Ian Moody Sportfishing Charters

Name: Ian Moody Sportfishing Charters
Address: Townsville, QLD, 4814, AU
Telephone: +61402339459

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Ian Moody Sportfishing Charters

Fully owned and established Guided charter operation in the Hinchinbrook region.

17/11/2024

If you would like to get involved in local Barramundi restocking, contact the Townsville Barramundi Restocking Group facebook group and come along to the next meetings to find out when the next stockings will take place, and even better, become a member!

Cheers Vinnie Versfeld for the pics!

30/10/2024

My Final day. Barra season 2024.

Brian and Neils 5th day. These guys have been my longest returning clients for many many years. Each year I've been raising the PB on Barra for them, but that elusive metre plus has been something that just hasn't given us the love. Well today , for Brian, he joins the club with a 106cm Barra. I don't know who is more stoked, me or him. And to do it on the final day just puts the icing on the cake on a week of large fish. Neil still scored a 69 and a 83cm to the boat but both guys have had at least 9 follows to the boat on uncommitted fish.

Time for a short well earned break for me. And to catch up on family life.

29/10/2024

Day 4 for the lads, managed 3 from 6 today. All solid fish from 78cm to 95cm. Must say these barra are fighting on steroids, every fish not giving up so easily and at one stage Brian performed a miracle by rescuing his baitcaster over the side after it was ripped out of his grasp !

28/10/2024

Weather a tad ordinary today, and the fish weren't really feeling the joy. But the sharks were. Even fishing the shallows now is getting harder with sharks moving in with the warmer water temps. Plenty of follows from large barra on the lures but just not commiting.

28/10/2024

A few there.....

27/10/2024

Bit of a weather change today, only managed 3 to the boat to 93cms being the biggest. Got our butts kicked 4 times this arvo on a different school of fish which were larger in size.

26/10/2024

Cracking first day for lads Brian and Neil, both scoring new pb's of 97 and 96cm. Along with an 87, 89 and Smallest barra was 70cm. All released except the 70cm for Dinner.

23/10/2024

Couple of good ones today caught on RMF scaleblazer hardbody lures.... wanna play guess the sizes game?

22/10/2024

Bit of a late start due to the tides at Port Hinchinbrook this morning, but Leonie and Mick went home with many smiles after 6 Barras to a best of 68cm with a few bigger ones lost. A rogue mangrove jack at 45cm and that elusive Threadfin salmon I needed for the trifecta the other day at 72cm! 😅

21/10/2024

Couple of nice ones at just under 80cm today for Renae who unfortunatly almost had the Barra of a life time hooked up but upon its headshake on the surface it spat the lure out from only being pinned by one treble on the side of its head.

20/10/2024

Was working hard for a trifecta today if we could have got a thready.. found some, but just could not entice a bite out of them. Still the lads ended up with 5 barra bites of about 75 to 80cm in length and 3 really nice Fingermark.

19/10/2024

Thank you and im very grateful for all the birthday wishes today. Phone has gone nuts and have been trying to answer everyone. It's a hard one while being away and not being able to spend it with my kids, but a couple of good mates and the lovely people at the Beachcombers restaurant made it a great one.

19/10/2024

I thought today being my birthday that the nice old sea gods would have handed us a metre plus but alas we had 2 possible ones on only to be outdone by both of them. But still a few other barras to 80cm made up for it.

18/10/2024

While the winds have been testing, still plucking away on a few barras before the season comes to a close. Unfortunately a few real good size stonkers have managed to allude the camera but hey tommorrows another day. Starting to get real hot now.

11/10/2024

A big happy birthday to my brother Ryan. Miss the old days bro when you were still guiding, days I'll never forget. I'm on the water today doing what you did for just about an eternity. How about a brief reunion charter bro?? Be greater than an Oasis comeback concert!🤣🤣🤣

09/10/2024

I guess this means one thing?

06/10/2024

Weird bite today, plenty marking throughout the river systems. Still great to see the youngsters catch their first Barra ever, and this one being 66cm went home for dinner.

05/10/2024

A day of giants. Imagine pulling this one back out of the timber! as that was where this bu**er was heading into. Officially my biggest gold spot cod caught in an inshore estuary.

Address

Townsville, QLD
4814

Telephone

+61402339459

Website

http://www.ianmoodysportfishing.com/

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Videos

I guess this means one thing?

Meterys in super shallow water are always memorable. The initial bite is often explosive, then it's usually airborne from there on. Each release is often a lottery if you get a gentle swim away or quite often you get saturated!!!!

What's a stability test without some fishing??

My little barra boat is due for a bit of an upgrade and revamp soon after many years of constant work. Who wants me to return her to the old bionic blue of the early days??

Well, I finally had a day off. And the promise of a variable 10 knot forecast seemed too inviting. So after what has seemed an eternity with these strong trade winds I managed to get the new boat out for more testing and giving the engines a bit of a stretch. While in the video it was nice in Cleveland Bay, further out in Cape bowling green was quite the opposite with winds pushing that 20 knots barrier. Mainly went searching for new ground and managed a nice Spanish, spotted and doggie mackeral. Mate Ray lafferty unfortunatly dusted by a couple of big trout and also had a ball in the arvo on big queenies. A lot of people ask me if I go fishing in my free time and honestly I don't have much of that these days... was great to just go out and do whatever while having a few laughs with mates..

Heading towards sunset....

One good test to perform with a twin engine setup, and particularly a good test for 2C survey reasons, is the ability to get home on one engine if one fails (not that we expect one to fail but any brand can have one to have an issue). Open 2C survey requirements mandate to have 2 main engines. We cut one motor and raised it up then proceeded to get all 7.6m of her on the plane on a single 115hp. She still managed 27 knots. #petomarine #stoneycreekboatworks #mercuryoutboards #burdekin #brettmurrienavalarchitects

One thing I love about 2 engines is the ability to spin the boat on its own length. #stoneycreekboatworks #petomarine #mercuryoutboards

Got to go for the first sea trial in hull number 1 this afternoon and I have to say she performs better than any hull that size I've ever been on. Clients will enjoy the smooth ride in rough conditions that's for sure. A good 15 knot afternoon seabreeze out the front and she ate it up. Hardly any spray over the sides at all.