A reminder that to allow spawning to take place, barramundi fishing along the east coast of Queensland is banned for three months from 1st November, for both commercial fishermen and recreational anglers. Fishing is still permitted in stocked impoundments that fall under the Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme (SIPS).
Hervey Bay
Spotty mackerel, longtail and mack tuna in Platypus Bay, school mackerel at the Burrum 8 Mile and Fairway Buoy, coral trout, sweetlip and grunter bream on the inshore reefs, trevally around the bay islands, threadfin salmon, grunter bream, mangrove jack and flathead in Sandy Straits and the creeks that run off it, broad barred, school mackerel and pencil squid off the Urangan Jetty, sand whiting during the day and grunter bream at night along the beaches from Burrum Heads to Urangan, mangrove jack and flathead in the Burrum River, threadfin salmon in the lower reaches of the Mary River and mulloway at River Heads.
Fraser Island
Tailor, trevally, mackerel and a few mulloway along the surf beaches. Travelling on low tide along the eastern beaches is recommended.
| Fishos Tackleworld Ph (07) 4128 1022 www.fishostackleworld.com.au |
Rainbow Beach Offshore
Coral trout, red emperor, pearl perch, tuskfish, hussar and wrasse about 30nm north of Wide Bay Bar.
| Rainbow Beach Reef Fishing Charters Ph: (07) 5486 8666 www.rainbowbeachfishing.com.au |
Tin Can Bay
Grunter bream, tailor, mangrove jack and mud crabs in Teebar, Kauri and Snapper Creeks, spanish mackerel and mack tuna at Inskip Point and flathead on trolled lures around Poverty Point and along Teebar ledge.
| The Chandlery Bait & Tackle Ph: (07) 5486 4744 www.tcbchandlery.com.au |
Noosa
Flathead and whiting at the Noosa River mouth and Frying Pan and grunter bream, bream and mulloway in Lake Cooroibah.
| O Boat Hire & Bait Supply Ph (07) 5449 7513 www.oboathire.com |
Flathead and bream at the Noosa River mouth, sand whiting at the Frying Pan, flathead in Woods Bay and school jew in Noosa Sound.
| Noosa River Fishing Safaris Ph 0429 030 823 www.noosariverfishing.com |
Pearl perch, snapper, tuskfish and mahi mahi off Double Island Point and on North Reef.
| Noosa Bluewater Charters Ph (07) 5449 9355 www.noosabluefishing.com.au |
Snapper and pearl perch on the Barwon Banks and spanish mackerel and mahi mahi on Chardons and Sunshine Reefs.
| Deep Sea Fishing Co Noosa Ph: 0411 222 749 www.deepseafishingco.com.au |
Maroochydore
Sand whiting inside the Maroochy River mouth, flathead around Goat Island and the creek mouths, trevally, tailor and hairtail on top of the tide around the Motorway Bridge pylons and mangrove jack in the creeks.
| Swan Boat Hire Ph: 0403 601 452 www.swanboathire.com.au |
Mooloolaba
Spanish mackerel around the bait schools on the reefs, school mackerel close to the channel markers, sand whiting in the low tide gutters along the beaches, trevally and queenfish in the deep holes in the Mooloolah River and mangrove jack in the canals.
| Tackleworld Kawana Ph (07) 5444 0714 www.tackleworldkawanafishingstore.com.au |
Spotty and school mackerel at Raper Shoal and NW Fairway Buoy.
| Barry McDade Fishing Services Ph 0409 644 946 |
Amberjack, pearl perch, tuskfish and yellowtail king on the Hards and pearl perch, tuskfish and hussar on the Barwon Banks.
| Smithys Fishing Charters Ph 0407 574 868 www.smithysfishingcharters.com.au |
Caloundra
Spotty and spanish mackerel on the reefs from Mooloolaba to Caloundra, snapper and sweetlip on the close Caloundra reefs, dart and whiting along the beaches, flathead inside the new bar, at Bells Creek mouth and Roys, trevally, flathead and a few mulloway near Military jetty and trevally and mangrove jack in the canals.
| Caloundra Fishing World Ph (07) 5491 4566 www.caloundrafishingworld.com.au |
Donnybrook
Flathead along the drop offs, sand whiting at Mission Point and Poverty Creek mouth, trevally and estuary cod at 112, sand crabs in the main channel 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 around the channel markers in the shipping channels, longtail tuna near the camping area on the eastern beach, sand whiting at Woorim and Buckleys Hole, grassy sweetlip along the ledge at White Patch, snapper at the Ripples and sand crabs in Pumicestone Passage.
| Island Fishing Supplies Ph 0493 103 027 |
Northern Moreton Bay
Longtail tuna in the northern bay, school mackerel close to the channel markers, mangrove jack in the Pine and Caboolture Rivers and sand crabs around Woody Point and the Hornibrook Bridge.
| Tackleworld Lawnton Ph (07) 3205 7475 www.facebook.com/tackleworldlawnton |
Redcliffe Peninsula
Bream, snapper, flathead, grunter bream and tailor on the inshores, bream, snapper, grunter bream and school mackerel around the rocky points and jetties, flathead, whiting, grunter bream, mangrove jack and school jew in the Pine River, grunter bream and mangrove jack in Newport canals, bream, flathead and whiting along Scarborough and Margate foreshores, sand crabs off Scarborough, in Deception and Bramble Bays and mud crabs in the rivers and creeks.
| Hornibrook Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 2104 2659 www.facebook.com/HornibrookBT |
Moreton Bay Offshore
Snapper and pearl perch at Deep Tempest and mahi mahi around the FADs.
| Frenzy Charters Ph (07) 3209 4576 www.frenzycharters.com.au |
Brisbane River – Northern Moreton Bay
Spotty and school mackerel between Mud Island and Shark Spit, sweetlip in the shallows around Mud and Green Island, bream and flathead in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River and sand crabs between the river mouth and Manly.
| Mr Bait Ph 0431 222 721 www.facebook.com/Mr-Bait |
Wynnum Manly
Sand whiting in the lower reaches of Tingalpa Creek, bream along Manly Harbour rock walls and sand and mud crabs between Wynnum North and Lota.
| Water Tower Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 3396 1833 www.watertowerbaitandtackle.com |
Wellington Pt
Bream, flathead and whiting along Wellington Point foreshores, sand crabs off Wellington Point and mud crabs in the canals.
| Wellington Point Marine Ph (07) 3207 2235 www.wptm.com.au |
Nth Stradbroke Island
Fish all beaches for dart, bream, flathead, whiting and tailor.
| Point Lookout Bait & Fresh Fish Ph (07) 3409 8724 |
Redland Bay
Sweetlip and a few snapper around the southern bay islands and artificial reefs, spotty mackerel in the Rous Channel, diver whiting in Fishermans Gutter, school mackerel on the Hope Banks and sand crabs off Cleveland Point.
| Mossops Tackle Store Cleveland Ph (07) 3821 1240 www.mossopsfishing.com.au |
Bream and flathead in the channel between Coochiemudlo Island and the Logan River mouth.
| Seano’s Inshore Fishing Charters and Tuition Ph 0432 386 307 www.facebook.com/broadwaterguidedfishing |
Jumpinpin
Flathead in the shallows around Tabby Tabby, Pandanus, Tipplers and Kangaroo Islands, sand whiting near Slipping Sands and in Fishermans Channel, small snapper in the deep water along the western side of Macleay Island and mulloway in the deep inside the Pin Bar.
| Gem Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 3287 3868 www.facebook.com/gembait |
Sand whiting on Gold Bank, tailor inside the Pin Bar, flathead near Jacobs Well jetty and mangrove jack along the southern end of Kangaroo Island.
Southport
Spotty mackerel on the close reefs, mahi mahi around the FADs, tailor along the beaches, flathead at the northern end of Southport Broadwater and mangrove jack in the rivers and creeks.
| Gold Coast Fishing Tackle Ph (07) 5679 0840 www.goldcoastfishingtackle.com.au |
Black marlin in 40 to 50 metres east of Southport and flathead, whiting and tailor inside the Pin Bar.
| Ross McCubbin Fishing Charters Ph 0428 729 393 www.facebook.com/LuckyStrikeChartersFishing |
Currumbin
Spotty and school mackerel on the inshore reefs, a few tailor along the beaches, bream, whiting and flathead in the lower reaches of the creeks and mangrove jack around the bridge pylons and snaggy banks.
| The Boatshed Bait, Tackle & Boat Hire Ph (07) 5525 0338 www.currumbinboatshed.com.au |
Tweed Coast
Pearl perch, tuskfish, moses perch and flathead on the 30s east of the Tweed and spotty mackerel on Palm Beach Reef.
| Cushy Fishing Charters Ph 0418 631 076 www.cushyfishingcharters.com.au |
Pottsville
Snapper, a few spanish and spotty mackerel on the inshore reefs, tailor, bream and a few mulloway along the beaches, flathead, bream, whiting, mangrove jack and mud crabs in the mid to 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
Snapper and trag jew at Kahors Reef, mahi mahi at The Patch, bream, flathead, whiting and a few mulloway along Airforce Beach, bream, luderick and flathead along the rock walls at the Evans River mouth, bream, flathead 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 and jackalls around the dam edges; better quality bass on spoons and plastics along Leisegangs Ledge.
Bjelke Petersen Dam
Golden perch and a few bass on trolled hard bodies around the islands and Bass Point and on bait close to the timber.
| Matthew Motts Sportfishing Charters Ph 0428 682 594 www.facebook.com/MatthewMottSportfishingCharters |
Lake Monduran
Barramundi on paddletail plastics and suspended hard bodies in the main basin and Bird Bay and on lures trolled to about 3 metres.
| Fishos Tackleworld Ph (07) 4128 1022 www.fishostackleworld.com.au/ |
Borumba Dam
Bass and saratoga at dawn and dusk on surface lures around the dam edges.
| Tackleworld Kawana Ph (07) 5444 0714 www.tackleworldkawanafishingstore.com.au |
Lake Kurwongbah & Lake Samsonvale
Bass at dawn and dusk on spinner and chatter baits around the dam edges and during the day located with sounder on spoons in the deeper parts.
| Tackleworld Lawnton Ph (07) 3205 7475 facebook.com/tackleworldlawnton |
Hinze Dam
Bass on small hard bodies around the points in the western arm.
| Gold Coast Fishing Tackle Ph (07) 5679 0840 www.goldcoastfishingtackle.com.au |
Somerset Dam
Bass and golden perch early morning on crank baits around the dam edges; better quality bass on big spoons in Bay 13.
Moogerah Dam
Bass early morning on vibration baits and tail spinners around the dam edges and on lures trolled to 15 feet along the old river bed.
Maroon Dam
Bass early morning on small poppers and cicada baits around the dam edges and during the day on small hard bodies and plastics close to the tree lined edges.
| Charltons Fishing Ph (07) 3818 1677 www.charltonsfishing.com.au |