Hervey Bay Holiday

[matt fraser]

Hi All, Just back from eight days up there on the school holidays. The wind was a menace, and we only got in two quality boating days.

Both days we mixed it up with Whale watching, playing on the beach, swimming, exploring and of course fishing.

We had one hot session on flathead, the rest of the time it was hit and miss. We missed out on quality whiting this trip, plenty of undersized. We didn't get missed by green sea toads and stingrays. A bit of fun for the kids, but not what I was after. I got one little queenie that went nuts, I handed the rod over to Nick and it jumped three times, and played up.

As the kid get older, boating is getting easier, and my wife is able to get back into the fishing a bit. She caught five or six flattys on Gulp minnows, and the young fella got a few as well. The little one even got a couple of flathead (assisted by dad).

We had a great holiday despite the wind, fortunately the beach is quite protected from the South Easters, so we spent a fair bit of time there. Good break! we are back into school and work again, well rested and refreshed.

Cheers,

Matt

[gecko]

Hi Matt, thats not the same tinny I saw you in a few years ago, did you upgrade? The weather has been crap, but at least the beach is good in SEers. How far did you go to see whales? That would take over an hour each way?

CHeers
Andrew

[ActiveAngler]

Certainly didnt get the best of hervey bay weather Matt..plus the water is clearing and change of seasons..glad you got a few fish though

[TheAntsPants]

yeah the weather has been a bit tough up here
Great to see you had some whales up close. that is a real thrill for all of you.
whilst its a regular occurrence for locals fishing platypus bay, It still always
gives us a thrill.
Cheers ant

[Blackfish]

Looks like a great time had by all ...... especially the kids. (big and small)

Thanks for posting.

[darylive]

Good on ya Mat. Looks like you have your hands full mate with three little tackers.

Is that the 4B the idiots drove in the drink following the GPS?

Nice shallow reef hey.

[Scotto]

Glad you managed a few nice days out on the water with the family Matt - we have had a tough run of N-NW'ers which are the worst for the bay

How Good Is Hervey Bay - Scotto

[flathead]

Great pics and fish.I think the people who owned that car forgot that the tide comes in.

[Barramag]

Good read Matt,pity about the wind.First week wasn't too bad but last week was a shocker.The family looked to be enjoying the trip,and how good are the whales.See you even managed a fish on Pajero reef lol.
Paulo

[BR65]

Mixing it up Matt, nice work. Where did you stay at?