed numbers he reported that the other 2 boats that were fishing with him were kept very busy throughtout the day also, including Trevor & Vicki Albrey who managed to christen there brand new boat with Vicki's first ever Sailfish!!

Fingers crossed we get a good weekend soon so the people that have to work during the week can get down there :-)

October Monthly Comp

Well once again the weather forecast left most of us who stayed land bound on the weekend scratching our heads as the predicted 15/20 knot winds did not eventuate, which meant it turned out to be ideal conditions for the 10 Club boats who made the trip down to Bowling Green for the October Monthly Comp.

With 14 Tag Cards (11 Black Marlin & 3 Sailfish) handed into the weighmaster on Sunday Night, Bowling Green Continues to provide anglers with some red hot billfishing action late into the season. Leigh O'Brien aboard OB26 reported that although the bait was very hard to find the fish were still there in great numbers & continue to attack troll baits in packs of 3&4 fish.

Far Cry finished the weekend with 4 Billfish & went on to take Champion Team mean while Cool Change & OB26 finished with 3 tags each (including Jordan O'Brien's first ever Billfish) & Burgundy Lady & Envee with 2 fish each

Although we are fast approaching our Heavy Tackle Months out at Myrmidon, I have no doubt there will be quite a few skippers & anglers biting at the bit to get back down to Bowling Green to enjoy this fantastic season while it lasts