Coochiemudlo 19 Dec 06

Was checking out new fishing spots on Google Earth last night and Coochiemudlo Island (Victoria Point, QLD) looked like it was worth a shot. Hit the water with a mate just on midday (low tide) and paddled to the SW bank of the island. For my first visit, I’ve gotta say the area looked good. We started working the broken sand and weed beds with SP’s and within 15min landed the flathead pictured. Unfortunately, that’s as good as it got in the fish department. Apart from a kamikaze midget flathead and a couple of good hits throughout the day no further fish were landed. So with the lack of action we decided to paddle around the island - a paddle which took a good three hours. It was worth it though, ended up seeing turtles, very large mullet(?) jumping, an eagle ray, a metre long reef(?) shark, two large fish going ballistic in 0.5m water and some nice coral. Also heard something large expelling its breath, 3m behind the kayak (dugong / large turtle?). So the entertainment was there. Was quite surprised that an aquatic ecosystem such as this is on Brissys doorstep. Makes me wonder what else is out there. Looking forward to the next trip.