Fraser Island 1/12/16

Did a quick hit'n run up to Fraser this past weekend with a mate from work. We intended camping at Ungowa on Friday and fishing the local waters there but unfortunately the campsite was closed due to storm damage and unstable trees at the campsite so decided to camp at Gary's Anchorage and try there instead.

Great little campsite but SANDFLIES, SANDFLIES and more bloody SANDFLIES!! I used the Bushman's insect repellant which is supposed to be the best but even that didn't help! I must have more than 500 bites all over my body!

The fishing was absolutely dead, I tried trolling a SX 40, a scorpion , mad mullet and a halco without even a touch.

Gary's Anchorage is on a bit of a "backwater" from the main channel and is fairly shallow and you would expect to catch cod, flathead, bream and whiting. There are lots of mangroves around and I was pleasantly surprised to see a large python sunning itself on a mangrove branch on one of the islands . Unfortunately my camera was left in the car

We decided to camp on the Eastern Beach on Saturday to escape the sandflies and instead tried some surf fishing. I ended up catching about a dozen quality dart and got bitten off by a very good fish which I would call for a big tailor or a small shark.

I was considering trying a launch from the beach with the swing if the surf had been a bit smaller :shock:

All in all a very enjoyable weekend with good company - I shall return!