Fishing in Redcliffe

Phil’s always been into fishing. Brent bought a new rod several weeks ago and got back into fishing. I always liked fishing but would never be the one to suggest going fishing. Until now that is. I just realized I’ve been getting into “old man sports” if you will. I’ve recently really enjoyed fishing and golfing.

Since I got back from Newcastle about a month ago, Brent, Phil and I have gone fishing quite a bit. We leave when Phil gets back from work and stay out until the sun goes down. We usually get a few hours out there. Don’t forget it’s winter here right now, so sunset is usually between 5:30 and 6:30.

Sometimes we fish off of a jetty, sometimes we’re in a boat, sometimes we’re fishing off the beach and if the tide is low, we’ll often walk out into the ocean and fish in water knee or waist deep. Personally, I’m not a big fan of the latter since there are crabs and stuff out there that I would hate to step on and piss off.

We catch fish more times than not. Just recently I caught a 59cm flathead in the Scarborough marina. I had never caught a flathead before and had no idea how big they get but apparently that was the biggest flathead Phil and Brent had ever seen.