Kok's trip 16/4
The weather was looking sweet for a run to the islands on Thursday so the day before I put the net in to score some fresh mullet for bait. It went in at 0800 and I pulled it in at one oclock for a grand total of 3 mullet, not a good start, having to swim and check it every twenty minutes or so, oh well one needed the exercise.
A quick run a round and I found a decky for the day and we were off at 0700, destination, a dozen or so little patches of coral about 5nm north of Koks island, I'd found on a trip 6 months back.After much looking and going round in circles all of the little patches couldn't be found, nothing even looked like coral so we headed south to the ever reliable Koks patch.
Stopping at a couple of marks we did a quick drift over one resulting in a just size pinky[released, must be better fish there] and an undersize spanish flag. Another drift and I got a good bite and a hook up straight away and off it goes straight in to the reef, a bit of jiggling and it comes free only for what ever it was to be sharked half way up. Bushy, my decky for the day brings up an undersize pinky. We motor over to the other mark and the first drift results in a reasonable pinky and another lost rig to a shark.
Not content to feed the sharks we head on to the Koks patch. After 2 drifts over the patch we have picked up another 2 legal pinkies and decide to anchor before the tide starts to crank up. Once the pick is in Bushy gets a legal pinky and I get a mulloway, long and skinny guesstimated to go 6-7kg. Next drop I pick up a golden trevally and a spanish flag for a double header while Bushy gets another under size pinky. We managed to get our trip total of keepers up to 5 pinkies, a spanish flag and because Bushy loves then a mulloway and the golden trevally otherwise they would be still swimming before the sharks found us again.
Sorry again,some how submitted the entry twice and deleted the one with the pics in it---Murphy's Law strikes again,will put them in
As "Murphy's Law" goes a couple of times while we both had our lines on the bottom twice we had schools of what looked like biiiggg tuna smashing baitfish right along side the boat and by the time it takes to grab another rod they disappear.
Apologies for the pics, not as good as I would have liked.
Murphy's Law strikes again,accidentally submitted the entry twice and deleted the one with the pics.Will submit them under the latest images section
Faulkner Family
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sounds like the day wasnt
sounds like the day wasnt wasted with getting your bag if fish. pity about getting sharked on a couple of fish but you got to expect that up there.i bet the pics are good as they are not here
. well done
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
buschy
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yep...even the pics got
yep...even the pics got sharked :o)
Bushy not to be confused with Buschy btw. :p
carnarvonite
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Women and cameras
Blame the missus,she took the pics, all the others were vastly over exposed,camera was set on manual instead of auto!!---thats my story and I'm sticking to it.
Faulkner Family
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so where are the pics ? none
so where are the pics ? none here to be seen. dont believe you got the fish till i see the pics
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
deepwater
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nice feed there dad,not bad
nice feed there dad,not bad size pinkies and a nice little mully
how deep was it out there ???
jeff
carnarvonite
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North
Were in 40-42 fathoms where the northern spots were supposed to be and finished up in 19-20.
profish540
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nice one
Good work carnarvonite,the local knowledge sure pays well.Ill have to come down and have a bash on the jetty now they have re-opened it i may even get krabman up if he grows some pea____.
carnarvonite
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Jetty
The jetty is only open as far as the shed but it won't be long before someone takes the tek screws out of one sheet so they can get access to the end.
Reports from the jetty have been excellent ,mulloway,spaniards,bream whiting tailor and the odd pinky as well.
profish540
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beauty
we will bring the cordless drill.Only joking thanks for the report
Lucky Tim
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nice catch John, I've never
nice catch John, I've never seen a golden that colour.
Are there any beaches on either Bernier or Dorre you can camp and moor a boat out the front? Or is it a bit cliffy?
carnarvonite
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Camp
There are a few superb spots to anchor up but sadly no camping is allowed on the islands, all protected.You can go ashore but no camping.
Lots of spots on the inside of both islands to chase trevs, bluebone and trout. Bernier is the better of the two to anchor close in with 5-6 small beaches on the outside.
Couple of mates were fishing the inside of Dorre while I was out a got busted up big time on bluebones, only managing to land 5 undersize ones.Went through something like 80-90 hooks using only bait and no sinker.
They would anchor and every while let a bit more rope out then shift and repeat process.They finished with good black snapper[blue lined emps],pinkies and cod
Lucky Tim
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Cheers John, good to know.
Cheers John, good to know.