Prawning & Jew Season

I feel for everybody affected by this weather event, I am one of the lucky ones having had minimal disruptions, one thing to look forward to for those on the site that love prawning is a boom prawn season ahead, provided the rain eases soon and the creeks clear up somewhat by mid April, a boom prawn season brings with it a good jew season, so lets hope we all have a bit of fun doing our favourite pastime, another bonus will be plenty of bass washed over the North Pine Dam wall will be in the upper reaches of the North and South Pine rivers, good fishing to everyone and best wishes and a speedy recovery to anyone that has been affected.

Thanks Ron. I would take you for a fish if I could remember how to use the boat. Used twice in 18 months. Unforgivable. May be going on the market this year.

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Originally Posted by gunna

Thanks Ron. I would take you for a fish if I could remember how to use the boat. Used twice in 18 months. Unforgivable. May be going on the market this year.

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Hi gunna
I sold my boat 12 months ago for the same reason ,no use, before the heavens opened I had been doing a bit of land based fishing at a couple of spots that are reliable producers for whiting and grunter with the occasional lizard thrown in, probably be at least a month before it is worthwhile trying again.

Yeah my two waterways the brissie and the mary will have good prawns but you're right, it'll be a good month before they're fishable, esp the bris with the rubbishwashing down. The Mary got a clean out a month ago so might be less rubbish.

I see them chasing prawns off Victoria Point. Large but not huge numbers.

Stick with it Gunna.

I heard that there was an unconfirmed sighting of one of my tagged Brissy River bass off the coast of Ballina somewhere.....

Seriously though, it will be interesting to see how the upper reaches fish after a big event like this. Saw this guy out yesterday. Must of been checking his pots....

Cheers,
Roo.

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I think you will find the flush that the Pine has had will have removed all the prawns and fish from the river.
After 2011 floods there were no worm beds left in the pine, they took about 3 years to re-establish.

Jew might be a goer if we don't get anymore serious rain periods.
The jew appear following the tailor, the tailor appear mid May....depending on bait schools.

I think I might be giving the passage a nudge this winter for the jew more than the Pine.
Briz River will recover better than the Pine.
Cabo will definitely be a good prospect this winter.....it badly needed a strong flush.

Next time you drive over the Petrie bridges take notice of downstream.....there are some serious changes to the river there, I presume that will follow on down to Castle Hill with similar damages and hopefully some holes will be scoured deeper again.

The high road at the Bald Hills Flats...

Some of the rail damages in Brisbane...

He'll yeah.. wonder if I'll be able to catch some bass near home (strathpine)

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Originally Posted by Chamelion

He'll yeah.. wonder if I'll be able to catch some bass near home (strathpine)

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Always plenty of bass to be found in the south Pine up around Leitches Road....there is a small weir near there that holds plenty.
Anywhere from Eatons Hill down to St Pauls has good stocks of bass.