21 APRIL 2013 – SUNSHINE COAST (UPDATES)
Date: Sunday 21 April 2013
Meeting Location: The Shell Service Station (Coles Express and Hungry Jacks) – Exit 171 Johnston Road Exit, Bruce Highway on the Sunshine Coast. Just north of the Tibrogargan Creek crossing. Meet at the North Bound station as there is one on both sides of highway (Google map). In case your running late or coming from north coast you can meet us at the first fishing locations as it is pretty easy to find.
Departure Time: 8.30am. This is the time we will leave.
If you wish to have breakfast there, please arrive before the departure time as we won’t be waiting. Please ensure you have enough fuel before we leave.
Destination: We will fish the Sunshine Coast around the Maroochydore region.
Two locations have been selected .
Location 1: lower Martins Creek (9:00 – 10:30)
• Access the site via the Service Rd that runs alongside Maroochydore Rd.
• Turn at the intersection of Maroochydore Rd and Pike St at the Matilda Service station
• Travel to end of the service road to the soccer fields, park there.
• Access creek alongside Maroochydore Rd or further downstream along stream bank
Location 2: South Maroochy River (Downstream of Wappa Falls) (11:00 to 1pm)
• Return to Maroochydore Rd, then onto Bruce Highway
• Exit Highway at Yandina-Coolum Rd after crossing South Maroochy Rr, then into Fleming St and straight ahead onto Old Gympie Rd
• Turn left at Colemans Rd and follow down to creek.
• Parking is limited to about 5 cars at the crossing so you might need to find safe park along side of road before or after the creek and walk the short distance to creek crossing. Lots of shade for buckets and gear.
Our targets include:
• Rhadinocentrus ornatus (Ornate Rainbowfish),
• M. duboulayi (Crimson Spotted Rainbowfish),
• Craterocephalus sp. (Hardyheads),
• Pseudomugil signifer (Pacific Blue-eye),
• Plus the usual range of gudgeons and invertebrates.
If we’re lucky we may also come across some Ambassis agassizii (Glassfish), riffle shrimp and the odd Nannoperca oxleyana (Oxleyan Pygmy Perch).
Pygmy Perch are protected so we can’t keep them.
See this post on the ANGFA Forums for some lovely pictures of the area: http://forums.angfa.org.au/viewtopic.php?t=1643
The expected finishing time is 1.00pm.
Lunch: Finishing with a BYO picnic/BBQ in the shady surrounds of Wappa Dam 5 min from site.
Bring: wading boots, dip nets, folding bait traps, bait or burley for the traps, buckets (with lids), a field tank for photography, an esky or styrofoam box to hold the fish in, plastic bags for the fish, rubber bands, non- iodised salt (cooking salt, rock salt, etc), drinking water, sunscreen and insect repellent (expect sand flies), fish and plant identification books, and water test kits if you have them (hardness, total hardness, pH, dissolved oxygen, salinity, etc).
Remember: We are a conservation society and an important part of each field trip is to survey and record the water conditions and what we find. We are not there to rape and pillage. Take only as much as you need to display or breed. It is illegal to sell fish from the wild without a permit.
Size and bag limits and equipment regulations apply when fishing in fresh water in QLD.
You can find the QLD bag and size limits here: http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/28_2994.htm
You can find the QLD fishing equipment regulations here: http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/28_3023.htm
To nominate for the field trip or to gain further information, please contact the Field Trip Coordinator: Leo O’Reilly, Email: fieldtrips@angfaqld.org.au
David Roberts is our leader on the day and he can be contacted on 0488 012 208.
CHECK THE ANGFA FORUM THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE TRIP TO CONFIRM THAT IT’S STILL ON
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