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