A southern closure for the taking of spanish mackerel in waters south of 22˚S (located slightly north of Stanage Bay, between Mackay and Yeppoon) to the NSW border applies for two three-week periods (six weeks in total) in February and March each year. The first southern closure will run from 1 February 2023 to 21 February 2023 and then 1 March 2023 to 21 March 2023.
Hervey Bay
Trevally and queenfish around the bay islands, mangrove jack, barramundi, threadfin and blue salmon in Sandy Straits, mangrove jack and trevally along the ledges along the western side of Fraser Island, sand whiting and grunter bream at night along the beaches from Burrum Heads to Piabla, trevally off the Urangan Jetty, mangrove jack, barramundi and grunter bream in the mid to lower reaches of the Burrum River, barramundi, threadfin and blue salmon in the lower reaches of the Mary River and bass on small blades and soft plastics in the upper reaches.
| Fishos Tackleworld Ph (07) 4128 1022 www.fishostackleworld.com.au |
Rainbow Beach Offshore
This weekend, big powerful swells are forecast to be coming off TC Gabrielle. Crossing coastal bars and fishing offshore is not recommended in these conditions.
| Rainbow Beach Reef Fishing Charters Ph: (07) 5486 8666 www.rainbowbeachfishing.com.au |
Tin Can Bay
Fish the sheltered creeks for barramundi, mangrove jack, estuary cod and mud crabs.
| The Chandlery Bait & Tackle Ph: (07) 5486 4744 www.tcbchandlery.com.au |
Noosa
Flathead and bream along the Noosaville reach of the Noosa River, sand whiting near Tewantin Marina and flathead and trevally in Woods Bay.
| O Boat Hire & Bait Supply Ph (07) 5449 7513 www.oboathire.com |
Flathead and whiting along the Gympie Terrace reach of the Noosa River, trevally and moses perch in Woods Bay and bream in Weyba Creek.
| Noosa River Fishing Safaris Ph 0429 030 823 www.noosariverfishing.com |
This weekend, big powerful swells are forecast to be coming off TC Gabrielle. Crossing coastal bars and fishing offshore is not recommended in these conditions.
| Deep Sea Fishing Co Noosa Ph: 0411 222 749 www.deepseafishingco.com.au |
Maroochydore
Bream throughout the Maroochy River, sand whiting in the lower reaches, trevally around the Motorway Bridge pylons, flathead along the Bli Bli reach and mangrove jack and mud crabs in the upper reaches and creeks.
| Swan Boat Hire Ph: 0403 601 452 www.swanboathire.com.au |
Mooloolaba
Flathead and whiting in the lower reaches of the Mooloolah River, mangrove jack around the jetties, bridge pylons and pontoons and mud crabs in the upper reaches.
| Tackleworld Kawana Ph (07) 5444 0714 www.tackleworldkawanafishingstore.com.au |
This weekend, big powerful swells are forecast to be coming off TC Gabrielle. Crossing coastal bars and fishing offshore is not recommended in these conditions.
| Smithys Fishing Charters Ph 0407 574 868 www.smithysfishingcharters.com.au |
Caloundra
Bream and flathead at Happy Valley and Military Jetty, bream, whiting, flathead and grunter bream in Pumicestone Passage and mangrove jack and mud crabs in the creeks and canals.
| Caloundra Fishing World Ph (07) 5491 4566 www.caloundrafishingworld.com.au |
Donnybrook
Flathead along the drop offs, sand whiting at Mission Point and mouth of Elimbah Creek, grunter bream at 112 and mangrove jack in the creeks.
| Donnybrook Takeaway, Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 5498 8247 www.facebook.com/Donnybrook-Takeaway-Bait-Tackle |
Bribie Island
Dart and school mackerel at Skirmish Point, queenfish and tailor at Woorim Beach, flathead and whiting around Sandstone Point, flathead on trolled lures near Avon wreck and mud crabs in the canals.
| Island Fishing Supplies Ph 0493 103 027 |
Northern Moreton Bay
School mackerel and mack tuna around the channel markers in the northern bay, snapper near Cooks Rock, flathead on the ebb tide at the mouth of the Caboolture and Pine Rivers, sand whiting on the making tide at the mouth of the creeks that run off Pumicestone Passage and mud crabs in the creeks.
| Tackleworld Lawnton Ph (07) 3205 7475 www.facebook.com/tackleworldlawnton |
Redcliffe Peninsula
Bream, snapper and flathead around the inshores, rocky points and jetties, bream, flathead and whiting along Scarborough and Margate foreshores, grunter bream, mangrove jack and school jew in Newport canals, flathead, whiting, mangrove jack and grunter bream in the Pine River and mud crabs in the rivers and creeks.
| Hornibrook Bait & Tackle Ph 0483 846 966 www.facebook.com/HornibrookBT |
Moreton Bay Offshore
This weekend, big powerful swells are forecast to be coming off TC Gabrielle. Crossing coastal bars and fishing offshore is not recommended in these conditions.
| Frenzy Charters Ph (07) 3209 4576 www.frenzycharters.com.au |
Brisbane River – Northern Moreton Bay
Threadfin salmon, small snapper, flathead, bream and sand crabs in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River and mud crabs in the creeks.
| Mr Bait Ph 0431 222 721 www.facebook.com/Mr-Bait |
Wynnum Manly
Diver whiting off the Sandhills and on the Chain Banks, school mackerel near the old Four Beacons and Shark Spit, sweetlip off Wellington Point, around Green and King Islands, tailor between Green and King Islands and squid in the Rous Channel.
| Water Tower Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 3396 1833 www.watertowerbaitandtackle.com |
Nth Stradbroke Island
Diver whiting in the Rous Channel and flathead along the western side of the island.
| Point Lookout Bait & Fresh Fish Ph (07) 3409 8724 |
Redland Bay
Snapper and spotty mackerel at Harry Atkinson artificial reef, sweetlip in the shallows around the southern bay islands, sand whiting at the mouth of Tingalpa Creek, bream in Raby Bay canals and mud crabs in the creeks.
| Mossops Tackle Store Cleveland Ph (07) 3821 1240 www.mossopsfishing.com.au |
Jumpinpin
Bream along Kalinga Bank and near the Stockyards, flathead along the drop offs near Pandanus and Kangaroo Islands and tailor in Canaipa Passage and off Cabbage Tree Point.
| Gem Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 3287 3868 www.facebook.com/gembait |
Sand whiting on the banks inside the Pin Bar, bream around Jacobs Well jetty and mud crabs in the Pimpama River.
Southport
Tailor and trevally along the rock walls at Southport Seaway, flathead, whiting and sand crabs in Southport Broadwater, sand whiting in the lower reaches of the Nerang, Coomera and Pimpama Rivers and mangrove jack around the rock bars, bridge pylons and jetties.
| Gold Coast Fishing Tackle Ph (07) 5679 0840 www.goldcoastfishingtackle.com.au |
Sand whiting on yabbies in Southport Broadwater.
| Ross McCubbin Fishing Charters Ph 0428 729 393 www.facebook.com/LuckyStrikeChartersFishing |
Currumbin
Sand whiting in the low tide gutters along the beaches and bream, whiting, mangrove jack and mud crabs in the creeks.
| The Boatshed Bait, Tackle & Boat Hire Ph (07) 5525 0338 www.currumbinboatshed.com.au |
Tweed Coast
Flathead, bream, trevally and mulloway in the lower reaches of the Tweed River.
| Brad Smith Fishing Guide Ph 0419 028 704 www.bradsmithfishingcharters.com.au |
This weekend, big powerful swells are forecast to be coming off TC Gabrielle. Crossing coastal bars and fishing offshore is not recommended in these conditions.
| Cushy Fishing Charters Ph 0418 631 076 www.cushyfishingcharters.com.au |
Pottsville
Tailor, bream and a few mulloway along the beaches, flathead, bream, whiting, mangrove jack and mud crabs in the upper reaches of the creeks and luderick around the rock walls and bridge pylons in the lower reaches.
| Pottsville Bait & Tackle Ph (02) 6676 0588 www.pottsvillebaitandtackle.com.au |
Evans Head
Bream and tailor along Airforce and Main Beaches, bream, tailor and luderick along the rock walls at the Evans River mouth, flathead, bream and whiting in the lower reaches and mud crabs in the upper reaches.
| Evans Head Sports & Marine Ph (02) 6682 4536 www.facebook.com/EvansheadSportsMarine |
FRESHWATER FISHING
Boondooma Dam
Bass and golden perch on spinner baits around the timber in the Boyne and Stuart Rivers and bass on hard bodies trolled to 20 feet in the Narrows.
Bjelke Petersen Dam
Bass and golden perch on spinner baits and jackalls along the tree lined edges in the main basin and a few golden perch on trolled lures around Bass Point.
| Matthew Motts Sportfishing Charters Ph 0428 682 594 www.facebook.com/MatthewMottSportfishingCharters |
Borumba Dam
Bass and saratoga at dawn and dusk around the dam edges.
| Tackleworld Kawana Ph (07) 5444 0714 www.tackleworldkawanafishingstore.com.au |
Lake Samsonvale
Bass and saratoga at dawn and dusk on surface lures around the dam edges.
| Tackleworld Lawnton Ph (07) 3205 7475 www.facebook.com/tackleworldlawnton |
Hinze Dam
Bass on live shrimp around the tree lined points.
| Gold Coast Fishing Tackle Ph (07) 5679 0840 www.goldcoastfishingtackle.com.au |
Wivenhoe Dam
Bass on lures trolled to 20 feet along the old river bed near Platypus Cliffs.
Moogerah Dam
Bass on white coloured lipless crank baits and tail spinners around the dam edges and close to the timber along the old river bed.
Maroon Dam
Bass on small plastics and paddle tails along the weed edges in the upper reaches.
| Charltons Fishing Ph (07) 3818 1677 www.charltonsfishing.com.au |