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Giant Trevally Tracking – The Detail is in the Data
This page will be used for tracking surface feeding behaviour of Giant Trevally in the Seaway and Broadwater. It is my hope that by the end of this year the data will show a pattern we can use to more accurately predict Giant Trevally feeding behaviour. The more details you guys share the more accurate the info.
Giant Trevally & Kingfish Tracking
| Date | Time Sighted | Tide | Level of Activity | Conditions | Area | Angler |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/3/13 | 1.00pm-2.30pm Halfway through run in tide GT's only | 0909 0.55 1448 0.91 | Medium, bustups every 20 minutes or so | Heavy overcast, 20kt ESE winds | 100m north of the dredge first, then along wavebreak rock wall. | Craig |
| 22/3/13 | 1.45pm once only 3.00pm-4pm Bulk of the action in the top half of the tide. GT's only | 1114 0.43 1712 1.04 | High, Bustups every 10 minutes | Overcast, 15kt NNE | Point of wavebreak rock wall, next to the yellow X | Gretsch |
| 24/3/13 | 4.20pm-5.40pm GT's and Kingfish | 1231 0.26 1838 1.24 | High, Bustups between 5 and 10 minutes apart | Overcast, stormy, NNW 15kts | Nth Wavebreak Yellow x to Pipeline | Kane |
| 28/3/13 | 7.00am-8.30am Kingfish Mainly | 0231 0.11 0842 1.52 | Medium/High, bustups between 10 and 15 minutes apart | Sunny, light 5kt SW | Nth Wavebreak yellow X to northern corner green. | Craig |
| 31/3/13 | 7.30am-10.00am GT's and Kingfish | 0459 0.22 1052 1.26 | Medium / High, 10-15min | moderate cloud cover, mainly sunny. Light winds 10knots SE. | Nth Wavebreak yellow X to northern corner green. | Brett |
| 2/4/13 | 10.15am -10-35am GT's | 0711 0.36 1255 1.05 | High, every 5 minutes | Sunny, 10kts SSE | Nth Wavebreak Yellow x - 100m south | Craig |
| 4/4/13 | 1.35pm - 2.45pm GT | 1047 0.29 1652 1.16 | Medium, 10-15 minutes | Overcast, occasional sunny patches 20-30kts SSE | Nth Wavebreak Yellow x - Strabroke green | Craig |
| 5/4/13 | 2.30 - 6.00pm GT & Kingfish | 1047 0.29 1652 1.16 | Medium 10-15 minutes | Overcast/sunny 20-30kts ESE | Nth Wavebreak Yellow x - Strabroke green | Craig |
| 6/4/13 | 3.40 - 6.00pm GT & Kingfish | 1138 0.22 1749 1.27 | Medium 10-15 minutes | Overcast/ light rain 20-30kts ESE | Nth Wavebreak Yellow x - Strabroke green | Kane |
| 7/4/13 | 4.00 - 5.30pm GT & Kingfish | 1221 0.17 1837 1.38 | High 5-10 minutes | Overcast/rain 15-20kts ESE | Nth Wavebreak Yellow x - Strabroke green | Wade |
| 8/4/13 | 4.20 - 6.00pm Kingfish Mainly, GT's only at dusk | 1259 0.13 1919 1.47 | Medium - 10-15 minutes | Sunny, some clouds | Nth Wavebreak Yellow x - Strabroke green | Craig |
| 8/4/13 | 6.30 - 7.00am GT's and Kingfish | 0029 0.24 0651 1.51 | High - every 5-10 minutes | Sunny, some clouds | Nth Wavebreak Yellow x - Strabroke green | Craig |
| 9/4/13 | 5.30 - 5.40pm Kingfish | 1334 0.11 1958 1.53 | Low- tide turned too late | Heavy Overcast | Nth Wavebreak Yellow x - Strabroke green | Wade & Jonno |
| 11/4/13 | 6.30 - 6.45 Kingfish | 0241 0.22 0843 1.35 | Low - twice only | sunny | canyon | Craig |
| 12/4/13 | 6.30 - 6.45 kingfish only 9.30 GT's for 30 seconds once only | 0321 0.25 0917 1.28 | Low - twice only | Heavy overcast/Rain. 25-35kts SE | Canyon Wavebreak flats | Craig |
| 13/4/13 | 7.45 - 11.00 GT's only | 0400 0.30 0952 1.21 | Very High 5-15 minutes | Heavy Overcast/Rain 25-35kts SE | Canyon - pipeline | Wade |
| 17/4/13 | 10.45 - 12.30 GT's only | 0709 0.49 1253 0.96 | Very High 5-10 minutes | Sunny 5 kts SE | Canyon to pipeline | Craig |
| 18/4/13 | 11.40 - 1.00 Gt's first then kingfish | 0817 0.50 1409 0.95 | Medium - every 10 minutes, Gt's only 4 times, Kingfish 6 times | Sunny, 10-15kts NNW | Canyon south for GT's Next to Nth Wavebreak Yellow X and 150m West of Dredge for Kingfish | Craig |
| 21/4/13 | 3.30pm-5.30pm GT's and Kingfish | 1101 0.33 1721 1.21 | Medium - every 10-15 minutes | Sunny - 20-25kts SSE | Canyon | Andy |
| 22/4/13 | 3.30pm - 5.30pm Gt's and Kingfish | 1141 0.24 1805 1.34 | Medium - every 10-15 minutes | Sunny - 10-15kts NE | Wavebreak Cardinal - Canyon | Craig |
| 23/4/13 | 3.30 - 5.30pm GT's and Kingfish | 1218 0.16 1847 1.47 | Medium every 10-15 minutes | Sunny - 5-10kts SE | Canyon | Craig |
| 25/4/13 | 5.00 - 5.30pm GT's only | 1332 0.05 2010 1.70 | Medium - every 10-15 minutes | Sunny - 10-15kts NE | Canyon | Craig |
| 26/4/13 | 7.00 - 7.30 GTs and Kingfish | 0218 0.14 0817 1.42 | Low - Twice only | Sunny - 10kts SW | Canyon | Craig |
| 29/4/13 | 7.30 - 11.00 GT's | 0458 0.19 1046 1.21 | Very High - multiple schools feeding at once | Sunny - 10kts SW | Canyon | Craig |
| 30/4/13 | 9.00 - 10.30 GT's | 0559 0.24 1147 1.13 | Medium- 10-15 minutes | Sunny - 10kts SE | Canyon | Craig |
| 1/5/13 | 10.30 - 12.00 | 0706 0.29 1258 1.08 | Medium - 10-15 minutes | Sunny - 10kts SE | Canyon | Craig |
| 2/5/13 | no show | 0813 0.30 1414 1.08 | no show | 10-20kts SE cloudy | Sitting on the bottom on the edge of the Canyon | Craig |
| 3/5/13 | no show | 0917 0.30 1528 1.14 | no show | 10-15kts sw | Sitting on the bottom on the edge of the Canyon | Craig |
| 4/5/13 | 3.00pm til 5.30pm Kings only, GT's sulking in the Canyon | 1013 0.27 1633 1.24 | Low | 10.15kts SE | Sandflats north Wavebreak, near channel markers in northern channel, near Wavebreak Anchorage | Jayde |
| 9/5/13 | 5.00-5.30pm GT's came up a few times but some taken on poppers blindcasting | 1330 0.17 2010 1.63 | Low | 10-15kts SE, overcast | Canyon Edge, Nth Wavebreak eddy, strays taken on wavebreak flats. | Craig |
| 12/5/13 | 6.30-8.30 Only came up once properly. | 0343 0.31 0927 1.16 | Low | 10-15kts SW Sunny, most fish blind cast. | Canyon Edge, just south wavebreak X | Craig |
| 13/5/13 | 5.30-7.30 | 0227 0.30 0815 1.23 | High | 15-20kts SE, heavy overcast, Rain | Canyon Edge, Wavebreak Flats | Howard |
| 15/5/13 | no show | 0545 0.40 1129 1.03 | no show | 5-10kts SW | Sitting on the bottom on the edge of the Canyon | Craig |
| 17/5/13 | no show on the GT's Kingfish 10.30-11.00 | 0726 0.43 1330 1.01 | Low, only a few bustups | 5-10kts SW | no sign of GT's anywhere Kingfish First Set of beacons in northern channel | Craig |
| 18/5/13 | 4.30-5.00pm | 1439 1.05 2006 0.56 | Low, twice only near dusk | 10-15kts SW | Canyon near green marker | Luke |
| 21/5/13 | 3.00-5.30pm | 1050 0.22 1731 1.42 | Medium. Bustups every 10-15 minutes | 10-15kts SW | Canyon to first north green marker | Craig |
| 22/5/13 | 3.30-5.30pm | 1134 0.15 1818 1.56 | Medium. Bustups every 10-15 minutes | 15-20kts SE Rain | East Wavebreak Cardinal to Canyon to first north green marker | Craig |
| 24/5/13 | 3.3-5.30pm | 1217 0.09 1904 1.70 | Medium. Bustups every 10-15 minutes | 5-10kts SW | Canyon | Craig |
| 27/5/13 | 6.00 -7.30am | 0354 0.11 0943 1.25 | High, Bustups Every 5 minutes | 5-10kts SW | Mouth of the Seaway | Craig |
| 28/5/13 | 6.30-7.30am Deep Hole Nth Wall No surface feeding but school on the bottom was feeding 9.00 - 11.00am Canyon | 0449 0.13 1039 1.21 | High, bustups 5-10 minutes | 15-20kts S Rain | Mouth of the Seaway Canyon | Craig |
| 29/5/13 | 9.00 - 10.00am | 0547 0.17 1140 1.17 | Low bustups every 10-20 minutes | 5-10kts SW, Sunny | Canyon to 1st north green marker | Craig |
| 4/6/13 | 3.00 - 5.00am GT's | 1105 0.24 1752 1.46 | Low bustups every 10-20 minutes | 5-10kts W, sunny | 1st green marker north in northern channel to second green marker north | Craig |
| 7/6/13 | 6.30-7.00am GT's shortlived | 0135 0.36 0714 1.16 | High, Bustups every couple minutes | no wind, overcast | Canyon | Craig |
| 24/6/13 | 5.30-7.00am GT's only during dawn period | 0340 0.05 0931 1.26 | High, scattered bustups but active fish | low wind | Northern Channel | Howard, Jayde |
| 25/6/13 | 6.00-6.30 Gt's only | 0432 0.06 1026 1.25 | Low, three bustups only | 10kts SW | Triangle | Craig |
| 26/6/13 | No feeding | 0522 0.10 1121 1.23 | no feeding | low wind | none | Craig |
| 3/7/13 | 5.00-5.30pm Gt's first then kingfish just on dark | 1025 0.28 1724 1.42 | High, 6 bustups plus bottom feeding | Low wind | Northern Y first, then Canyon onto the Northern Channel Flats | Craig |
| 8/7/13 | 6.00-6.30am GT's only | 0229 0.27 0810 1.12 | High, Almost constant feeding for 30 minutes | Low wind | Canyon | Craig |
| 9/7/13 | 6.30, GTs only. | 0302 0.25 0846 1.13 | Low, Once only | 10--15kts SSW | Canyon | Craig |