Hervey Bay
With strong SE winds forecast for the next couple of days, it’ll be rough in open waters, so fish for sand whiting, flathead and grunter bream along the foreshores from Burrum Heads to Urangan and flathead, whiting and bream in Beelbi Creek and the Burrum River.
| 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 |
Tin Can Bay
Forecast strong SE winds will make fishing hard in areas that are exposed to wind; try the sheltered creeks for bream, trevally and estuary cod.
| The Chandlery Bait & Tackle Ph: (07) 5486 4744 www.tcbchandlery.com.au |
Noosa
Bream throughout the Noosa River, flathead along the Noosaville reach, trevally in Woods Bay and school jew around Makepeace Island.
| O Boat Hire & Bait Supply Ph (07) 5449 7513 www.oboathire.com |
Bream, flathead and trevally along the Tewantin reach of the Noosa River, bream and flathead in Woods Bay and trevally along the Hilton Terrace reach.
| 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
Flathead between the Cod Hole and Bli Bli, trevally and school jew at the Cod Hole and a few tailor at the Maroochy River mouth.
| Swan Boat Hire Ph (07) 5443 7225 www.swanboathire.com.au |
Mooloolaba
Given the forecast for fresh to strong SE winds and rough seas, the best bet would be to fish the Mooloolah River. Bream have been caught along the rock walls at the mouth, around the trawler moorings and La Balsa Park reach and a few whiting and flathead in the canals.
| 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
Bream, flathead, chopper tailor and school jew in Pumicestone Passage, trevally and queenfish around the bridges in the canals and luderick along the Boardwalk.
| Caloundra Fishing World Ph (07) 5491 4566 www.caloundrafishingworld.com.au |
Donnybrook
Chopper tailor in the main channel between Mission Point and Poverty Creek, flathead on the ebb tide along the drop-offs and bream on the top of the tide close to the mangroves at the mouth of the creeks.
| Donnybrook Takeaway, Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 5498 8247 www.facebook.com/Donnybrook-Takeaway-Bait-Tackle |
Bribie Island
Tailor at Red Beach and Skirmish Point, flathead at White Patch and on the flats off Sandstone Point, mulloway on live bait under the Bribie Bridge, bream at night at the entrance to Pacific Harbour canals and mud crabs around Lime Pocket.
| Island Fishing Supplies Ph 0493 103 027 |
Northern Moreton Bay
Forecast strong winds will make fishing hard in areas that are exposed to wind, try the sheltered rivers and creeks for whiting, bream and flathead.
| Tackleworld Lawnton Ph (07) 3205 7475 www.facebook.com/tackleworldlawnton |
Redcliffe Peninsula
Tailor, bream and squid around the inshore reefs, rocky foreshores and jetties, flathead, whiting and school jew in the Pine River and flathead and whiting in Hays Inlet.
| Hornibrook Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 2104 2659 www.facebook.com/HornibrookBT |
Brisbane River – Northern Moreton Bay
It is forecast to be windy in open bay waters. Best advice is to fish the sheltered waters in the rivers and creeks for flathead, bream and whiting.
| Mr Bait Ph 0431 222 721 www.facebook.com/Mr-Bait |
Wynnum Manly
Flathead and chopper tailor off the William Gunn jetty, squid at night along the foreshores and pike in Manly harbour. Before the wind freshened; diver whiting in the Maroon Hole, Small Ships and Rous Channels.
| Water Tower Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 3396 1833 www.watertowerbaitandtackle.com |
Wellington Pt
Quiet on the bay, apart from diver whiting caught on the Chain Banks before the wind freshened. Fish the creeks and southern end of the bay for whiting, bream and flathead.
| Wellington Point Marine Ph (07) 3207 2235 www.wptm.com.au |
Nth Stradbroke Island
The swell and strong SE winds have made the ocean beach hard to fish. Try for chopper tailor on the northern side of Pt Lookout and along Flinders Beach and bream at night around Amity Point.
| Point Lookout Bait & Fresh Fish Ph (07) 3409 8724 |
Redland Bay
Very few people attempting to fish the bay due to strong southeasters. Try the lower reaches of the Brisbane River for mulloway, Raby Bay canals for bream and the lower reaches of the creeks for flathead.
| Mossops Tackle Store Cleveland Ph (07) 3821 1240 www.mossopsfishing.com.au |
Flathead and bream around the southern bay islands.
| Seano’s Inshore Fishing Charters and Tuition Ph 0432 386 307 www.facebook.com/broadwaterguidedfishing |
Jumpinpin
Flathead in Tipplers Passage, around Pandanus, Kangaroo and Dinner Islands, sand whiting near the Pig Sties and Never Fail Islands and bream at the Five Ways and Steiglitz.
| Gem Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 3287 3868 www.facebook.com/gembait |
Tailor inside the Pin Bar, flathead in the main channels that lead to the Pin Bar and mud crabs in the creeks.
Southport
Bream and tailor along the beaches, flathead and bream throughout Southport Broadwater and mulloway in Southport Seaway and inside the Pin Bar.
| Gold Coast Fishing Tackle Ph (07) 5679 0840 www.goldcoastfishingtackle.com.au |
Flathead and chopper tailor in Southport Broadwater and inside the Pin Bar.
| Ross McCubbin Fishing Charters Ph 0428 729 393 www.facebook.com/LuckyStrikeChartersFishing |
Currumbin
Tailor on top of the tide and whiting in the low tide gutters along the beaches, flathead and whiting at the mouth of the creeks and mud crabs in the middle reaches.
| The Boatshed Bait, Tackle & Boat Hire Ph (07) 5525 0338 www.currumbinboatshed.com.au |
Tweed Coast
Bream, flathead and school jew in the middle 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
Flathead, whiting and bream in the mid to lower reaches of the creeks, luderick around the rock walls and bridge pylons in the lower reaches and a few mud crabs in the upper reaches.
| Pottsville Bait & Tackle Ph (02) 6676 0588 www.pottsvillebaitandtackle.com.au |
Evans Head
Bream, flathead, whiting, tailor and school jew along the beaches, bream, tailor and school jew along the rock walls at the Evans River mouth and bream, flathead and whiting in the lower reaches.
| Evans Head Sports & Marine Ph (02) 6682 4536 www.facebook.com/EvansheadSportsMarine |
FRESHWATER FISHING
Boondooma Dam
Bass on bait in the shallows near the timber and located with sounder on jigs and blades in about 15 to 35 feet.
Bjelke Petersen Dam
Bass and golden perch on bait around the timber; subject to wind.
| Matthew Motts Sportfishing Charters Ph 0428 682 594 www.facebook.com/MatthewMottSportfishingCharters |
Wivenhoe Dam
A few bass on lures trolled to 30 feet near Platypus Cliffs and the old river bed. Be aware that very strong winds are forecast and conditions could become dangerous for boating.
Moogerah Dam
Bass and golden perch at dawn and dusk on small blades and crank baits around the dam edges and in the upper reach of the creek bed.
Maroon Dam
Bass on paddletail plastics and jerk baits rolled along the edges and drop-offs.
| Charltons Fishing Ph (07) 3818 1677 www.charltonsfishing.com.au |