Fishing Jumpinpin Successfully By Dave ‘Nugget’ Downie

Season Planner Summer Autumn Winter Spring Main species - whiting, flathead, mangrove jack, bull sharks Secondary species - tailor, mulloway, trevally, mud crabs, prawns Autumn Main species - whiting, flathead, prawns Secondary species - bream, tailor, bull sharks, mulloway, mud crabs Winter Main species - bream, mulloway, tailor, luderick, Secondary species – flathead, trevally Spring Main species – mulloway, bream, flathead, whiting Secondary species – tailor, bream, mud crabs 2

Species Guide - BREAM 2 bream for 4.1kg 3

Species Guide Bream Winter for quality and quantity Run in tide Deep water snags during the day or bright nights Shallows on dark nights 2 rigs – casting and anchored Local flooding will get them biting outside of winter Strong tidal flow 4

Bream Baits Yabbies + Mullet / Chook Gut Fillets / cubes + Other Bread, Squid, Ox Heart, Chicken, Liver 5

Techniques Drop Back Snags Eddy / Ripple lines Bottom Formations & Hardness Move Often – Keep Looking Come back on a different tide 6

The ‘Drop Back’ Technique Fish strike on the drop back, So drop back… The ‘anchored’ rig The ‘worked’ rig 7

Locations at Jumpinpin Deep Water Crusoe Island Short Island Kalinga Bank Shallow Water Tiger Mullet Crusoe 8

Swan Bay Kalinga Bank Pin Bar Short Island Crusoe Isl 9

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Locations at Jumpinpin Deep Water Crusoe Island Short Island Kalinga Bank Shallow Water Tiger Mullet Crusoe 11

Pin Bar Crusoe Island Tiger Mullet 12

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Species Guide - Mulloway 14

Species Guide Mulloway Winter / spring After floods Ledges, deep water snags, bar entrances Tide change on the big tides Long trace rig Live mullet best followed by pike, whiting or herring Fresh slab of luderick, tailor, mackerel or tuna or squid 15

Rigs for Mulloway At Anchor Long Trace Drifting Sinker on the hook 16

Bait for Mulloway Live Bait Dead Bait Mullet, Pike, Tailor, Herring, Other Dead Bait Fillets, Prawns, Squid 17

Time & Tide for Mulloway Best Tide Run out at the Pin Bar Smallest tide of the month Best Time Dusk, Dawn, Tide Changes, Floods Best Time Moon Phase Any 18

Good tide for mulloway at the Pin 19

Locations for Mulloway Jumpinpin Bar Run Out Tide Deep Holes Bottom of the Tide River Mouths 20

Swan Bay Duck Creek Breakthrough Kalinga Bank Short Isl North Crusoe Isl 21

North Stradbroke Island Russell Island North Stradbroke Island Koureyabba Point Cobby Hole Cabbage Tree Point Short Island 22

Species Guide - Tailor 23

Species Guide Tailor Winter for quality Run in tide Onshore breeze Close to bar entrances or deeper holes Sunrise or sunset Lures, pilchards, squid, bonito 24

Rigs for Tailor Casting At anchor No Sinker Small sinker on the hook Long (1 – 1.5m) trace 4 ball sinker 25

Bait for Tailor Pilchards Garfish Bonito Lures 26

Time & Tide for Tailor Best Tide Best Time Best Time Moon Phase Run in at the Pin Bar Big tides are usually best Onshore breeze Best Time Dusk, Dawn Best Time Moon Phase Lead up to the new and full moons 27

Locations for Tailor Swan Bay Kalinga Bank Short Isl North Crusoe Isl 28

Species Guide - Flathead 29

Species Guide - Flathead Spring / summer species Bait or lure must be on the bottom Any object on a sand bottom will hold them Bait / lure must be moving Natural colours in clear water, dark colours in dark water The mouth of creeks, drains on the run out tide Edge of main channels on the run in tide 30

Dead Baits Baits for Flathead Pilchards Hardiheads Whitebait Prawns Cut bait 31

Live Baits Herring Diver whiting Baits for Flathead Live Baits Herring Diver whiting Mullet Bony bream / silver biddies Prawns 32

Hard bodied lures 33

Locations for Flathead Swan Bay Kalinga Bank Short Isl North Crusoe Isl 34

Locations for Flathead North Stradbroke Island Russell Island Cabbage Tree Point Short Island 35

Species Guide - Whiting 36

Species Guide Whiting Summer season Strong tidal flow Edge of channels on the run out tide Night better than day Move out of dirty water after floods Yabbies best bait in discoloured water Worms best bait at night 37

Time & Tide for Whiting Best Tide Best Time Best Time Moon Phase Run out Big tides are usually best Best Time After Dark Best Time Moon Phase Lead up to the new and full moons 38

Bait for Whiting Yabbies Blood Worms Prawns 39

Bait for Whiting Yabbies Blood Worms Prawns 40

Bait for Whiting Yabbies Blood Worms Prawns 41

Bait for Whiting Yabbies Blood Worms Prawns 42

Rigs for Whiting At anchor Drifting Long (1 – 1.5m) trace 2 - 4 ball sinker Drifting Smaller sinker, long trace 43

Locations for Whiting Cobby Isl Slipping Sands Kalinga Bank  Short Isl. 44

Locations for Whiting Pin Bar Crusoe Isl South Tiger Mullet Channel Stradbroke Isl Tiger Mullet Channel Jacobs Well boat ramp 45

Species Summary Whiting Bloodworms, run out tide, move often Bream Mullet gut, run in tide, on the bottom Mulloway Live bait, run out tide, ledges, patience Tailor Pilly or flesh, run in tide, moving bait Flathead Baitfish, on the bottom, moving bait 46

Evaluate the Situation What month is it ? What is the tide ? What is the current flow ? What are the other influences? This information creates your fishing plan 47

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