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13th January 2018, 12:23 PM
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Where Have all the Fraser Island Fish Gone
Over the last 5 or 6 years the tailor catches have crashed. Everyone used to catch heaps but now in October catches of 3 or 4 per session is the norm.
The big tailor schools seemed to have stopped their northerly migration at Stradbroke or Moreton Islands and the best guess is increasing water temperature.
Still catch plenty of dart and whiting on eastern beach but the real reason we go to Fraser is to catch Tailor.
At the end of the day, all you have is yourself and all you need is your friends (and in our case our Patrol)
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13th January 2018 12:23 PM
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13th January 2018, 12:42 PM
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SUCH IS LIFE
We went to Fraser last year chasing those big tailor but got none. Plenty choppers around and catches of 20 plus fish in an hour session was not unusual .
Good fishing the reefs out off double island point in around 40mts of water.
But yeah no big tailor for us unfortunately
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13th January 2018, 07:50 PM
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Have beeb to Fraser a couple of times and not only never caught a fish there but nobody else within sight of me has caught any. I think I bring a curse with me when I go fishing.
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13th January 2018, 11:50 PM
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Breadmaker Shaker
Global warming, I hear tailor are going off in Hobart.
What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal??
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13th January 2018, 11:58 PM
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Patrol God
Originally Posted by
Plasnart
Global warming, I hear tailor are going off in Hobart.
must be on drugs,only hippies go to tassie
Watch this space, as there maybe a comment added soon
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14th January 2018, 12:01 AM
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Breadmaker Shaker
Originally Posted by
Avo
must be on drugs,only hippies go to tassie
God's own. Spying for property in the Apple Isle.
What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal??
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14th January 2018, 09:11 AM
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Went to the Island 4 times last year, Anzac Day week, End July early August, late September and again Early October. Caught about 20 or so in July but only 1 average fish at 58cm in September.
April has always been only for dart and whiting but from June to late October used to be great for tailor and September/October was for the big ones.
Was reading reports on Fisheries Research & Development Corp website (frdc.com.au) and they say nothing has changed but I think they are a bit behind the times. Some snob types say tailor is crap after being frozen but a professional fisherman mate has shown us how to kill the fish instantly instead of just letting them bleed out and releasing the enzymes into the flesh. Handled properly, it still tastes great 3 mths later.
During the 90's when my son was still at school we used to go in Sept holidays and everyone was catching their bag limit but now it would be very difficult to catch quality fish.
If weather is good,they launch up to 7mtr boats from the beach at Waddy and go out wide and bring back some incredible reef fish.
At the end of the day, all you have is yourself and all you need is your friends (and in our case our Patrol)
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