30 March 2023

Hervey Bay

Pearl perch, flame snapper, bar cod and hapuka in 200m east of Breaksea Spit, tuskfish, red throat emperor, coronation trout and maori cod in the Shoals, spanish mackerel in the Gutters, longtail and mack tuna in Platypus Bay, queenfish around the bay islands and ledges on the western side of Fraser Island, coral trout, grassy sweetlip, cod and snapper on the inshore reefs, broad barred mackerel off the Urangan jetty, flathead and whiting on the flats at Booral, barramundi, mangrove jack, flathead and grunter bream in the Burrum River, barramundi and threadfin salmon in the Mary River, threadfin salmon, grunter bream and mud crabs in the creeks and sand crabs in 12 to 25 metres in the western bay.

Fishos Tackleworld Ph (07) 4128 1022 www.fishostackleworld.com.au

Rainbow Beach Offshore

Pearl perch, snapper, hussar, red emperor, amberjack, tuskfish, mackerel and mahi mahi about 25nm NE of Wide Bay Bar.

Rainbow Beach Reef Fishing Charters Ph (07) 5486 8666 www.rainbowbeachfishing.com.au

Tin Can Bay

Longtail and mack tuna just wide of Wide Bay Bar, dart, whiting and flathead along the beaches, barramundi, mangrove jack, bream and estuary cod in the creeks, squid close to the moored boats and mud crabs in Tin Can Inlet.

The Chandlery Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 5486 4744 www.tcbchandlery.com.au

Noosa

Bream throughout the Noosa River, sand whiting on the making tide at the river mouth, trevally along the Tewantin reach and mud crabs in the middle reaches.

O Boat Hire & Bait Supply Ph (07) 5449 7513 www.oboathire.com

Trevally along the Tewantin reach of the Noosa River, flathead and moses perch in Woods Bay and queenfish, trevally and school jew at the entrance to Lake Cooroibah.

Noosa River Fishing Safaris Ph 0429 030 823 www.noosariverfishing.com

Pearl perch, cobia and spanish mackerel on Chardons and North Reefs.

Noosa Bluewater Charters Ph (07) 5449 9355 www.noosabluefishing.com.au

Amberjack, snapper and tuskfish on the Barwon Banks and spanish and spotty mackerel at North Reef.

Deep Sea Fishing Co Noosa Ph 0411 222 749 www.deepseafishingco.com.au

Maroochydore

Bream throughout the Maroochy River, trevally around the Motorway Bridge pylons, flathead along the Bli Bli reach, mulloway at the Cod Hole and mud crabs in the mid to upper reaches.

Swan Boat Hire Ph 0403 601 452 www.swanboathire.com.au

Mooloolaba

Spanish mackerel, longtail and mack tuna on the inshore reefs, dart and whiting along the beaches, bream and trevally around the rock walls and jetties in the Mooloolah River and it would be worth setting a few pots for mud crabs.

Tackleworld Kawana Ph (07) 5444 0714 www.tackleworldkawanafishingstore.com.au

Tuskfish at Caloundra 12 Mile and spotty mackerel around the NW Fairway Buoy.

Barry McDade Fishing Services Ph 0409 644 946

Black marlin at the 18 mile, tuskfish and hussar on the Barwon Banks, black marlin and sailfish at the Hards and spanish and spotty mackerel on the inshore reefs.

Smithys Fishing Charters Ph 0407 574 868 www.smithysfishingcharters.com.au

Caloundra

Spanish and spotty mackerel at Caloundra 5 Mile, Currimundi Reef and the Inner Gneerings, longtail and mack tuna in the bay at Mooloolaba, dart and whiting along the beaches, bream, sweetlip and snapper off the headlands and flathead, whiting and mud crabs in Pumicestone Passage.

Caloundra Fishing World Ph (07) 5491 4566 www.caloundrafishingworld.com.au

Donnybrook

Sand whiting at Mission Point, Glasshouse and Bullock Creek mouths, flathead along the drop offs, grunter bream at Poverty Creek mouth, sand crabs off Toorbul and mud crabs in the creeks.

Donnybrook Takeaway, Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 5498 8247 www.facebook.com/Donnybrook-Takeaway-Bait-Tackle

Bribie Island

School mackerel, longtail and mack tuna off Woorim, flathead near Buckleys Hole, sand whiting at Sandstone Point and White Patch, grassy sweetlip at the Ripples and sand crabs in the main channel.

Island Fishing Supplies Ph 0493 103 027

Northern Moreton Bay

Snapper at the Bulwer drop off, Harry Atkinson artificial reef, around Mud Island and Scarborough reef, school mackerel, longtail and mack tuna near the beacons in the northern bay, flathead in the deep holes in the Pine and Caboolture Rivers and sand whiting at the mouth of the creeks that run off Pumicestone Passage.

Tackleworld Lawnton Ph (07) 3205 7475 www.facebook.com/tackleworldlawnton

Redcliffe Peninsula

Threadfin salmon, school mackerel, tuna and cobia in Bramble Bay, bream, flathead, snapper and squid around the inshores, rocky points and jetties, flathead, whiting and queenfish in the Pine River and Hays Inlet, mangrove jack in Newport canals, sand crabs in Deception and Bramble Bays and mud crabs in the rivers and creeks.

Hornibrook Bait & Tackle Ph 0483 846 966 www.facebook.com/HornibrookBT

Moreton Bay Offshore

Pearl perch and snapper at Deep Tempest and mahi mahi around the FADs.

Frenzy Charters Ph (07) 3209 4576 www.frenzycharters.com.au

Brisbane River – Northern Moreton Bay

School mackerel, bonito and mack tuna at the Measured Mile, south of Shark Spit and between Green Island and the Hope Banks, diver whiting near the old Compass Adjustment Buoy and on the eastern side of Fisherman Islands, bream, flathead and threadfin salmon in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River and mud crabs close to the mangroves.

Mr Bait Ph 0431 222 721 www.facebook.com/Mr-Bait-182344678957765

Wynnum Manly

Diver whiting off the Sandhills, in the Rous Channel, Fishermans Gutter, on the Amity and Maroon Banks, snapper and sweetlip along Wellington Point drop off, around Green and Peel Islands, spotty mackerel east of Green Island and school mackerel on the Hope Banks.

Water Tower Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 3396 1833 www.watertowerbaitandtackle.com

Nth Stradbroke Island

Fish all beaches for dart, whiting, flathead, bream and chopper tailor.

Point Lookout Bait & Fresh Fish Ph (07) 3409 8724

Redland Bay

Snapper at Harry Atkinson and West Peel artificial reefs, spanish mackerel at the Group, spotty mackerel off the Sandhills, school mackerel on the Hope Banks, cobia close to the shipping beacons off Moreton Island, tuskfish around Peel Island and mangrove jack in the canals.

Mossops Tackle Store Cleveland Ph (07) 3821 1240 www.mossopsfishing.com.au

Flathead and bream between Cabbage Tree Point and Jacobs Well.

Seano’s Inshore Fishing Charters and Tuition Ph 0432 386 307 www.facebook.com/broadwaterguidedfishing

Jumpinpin

Tailor inside the Pin Bar, flathead along Kalinga Bank, Crusoe Island and southern end of Kangaroo Island, sand whiting near Slipping Sands and on Gold Bank and bream in the deep along the southern end of North Straddie.

Gem Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 3287 3868 www.facebook.com/gembait

Spotty mackerel wide of the Pin Bar, tailor and mulloway inside the Pin Bar, mangrove jack around the mangrove islands and mud crabs in the Logan and Pimpama Rivers.

Jacobs Well Boat Hire Ph (07) 5546 2608 www.jacobswellboathire.com.au

Southport

Yellowfin tuna, blue and striped marlin in the Canyons, snapper on the 36s, snapper, mulloway and spanish mackerel on the 24s, spotty mackerel on the 16s and Mermaid Reef, dart and whiting along the beaches, tailor at the entrance to the Seaway, off Sovereign Islands, at the Five Ways and inside the Pin Bar, sand whiting and squid in Southport Broadwater and mangrove jack, estuary cod and trevally in the rivers.

Gold Coast Fishing Tackle Ph (07) 5679 0840 www.goldcoastfishingtackle.com.au

Blue marlin on the Continental Shelf, spanish and spotty mackerel NE of Southport.

Ross McCubbin Fishing Charters Ph 0428 729 393 www.facebook.com/LuckyStrikeChartersFishing

Currumbin

Spotty mackerel at the Gravel Patch east of Burleigh, bream, whiting, flathead and mangrove jack in the creeks and it would be worth setting a few pots for mud crabs.

The Boatshed Bait, Tackle & Boat Hire Ph (07) 5525 0338 www.currumbinboatshed.com.au

Tweed Coast

Flathead, bream, whiting and trevally in the lower reaches of the Tweed River.

Brad Smith Fishing Guide Ph 0419 028 704 www.bradsmithfishingcharters.com.au

Pearl perch on the 40 fathom grounds east of the Tweed.

Cushy Fishing Charters Ph 0418 631 076 www.cushyfishingcharters.com.au

Pottsville

Bream and flathead along the beaches, bream, whiting and flathead in the middle reaches of the creeks, mangrove jack and mud crabs in the mid to upper reaches 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

Snapper and trag jew on Kahors Reef, spotty and broad barred mackerel on Riordans Shoal, tailor and mulloway early morning along Airforce Beach, luderick, a few tailor, bream and whiting along the rock walls at the Evans River mouth, flathead, bream, whiting and trevally 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 on blades near the timber in the Boyne and Stuart Rivers, on plastics and spoons along Leisegangs Ledge and golden perch on trolled lures around the points in the Narrows.

Bjelke Petersen Dam

Bass on spinner baits near the timber in the main basin, on spoons fished close to the bottom at Pelican Point and golden perch on ZX40s around Bass Point.

Matthew Motts Sportfishing Charters Ph 0428 682 594 www.facebook.com/MatthewMottSportfishingCharters

Borumba Dam

Bass at dawn and dusk on spinner baits around the dam edges.

Tackleworld Kawana Ph (07) 5444 0714 www.tackleworldkawanafishingstore.com.au

Lakes Kurwongbah & Samsonvale

Bass and saratoga at dawn and dusk on surface lures around the dam edges.

Tackleworld Lawnton Ph (07) 3205 7475 facebook.com/tackleworldlawnton

Hinze Dam

Saratoga on floated cicada lures close to the timber.