Captains Log of Coral Sea Trip

Finally here is the daily report for all to read about with our 20 day trip to the Coral Sea.
Captain Ben Bright with Greg as crew

20th Nov
Depart Yorkeys at 12.30
Arrive Opal Reef & met up with "The Boss' mothership for charter
Rafted up

21st Nov
Light tackle fishing behind Opal Reef and then Marlin fished afternoon

• Mahi Mahi
• Yellow Fin
• Scaley
• Turrum

22nd Nov
Light tackle fished Opal Reef 1/2 day and then Marlin fished afternoon
Departed for Holmes Reef at 2100 hrs and travelled through the night at 7knots in 15-20 knot S/E seas

23rd Nov
Puttered through the night and arrived at Holmes Reef 1430 hrs
Fished last couple of hours

24th Nov
Fished Holmes Reef

• Dogtooth Tuna
• Red Bass
• Blue Fin T/V
• Blue Spot Trout

25th Nov
Fished east Holmes Reef

• Dogtooth Tuna
• Long Nose Emperor
• Green Jobfish

Departed towards Willis Island slow chug through the night

26th Nov
Slow chug till dawn then ran to drop off trolled edge
The Boss arrived in afternoon and fished till dark

• Dogtooth Tuna
• Yellow Fin Tuna
• Jobfish

27th Nov
Trolled teasers on E edge of reef - not many bites but eventually 18lb Dogtooth on fly

28th Nov
Towed tender to The Boss to N sand cay where clients John Ted & Michael fly fished in shallows
29th Nov
Ran to W edge of reef and trolled just teasers N

• Dogtooth Tuna
• T & R Sailfish

30th Nov
Ran to west side & trolled teasers ended up on east side

• Dogtooth Tuna on fly

1st Dec
Teaser fished S/E side

• Dogtooth Tuna
• Sailfish

2nd Dec
Fished N edge with fly - slow - teased a couple but no results

3rd Dec
Ran S and fished S/E edge

• Dogtooth Tuna - 1 40lbs on fly

Teased 15 or so - good conditions

4th Dec
Fished til mid afternoon and then ran to Herald Cay

5th Dec
Dept Herald Cay and ran to Heralds Surprise - teaser fished
Fished down to sand cay and Flinders

• Dogtooth Tuna
• Red Bass
• Blue Fin Trevally

6th Dec
Dept from sand cay at Flinders Reef - ran to middle of E Ribbons Reef.
Ran to top of Ribbons and Marlin fished

• 700lbs
• 400lbs
• 150lbs
• Scaley's
• Rainbow runners

7th Dec
Dept from Flinders Reef and trolled lures to Dart Reef
Ran to Mc Dermott Bork, then Flora Reef

• Black Marlin T&R 300 Ib

8th Dec
Trolled lures

• Jobfish

9th Dec
Dept from Flora Reef, trolled Lagoon, ran to Sea Mount, Jenny Louise and Flynn Reef
Dropped of passengers and headed home to Yorkeys Knob - arrived 8pm

• Blue Fin T/V
• Mahi Mahi