10 March 2022
Be aware that flood water runoff is still happening in rivers and creeks and if it’s running strongly, it’s advisable not to be fishing or boating there. Also be aware that debris is still washing downstream and into estuaries and bays, so be vigilant to avoid hitting anything.
Hervey Bay
There’s a lot of freshwater runoff coming out of the rivers and creeks. Suggest fishing for grunter bream at night along the beaches from Burrum Heads to Urangan and as the wind eases; grassy sweetlip, cod, blackall, snapper and grunter bream on the deep reefs, queenfish, longtail and mack tuna in Platypus Bay and coral trout and grunter bream off Pt Vernon.
| Fishos Tackleworld Ph (07) 4128 1022 www.fishostackleworld.com.au |
Noosa
Flathead, bream, whiting and trevally on the making tide in the lower reaches of the Noosa River.
| O Boat Hire & Bait Supply Ph (07) 5449 7513 www.oboathire.com |
There’s a lot of fresh in the Noosa River. The best fishing for the next few days will be in the lower reaches on the flood tides in the feeding zone where the clean sea water meets the murky fresh. Try for bream, flathead, whiting, trevally and mud crabs.
| Noosa River Fishing Safaris Ph 0429 030 823 www.noosariverfishing.com |
Spanish mackerel and snapper at North Reef and mahi mahi around the dirty water line.
| Noosa Bluewater Charters Ph (07) 5449 9355 www.noosabluefishing.com.au |
Snapper, pearl perch and tuskfish on the Barwon Banks and spanish and spotty mackerel on the local reefs.
| Deep Sea Fishing Co Noosa Ph: 0411 222 749 www.deepseafishingco.com.au |
Maroochydore
Bream, whiting, flathead and grunter bream on the making tide in the lower reaches of the Maroochy River, school jew in the deeper holes and mud crabs in the middle reaches.
| Swan Boat Hire Ph (07) 5443 7225 www.swanboathire.com.au |
Mooloolaba
Snapper on the Barwon Banks, sweetlip and tuskfish on the inshore reefs, spanish mackerel around the dirty water line, trevally along the rock walls at the Mooloolah River mouth and near the trawler moorings and mud crabs throughout.
| Tackleworld Kawana Ph (07) 5444 0714 www.tackleworldkawanafishingstore.com.au |
Amberjack, tuskfish and hussar on the Barwon Banks and snapper, grassy sweetlip and moses perch at Caloundra 12 Mile.
| Smithys Fishing Charters Ph 0407 574 868 www.smithysfishingcharters.com.au |
Caloundra
Flathead and whiting in Currimundi Creek, flathead, bream and mud crabs in Pumicestone Passage and mangrove jack in the canals.
| 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. Worth trying for bream and flathead on the top of the tide between the Skids and W’s and around the mouth of the creeks.
| Donnybrook Takeaway, Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 5498 8247 www.facebook.com/Donnybrook-Takeaway-Bait-Tackle |
Bribie Island
Sand whiting off Sandstone Point, bream in the canals and mud crabs throughout Pumicestone Passage.
| Island Fishing Supplies Ph 0493 103 027 |
Northern Moreton Bay
Snapper on Scarborough Reef, sand whiting at the mouth of the creeks that run off Pumicestone Passage and sand and mud crabs off Scarborough.
| Tackleworld Lawnton Ph (07) 3205 7475 www.facebook.com/tackleworldlawnton |
Redcliffe Peninsula
Bream and small snapper on the inshore reefs, bream, whiting, flathead and trevally around Woody Pt Jetty and mud crabs in the creeks.
| Hornibrook Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 2104 2659 www.facebook.com/HornibrookBT |
Brisbane River – Northern Moreton Bay
Due to the extreme flooding in the Brisbane River, there is a large amount of debris in the central, eastern and northern parts of Moreton Bay and boating in those areas is not a good idea until the debris has been cleared.
| Mr Bait Ph 0431 222 721 www.facebook.com/Mr-Bait |
Wynnum Manly
Diver whiting in the Small Ships Gutter, snapper at Harry Atkinson artificial reef, bream on the making tide along the foreshores and it would be worth setting a few pots for mud crabs.
| Water Tower Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 3396 1833 www.watertowerbaitandtackle.com |
Wellington Pt
Bream on the making tide along Wellington Point foreshores, grassy sweetlip and bream off the jetty and mud crabs out from the mouth of the creeks.
| Wellington Point Marine Ph (07) 3207 2235 www.wptm.com.au |
Nth Stradbroke Island
Fish the sheltered beaches for whiting, bream and flathead.
| Point Lookout Bait & Fresh Fish Ph (07) 3409 8724 |
Redland Bay
School mackerel on Hope Banks, longtail tuna in the Rous Channel, sweetlip along the deep ledges at Moreton Island and mud crabs out from the mouth of the creeks.
| Mossops Tackle Store Cleveland Ph (07) 3821 1240 www.mossopsfishing.com.au |
Jumpinpin
Due to heavy rain and flooding most people have been thinking about other things apart from fishing.
| Gem Bait & Tackle Ph (07) 3287 3868 www.facebook.com/gembait |
Southport
Bream, flathead and mulloway in Southport Seaway, mulloway inside the Pin Bar and mud crabs at the mouth of the creeks.
| Gold Coast Fishing Tackle Ph (07) 5679 0840 www.goldcoastfishingtackle.com.au |
Tweed Coast
Flood waters are pouring down the Tweed River, which is unfishable. Fished Tallebudgera Creek today for bream, whiting, trevally, flathead and grunter bream.
| Brad Smith Fishing Guide Ph 0419 028 704 www.bradsmithfishingcharters.com.au |
Pottsville
Because of the fresh in the creeks, the best place to fish is near the mouth on the flooding tide where the clean ocean water meets the fresh. Expect bream, flathead and mud crabs.
| Pottsville Bait & Tackle Ph (02) 6676 0588 www.pottsvillebaitandtackle.com.au |
Evans Head
Bream and a few mulloway along the beaches and bream and whiting on the making tide around the boat ramps in the lower reaches of the Evans River.
| Evans Head Sports & Marine Ph (02) 6682 4536 www.facebook.com/EvansheadSportsMarine |
FRESHWATER FISHING
Boondooma Dam
Fishing might be tough with the inflow of water, but you could try bait fishing for golden perch and bass off the bank or troll hard bodies along the newly covered banks.
| Matthew Motts Sportfishing Charters Ph 0428 682 594 www.facebook.com/MatthewMottSportfishingCharters |
SE Qld Dams
SE Qld Dams are temporarily closed for public recreation due to the current weather event they include: Atkinson, Baroon Pocket, Borumba, Lake Dyer, Ewen Maddock, Hinze, Enoggera, North Pine (Lake Samsonvale), Lake Manchester, Lake Macdonald, Maroon, Moogerah, Wyaralong, Lake Kurwongbah, Gold Creek, Cooloolabin, Wivenhoe and Somerset. For further information go to:-
| Charltons Fishing Ph (07) 3818 1677 www.charltonsfishing.com.au |
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