Im staying in the Brisbane (Scarborough) area for a month and all i've heard from locals, fishermen, yachties, taxi drivers etc is ---- DONT GO KITESURFING IN MORETON BAY ---- THERES TOOOOOO MANY BULL SHARKS!!!!!!!!! YOU'LL GET EATEN FOR SURE!!
I even rang a local kiteshop for info and was told that i'd be nuts if i went kitesurfing on the eastern side of Moreton island as there are more SHARKS there than on Fraser island?
Theres a southeasterly forecast tomorrow and i'd like to sail over to Moreton Island or North Stradbroke to get a chance to kite in the surf but all i hear is SHARKS SHARKS SHARKS!?
Anyone know the truth? - wives tales or true stories?, is there the same amount of SHARKS here as there is everywhere else???


Dont flame me,
Serious replies are welcome,

Waz.

yeh mate dont worry about them I have been spearfishing on the eastern side heaps of times an only seen a few bigger ones and that was off shore about 1/2k to 1k out,try an stick to the clear water an you will be fine,just boost every now an them when you get that I'm being followed feeling.

Hangtime, I headed out from Victoria Pt today, unusually clear water and I saw nothing. Had myself a blast. I have only ever seen dolphins, dugongs and turtles in my time out kiting Moreton Bay over a couple of years. Sure there are sharks there but never had a run in with them myself.
Long way to travel for some surf. Is the Goldie or Sunshine Coast easier to get to? Good luck either way. Warren

sharks are where you find them.

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Originally posted by nuker

Hangtime, I headed out from Victoria Pt today, unusually clear water and I saw nothing. Had myself a blast. I have only ever seen dolphins, dugongs and turtles in my time out kiting Moreton Bay over a couple of years. Sure there are sharks there but never had a run in with them myself.
Long way to travel for some surf. Is the Goldie or Sunshine Coast easier to get to? Good luck either way. Warren

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No car to go to Gold coast or sunshine coast , Im on a sailing boat, otherwise I'd go to Narrowneck maybe?

Last summer there were numerous kitings of similar description from different people around Queens Beach (not North Queens Beach) next to the reef and off Scarborough Beach in front of the Scarborough hotel. I have seen a very small shark probably a little bullshark making passes at me in front of the Scarborough hotel doing a upwind downwind trip from Scarboroughs west coast right through to Queens Beach. I didn't try doing the same downwind trip again...the lagoon at Scarborough is full of 'wildlife' I guess that's why it's the most popular fishing spot for the boaties which are there ALL the time. Another kitesurfer was stalked by a by a big MOFO shark again in front of the Scarborough Hotel area. Dead turtles have washed up on this beach.

On Sunset/Dusk last year around January beachgoers watched baitfish jumping in less then a metre of water at Scarborough's westcoast beach near the Caravan park with a small fin tracing through the water. It was probably a bronze whaler or bull shark but that's something common at that time of the year and we still kited. Probably not best kiting on sunset, in murky water, incoming tide in January.

There has been numerous sightings of a rather large shark on Queens Beach just south of Osbourne reef. This has been seen by local kayakers, apartment owners, and Kiters.

I dont think it's anything to be concerned about but I would keep out of the Scarborough reef area. We're in their territory there are a number of precautions you can take. How often have we heard the cliche scenario of when people have been attacked? swimming at night, sunset in murky water or near seal colonies or diving for abolone etc.