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A flurry of mid-sized fish Wednesday. Capt. Ash Wallis on Kalira released two at Linden Bank at 300 and 400lbs. Capt. Tim Dean on Calypso released one at 500lbs for angler Jeff Rankin. Capt. Tim said it was a great fish and went hard for a mid ranger. Capt. Luke on KEKOA released a 600lb-er early in the day and dropped a smaller fish at the back of the boat in the afternoon. On Opal Ridge, Capt. Tim Ryan on Reel Ripe also released one at 400lbs.And, in flurry of activity after 5pm, Capt. Dan on Moana III released two at 800 and 450lbs between Anderson and Escape Reefs. I didn’t get any updates from up the reef on Kaizen who fished Number 10 Ribbon and had gone one from two earlier in the day (or Askari Bob sorry!)
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A short reprieve from the rough weather yesterday for boats fishing the southern end of the reef. But another successful day for big black marlin. Capt. Tim Ryan on Reel Ripe fishing Opal Ridge released two big girls – one at 1000lbs for Stuart Tobin of Port Douglas and another at 700lbs for Gavin Deller from Melbourne. Congratulations guys on a top day!Fishing nearby on the ridge, Capt. Brett on Watchdog had success with an 800lb-er and saw two more of a similar size. Brett says they have been fishing the middle Ribbons of late and have been picking away at a few.On Linden Bank, Capt. Kim Andersen on New Moon released an 850lb-er which was one from four with the other fish not swallowing the bait. Capt. Luke Fallon on KEKOA with Capt. Laurie Wright and guests from USA on board this week got one as did the boys on Calypso who departed Cairns yesterday as well.In the middle, Capt. Tim Richardson on Tradition went one from three and Capt. Peter B. Wright on Sea Baby IV released two as well. Up the top, fishing the Marks on Number 10 Ribbon, Capt. Tom on Ultimate Lady reported they found the fish for Fred that they had been looking for but pulled the hooks. They had another bite from small fish, marked a few more and raised another couple of small ones.
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Jim has been fishing the reef for close to 20 years now. This year he brought his friend Mike to catch his first marlin. And yesterday he did, another monster that Capt. Dean Beech on Castille III estimated at 1100lbs!Hooking up on a double header they lost the smaller fish very soon after but not the one that counted. Congratulations Mike!Capt. Dean also tells me nearby Sparrow, driving Wild Turkey at present as Square Bear is under repairs, released one about 500lb. Up the top, Ultimate Lady kinked off an 800lb-er and tagged a 350lb-er. Not too many reports otherwise on for fishing on Monday.Back on the Gold Coast, Barry on Mistress tells me that the blue marlin have arrived. They went two from two on Sunday and marked 5!
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Sunday was Capt. Dan’s day as Moana III blitzed the fleet in the middle Ribbons ending with four at 450, 250, 750 and 1000lbs. As if that wasn’t good enough, Capt. Dan tells me that they caught all the fish within an hour and a half – including a successful double header of the big fish, the 750 and 1000lb-ers!Check out the still from the video footage on left. The reef been producing some really spectacular fishing this year. More spectacular fishing down this end, I caught up with Capt. Darren Haydon on Allure who is enjoying a day off in Cairns after his most recent trip ended Friday. Capt. Darren finished the 6 days with 12 released including another one over the 1000lb mark.Yesterday the original Iona headed back out to Linden Bank and was hooked up within minutes of putting the baits in the water releasing a 300lb-er. Capt. Trent enjoying a sneaking pre-fish before Iona II joins them on the water today for the start of the Inaugural Iona V Iona II Challenge.Ultimate Lady is continuing to pick away at the good sized fish at the top end going one from one at 750lbs. On Castille III Capt. Dean had another go at a big big fish unfortunately pulling the hook and Capt. Tim on Tradition jumped off two as well.
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Ultimate Lady found some shelter from the worst of the weather at Day Reef yesterday going two from two at 350 and 600lbs. In the middle, Tradition dropped an 800lb-er after 20 minutes and missed one another one that Capt. Tim said was bigger than any he’d seen in a long time. At Linden Stadium, boats circled each other marking fish but it wasn’t until after 3pm that the action really started. Joe Joe, finishing up their trip with Dougy for 2009 hooking up another solid 600lb-er and fighting fore 20 minutes before the line parted and ending the day with the one fish at 120lbs. Dreamcatcher fought another decent sized fish in the same area and Iona came into Port for changeover last night ending up their trip with just the one at 200lbs. But what a trip, Capt. Trent and team ending the 6 days with 14 released, the biggest at 850lbs and including two other bites out of real nice fish. Allure is in for changeover as well. Will update once I’ve had the chance to catch up with them.Photo: Love on the reef. Dingo wishing his future bride a happy day. Happy Birthday Beth from the rest of us too!
