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Channel Island
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:55 pm
by bucky007
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I've been fishing in Darwin for about 3 weeks now with not a lot of luck, but today on Channel Island at around 7pm I got hooked on to a nice Queenfish, approx 50cm. Good feeling finally getting a decent fish up here, it's a bit different from Victoria fishing haha.
Re: First fish in Darwin!
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:03 pm
by Tap'n'Zap
Well done mate, it will only get easier from here.
Re: Channel Island
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:27 pm
by Pecheur
Hi there,
Congratulations!
Now you know where they are.
Have a good day,
Pecheur
Re: Channel Island
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:30 pm
by goldfish
Good start mate
pulled a bit harder than a redfin hey
Re: Channel Island
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:33 pm
by jeffish
Re: Channel Island
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:47 pm
by goldfish
Mates beginners luck 1st cast GT
He came up from Melbourne a few weeks back. I realise this pic is from a boat but we get them landbased off the rocks on metal slices, stickbaits and drifting livies on ballons out there too...
65lb minimum , good drags skill n a healthy dose of good luck.

Re: Channel Island
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 11:43 pm
by bucky007
Cheers guys

Good to know they're out there..
Re: Channel Island
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 11:02 pm
by goldfish
Barra off the northern beach a few days ago on white rapala x rap 12 cm
Biiger ones off this section at night on poppers but a bit flighty don't light them up with yr headlamp untill you get them on.
Tight lines boys
Re: Channel Island
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 8:52 am
by got-none
Is that a far north qld beach?
Re: Channel Island
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:42 am
by goldfish
Inpex is in the background
Re: Channel Island
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:47 pm
by Boating
Well Done
Re: Channel Island
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:00 pm
by Ben Jam
Haha this is boosting Mats forum numbers.
Re: Channel Island
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:48 pm
by goldfish
Yep we're all a bit bored this time of year
give it a few more weeks we'll be too busy fishing to even bother checking in on who's biting or havin a cry...
Pass me another beer!
Re: Channel Island
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:08 am
by ponyplay
Ben Jam wrote:Haha this is boosting Mats forum numbers.
yep me smells a rat
Re: Channel Island
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 8:31 pm
by cuddlescooper
ponyplay wrote:Ben Jam wrote:Haha this is boosting Mats forum numbers.
yep me smells a rat
Need a like button.