May remained pleasantly warm on average with fairly low to moderate winds that made Moreton Bay a hive of fishing and boating activity last month. Given the public holidays and school holidays during that time, the boat ramps were kept busy. Catches were wide and varied – still a few whiting around on the beaches but bream become predominant. Banana prawns enjoyed an extended stay with the warmer days hanging on. Good catches of snapper were reported through the bay and offshore to the north.
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Water safety must be taken more seriously. Recently a trawler had his nets in the water and steamed from Woody Point towards Nudgee over a distance of several kilometres straight at a cluster of about 50 recreational fishers casting for banana prawns. He trawled straight through the edge of the group and then turned at right angles and forced his way through them. These boats had been sitting as a group for at least half an hour. One of the boats barely got his motor started in time to move out of the way.
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In the South East we have had just enough rain to start off the banana prawn run. Over the next few weeks you will see lots of tinnies out in the bay stripped down to just bare flat decks and moving around together as a slow moving cloud following the schools.
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This should be a very big year for Queensland recreational fishers. Hopefully some recent changes should be the first pushes to improve our recreational fisheries.
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