Big Dart at Skirmish Point

Greetings readers of ‘the LOCAL’ newspaper, Hi everyone, Danny and Michelle from Island Fishing Supplies, Banksia Beach and now with our new shop at Marine poppers and some very nice bream caught around the pontoons using whole herring and hardy heads.

POP POP BANG – BREAM ON SURFACEChasing the humble bream on surface lures can be very exciting, especially in shallow water. Nothing beats the excitement of the noise from a fish hitting a surface lure when you least expect it, whether it’s a Spanish mackerel, GT or a big blue nose bream. We are very lucky here at Bribie, with so many options both land-based and by boat, where we can target bream on surface lures. Weed beds and yabbie banks are a great place to start. I do like the start of an incoming tide when the fish are coming up on to the flats to feed. Remember you don’t need a lot of water to catch fish. I have caught

Technique

I have found that bream really like to hit the lure on the pause. Cast as far as you can, then two to three really sharp rips, then pause. I have counted up to 10 seconds before a bream has hit the lure. They will follow that lure and sit underneath it, staring at it before deciding to eat it. Don’t be surprised if they come right up to your feet and hit the lure up to the last metre in front of you.

So there you go, a great fun way to catch the humble bream. It is always good to go back and chase the fish you grew up chasing as a kid.

SANDSTONE POINT

Using live bloodworms and yabbies, anglers are catching summer whiting on the flats, along with some nice flathead on the sand patches in between the weed beds.

BANKSIA BEACH/WHITE PATCH

Lightly weighted whole small squid have proven the best bait for snapper on the last hour of the runout tide from the ripples through to the ledge at White Patch. There is also plenty of blue swimmer crabs through the same area.

BRIBIE BRIDGE

Under the bridge on the slack water top and bottom of the tide floating pilchards around the pylons is successful for snapper and tailor.

PACIFIC HARBOUR CANALS

Big eye trevally and tailor at night on stick with my rod of choice being Atomic Arrowz bream surface 7’6, ideal for casting small poppers as far as possible.

Reel

I like a reel 2000-2500 size. Major Craft have an awesome 2500 Ceana, which is extremely light and tough. You can cast all day without getting a sore arm. I normally put 4–6lb braid and similar size leader.

Suicide prevention training

Wesley Mission is offering a free suicide prevention training workshop (for people to recognise and respond to someone who may be at risk).

When: Wednesday July 19

Time: 9am – 1pm

Where: Bribie Island Neighbourhood Centre (9 Verdoni Street, Bellara)

To register, email LifeForce@wesleymission.org.au or phone 0439 050 559.

The

Results for Bribie Island Women’s Golf April 20 to May 11

16/5/23 – Cancelled due to inclement weather

18/5/23 – Single Stableford

A Grade Winner: Carol McKenzie 38, 2nd Barbara Newcomb 36 cb, 3rd Linda

Urquhart 36 cb

B Grade Winner: Judith Umlauft 40, 2nd Maureen Bailey 37, Jennifer De

Ruyter 34

C Grade Winner: Di Croft 34, 2nd Tricia

Phillips 33, 3rd Angela Roberts 32

NTP’s: Hole 4 Maureen Bailey, Hole 7

Sandra Smith, Hole 14 Sandra Smith, Hole 16 (2nd shot) Linda Urquhart, Hole 14 (Div 3 2nd shot) Angela Roberts

23/5/23 – American Foursomes

Winners: Ros Gardiner & Chris Pronk

73.875, 2nd Desley Neilsen & Jo Malone

74.875, 3rd Sandra Smith & Rita de

Bondt 75.125

NTP’s: Hole 4 Gay Burnham, Hole

7 Roslyn Crossley, Hole 14 Suzanne

Fowler, Hole 16 Toni Grossmann

25/5/23 – Single Stableford

A Grade Winner: Kris Tomalin 36, 2nd

Gwen Clutterbuck 35, 3rd Val Smith 34

B Grade Winner: Vivienne Learoyd

37, 2nd Paula Mckenzie 34, 3rd Mary

Barbeler 33

C Grade Winner: Margaret McDonald

31 cb, 2nd Nadia Aylott 31, 3rd Hazel

McDonnell 30

NTP’s: Hole 4 Diane Fitzpatrick, Hole

7 Sue Navie, Hole 14 Judith Umlauft,

30/5/23 – 4 Person Ambrose Scramble

Winners: Gwen Clutterbuck, Vivi

Lloyd, Lyn Ball & Pauline Grooby 65 Runners Up: Sue Navie, Susan Smith, Sandra Smith & Sylvia White

NTP’s: Hole 4 Judy Graham, Hole 7 Tricia Brown, Hole 14 Abby Driver, Hole 16 Angela Jordan

1/6/23 – Monthly Medal (Sponsor –Churches of Christ Qld)

White Course Winner: Sue Navie