Updated at: 4.30pm Thursday, March 11, 2010
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Hervey Bay |
| Longtail tuna between Coongul and Wathumba earlier in the week; however the forecast strong SE wind tomorrow will make it hard to fish for them. |
Paul Dolan's Fraser Coast Sportfishing ph:4128 4952 http://www.frasercoastsportfishing.com
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| Sweetlip, blackall and cod along the edge of the dirty water line on the inshore reefs, good bream on top of the tide off the Urangan Jetty and bream and mud crabs at the mouth of the rivers and creeks. |
Tackle World Hervey Bay ph:4128 1022 http://www.tackleworldhb.com.au
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Fraser Island |
| Dart, a few whiting and bream in the surf gutters. Travelling on low tide along the eastern beaches is recommended. |
Fraser Island Backpackers ph:4127 9144 http://www.fraserislandco.com.au
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Rainbow Beach - Offshore |
| Conditions have been unfavourable for offshore fishing; no report. |
Rainbow Beach Reef Fishing Charters ph:5486 8666 http://www.rainbowbeachfishing.com.au
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Noosa |
| There is 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 and trevally. |
Noosa Deep Sea & River Fishing Safaris ph:5474 2179 http://www.noosariverfishingsafaris.com
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| Bream just north of Teewah on Tuesday night. |
Noosa Surf Fishing Tours ph:0411 368239 http://www.noosasurffishingtours.com.au
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| Trevally and flathead inside the mouth of the Noosa River. |
O Boat Hire & Bait Supply ph:5449 7513 http://www.oboathire.com
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Noosa - Offshore |
| Spanish mackerel and small black marlin on Chardons Reef on Tuesday. |
Noosa Deep Sea & River Fishing Safaris ph:5474 2179 http://www.noosariverfishingsafaris.com
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| Snapper, parrot and moses perch on Sunshine Reef on Tuesday and snapper on North Reef yesterday. |
Laguna Charters ph:5449 7454 http://www.lagunachartersnoosa.com.au
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Maroochydore |
| Spotty mackerel and tuna around Mooloolaba Blinker, grassy sweetlip on the Inner Gneerings, flathead and whiting on the making tide along the banks inside the mouth of the Maroochy River, grunter and bream around the Bli Bli Bridge and mud crabs in the lower reaches and near the mouth of the creeks. |
Swan Boat Hire ph:5443 7225 http://www.swanboathire.com.au
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Mooloolaba |
| Bream along the rock walls at the mouth of the Mooloolah River, sand whiting at the mouth of Mountain Creek and mud crabs in the upper reaches of the river and in the canals. |
Kawana Bait & Tackle ph:5444 5551 http://www.kawanabaitandtackle.com.au
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Mooloolaba - Offshore |
| Parrot, red throat sweetlip, spangled emperor, mahi mahi and spanish mackerel on the northern end of the Barwon Banks and wahoo and small black marlin on the 8 Mile off Mooloolaba on Tuesday. |
Barry McDade Fishing Services ph:5437 7754 http://www.scofs.com.au
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Caloundra |
| Bream along The Boardwalk, sand whiting on the banks off Golden Beach and mud crabs close to the mangroves in Pumicestone Passage. |
Caloundra Fishing World ph:5491 4566
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Donnybrook |
| A few sand whiting at the mouth of the creeks, bream on the weed banks and mud crabs in the creeks. |
Donnybrook Boat Hire ph:5498 8247
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Toorbul |
| Bream and whiting at the mouth of the creeks and set a few pots for mud crabs in the middle reaches of the creeks. |
Toorbul Store & Caravan Park ph:5498 8210
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Bribie Island |
| Dart near Buckleys Hole, flathead and bream along the western beaches and mud crabs near the entrances to the creeks and canals. |
Bribie Sports & Cycles ph:3408 1347
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Bribie Is & Moreton Island - Offshore |
| Conditions have been unfavourable for offshore fishing; no report. |
Reel Easy Charters ph:3880 3312 http://www.reeleasycharters.com.au
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Beachmere |
| Dart and whiting along the beach at Beachmere and try for bream and mud crabs in the lower reaches of the Caboolture River. |
Beachmere Boats ph:5496 8106
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Sandgate |
| Bream off the Shorncliffe Jetty and near the trawler moorings in Cabbage Tree Creek, a few flathead along the foreshores and mud crabs in the creeks. |
Sandgate Bait & Tackle ph:3269 9701
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Moreton Island |
| Flathead and a few whiting along the western beaches and a few dart and whiting at the northern end of the island. |
Big Phills Bait & Tackle Bulwer ph:34082855 http://www.moretonisland.com.au/product.php?id=67825
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North Stradbroke Island |
| The forecast increasing swell and strong SE winds will make the ocean beach hard to fish. Try for dart, whiting and bream along Flinders Beach and bream at night around Amity Point and Dunwich. |
Point Lookout Bait & Fresh Fish ph:3409 8724
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Redland Bay |
| Bream, whiting and flathead along the foreshores from Cleveland to Point Talburpin, school jew around the southern bay islands and squid on the shallow weed banks along the western side of Moreton and North Stradbroke Islands. |
Fish Head ph:32079965 http://www.fishhead.com.au
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Jumpinpin |
| It is forecast to be windy in the more open channels tomorrow; best to try for mud crabs in the feeder creeks and around the mangrove islands. |
Cabbage Tree Pt Boat Hire ph:5546 1332
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| Flathead along Kalinga Bank, sand whiting near Slipping Sands, mud crabs in the lower reaches of the Logan River and small chopper tailor inside the Pin Bar last Monday. |
Gem Bait & Tackle ph:3287 3868
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| Flathead on top of the tide in Jacobs Well Channel, mangrove jack near the entrance to the canals, a few jew along Squire Island and mud crabs along the edge of the main channels. |
Jacobs Well Bait & Tackle ph:5546 2229
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| Flathead in the channel between Kangaroo and Eden Islands. |
Rudy Maas Marina ph:5546 2222
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| Flathead on trolled lures between The Bedroom and Tipplers Island and bream along Short Island yesterday. |
Jumpinpin Charters ph:5546 1880 http://www.jumpinpin.com
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Hope Is - Paradise Point |
| Trevally off the Sand Pumping Jetty, bream along Paradise Point foreshores and in Coombabah Creek and mangrove jack around Sovereign Islands. Dart in the surf at South Straddie on Tuesday. |
Paradise Point Bait & Tackle ph:5577 4277
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Southport - Offshore |
| Blue marlin to 270kg on the Tweed Canyons on Monday. |
Ross McCubbin Fishing Charters ph:0428 729393 http://www.adrenalinefishingcharters.com.au
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Southport |
| Dart and whiting along the beaches from Southport Spit to Burleigh, trevally, jew and mangrove jack along the north wall of The Seaway, mangrove jack at night on live bait around Sovereign and Ephraim Islands and mud crabs in the lower reaches of the rivers and creeks. |
Doug Burts Fishing Tackle World ph:5532 0678 http://www.fishtac.com.au
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Miami |
| Forecast strong SE winds will make fishing hard tomorrow in areas that are exposed to wind; try the sheltered creeks and canals for bream and mud crabs. |
Miami Bait & Tackle ph:5572 8270
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Currumbin |
| Flathead, bream, whiting and sand crabs in the lower reaches of Currumbin and Tallebudgera Creeks and it would be worth a go for mangrove jack on live bait around the bridges. Spotty mackerel on Palm Beach Reef earlier in the week. |
The Boatshed Bait, Tackle & Boat Hire ph:5525 0338
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Tweed Heads |
| School jew and tailor along the rock walls at the mouth of the Brunswick River and trevally, flathead and mud crabs in the lower reaches of the Tweed River. |
Anglers Warehouse ph:5536 3822 http://www.anglerswarehouse.com.au
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Tweed Coast - Offshore |
| Spanish mackerel and yellowfin tuna on Tweed 9 Mile on Monday and Tuesday and snapper and a few parrot on the 36s east of the Tweed yesterday. |
Cushy Fishing Charters ph:0418 631076 http://www.cushyfishingcharters.com.au
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Kingscliff - Offshore |
| Parrot, pigfish, morwong and small snapper on the 32s east of Kingscliff, spanish mackerel on Fidos Reef and wahoo and yellowfin tuna on Tweed 9 Mile Reef the past few days. |
Kingscliff Fishing Charters ph:0411 151755 http://www.reelfishn.com.au
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Pottsville |
| Mackerel offshore from Black Rock and tailor along Wooyung Beach yesterday; however it was too rough to fish for them today. Most headed to Mooball Creek to try for bream, whiting, flathead and mud crabs. |
Pottsville Bait & Tackle ph:02 6676 0588
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Ballina |
| Trevally, tailor, bream and whiting along the beach at Lennox Head, tailor and school jew in the surf gutters and flathead, bream and mud crabs in the lower reaches of the Richmond River. |
Daves Bait Shop ph:02 6686 2481
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Evans Head |
| Luderick along the rock walls at the mouth of the Evans River, flathead and bream around the bridges and worth setting a few pots for mud crabs. |
Evans Head Sports & Marine ph:02 6682 4536
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Freshwater Reports
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Lake Monduran |
Bass and barramundi at dawn and dusk on surface lures along the newly covered grassy banks. | Paul Dolan's Fraser Coast Sportfishing ph:4128 4952 http://www.frasercoastsportfishing.com
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Lenthalls Dam |
Bass on surface lures along the newly covered grassy banks. Be aware that recent heavy rain has damaged the road to the dam and extra care needs to be taken if using it. | Paul Dolan's Fraser Coast Sportfishing ph:4128 4952 http://www.frasercoastsportfishing.com
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Boondooma Dam |
The dam has risen after recent heavy rain and is now at 93% capacity. Fishing might be tough with the inflow of water, but you could try for bass and golden perch on spinner baits along the newly covered grassy banks and on soft plastics in the cleaner water between the third marker buoy and the dam wall. | Matthew Mott's Sportfishing Charters ph:0428 682594
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Bjelke Petersen Dam |
The dam has had a rise in water level to about 45% capacity. The best fishing will be along the newly covered grassy banks using spinner baits and jackals. | Matthew Mott's Sportfishing Charters ph:0428 682594
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Somerset Dam |
The dam has risen and is now at 100% capacity. Fishing might be tough with the inflow of water, but you could try trolling spinner baits for bass along the newly covered banks. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Wivenhoe Dam |
There has been a good rise in water levels since the rain and fishing has been tough. As the water levels settle fishing should improve. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Cressbrook Dam |
The dam has had a rise in water level and bass have been caught on blades, suspending minnows, surface poppers and live bait around the newly covered grassy banks. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Cooby Dam |
The water level has had a slight rise after recent rain and there has been a few golden perch and small cod taken on live bait. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Leslie Dam |
Quality golden perch at dawn and dusk on trolled Oargee lures and a few silver perch on live worms. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Glenlyon Dam |
Golden perch and a few small cod on lures. Remember the minimum legal size for Murray Cod is 60cms. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Western Rivers |
A few golden perch on live bait in the back waters upstream from Chinchilla Weir in the Condamine River, a few golden perch on live bait downstream from Goondiwindi in the Macintyre River and a few small cod upstream from the Bonshaw Weir in the Dumaresq River. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Fishing report - Hervey Bay to Evans Head and