Reef balls to hook anglers at Peel and Coochie

By Judith Kerr
Updated June 13 2013 - 12:03pm, first published 10:30am
Stradbroke Ferries operations manager Rick Metcalfe watches as a crane hoists reef balls into the water at Peel Island. Photo: Chris McCormack
Stradbroke Ferries operations manager Rick Metcalfe watches as a crane hoists reef balls into the water at Peel Island. Photo: Chris McCormack
A fish-eye view of the inside of a 600kg concrete reef ball before it is placed on the seabed off Peel Island. Photo: Chris McCormack
A fish-eye view of the inside of a 600kg concrete reef ball before it is placed on the seabed off Peel Island. Photo: Chris McCormack
A total of 128 concrete reef balls stacked on the deck of a Stradbroke Ferries barge before it took them to Peel Island s artificial reef.  Photo: Chris McCormack
A total of 128 concrete reef balls stacked on the deck of a Stradbroke Ferries barge before it took them to Peel Island s artificial reef. Photo: Chris McCormack
128 concrete reef balls stacked on the deck of a Stradbroke Ferries barge before it took them to Peel Island's artificial reef. Photo: Chris McCormack
128 concrete reef balls stacked on the deck of a Stradbroke Ferries barge before it took them to Peel Island's artificial reef. Photo: Chris McCormack
A large crane on the deck of a Stradbroke Ferries barge hoists the concrete balls into the water off Peel Island. Photo: Chris McCormack
A large crane on the deck of a Stradbroke Ferries barge hoists the concrete balls into the water off Peel Island. Photo: Chris McCormack

Redland anglers have been given extra fishing spots after more than 224 concrete reef balls, costing $265,000, were tipped into waters off Peel and Coochiemudlo islands on Tuesday.