Trevally

How to find a Trevally?

The places fish are found are called “structures”, for example, a rock ledge, reefs, coral reef, a submerged cave, drop off ledge, pinnacle rocks and old ship wrecks etc. are perfect places to find fish homes. Trevally seek these places out to school, for protection and also for ambush and searches for baitfish, squid etc. Therefore if you find the baitfish, you find the larger predators. The baitfish might be down deep working the structure. Trevally are also found in Estuary. The estuary is also a great place to catch Trevally. Look for structures and feed that attract Trevally, i.e. sand spit, bridge pylon, rock wall etc
(Fish are active at dawn and dusk and ½ to full moon phases.)

How to fish using a surface popper?

When Trevally are in shallow water or near the surface “Rogers” and “Rogues” are heaps of fun. The surface poppers let you see every thing that’s going on. Use the “Rogers” as a high-speed retrieve lure and the “Rogues” as a slower blooper. Some fantastic GT’s have been caught using these methods. The “Rogue” are retrieved slower and sit on top of the water and breaks the surface like a mullet or baitfish. The feature of the “Rogue” is a blooper action. As the Roger will get you the extra distance in your cast but need to be retrieved at speed.

How to fish with soft Plastics?

You can use a “Finger Baits" or "Big Eye Buff", “Popeye”, “Mad Shad” or “Power Prawn” to replicate a live bait (Live baits are always better than dead baits!). The emphasis is to make it behaviour like a live bait, try and replicate a Baitfish, prawn or worm in the wild. Work the structures with cast and retrieve methods. We also suggest you use the “Power Prawn” in a slow sinking retrieve to create the prawn hover effect or alternatively skipping it across the surface like a prawn skipping from prey.

How to fish using Spinning lures?

Fish early in the morning or at dusk and cast “Jig King” and “Vectors” The emphasis is high speed action. Cast and retrieve at speed the fast shimmering action gives off the appearance of a darting baitfish. This method focuses on flash and reflection and rapid movement.

When using burley, also chose 100% tuna oil with stripy oil as the base. “OTM oil” is our preferred oil because it is 100%. Try mixing it with chook pellets. This will increase you catch 5 fold.

Becareful in some areas Berley will attract unwanted sharks! ie north Queensland