2 November 2023

The annual barramundi closed season along Queensland’s east coast starts from midday 1st November to midday 1st February 2024 except in stocked impoundments.

Hervey Bay

Blue, striped and black marlin on the Continental Shelf east of Breaksea Spit, mack tuna off Arch Cliffs and Point Vernon, coral trout and sweetlip on the shallow reefs, trevally and school mackerel around the herring schools on the reefs, flathead, school mackerel and mack tuna off the Urangan jetty, flathead, threadfin and blue salmon in the Mary River, flathead, whiting, grunter bream and mangrove jack in the Burrum River and flathead, grunter bream and mangrove jack in the creeks on the western side of Fraser Island.

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

Flathead on the flats north of Teebar Creek mouth, sand whiting on the making tide in front of the skate park, sand crabs in Tin Can Inlet and mangrove jack, estuary cod and mud crabs in the creeks.

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

Noosa

Queenfish at the Noosa River mouth, trevally along the Tewantin reach, tailor in Woods Bay and mud crabs around the islands.

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

Trevally and moses perch along the Tewantin reach of the Noosa River, bream, flathead and whiting in Lake Cooroibah and flathead in Woods Bay.

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

Dart, whiting, bream and flathead near the sand bags at the Maroochy River mouth, sand whiting around Goat and Channel Islands, flathead at the mouth of Eudlo and Petrie Creeks and mangrove jack in the mid to upper reaches.

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

Mooloolaba

Dart, whiting, bream and tarwhine along the beaches, flathead in the lower reaches of the Mooloolah River, trevally and mangrove jack around the bridge pylons and trawler moorings and bream and trevally on small lures 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

Sweetlip, school and spotty mackerel on the inshore reefs, dart and whiting along the beaches, flathead and whiting near the new bar entrance and mangrove jack 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 the mouth of the creeks, mangrove jack and estuary cod at 112 and in the creeks and sand crabs off Toorbul.

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

Bribie Island

Sand whiting along the beaches from Woorim to South Point, flathead and tailor around Sandstone Point and flathead at White Patch and Sylvan Beach.

Island Fishing Supplies Ph 0493 103 027

Northern Moreton Bay

Snapper at Curtin and Harry Atkinson artificial reefs, longtail and mack tuna around the working birds in the northern bay, flathead and whiting at the mouth of the Pine and Caboolture Rivers, mangrove jack around the snaggy banks and a few mud crabs in the upper reaches and sand crabs in Deception Bay and off the southern end of Bribie Island.

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

Redcliffe Peninsula

Snapper, bream, sweetlip and school jew around the inshores, rocky points and jetties, bream, whiting, flathead and school jew in Bramble Bay, Hays Inlet and the Pine River, mangrove jack in the Pine River and Newport canals and sand crabs off Scarborough and in Bramble Bay.

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

Moreton Bay Offshore

Pearl perch, snapper, trag jew and mahi mahi at Deep Tempest.

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

Brisbane River – Northern Moreton Bay

Sweetlip and sand crabs on the eastern side of Mud and Green Islands, flathead, bream and snapper in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River and flathead, whiting and sand crabs around Fisherman Islands.

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

Wynnum Manly

Snapper and sweetlip along the drop off at Wellington Point, snapper in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River, mud crabs along Wynnum north foreshores and sand crabs around Fisherman Islands.

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

Nth Stradbroke Island

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

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

Redland Bay

Sweetlip around Peel Island, school mackerel in the Rainbow Channel, diver whiting in Small Ships Passage, flathead at Tingalpa Creek mouth, sand whiting at Logan River mouth and bream in Raby Bay canals.

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

Bream and flathead at the Logan River mouth and in Canaipa Passage and sand crabs in the southern bay.

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

Jumpinpin

Flathead in Whalleys Gutter, along Kalinga Bank, Crusoe and Dinner Islands, sand whiting in Fishermans Channel and near Marks Rocks in the Logan River and bream around Short Point and the Powerlines.

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

Flathead and whiting in the channels leading to the Pin Bar, tailor inside the Pin Bar and mangrove jack around the snaggy banks.

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

Southport

Yellowfin tuna, blue and striped marlin on the Continental Shelf, snapper on the 36s, silver jew on the 24s, mahi mahi around the FADs, flathead and school jew in Southport Seaway, sand whiting and sand crabs in Southport Broadwater, tuskfish and small snapper on the coffee rock ledges in the Broadwater and mangrove jack and estuary cod in the rivers and creeks.

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

Flathead and whiting inside the Pin Bar and flathead, whiting and sand crabs in Southport Broadwater.

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

Currumbin

School mackerel on Mermaid Reef, cobia at Palm Beach Reef, dart, whiting, flathead and a few mulloway along the beaches, bream, flathead and whiting in the lower reaches of Currumbin and Tallebudgera Creeks and mangrove jack in the canals.

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

Tweed Coast

Flathead, bream, whiting and school jew in the deep holes in the lower 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, bream and whiting in the mid to upper reaches of Mooball, Cudgen and Cudgera Creeks, mangrove jack around the snaggy banks and luderick close to the rock walls in the lower reaches. As the seas settle; fish the beaches for flathead, whiting and tailor.

Pottsville Bait & Tackle Ph (02) 6676 0588 www.pottsvillebaitandtackle.com.au

Evans Head

Flathead and bream along Airforce Beach, bream and luderick along the rock walls at the Evans River mouth, bream, flathead and whiting in the lower reaches and a few 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 jackalls, blades and spinner baits around the rocky points in the middle reaches and bass, golden perch and saratoga on blades and spinner baits close to the timber in the Boyne and Stuart Rivers.

Bjelke Petersen Dam

Bass at dawn and dusk on blades, spinner baits and jackalls close to the dam edges in the main basin.

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

Lenthalls Dam

Barramundi on small suspending hard bodies and plastics in the upper reaches of the creeks.

Lake Monduran

Barramundi at dusk on surface lures around the lake edges and during the day on large paddletail plastics around the timber and points leading to the bays.

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

Borumba Dam

Saratoga on surface lures around the lily pads and bass on hard bodies in the deeper water.

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

Lake Kurwongbah

Bass and saratoga at dawn and dusk on surface lures around the dam edges and bass during the day on chatter baits and hard bodies in the deeper parts.

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

Hinze Dam

Bass on spinner baits around the points and saratoga on surface lures in the wind lanes.

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

Somerset Dam

Bass on brown coloured chatter baits around the points, Bay 13 and Queen Street.

Wivenhoe Dam

Bass on chatter baits and 20g metal spoons around Platypus Cliffs, Billies Bay and Hays Landing.

Moogerah Dam

Bass on lipless crank baits around the dam edges towards the timber and on lures trolled to 15 feet along the old river bed.

Maroon Dam

Bass early morning on black coloured chatter baits and blades along the timbered edges in the creek arm and during the day on small soft plastics close to the dam edges in the main basin.

Charltons Fishing  Ph (07) 3818 1677 www.charltonsfishing.com.au