May
07th, 2002
With no relief from the strong south-easterly winds, the fishing
around Cairns has been very ordinary to say the least. The traditional
winter weather pattern has certainly kicked in and shows no
sign of letting up.
Instead
of boring you with how to catch Grunter on the hospital flats
and issues like family values, we have been saved by a few good
reports that have come in over the last week, mainly from people
fishing away while on camping trips. Lakefield National Park
has certainly been hot and cold since it opened this year but
strangely enough a lot of good sized fish were caught last week.
It might have been the recent rain that brought them on?
Trinity
Inlet
As one person put it, "it's a charter boat operators nightmare"!
Strong winds, small tides with no current and frequent rain
squalls all contributed to a fairly ordinary week on the water.
The
prawns have not been around in any real quantity all year, however
there are plenty of mud herring around at the moment if you
are chasing live bait.
The
crabs were on the move last week with the tides getting smaller
after the full moon last week. Up the back of the Inlet around
Redbank, Wrights Creek and Admiralty Island were the best spots.
Looking
Ahead
Things
should be looking up as the tides start to build with the new
moon this weekend. It's such a gamble to try and predict weather
conditions, but if the unexpected happens and the opportunity
arises, get out and chase the Mackerel. Straight after a long
patch of strong southerly winds is probably the best time to
chase them. High Island, the Franklin Islands, Kings Point Cape
Grafton and the fairway leads would all be worth a look.
The
next seminar to be held at Northern Angler will be on the 14th
of May. The topic for the night is on spinning for palagics
with poppers and metal slicer lures. It will cover catching
Queenfish and Trevally in the estuary systems and also how to
catch GT's on poppers at the reef and Spanish Mackerel on Bumpa-Bar
type lures. The cost is $5.00 per person which includes light
refreshments and is a 100 percent donation to restocking the
local estuaries. We are well on our way to donating $500.00
per month that has come directly from the seminars. If you requie
any further information call Northern Angler on
40 554117.
Glenn
Campbell
Northern Angler
