Hervey Bay
School mackerel at the Burrum 8 Mile and the Fairway Buoy, mack tuna in Sandy Straits and the shipping channels, trevally, flathead, bream, school mackerel and mack tuna off the Urangan Jetty, grunter bream and whiting on the making tide along the beaches from Burrum Heads to Urangan, bream and mulloway at River Heads, sand crabs off Coongul, Burrum Heads and in Platypus Bay and mud crabs in the creeks.
| Fishos Tackleworld Ph (07) 4128 1022 www.fishostackleworld.com.au |
Rainbow Beach Offshore
Conditions have been unfavourable for offshore fishing, will fish again once the seas settle.
| Rainbow Beach Reef Fishing Charters Ph: (07) 5486 8666 www.rainbowbeachfishing.com.au |
Noosa
Bream, whiting and grunter bream towards the Noosa River mouth and flathead in Lake Cooroibah.
| O Boat Hire & Bait Supply Ph (07) 5449 7513 www.oboathire.com |
Bream and tarwhine along the Tewantin reach of the Noosa River and flathead, grunter bream and school jew in Lake Cooroibah.
| Noosa River Fishing Safaris Ph 0429 030 823 www.noosariverfishing.com |
Conditions have been unfavourable for offshore fishing, will fish again once the seas settle.
| Noosa Bluewater Charters Ph (07) 5449 9355 www.noosabluefishing.com.au |
Conditions have been unfavourable for offshore fishing, will fish again once the seas settle.
| Deep Sea Fishing Co Noosa Ph: 0411 222 749 www.deepseafishingco.com.au |
Maroochydore
After heavy rain this week there’s a lot of fresh in the river and the best place to fish is near the mouth on the flooding tide where the clean water meets the fresh. Expect to catch a few bream, flathead, whiting, grunter bream and mud crabs. Keep extra alert if you are boating, there could be debris coming down the river.
| Swan Boat Hire Ph (07) 5443 7225 www.swanboathire.com.au |
Mooloolaba
Bream and school jew along the rock walls at the Mooloolah River mouth, bream around the trawler moorings and it would be worth setting a few pots for mud crabs.
| Tackleworld Kawana Ph (07) 5444 0714 www.tackleworldkawanafishingstore.com.au |
Conditions have been unfavourable for offshore fishing, will fish again once the seas settle.
| Smithys Fishing Charters Ph 0407 574 868 www.smithysfishingcharters.com.au |
Caloundra
Heaps of rain and strong winds meant that there wasn’t much fishing done. However, the rain should be good for fishing and it would be worth trying for bream, flathead, whiting and chopper tailor in Pumicestone Passage and mud crabs in the creeks.
| Caloundra Fishing World Ph (07) 5491 4566 www.caloundrafishingworld.com.au |
Donnybrook
Recent rain has flushed out the mud crabs and they have been caught around the mouth of most creeks and on the weed banks in the main channel.
| Donnybrook Takeaway, Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 5498 8247 www.facebook.com/Donnybrook-Takeaway-Bait-Tackle |
Bribie Island
There’s a huge amount of freshwater runoff coming out of the creeks. The locals are gearing up for mud crabbing.
| Island Fishing Supplies Ph 0493 103 027 |
Northern Moreton Bay
The water in the Caboolture River is dirty due to recent heavy rain, so getting a feed of fish could be a bit tough. The best advice would be to fish and crab around the mouth of the river on the flood tides, in the feeding zone where the dirty water meets the clean seawater.
| Tackleworld Lawnton Ph (07) 3205 7475 www.facebook.com/tackleworldlawnton |
Redcliffe Peninsula
Bream and small snapper around the rocky points, bream, flathead and whiting in Hays Inlet and the Pine River, sand crabs in Bramble and Deception Bays and mud crabs in the creeks.
| Hornibrook Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 2104 2659 www.facebook.com/HornibrookBT |
Moreton Bay Offshore
Snapper, amberjack and yellowtail king on the northern 29s and mahi mahi around the FADs.
| Frenzy Charters Ph (07) 3209 4576 www.frenzycharters.com.au |
Wynnum Manly
Very little fishing activity due to wind and rain. Would be worth having a go for bream on the making tide along Manly Harbour rock walls and mud crabs in the creeks.
| Water Tower Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 3396 1833 www.watertowerbaitandtackle.com |
Wellington Pt
After heavy rain this week there’s a lot of fresh coming down the creeks and the best place to fish is near the mouth on the flooding tide where the clean water meets the fresh. Expect to catch a few bream, flathead and whiting.
| Wellington Point Marine Ph (07) 3207 2235 www.wptm.com.au |
Nth Stradbroke Island
Not many fishing in the windy conditions, a few bream have been caught at night along the rock walls at Amity Point. There should be dart and whiting along the ocean beach when the swell drops.
| Point Lookout Bait & Fresh Fish Ph (07) 3409 8724 |
Redland Bay
Sand whiting on Lota flats, bream in the canals and mud crabs in the creeks.
| Mossops Tackle Store Cleveland Ph (07) 3821 1240 www.mossopsfishing.com.au |
Bream and small snapper around Coochiemudlo Island.
| Coochie Boat Hire Ph (07) 3207 8207 www.coochieboathire.com |
Jumpinpin
Sand whiting on Gold Bank, in Fishermans Channel and near Ageston Sands in the Logan River, flathead and school jew around Tabby Tabby and Eden Islands and bream off Couran Cove and along Kalinga Bank.
| Gem Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 3287 3868 www.facebook.com/gembait |
Southport
The weather hasn’t been good for fishing lately, but there have been a few bream and mud crabs in the rivers and creeks. The recent rain should get jew feeding about the creek mouths and rocky headlands along the beaches.
| Gold Coast Fishing Tackle Ph (07) 5679 0840 www.goldcoastfishingtackle.com.au |
Conditions have been unfavourable for offshore fishing, will fish again once the seas settle.
| Ross McCubbin Fishing Charters Ph 0428 729 393 www.facebook.com/LuckyStrikeChartersFishing |
Currumbin
There’s a huge amount of freshwater runoff coming out of the creeks. The locals are gearing up for mud crabbing.
| The Boatshed Bait, Tackle & Boat Hire Ph (07) 5525 0338 www.currumbinboatshed.com.au |
Tweed Coast
Flathead, bream, trevally, grunter bream and mulloway in the mid to lower reaches of the Tweed River.
| Brad Smith Fishing Guide Ph 0419 028 704 www.bradsmithfishingcharters.com.au |
Conditions have been unfavourable for offshore fishing, will fish again once the seas settle.
| Cushy Fishing Charters Ph 0418 631 076 www.cushyfishingcharters.com.au |
Pottsville
Dart, bream, flathead, whiting and a few tailor along the beaches, bream, flathead and whiting in the mid to lower reaches of the creeks, luderick around the bridge pylons and rocky points in the lower reaches and mud crabs throughout.
| Pottsville Bait & Tackle Ph (02) 6676 0588 www.pottsvillebaitandtackle.com.au |
Evans Head
Flathead, bream, whiting, school jew and a few tailor along Airforce and Main Beaches, bream and school jew along the rock walls at the Evans River mouth, bream, flathead and whiting in the lower reaches and a few mud crabs in the upper reaches.
| Evans Head Sports & Marine Ph (02) 6682 4536 www.facebook.com/EvansheadSportsMarine |
FRESHWATER FISHING
Lenthalls Dam
A few barramundi on paddletail plastics around the lily pads.
| Fishos Tackleworld Ph (07) 4128 1022 www.fishostackleworld.com.au/ |
Hinze Dam
Bass on spinner baits cast towards the mouth of the feeder creeks and a few saratoga on fly around the dam edges.
| Gold Coast Fishing Tackle Ph (07) 5679 0840 www.goldcoastfishingtackle.com.au |
Moogerah Dam
Bass and golden perch on medium crank baits around the timber and bass on small blades and plastics towards the dam wall and Gorge.
Maroon Dam
Bass on small frog lures around the dam edges and golden perch on small spinner baits and soft plastics close to the timber.
| Charltons Fishing Ph (07) 3818 1677 www.charltonsfishing.com.au |