BCFC Blogspot of Fishing Adventures: April 2010

Monday, April 19, 2010

April Fishing Comp Results 2010

The weather for the April comp restricted most fishers to the creeks and land based. A couple of boats ventured (or attempted to) out wider but didn't get any further than the north cardinal. However, some great creek fish were weighed including some nice Jack, Bream, Whiting, Barra and Flathead. The boats that made it outside found some quality Doggie Mackerel around the shipping channel.

SENIOR MALE

Ted Brown - 263.3pts
Pikey Bream - 0.7kg 56pts
Pikey Bream - 0.46kg 36.8pts
Mangrove Jack - 0.78kg 39pts
Mangrove Jack - 1.02kg 51pts
Dusky Flathead - 2.3kg 80.5pts

Malcolm Brown - 187.3pts
Sheldon Dreyer - 96.8pts
Dion Forman - 93.7pts

SENIOR FEMALE

Tania Brown - 165.2pts
Mangrove Jack - 0.82kg 41pts
Bartailed Flathead - 0.98kg 49pts
Yellowfin Bream - 0.48kg 38.4pts
Yellowfin Bream - 0.46kg 36.8pts

Sylvia Gear - 42.5pts
Jocelyn Elms - 25.6pts

SUB JUNIOR

Lachlan Brown - 75.2pts
Yellowfin Bream - 0.46kg 36.8pts
Yellowfin Bream - 0.48kg 38.4pts

Sebastian Brown - 36pts

LURE/FLY
Sheldon Dreyer - 96.8pts

LAND BASED

Dion Forman - 93.7pts

MUD CRAB
Lachlan Brown - 18.4pts

CATCH & RELEASE
Sheldon Dreyer - 48.51pts

HARD YAKKA
Sylvia Gear

Monday, April 12, 2010

Fishing at Aplins Weir by Keith Ledger

Been catching some nice barra on live bait & not so live bait at Aplins Weir. Best baits have been milkfish, mullet, bony bream and tarpon about 20-30cm long - everything gets hit! Live bait have been easy to find in the lagoon down from the weir or in the lakes near Castletown – use an aerator to keep them alive for long enough. You will only need 6-8 big baits per person so only take what you need – put too many in a bucket and they just die anyway.
Using a single hook rig (7/0 or 8/0) on 60-80lb leader and no sinker, just hook the bait through the top of the mouth. Simply chuck them out - nothing fancy.

You can also use small herrings on the same rig to get smashed by big bream & jacks. Just scale down the hook size. Float the baits out and give the fish time to take the bait properly and it starts to swim away from you - don’t strike on the first bite.

Fishing Aplins is great fun for the kids both young & old. The best time to fish is the last couple of hours before and after dark & DON’T FORGET THE MOSSIE SPRAY.
Good luck all & have fun.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Get Your Boat Licence

BCFC is giving everyone the opportunity to "Get Your Boat Licence". Details are:

When: Wed 14th and Thur 15th
Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Where: Blue Room, Baptist Church Hall
Cost: $120 per person
Contact: bcfctownsville@gmail.com
Phone: Dion on 4755 1403

Bookings are required by Monday 12th (next week)

Beautiful Weather

There are 5 knot winds this weekend so I hope everyone gets out fishing. Don't forget to send some photos and a great fishing yarn to bcfctownsville@gmail.com and we can post it on the blogspot. We would love to read about your adventures!