Trolling For Coral Trout, Near The Double Island In North Queensland

[@lukefalzon]

thank you guys love use ❤️

[@southwestsaltydogs5211]

Go threw the river mouth!!!!

[@jasecahill-burchill7429]

Hey man I just want to give you some tips but you should troll rmg lures around the 10 meter deep mark you can get 4-5-6-8 meter diving lures and I catch crap tons of mackerel there and there are two colours I use and that is the red and white quantas colour and another one with red stripes and sparkle I don’t know what it’s called thought and the second wreck is covered in school Mack’s so if you use a paternoster rig with a whole pillie you get many

[@shanaehatfield5961]

Keep being the good genuine bloke that you are! Love watching your videos just for your personality, whether there’s fish or not 😊

[@Jail_Cake]

35 year old skateboarder from nz here... your wee family popped up on my home page when I was watching skateboarding so I watched a vid and then a tonne of vids on both pages. Big inspiration to just be happy. hope you guys love life as much as we love the vids. Love the fishing chart and figuring out what fish is which and all that raw stuff.

[@adamsankey8702]

A great guy to watch on the tube for fishing tips in far North Queensland is Andy’s fishing and wild cook. He definitely knows what his talking about 🤙🏼

[@snaggged]

hey great vid mate. So stoked you finally got a trout. Those fish you kept catching (including the one snagged on the coral) are called honeycomb or bird wire cod. Like all cod they have to be 38cm but few very rarely grow that size. Since the trout have tiny scales, you can fry strips in oil and it tastes aazing..There are a few campsites located on double hence the buildings. Cheers for the great content man!

[@lukefalzon]

hey brother thank you for the heads I will defiantly try it :) are you from cairns?

[@snaggged]

@@lukefalzon Yep! lived here my hole life. hope to see ya around one day

[@nichole2614]

I love your vids keep it up

[@jamesdaly6617]

Coral trout look pretty amazing man, good catches and tight lines man

[@giordano_53]

Love watching your videos they are some of the best fishing and exploring content on the internet KEEP IT UP❤❤

[@mikehunt6280]

Hey son, love the videos and the energy you bring to them ! They were Rock Cods that you guys were catching that you were unsure about... You can also tell that Conner is a good, young, respectable fella and i think you guys are going to get a heap of 3m flatties and make a lot of memories and content together !! Peace out brother xx

[@lukefalzon]

owww thank you mike that really means a lot Im glad use enjoy the videos where are you guys from?

[@aidenniehaus5778]

Just started watching your content, now can't stop. Keep it up. Glad I have alot more videos to watch 😂

[@brianmery761]

Coral trout eat whole in oven. Best. Meat around the bones is 👌👌👌great video, so much fun. Ari is a cutie. Stay Blessed brother!

[@lukefalzon]

Thank you for the heads up bro appreciate it, where are you from?

[@Chandradatt_singh]

Just found your channel an love it keep up the amazing work 👏 👍 😀 ❤️ 🙌 blessings from Canada 😊

[@RealBKTM]

Awesome videos mate. If you get up to the Daintree river. Launch at the ramp in the village and head about 2 km downstream and the weed bed on the left is loaded with Barra. Watch out for Fat Albert the croc though.

[@lukefalzon]

thank you mcwild I have to try it out mate cheers you from Queensland?

[@RealBKTM]

@@lukefalzon yeah Cairns and the Daintree. Iam working in Tennessee atm but can't wait to get back home.

[@sailingsurvival]

Great work, I wreken get one of those long sleeve breathable from BCF. You can always wet it it will keep you cool out there. Maybe a hat too ay stops the sunburn.

[@lukefalzon]

thank you mate what do you mean? at bcc?

[@bensibs8211]

@@lukefalzon BCF is the boating camping fishing store in the middle of cairns.

[@scottcoolum]

Great catch , filleting and cooking mate !! Yeeew The sun is nasty hey , and its only September ,,,, SPF and hats are your best mates now 👍

[@lukefalzon]

thank you Scott loving it up here, where are you from?

[@scottcoolum]

@@lukefalzon Sunny coast mate , I'm the scar face Melanoma guy 😞 Keep up the great vids and be sun smart Bro Yeeew

[@newzealandearthmover4008]

Hey mate great day out by the looks. U mite need to get a bimini to keep that sun off ya on a big day out on the water. Not fun or good getting sun burnt aye. Fish looks beauty cooked up crumbed. How are u liking living in far north Queensland? cheers 🍻

[@yoarchie]

Hey mate you like fishing the Mulgrave its a beautiful system. Were the mouth is they called it Russell Heads n the islands are High n Russell islands good for snorkling etc. The Sand bars change every year down there cause of the big floods in the wet season. I'm not sure if you still can but there are houses n huts down to hire if ya wanna spend the weekend.

[@lukefalzon]

thank you Sean I for the heads up I might have to go check it out :) where are you from?

[@yoarchie]

@@lukefalzon Hey mate I'm from Cairns been here 30 years. Love ya vids good to see your enjoying the far nth. Mate you've got choices galore up here. Plenty to explore the fresh water creeks n rivers are good as well n Tinaroo dam big barra hard to catch but. I could go on forever haha enjoy your new playground bro good luck lukey!!!! N bro u think it's hot now remember we're in early spring hahaha.

[@oskiprojects]

Epic video luke enjoyed this one a lot !! Could see the waves from the crock that jumped off the bank and the bubbles in the water !

[@Vyronn]

LOVED THE VIDEO LUKE

[@lukefalzon]

thank you so much :)

[@ashleyrobertson2782]

Pumped for more island videos. Keep them coming Luke!

[@lukefalzon]

im glad you enjoyed it bro thank you :)

[@Jess-fn4yk]

Hey m8 love the videos Coral Trouts are great to eat so are those Tusk fish that you caught they are great too and the cod are nice when they are size all white fleshed fish, miss the QLD weather ,make the most off it m8 take care tight lines

[@lukefalzon]

Thank you so much bro appreciate it, hope your well, but I have to say I loved the trout 10/10

[@jakebattaia1127]

Good catch mate that’s a coral trout the red ones with tiny blue spots are reef trout that u get at the Great Barrier Reef but the brown one (like u court) and the other red one with big blue spots are island trout the legal limit is 38cm

[@lukefalzon]

It was fun mate I loved it so much, where you from?

[@jakebattaia1127]

@@lukefalzon I’m born and bread in Mackay on a cane farm mate

[@abgaming8115]

Filleting needs some work bro 🤣🤣 Kurrimine Beach fishing comp on this weekend. About 90 mins south of Cairns . You should head down for it! Always an awesome weekend

[@lukefalzon]

are you doing the coipition? and what fish can you catch?

[@abgaming8115]

@@lukefalzon Yeah I'm heading down. It's reef and creek fishing but they target different fish each year. It's a big party each afternoon with heaps of prizes. Great community.

[@TidalTerror]

bro when you next get a coral trout cook the skin mate goes like pork crackle the best ever to go with the trout!! awesome video mate!

[@SaltWaterSteve1]

Yeeewwww just found ya channel been watching heaps 🤙🏽 I’m in Perth but grew up in Mt Isa

[@brianturnbull280]

Fark, watching you eat coral trout and saying I don’t know what it tastes like, man, you will not taste a better fish, but hey, you come from those southern states, you don’t know better, LoL The tusk fish legal size is 25 cm, so you could of tasted a very nice fish and you through it back, well, in time you will learn better, enjoy your time in the best state in Australia, Luke, Cheers mate.

[@Richorob]

Awesome Coral trout is by far my favourite 👍🏻

[@lukefalzon]

it was really amazing I think its one of my fav to loved it how did you have it?

[@Richorob]

@@lukefalzon when I was up North last year we had one whole baked… 👍🏻

[@summarjones9833]

I love you vids and it makes me want to go fishing

[@isaacanjoul5530]

Another quality video, keep it up your vlogs make my week !

[@lukefalzon]

im so happy to hear that mate where you from?

[@Pandamania371]

Bro watching you from California waiting on our Dungeness season to open. Great videos always calming.

[@adrianhamilton4724]

Sick vid bro looks like ya having a ball in ya new home keep em coming ✌✌

[@lukefalzon]

Thank you my brother 😊 I’m loving it and I’m glad you enjoy them Where are you from?

[@dustymules]

Those 5 or so fish you asked about are cod's. Good eating, the flesh is soft but it tastes pretty good 👌 Great vids man too, keep em coming. Would love to be in and around the tropical coast.

[@guyainona5513]

Hey mate good video Coral trout is good with the skin on scale the fish first then fillet the trout and cook in shallow oil the trout wings are also beautiful on the BBQ with just salt pepper

[@robcarroll2403]

Big crocs get in those mangrove systems, watch ya back in there mate.

[@lukefalzon]

cheers my brother how are you?

[@Behappy-h6j]

You need a hat bro! Looks good fun mate

[@michelleturner8048]

Hi Luke I Love watching u lots of respect 😊

[@TheGamingKarrit]

Hey Luke, what’s your thoughts on the Jimny? Any ups or downs please let me know. Thinking about buying one.

[@lukefalzon]

For what I do at the moment it’s ok

[@lukefalzon]

What do you want to do?

[@sqiushyj.r9296]

Great vid. Keep them coming.!

[@lukefalzon]

thank you my brother how are you?

[@leighwilson6376]

The fish at 33.50 is a honeycomb cod. Good eating bro. Also if u get the coral trout skin and cut it into strips and shallow fry it until its crispy 👌

[@lukefalzon]

thank you for the heads up! im going to try it next time, are you from Queensland?

[@leighwilson6376]

@@lukefalzon yea bro. Travelling around.

[@HamishHughes]

That sunburn, ouch man!! The QLD sun is brutal! How good is living in the sunshine state but!

[@lukefalzon]

loving it so much man where you from?

[@jimbojones3124]

Break those trout up with a good sirloin mate 👍🏻 great vid

[@granterisir8808]

Hey Luke, Been loving your videos! I’ve noticed you troll really slow. Try trolling around 8-10kph when you’re out in the open (not little creeks) I reckon you’ll get more hits 👍

[@peterdaalman462]

Great video Luke

[@jackhogan138]

Wicked vid mate lots of luv

[@lukefalzon]

much love my brother thank you :) hope your well

[@cruzinoz8783]

Awesome vid mate , 12 months and I’ll be up that way near kurramine beach ,

[@lukefalzon]

Thank you 😊 and you must be so pumped to get up here, where you from?

[@cruzinoz8783]

@@lukefalzon from vic mate , moving up there , did the chasing tuna and marlin down here and can’t wait to fish up there

[@Aussiehoghunters]

Should have trawled Conner , bloody good mullet !! Keep up the good work mate 👌

[@Footballdreams99]

Nice vid mate welcome to paradise.

[@lukefalzon]

Thank you mate appreciate you 🙂

[@lukefalzon]

Are you from cairns?

[@Footballdreams99]

Yeah mate would live anywhere else

[@rockfly8384]

Loving the videos mate!!!!

[@lukefalzon]

awesome im so glad you like them :) how are you?

[@Maxy323]

Nice trout have you tried vibes on the reef .yet?

[@ivanlukaradobuljac1239]

How many you know do the same 😢. Like the Melbourne Mornington Peninsula. You working or selling?😢

[@kbtravelfun1146]

Luke next time you catch some Corel trout after you have taken off the fillet cut up the skin in finger size pieces and panfry it in some oil it’s go good to have with a beer. 🍻🤙🏽

[@ryanpedersen5722]

Lol I know the feeling when you have a close call to a croc in the tinnie 😂 horrible feeling

[@lukefalzon]

scary stuff man where you from?

[@ryanpedersen5722]

@@lukefalzon Cairns, had the close call in Weipa though, bloody crocs everywhere up there

[@billydoesstuff9480]

Hey mate, huge fan here hopefully one day I get the chance to see you in real life aye

[@natalietibos4773]

Bless u (for the sneeze) 😂

[@lukefalzon]

Thank you and bless you to 🙂

[@judedale537]

love your stuff luke

[@lukefalzon]

thank you Jude are you from Queensland?

[@brandonchandler3227]

Loving the videos mate hope your enjoying it up there keep it up 👌

[@lukefalzon]

thank you brother how you been?

[@brandonchandler3227]

@@lukefalzon good bro what about you how’s the family going

[@Jeff_Mason]

giving the doggo a bite @ the end got a like from me

[@emojidistributor4347]

Amazing video mate!

[@lukefalzon]

thank you bro, hope your well

[@rockzzlol]

Hey I haven’t fished reef before what gear do you use I just want to know so I got an idea of what I need

[@Melakyeviti]

Yeah boy I just heard you’re gonna start doing merch fuck yeah I’m buying for sure

[@lukefalzon]

much love bro I hope your well :)

[@grahambishop263]

Another Great Video

[@lukefalzon]

thank you mate hope your well

[@madisonray3949]

I cannot believe you wasted that Coral Trout skin!! It’s the best! You cut it up and fry it in the pan; it’s like pork crackle!

[@lukefalzon]

Omg I didn’t no 😌 don’t worry I’ll have to try it out

[@harrylyster7120]

Great video mate! We should link up sometime and go mud crabbing and fishing. I live in Noosa Heads QLD. Do you know where that is?

[@lukefalzon]

Thank you bro is it past port Douglas?

[@katrinathorne1238]

Love your videos

[@Blackpumkin6]

Keep up the vids dude, yew 🤙🏼

[@lukefalzon]

Thank you brother I appreciate it mate, how are you?

[@skylac8839]

haha bro you need hand show u how fillet you look dangerous bro lol nice trout bro you'll be a natural in no time my freind keep up good work

[@jaijai259]

Go upstream from deeral boat ramp and flick the fresh for barra. Goes good

[@deriusnoah5626]

Keep rocking brother I’m from Malaysia I love your videos

[@thebayslayer1]

you got such a positive energy brother 😎😎🤙🤙

[@lukefalzon]

I try bro thank you dan, where are you from?

[@thebayslayer1]

@@lukefalzon brisbane brother... might be joining you up there soon hopefully, will be moving for work 😊

[@jimmicknaawi3334]

Coral trout wings and the head good for a coconut curry fish soup 👌 nothing goes to waste when come to coral trout.

[@lukefalzon]

Good idea love it bro I’m going to try it thank you 😊 where you from?

[@dustymules]

cut the skin up of the trout into little strips too bro and cook that up in a little bit of oil salt. Taste like KFC chicken skin mate, no shit! So good 👍👍

[@Drewisyou94]

Coral trout is the tastiest fish 👌 If you want something cool to do in FNQ you can walk to king reef off of Kurrimine beach when there's a big low tide

[@theoffender3113]

I live in Cairns.. let me know if ya wanta head out to the reef for a fish..?

[@lukefalzon]

always down bro send me a Message on instagram

[@C4EE]

Sweet video 👏🏽🤙🏽

[@lukefalzon]

thank you bro I hope your well :) and are you from Queensland?

[@C4EE]

@@lukefalzon cheers bro, same to you. Nah we're from the NT

[@jefwannabe2214]

yo i love you and your vids man

[@hunterjackson9637]

You should go to blackfellow creek near the Edmonton coles jumps there are some fresh water fish

[@thecrakanot]

The beat part of the coral trout is the cheek cook it whole next time when you get one that size

[@lukefalzon]

So cool the fish hole done ✅

[@lukefalzon]

Did you see the fillets?

[@saxonharveymale854]

That’s a coral trout Great eating loved the vid to

[@Adam-sc4cz]

4:17 bless u

[@lukefalzon]

:) and may god bless you

[@saltyseas8232]

all the cod you got were honey comb cod and they are good eating but gotta be bigger

[@lukefalzon]

sweet brother thank you for the heads up bro

[@x2yeetking308]

Love your content

[@lukefalzon]

thank you bro what do you like about it?

[@peterhatton7558]

plenty of crabs down near the old sea swift barge,.. on way to red bank.

[@cloughdog]

Double island has an old resort on it! Black spot estuary cod and grassy emperor (sweetlip) were the other fish! Keep doing you!

[@lukefalzon]

thank you for the heads up I will try it thank you again brother, are you from cairns?

[@leavemealonepl3]

hey luke, rock cod is that fish you keep catching good eating, and i prefer all my fish skin on, as a chef i rate ur filleting skillz very low as you should gut the fish, the yellow staining on the fish meat is the fishes stomach acid as you punctured it while filleting, both fish would of been less waste and better eating wrapped in alfoil with butter and lemon in its gut, yummm

[@wademan7180]

Hey mate anywhere between 4-6 knots is a good troll speed specially for mackerels 🤙🏻

[@lukefalzon]

Thank you bro do you think there would be Mackies where I was?

[@wademan7180]

@@lukefalzon yeh for sure an queenies they get em off the palm cove jetty all the time an anywhere in between yorkeys an double island but out abit wider an also out near end of the leads leaving the inlet so all those beacons you see right out the end 👌🏻

[@timroberts69]

@@lukefalzon For sure there would be big Spanish mackerels where you were trawling. Up the speed a bit, you were going too slow for the pelagic fish like mackerel, and queen fish. These fish hit at tremendous speeds. The reason you were catching "coral" type fish (coral trout, cod, etc.) was that you were going too slow. There's nothing wrong with catching coral trout for eating, but for sheer fun the pelagic fish are where to go.

[@Keeansoutdooradventures]

Hey mate the fish that looked like a fingermark was a grass emperor great eating but I could be wrong

[@lukefalzon]

Yes it was beautiful eating brother, where are you from?

[@Keeansoutdooradventures]

@@lukefalzon Mackay mate

[@saltyoutdoors534]

nice vid mate

[@sherylhokianga6075]

Wat a Cutie Little Daughter Yous Have!

[@lukefalzon]

thank you

[@BradG73]

You post such good content keep it up

[@lukefalzon]

thank you bro what do you like about it?

[@laytoncurrie4070]

Some people like to shallow fry the Skin (with scales on) it’s sort of like fishy pork crackle.

[@lukefalzon]

Yes that’s whAt everyone is saying now, I’m definitely going to do it thank you brother

[@scowy_sg2125]

Hey bra. Depending where your from different people will call the same fish different things. Those little cod you were catching we have always called wire netting cod. I’ve caught hundreds and been fishing in NQ since I was a kid and never caught a legal size one so don’t know what they taste like! Good luck all the best there aren’t many fish up here that don’t taste good if fresh caught and cooked properly lots of people will try rubbish lots of different fish which are perfectly good to eat. Some fish won’t freeze as well as others is something else to keep in mind.

[@CarlHenning-ih4ub]

Hey bro, you can go a bit faster trialling. I'm up in Mornington Island 🏝️ paradise mate

[@TroyH576]

Tip put your pots in water high enough that you can check them in the low tides

[@richardrobinson68]

You should come and fish and crab in Darwin. Leaves that for dead. This morning 13 keeper crabs and 2 barra

[@jeffreyflynn2805]

Mate you’re in Qld now that sun bites, be sun smart, hat and long sleeves minimum, I even wear light weight long fishing pants. As a bonus it helps with the bugs.

[@lukefalzon]

thank you Jeff will do brother :) where in Queensland you from?

[@jeffreyflynn2805]

@@lukefalzon I’m down in Brisbane mate but I travel and fish

[@johnshipman3428]

Bless you

[@adamsankey8702]

And yes you can eat black spot cod there not bad but the coral trout that’s one of the best eating fish 🙌🏼

[@lukefalzon]

Thank you my friend 👍🏼 I hope your well

[@harleybell6275]

It’s a rock cod pretty good eating as long as you eat it in fish tacos or with something

[@theorganicaussie436]

Go all the way up the arm 👍🏽

[@lukefalzon]

Done ✅ brother :)

[@lukefalzon]

Where you from?

[@theorganicaussie436]

From Melbourne. Have been enjoying your channel for a while now, congrats on the move , better fish up there to catch than down here 🤙🏽

[@Truffles069]

That's one of my local spots mate lol..

[@lukefalzon]

Do you enjoy it,

[@lukefalzon]

What have you caught there? Message me on Instagram if you like

[@brookewalker2561]

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