The Tiger Squid Are Back In Town

The Tiger Squid in Queensland have been thick in Moreton Bay this Autumn and Robbie, one of our keen members of the Central Moreton Bay Chapter had the opportunity to get out and complete some fantastic fishing in the Eastern Bay before the isolation measures kicked in.

You can use good old Google Earth to target areas that show clean water, it can be done on a boat or wading in low tides.

We’re going to hand you over to Robbie Porter, President of the Chapter, to tell us a bit about these tigers…

The squid school up in large volumes in areas around drop-offs weed beds and rubble bottoms.

I like to drift around with the jigs cast out so they are just off the bottom. It is important to purchase good quality lures as the squid attack the lures by themselves and stay hooked.

It turns out Robbie’s favorite jig can be bought at BCF. Robbie recommends the Yamashita Egi Sutte-R Squid Jig in Olive Rainbow (pictured), this is the jig that takes out the squid.

Tigers are particularly fun to catch by sight because you can easily see how they react and use their ‘candles’ to prey on the jig.  Jigging by sight to start off with is by far better than any book can teach you.

Squid although not a fish in theory is just plain fun to catch on the line and extremely good eating.

“There is nothing more delicious than a feed of calamari with the family after a whole day out in the bay.”

If you’re lucky enough to get out in the bay over these next few months while the water is clean and changing, the squid will be on the move. Bon appetit.