Well today was a great fishing day. An absolutely great day out on the water fishing but a very poor catching day. We trolled all over the ocean and saw exactly zero promising sign. No bait, no fish, nothing on the fads, no strikes. We caught four mack and striped tuna that all got thrown back.
It turns out when the locals say late November they mean late November and not October… The wind was awesome, the weather was perfect and we had a good day getting ready for this next season. The water is still pretty cold at 23.5 deg, last spring they were gone when it got down to 25 deg so it’ll need another month before they’re here.
Either way, Hervey Bay later this week if the wind cooperates for some babies and probably some longtail tuna. The bay is known for lots of longtails.