Updated at: 4.30pm Thursday, December 04, 2008
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Hervey Bay |
| Plenty of mack tuna and a few spotty mackerel off Rooney Point and golden trevally on fly in Sandy Straits the past few days. |
Paul Dolans Fraser Coast Sportfishing ph:4128 4952 http://www.frasercoastsportfishing.com
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| Spotty mackerel in Platypus Bay, mack tuna off Wathumba, grassy sweetlip and estuary cod on the shallow reefs around Big Woody Island, flathead, trevally and queenfish in the lower reaches and grunter bream and mangrove jack in the upper reaches of the Burrum River, grunter bream in the Mary and Susan Rivers, threadfin salmon in the mouths of the creeks and sand crabs in Sandy Straits. |
Tackle World Hervey Bay ph:4128 1022 http://www.tackleworldhb.com.au
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Fraser Island |
| Tailor at Indian Head, bream and whiting in the low tide gutters along the eastern beach and a few whiting near the mouth of Woralie Creek on the western side of the island. |
Fraser Island Backpackers ph:4127 9144 http://www.fraserislandco.com.au
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Rainbow Beach - Offshore |
| Parrot, pearl perch, moses perch, amberjack, hussar, yellowtail king and small snapper about 20 miles NE of Wide Bay Bar the past few days. |
Rainbow Beach Reef Fishing Charters ph:5486 8666 http://www.rainbowbeachfishing.com.au
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Noosa |
| Trevally early morning along the Harbourtown reach of the Noosa River and mangrove jack between Lakes Cooroibah and Cootharaba. |
Barra Jacks Tackleworld Noosaville ph:5449 3666 http://www.tackleworld.com.au
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| Dart and whiting during the day and a few tailor at night along the north shore at Teewah earlier in the week. |
Noosa Surf Fishing Tours ph:0411 368239 http://www.noosasurffishingtours.com.au
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| Sand whiting on the banks between the Noosa River mouth and Frying Pan, good bream around the Munna Point Bridge and mangrove jack in Woods Bay and along the Tewantin reach. |
O Boat Hire & Bait Supply ph:5449 7513 http://www.oboathire.com
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Noosa - Offshore |
| Spanish mackerel offshore from Double Island Point and cobia and spanish mackerel on Sunshine Reef on Monday and Tuesday. |
Barra Jacks Tackleworld Noosaville ph:5449 3666 http://www.tackleworld.com.au
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| Recent trips to North Reef produced parrot, sweetlip, small snapper and spanish mackerel on Tuesday and quality pearl perch yesterday. |
Laguna Charters ph:5449 7454 http://www.lagunachartersnoosa.com.au
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Maroochydore |
| Good dart, a few flathead and whiting during the day and a few tailor at night near the sand bags at the mouth of the Maroochy River, bream, flathead and estuary cod in the Cod Hole, sand whiting on bait and surface lures between Chambers Island and the river mouth and mangrove jack in the canals, Petrie Creek and along the Bli Bli reach. |
Swan Boat Hire ph:5443 7225 http://www.swanboathire.com.au
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Mooloolaba |
| Dart, a few bream and whiting in the surf on the southern side of Point Cartwright, bream and trevally along the La Balsa Park reach of the Mooloolah River and upstream from Minyama Island, whiting at the river mouth and around the bridges and mud crabs in the upper reaches. School, spotty and spanish mackerel between Caloundra 5 and 12 Mile Reefs on Monday. |
Kawana Bait & Tackle ph:5444 5551 http://www.kawanabaitandtackle.com.au
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Mooloolaba - Offshore |
| Spotty and small spanish mackerel on the Inner Gneerings, school and spotty mackerel on Currimundi Reef and good spotty and spanish mackerel on Caloundra 5 Mile Reef on Monday and Tuesday. |
Barry McDade Fishing Services ph:5437 7754 http://www.scofs.com.au
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Caloundra |
| Spotty and school mackerel near Bray Rock, the NW Fairway Buoy and on Currimundi Reef, sand whiting along Dicky Beach and mangrove jack along the deep drop-offs and around the bridges in the canals, creeks and rivers. A few good tailor were caught along Currimundi Beach on Monday morning. |
Caloundra Fishing World ph:5491 4566
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Donnybrook |
| Mangrove jack and mud crabs in the creeks. |
Donnybrook Boat Hire ph:5498 8247
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Toorbul |
| Sand whiting at White Patch and a few mangrove jack and estuary cod in the creeks. |
Toorbul Store & Caravan Park ph:5498 8210
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Bribie Island |
| Flathead along Pebble Beach and between White Patch and Poverty Creek, estuary cod under the Bribie Bridge and bream and mangrove jack in the canals. |
Bribie Sports & Cycles ph:3408 1347
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Bribie Is & Moreton Island - Offshore |
| Snapper, pearl perch, rosy job fish and black spotted pigfish at Deep Tempest on Sunday. |
Reel Easy Charters ph:3880 3312 http://www.reeleasycharters.com.au
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Beachmere |
| Flathead and bream in the lower reaches of the Caboolture River and worth setting a few pots for mud crabs in the deeper holes. |
Beachmere Boats ph:5496 8106
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Redcliffe Peninsula |
| Small snapper on the shallow reefs from Scarborough to Scotts Point, sand whiting along Margate Beach and a few flathead and whiting in Hays Inlet and the Pine River. |
Redcliffe Bait & Tackle ph:3284 6939
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Pine River |
| The river has been producing bream, whiting and flathead. |
Dohles Rocks Boat Hire ph:3886 1512
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Moreton Island |
| Sand whiting and bream at Heath Island, dart and bream at Dog Creek and quality dart in the surf gutters near the Blue Lagoon Track. |
Bakers Bait & Tackle Bulwer ph:34082855 http://www.moretonisland.com.au/product.php?id=67825
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North Stradbroke Island |
| Try for dart, bream and whiting along Main Beach, bream and whiting around Amity Point and flathead and jew inside the Pin Bar. |
Point Lookout Bait & Fresh Fish ph:3409 8724
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Redland Bay |
| Spotty mackerel north of the Four Beacons and a few snapper to 7kg around Peel Island on Monday. Try for flathead and whiting early morning along the foreshores from Point Halloran to Redland Bay and mangrove jack in the canals and creeks. |
Fish Head ph:32079965 http://www.fishhead.com.au
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Jumpinpin |
| Flathead along Kalinga Bank, a few tailor inside the Pin Bar, sand whiting on Gold Bank and a few jew off Jacobs Well Jetty on Monday morning. |
Jacobs Well Bait & Tackle ph:5546 2229
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| Flathead near the entrance to Swan Bay, school jew in Fishermans Channel, sand whiting in the deep water between Kalinga Bank and Crusoe Island and mangrove jack in the Coomera River. |
Gem Bait & Tackle ph:3287 3868
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| Sand whiting between Crusoe Island and Tipplers Passage and sand crabs in Southport Channel and Tipplers Passage. |
Rudy Maas Marina ph:5546 2222
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| Sand whiting off the NE tip of Crusoe Island, along Squire Island, on Gold and Green Banks, a few tailor early morning inside the Pin Bar and mud crabs around Kangaroo Island. |
Cabbage Tree Pt Boat Hire ph:5546 1332
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Hope Is - Paradise Point |
| Bream and a few flathead along the Paradise Point foreshores and mud crabs in the rivers and creeks. |
Paradise Point Bait & Tackle ph:5577 4277
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Southport - Offshore |
| Pearl perch, snapper, yellowtail king and morwong on the 50�s NE of The Seaway and mahi mahi on the 24�s and 36�s. |
Doug Burts Fishing Tackle World ph:5532 0678 http://www.tackleworld.com.au/store_pages/southport.html
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| Tailor and trag jew on the 24s east of The Seaway on Sunday and amberjack, trag jew and yellowtail king on the 50s east today. |
Fish'n'Fun Charters ph:0402 211454
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Southport |
| Jew on the change of the tide in Southport Seaway, sand whiting on the banks around Crab and Wave Break Islands and sand crabs between Parrot Rock and Wave Break Island. |
Doug Burts Fishing Tackle World ph:5532 0678 http://www.tackleworld.com.au/store_pages/southport.html
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Miami |
| Dart in the surf at South Straddie, a few tailor along the north wall of Southport Seaway and at Burleigh Heads, mangrove jack and trevally in the Nerang River canals and mud crabs in Tallebudgera and Currumbin Creeks. |
Miami Bait & Tackle ph:5572 8270
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Currumbin |
| Bream and flathead in the lower reaches and mud crabs in the upper reaches of Currumbin and Tallebudgera Creeks. Worth a go for tailor off the rocks and around the groynes along the beaches. |
The Boatshed Bait, Tackle & Boat Hire ph:5525 0338
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Tweed Heads |
| Tailor off the headlands, trevally along the rock walls at the mouth of the Tweed River, flathead throughout the river, sand whiting at Oxley Cove and in Cobaki Broadwater, mangrove jack along Chinderah rock wall, sand crabs along the Fingal reach and mud crabs in the upper reaches. |
Anglers Warehouse ph:5536 3822 http://www.anglerswarehouse.com.au
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Kingscliff - Offshore |
| Samson fish, parrot, moses perch, maori cod and yellowtail king around Cook Island on Monday and samson fish, amberjack and yellowtail king to 12kg on the 36s east of Kingscliff the past few days. |
Kingscliff Fishing Charters ph:0411 151755 http://www.reelfishn.com.au
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Pottsville |
| Good bream, dart and whiting along the beaches between Black Rock and Wooyung, however there�s a heap of weed making it hard to fish. Most anglers have been fishing Mooball Creek for quality bream, flathead and whiting in the lower reaches and mud crabs in the middle reaches. The water is very clear so night fishing has produced the best results. |
Pottsville Bait & Tackle ph:02 6676 0588
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Ballina |
| Australian salmon and a few whiting early morning and a few tailor at night along the beaches, flathead in the lower reaches of the Richmond River, whiting around Pimlico Island and mud crabs in the middle reaches. |
Daves Bait Shop ph:02 6686 2481
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Evans Head |
| Bream and whiting along the beaches, bream and school jew off the headlands, bream and luderick along the rock walls at the mouth of the Evans River and good bream, a few whiting and flathead throughout the river. |
Evans Head Sports & Marine ph:02 6682 4536
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Freshwater Reports
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Boondooma Dam |
Bass and golden perch on spinner baits and Jackall lures cast to the banks and a few fish located with sounder on trolled spinner baits in the deeper water. | Matthew Motts Sportfishing Charters ph:0428 682594
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Bjelke Petersen Dam |
Bass and golden perch on jackall lures along the banks. | Matthew Motts Sportfishing Charters ph:0428 682594
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Borumba Dam |
Bass on Jackall lures along the edge of the weed beds and a few saratoga on poppers around the timber. Remember minimum legal size for bass is 30cms. | Barra Jacks Tackleworld Noosaville ph:5449 3666 http://www.tackleworld.com.au
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Somerset Dam |
Bass located with sounder in the deeper parts, the most productive lure was the little Max Blade. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.tackleworld.com.au/store_pages/toowoomba.html
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Cressbrook Dam |
Bass at dusk on surface poppers around the dam edges and during the day on soft plastics in the deeper parts. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.tackleworld.com.au/store_pages/toowoomba.html
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Cooby Dam |
Golden perch and a few small cod on lures and live bait. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.tackleworld.com.au/store_pages/toowoomba.html
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Leslie Dam |
Golden perch on lures and live bait and a few silver perch on worms. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.tackleworld.com.au/store_pages/toowoomba.html
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Glenlyon Dam |
Golden perch and a few cod to 10kg on lures and live bait. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.tackleworld.com.au/store_pages/toowoomba.html
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Western Rivers |
Golden perch on live bait along the Goondiwindi reach of the Macintyre River. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.tackleworld.com.au/store_pages/toowoomba.html
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