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Fishing report

Fishing report - Hervey Bay to Evans Head and

SE Queensland Dams

These reports are the latest information available from bait and tackle shops, charter boats and guides in south-east Queensland and are updated every Saturday afternoon.

If you want more specific information on locations, bait availability, boat hire and boat ramps, please contact the report source.

Updated at: 4.30pm Saturday, June 15, 2013



Hervey Bay

Snapper and squid on the close reefs, diver whiting around Big Woody Island and in Gatakers Bay, flathead in Sandy Straits, bream off the Urangan Jetty and threadfin salmon in the Mary and Susan Rivers.

Fishermans Corner ph:4128 1022

http://www.fishermanscorner.com.au
Snapper, queenfish, trevally, spanish mackerel and longtail tuna in Platypus Bay and snapper on the Roy Rufus Artificial Reef.

Paul Dolan's Fraser Coast Sportfishing ph:4128 4952

http://www.frasercoastsportfishing.com

Noosa

Trevally, tailor, flathead and bream at Noosa River mouth and in Woods Bay, flathead, bream and tarwhine in Weyba Creek and flathead, bream and mangrove jack along the Tewantin reach.

Noosa River Fishing Safaris ph:0429030823

http://www.noosariverfishing.com
Bream and school flathead from the Noosa River mouth to Noosaville reach.

O Boat Hire & Bait Supply ph:5449 7513

http://www.oboathire.com

Noosa - Offshore

Snapper, pearl perch, tuskfish, moses perch, trevally and mulloway on North Reef yesterday.

Noosa Bluewater Charters ph:54499355

http://www.noosabluefishing.com.au

Maroochydore

Bream, jew, grunter, flathead and whiting in the lower reaches of the Maroochy River, bream, flathead and jew at the Cod Hole and mud crabs in the creeks and canals.

Swan Boat Hire ph:5443 7225

http://www.swanboathire.com.au

Mooloolaba

Snapper, sweetlip and spangled emperor on the close reefs, dart, tarwhine, bream, whiting and jew along the beaches and bream on the making tide in the lower reaches of the Mooloolah River.

Kawana Bait & Tackle ph:5444 5551

http://www.kawanabaitandtackle.com.au

Mooloolaba - Offshore

Pearl perch, snapper and cobia at Caloundra Wide yesterday.

Odyssey Charters ph:5478 1109

http://www.odysseycharters.com.au

Caloundra

Grassy sweetlip and snapper at Caloundra 5 and 12 Mile, longtail tuna at Caloundra 3 Mile, luderick along the Boardwalk, sand whiting off Golden Beach, opposite the Power Boat Club and Gemini Towers and bream near Military Jetty and in the canals.

Caloundra Fishing World ph:5491 4566

http://www.caloundrafishingworld.com.au

Donnybrook

Flathead at Glasshouse Creek mouth and Mission Point, jew at the mouth of Poverty Creek and small snapper at Lime Pocket.

Donnybrook Takeaway, Bait & Tackle ph:5498 8247



Toorbul

Flathead and whiting at White Patch and a few jew under the Bribie Bridge.

Toorbul Store & Caravan Park ph:5498 8210



Bribie Island

Tailor at dawn and dusk at Buckleys Hole, sand whiting along the southern beaches, jew at night off Bongaree Jetty, bream in the canals, small snapper near the entrance to Pacific Harbour Canals and sand crabs in the main channel.

Bribie Sports & Cycles ph:3408 1347



Redcliffe Peninsula

Bream, flathead, whiting, chopper tailor and jew at Woody Point Jetty and off the fishing platform at Ted Smout Bridge, bream, whiting and flathead along Clontarf foreshores and jew and mud crabs in the Pine River.

Hornibrook Bait & Tackle ph:3284 6939



Northern Moreton Bay

Diver whiting off Nudgee Beach and the southern end of Bribie Island, flathead at the mouth of the Caboolture River and in Hays Inlet and jew around the bridges in the Pine and Caboolture Rivers.

The Tackle Shop Carseldine ph:3862 9015

http://www.tackleshop.com.au

Sandgate

Bream and whiting off the fishing platform at Ted Smout Bridge, sand whiting along the rock wall at Eventide, flathead at the mouth of Cabbage Tree Creek and bream around the trawler moorings.

Sandgate Bait & Tackle ph:3269 9701



Moreton Island

Tailor at North Point, Harpers Rock and eastern beach.

Sunrover Tours ph:1800353717

http://www.sunrover.com.au

Wynnum Manly

Snapper around Mud Island and Harry Atkinson Artificial Reef, diver whiting on the Amity and Maroom Banks, good bream along Wellington Point foreshores and tailor and bream along Manly Harbour Rock Walls.

Water Tower Bait & Tackle ph:3396 1833

http://www.watertowerbaitandtackle.com

North Stradbroke Island

Fish all beaches for tailor, dart and bream.

Point Lookout Bait & Fresh Fish ph:3409 8724



Redland Bay

Wahoo, yellowfin tuna at the 7s off North Straddie, snapper and jew at Harry Atkinson Artificial Reef, snapper around Peel, Mud, Green and Coochiemudlo Islands, tailor at dawn and dusk off Cleveland and Victoria Points, flathead along Raby Bay foreshores, tailor in the channels close to the southern bay islands, squid at night near the jetties at Victoria and Wellington Points and cuttlefish at Goat Island and southern end of Macleay Island.

Mossops Tackle Store Cleveland ph:38211240

http://www.mossops.com.au
Snapper on the SE side of Coochiemudlo Island, bream along the eastern side and flathead off the NW end.

Coochie Boat Hire ph:3207 8207

http://www.coochieboathire.com
Snapper and flathead around the southern bay islands and diver whiting on the Pelican Banks.

Moreton Bay Charters ph:0433 732310

http://www.moretonbaycharters.com.au

Jumpinpin

Flathead, whiting and bream in Cobby Passage and bream and flathead in Jacobs Well Channel.

Rudy Maas Marina ph:5546 2222


Bream along Kalinga Bank, flathead around Tabby Tabby Island, jew inside the Pin Bar and near Marks Rock and mud crabs close to the mangrove islands.

Cabbage Tree Pt Boat Hire ph:5546 1332


Tailor in the surf at South Straddie and bream along the southern end of North Straddie.

Gem Bait & Tackle ph:3287 3868

http://www.gembait.com.au
Bream around the mangrove islands and flathead in Jacobs Well Channel.

Jacobs Well Bait & Tackle ph:5546 2229


Flathead near Slipping Sands and in Cobby Passage and bream at the Five Ways.

Jumpinpin Charters ph:5546 1880

http://www.jumpinpin.com

Southport

Flathead and tailor inside the Pin Bar earlier in the week.

Ross McCubbin Fishing Charters ph:0428 729393


Bream, Australian salmon and tailor along the Seaway Rock Walls, jew on the tide changes around the pipeline, flathead between The Aldershots and Pin Bar and mud crabs in the deep water at the mouth of the rivers and creeks.

Doug Burts Fishing Tackle World ph:5532 0678

http://www.fishtac.com.au

Currumbin

Snapper, trag jew and a few spanish mackerel on the close reefs, tailor along the beaches and bream, flathead and whiting at the mouth of Currumbin and Tallebudgera Creeks.

The Boatshed Bait, Tackle & Boat Hire ph:5525 0338

http://www.currumbinboatshed.com.au
Flathead, bream, trevally and tailor in the Tweed River and flathead, bream, tailor, trevally, whiting and school jew in Southport Broadwater.

Brad Smith Guided Fishing ph:0419 028704

http://www.bradsmithfishingcharters.com.au

Tweed Heads

Dart and a few tailor along the beaches, bream off the headlands and rock walls at the mouth of the Tweed River, luderick around the bridges and rock walls and school flathead in the lower reaches.

Anglers Warehouse ph:5536 3822

http://www.anglerswarehouse.com.au

Tweed Coast - Offshore

Pearl perch, maori cod, snapper and moses perch on the 24s east of the Tweed today.

Down Under Charters ph:0408 753647

http://www.goldcoastfishing.com

Kingscliff - Offshore

Pearl perch, snapper, pigfish and samson fish on the 50s east of the Tweed on Monday, tuskfish, snapper, pigfish and morwong on the 30s east on Wednesday and pearl perch, snapper, rosy job fish and pigfish on the 40s east today.

Kingscliff Fishing Charters ph:0411 151755

http://www.reelfishn.com.au

Pottsville

Tailor at dawn and dusk in the surf gutters from Cabarita to Brunswick Heads, school jew off the headlands, dart and bream along Pottsville and Wooyung Beaches and flathead, bream and mud crabs in the mid to lower reaches of Mooball Creek. We have moved premises and are now located at Shop 5, 15 Coronation Avenue Pottsville. (Cnr Coronation Ave & Berkley Lane).

Pottsville Bait & Tackle ph:02 6676 0588



Ballina

Snapper on the 32s east of Ballina, spanish mackerel on Riordan Shoal, tailor, dart, Australian salmon and jew along the beaches, bream and school jew along the town reach of the Richmond River, flathead in Mobbs Bay, luderick around Prospect Bridge and mud crabs in North Creek.

Daves Bait Shop ph:02 6686 2481



Evans Head

Snapper, trag jew and spanish mackerel on the close reefs, bream, flathead, tailor and whiting along Broadwater and Airforce Beaches, tailor, bream and whiting along Main Beach, tailor and bream off the headlands, bream in Evans River boat harbour and jew at night around the bridge.

Evans Head Sports & Marine ph:02 6682 4536


Freshwater Reports

Boondooma Dam

Golden perch and bass on live shrimp, spinner baits and jackalls in the Boyne and Stuart Rivers.

Matthew Mott's Sportfishing Charters ph:0428 682594

  

Bjelke Petersen Dam

Golden perch on live shrimp around Bass Point and in the upper reaches.

Matthew Mott's Sportfishing Charters ph:0428 682594

  

Borumba Dam

Bass are schooling up in the deeper holes. Use a sounder to locate the schools and use vibration minnows, blades and plastics.

Paul Dolan's Fraser Coast Sportfishing ph:4128 4952

  http://www.frasercoastsportfishing.com

Somerset Dam

Bass on ice jigs between Pelican Point and Bay 13.

Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770

  http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au

Cressbrook Dam

Bass on soft plastics and live shrimp along the drop offs and around the points.

Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770

  http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au

Cooby Dam

A few golden perch on live shrimp, frozen saltwater yabbies and blades.

Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770

  http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au

Leslie Dam

Golden perch on live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies.

Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770

  http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au

Coolmunda Dam

Golden perch on bait and a few average cod on spinner baits.

Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770

  http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au

Glenlyon Dam

Golden perch on frozen saltwater yabbies and cod on slowly trolled spinner baits and jackalls.

Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770

  http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au

Hinze Dam

Try for bass and golden perch on soft plastics and jackalls in the deep water around the points and saratoga on surface lures in the bays.

Doug Burts Fishing Tackle World ph:5532 0678

  http://www.fishtac.com.au

Western Rivers

Golden perch and cod on bait, hard bodied lures and spinner baits at Goondiwindi in the Macintyre River, golden perch on bait and a few cod to 15kg on spinner baits at St George in the Balonne River and golden perch and cod on bait, jackalls and spinner baits around the weirs between Warwick and Cecil Plains in the Condamine River.

Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770

  http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au


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Moon, sun rise & set times

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Guided Fishing Australia

Guided Fishing Australia

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