Colors of the Evening

Morning, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

Changing of the tide

Changing of the tide, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

The tide is just changing from a very low tide (1.18 11 Feb)

The sands are golden, the breaking waves are white.
Behind the waves the murky storm waters, and riding in fast and furious is the blue water from the sea.

Beautiful coastline always changing

Colors of the Water after the Storms

Colors of the Water after the Storms, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

The tide was coming in.
You can see the clear blue water in the middle of the channel.
Closer to shore is the murky dark water from the rivers.

There are not many fish around at present because of the fresh water in the river. The rains have made the beautiful blue waters a dark murky color.
Here you can see the waters coming in with the changing of the tide.
Fishermen hopefully wait hoping the salt water will bring in some fish for feeding.

 

 

Low Tide

Low Tide, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

3rd January...I walked back to the shore over the sand flats.
This yacht was moored a little too close to land on this very low tide...0.60 at 17.15..
I am walking back now at 15.00 and the tide is still going out.

The tide is still not at its lowest...According to my tide chart, the tide will go as low as 0.37 on the 31st jan, but at 0.60 today on the 2nd Jan, it is very low.

Sands of the Low tide

Sands of the Low tide, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

The very low tide...1.23m at 18.50 of 22 December

The color was spectacular.
It looked like a desert with all the sand

Low tide sand banks Hervey Bay

Low tide sand banks Hervey Bay, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

The colors of the sea were just beautiful...blue as blue.
The sand banks went out to sea a long way.
The colors of the sand and the sea were beautiful

 

Tide is coming in at 5 pm...

Tide is coming in at 5 pm..., originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

The tide came in at a very fast pace.
One moment I was walking on the edge of the water out in the bay, then I was almost at the edge of the shoreline as the tide followed me.

You could see the water coming in in swirling waves.
It was very beautiful

 

Sunset with the tide (Burrum)

sunset with the tide (Burrum), originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

You can see the Tide coming in fast

 

Pinks reflect in the Waters (Burrum)

Pinks reflect in the Waters (Burrum), originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

The sunset was pink

http://www.ga.gov.au/geodesy/astro/sunrise.jsp

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Tide is coming in at Burrum Heads

Tide has come in, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

You can see the movement in the waters as they rush to shore
With an urgency that maybe the shore will recede before it does

Nugget's Weekly Prediction
Weekend of November 21 / 22
Saturday looks like the better day this weekend although it will still be marginal for exposed areas.
Tides:
Ideal tides this weekend to collect your own bait, low tide is just after daylight but it is the only low tide during daylight hours, if you miss it you’ll struggle to pump yabbies.
Medium tidal flow this weekend; the morning run in tide will have the strongest flow and Saturday’s tides will be slightly bigger than Sundays.
Very early Sat morning run out tide is 35% of the year’s biggest.
Saturday during daylight hours the run in is 55% of the year’s biggest – the run out Sat afternoon is 45%.
Sun tides are about 45min later and 5 – 10% smaller than Sat tides.
Solunar Peaks:
The solunar peaks for the weekend are reasonable and will have a slight effect, especially Saturday.
On Saturday they are 75% and fall at 2.50am and 3.00pm.
On Sunday they are 50% and fall at 3.30am and 4.00pm.
Target Species: - Whiting | Mulloway | Flathead | Jacks | Pelagic
Whiting – Although not the best tides, a late spawning run has seen excellent catches of whiting in all rivers, creeks and estuaries over the past few weeks.
Most locations fish better on the run out tide and bloodworms are by far the best bait.
Position yourself on the edge of a sandbank in 3 – 6m of water on the run out tide.
Use a 3 ball sinker, 1.5m trace, 2 – 3kg line and bloodworms for bait.
You can also use small yabbies, tiny prawns or soldier crabs which will catch you whiting, but not as many.
Sandbanks are not always visible on the surface – a gradual slopping bottom in a sandy area is still a sandbank – just submerged.

http://www.nuggetfishing.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=98

Mulloway - Tides are good this weekend for mulloway around bar entrances provided you’re there very early and fish the last of the run out.
If you’re buying bait try squid or very big prawns which seem to work at this time of year however live mullet will improve your chances a lot.
They also take larger soft plastics worked very slowly just up off the bottom.
Mangrove jacks – Hot sultry days have seen quite a few jack caught over the past week.
Look for structure – sunken trees, jetties and rocky areas.
Cast lures or lightly weighted bait in as close to the snags as possible.
Prime time will be tide changes, dusk and dawn.
Flathead – The small amount of rain has improved flathead catches.
Most of the action has been at the mouth of rivers, creeks and drains on the edge of the main channels, not up in the shallows.
Sandy patches in amongst weed beds are also good.

Sandbanks at the change of tide

Sandbanks at change tide, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

Kayak Fishing Around BURRUM HEADS

Due to it's  proximity to the river and bay, there are numerous options on the table at Burrum Heads. Flathead is probably the most likely of catches around the river mouth, with large specimens caught regularly - often right out front of the tourist park itself. It's worthwhile inspecting the beach flats at low tide, which reveals some large crevices left behind by Flatties that were resting up during the high tide.

Many other species can be caught in the river mouth, including Queenfish, Trevally and even Spotty Mackeral are known to venture past. Bream are also present, easily visible on a clear day. These are also commonly caught on the opposite side of the river, where reports of Mangrove Jack captures are also made.

As far as kayak fishing destinations go, it's pretty hard to look past the Burrum river. And as far as ideal places to base yourself for a kayak fishing-fest holiday, the Burrum Heads Beachfront tourist park is pretty much impossible to overlook. Positioned right at the river mouth, or Burrum Heads, as it's known, access to the northern stretch of Hervey Bay is a mere few minutes paddle away. Access to the river itself is as simple as it gets: just select one of the boat ramps to launch from (there are three of them within relative arms reach - one that looks suspisciously made for kayaks and canoes) and away you go. It's not often that weather will prove a showstopper for kayak fishing at Burrum Heads. Strong easterly winds combined with an outgoing tide will generally make for uncomfortably choppy conditions, however.

http://yakabout.com.au/home/content/view/263/55/

 

Colors of the Low TideWatery Tracks

Watery Tracks, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.