Cape Leveque Help-Tips/Hints???
Im going up to cape Leveque for a couple weeks this holidays, taking a stacer tinny up, gonna hit up the mackies and bait schools. With a bit of light shore action aswell. And possibly some trolling for some sails, if we get one were in for some fun in a 4m tinny.
Any tips or info? Ive never been up there before, got the trolling down pat, but any tips for catching queenies would be greatly appreciated, as we wanna hit up some big un's.
This will be my first opportunity to get my first mack, and my first tuna.
Any help greatly appreciated, I will be posting a long report with pics and maybe some vids when we get back. Im so pumped, ive already watched and read almost everything I can find on Cape Leveque, but there's surprisingly little.
Fishing and catching are two different things. But i want to learn how to catch.
MJ
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Cape Leveque
Be very careful and fish the small tides as its a dangerous place in any boat especially inexperienced fishing this area.
Plenty of fish around and sharks that can wreck things fast.
A lot of fish come in on the tide at Hunters Creek which also has some good muddies.
You may be able to talk some of the locals nearby at One Arm Point to go out with you, cant beat local knowledge!
Be safe!
Fisher Kid
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Thanks mate, whys it
Thanks mate, whys it dangerous to fish the larger tides? (its not my boat, im going with a mate who used to live up north and has plenty experience fishing quobba in that tinny, but neither of us been up to cape Leveque)
Fishing and catching are two different things. But i want to learn how to catch.
MJ
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Date Joined: 23/06/09
Larger Tides
Given the remoteness of the area its just something to be wary of, we have seen rocks become exposed off Cape Leveque in unlikely places throwing a white water wake with the tide ripping past.
Besides the fishing is a lot easier on the smaller tide variations.
Busted Arse
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you'll find queenies around
you'll find queenies around Leveque island. as mentioned the current rips through there on big tides but common sense will keep you out of trouble.
white leadhead jigs work well. halco whiptails and various surface or sinking stick baits would be worth keeping in the tackle box. I reckon a midsized waxwing would work to.
orange macarthy and nuclear chicken soft placcies were good but you gotta be quick as there are heaps of large sharks. artificial crabs were good on bluebone and flags. if using deadbait the flasher type snapper rigs did better then others on standard paternosters.
My mates worked there last season and they think the numbers of size fish close in are reducing with more and more people bringing their boats. The skipper last season also reckons people will ping his spots and sit on them for days after which makes it hard for him as the charter boat is the glass bottom boat so he cant exactly go out wide.
if you go into hunters creek I would make sure to check if you need permission as you would if u were going by 4x4. pretty sure you can enter station land via creeks without a station managers permission but don't know if its the same on land owned by the traditional owners. in any case its about respecting the bardi people and their home so it always pays to ask first. have fun.
leesfishin
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last time I was there you
last time I was there you wernt aloud in any of the creeks around that area by car or boat, just ask when you check in.
sharks are very thick behind the island and the western side.
Busted Arse
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Mackies - You have any dramas
Mackies - You wont have any dramas picking one up there close in as well either trolling a minnow or even floating a pillie. Ive also used a Spanish flag as live bait. You'll often pick up a shark live baiting though.
trymyluck
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I spent a season working at
I spent a season working at the Cape, I fished every day out of a 3.5m tinny, no problems if you have your wits about you. heaps of big mackies off the back of the island and along the reef along western beach. Tuna, Cobia etc . The bottom fishing isnt great i would stick to the surface stuff. head out further west away from the reefs and look for the booby birds and bait schools for your Sailfish. The area out in front of the launching beach is a bit of a nursury with heaps of various pelagic species ,but generally they are smaller,spotted and Shark mackies, cobia, Queenies trevs etc but usually smaller. I would head around the island and along the current lines and drops off off western beach. You will sort it out pretty qik, I would just troll most of the time.
Fisher Kid
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Yea thanks, guys, were more
Yea thanks, guys, were more interested in pelagics, and finding some nice structure to cast at, ive never got a mack, so were probs gunna troll till I get one, then we wanna find some bait balls for some tuna, and then cast for queenies, trevs, ect.
Fishing and catching are two different things. But i want to learn how to catch.
pale ale
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There will probably be
There will probably be constant Easterly winds every day.
Concentrate your efforts on the Western side of the Cape