Updated at: 4.30pm Saturday, May 18, 2013
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Hervey Bay |
| Coral trout, sweetlip and scarlet sea perch in the Southern Gutters, spanish mackerel off Rooney Point, snapper on Roy Rufus Artificial Reef, diver whiting off Dundowran Beach and Gatakers Bay, bream at Urangan Jetty and River Heads, sand whiting on the making tide along the beaches from Burrum Heads to Urangan and flathead and threadfin salmon in the Mary and Susan Rivers. |
Fishermans Corner ph:4128 1022 http://www.fishermanscorner.com.au
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| Snapper in Platypus Bay and queenfish and mack tuna in Sandy Straits. |
Paul Dolan's Fraser Coast Sportfishing ph:4128 4952 http://www.frasercoastsportfishing.com
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Rainbow Beach - Offshore |
| Snapper, hussar, spangled emperor, moses perch and gold spotted wrasse about 10 miles east of Double Island Point on Wednesday. |
Rainbow Beach Reef Fishing Charters ph:5486 8666 http://www.rainbowbeachfishing.com.au
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Noosa |
| Flathead, bream, whiting and trevally at the Noosa River mouth, flathead, trevally and bream along the Tewantin reach and bream, flathead, moses perch and estuary cod in Weyba Creek. |
Noosa River Fishing Safaris ph:0429030823 http://www.noosariverfishing.com
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| Tailor at the Noosa River mouth and in Woods Bay, flathead throughout the river and bream and whiting in Lake Cooroibah. |
O Boat Hire & Bait Supply ph:5449 7513 http://www.oboathire.com
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Noosa - Offshore |
| Snapper, pearl perch, hussar, sweetlip, moses perch and spanish mackerel off Double Island Point. |
Noosa Bluewater Charters ph:54499355 http://www.noosabluefishing.com.au
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Maroochydore |
| Tailor around the sand bags at the mouth of the Maroochy River, flathead and bream throughout the river, trevally and school jew at the Cod Hole, mud crabs along the Bli Bli reach and sand crabs near the mouth of Eudlo Creek. |
Swan Boat Hire ph:5443 7225 http://www.swanboathire.com.au
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Mooloolaba |
| Snapper, grassy sweetlip and red throat emperor at the Inner Gneerings and Currimundi Reef, chopper tailor along Kawana Beach, bream and tarwhine at the washing machine on the northern side of Point Cartwright and bream, trevally, chopper tailor, garfish and hairtail in the lower reaches of the Mooloolah River. |
Kawana Bait & Tackle ph:5444 5551 http://www.kawanabaitandtackle.com.au
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Mooloolaba - Offshore |
| Snapper and grassy sweetlip at Caloundra 5 Mile, spanish mackerel on Coolum Reef and longtail tuna offshore from Kings Beach. |
Barry McDade Fishing Services ph:5437 7754 http://www.scofs.com.au
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| Cobia, snapper, tuskfish and moses perch at Caloundra Wide on Monday, grassy sweetlip, snapper and moses perch at Murphys Reef on Tuesday, red throat emperor, tuskfish, green jobfish, hussar and maori cod on Wednesday, pearl perch, red emperor and tuskfish on Thursday and pearl perch, amberjack and tuskfish today on the Barwon Banks. |
Odyssey Charters ph:5478 1109 http://www.odysseycharters.com.au
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Caloundra |
| Longtail tuna and golden trevally near Bray Rock, grassy sweetlip and small snapper at Caloundra 9 and 12 Mile, bream at night opposite Gemini Towers, sand whiting on the flats off Golden Beach and jew in the deep holes in Pumicestone Passage. |
Caloundra Fishing World ph:5491 4566 http://www.caloundrafishingworld.com.au
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Donnybrook |
| Flathead, bream and whiting at Mission Point and bream and whiting at Lime Pocket. |
Donnybrook Takeaway, Bait & Tackle ph:5498 8247
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Toorbul |
| Fish close to the mangroves at the mouth of Ningi and Elimbah Creeks on the top of the tide for a few bream and around the banks between Poverty Creek and Gallagher Gutter as the tide ebbs for flathead and whiting. |
Toorbul Store & Caravan Park ph:5498 8210
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Bribie Island |
| Snapper in the deep holes between the Avon Wreck and Bribie Bridge, flathead at the mouth of Ningi Creek and sand crabs in the main channel. Worth fishing the eastern beach for dart, whiting and flathead. |
Bribie Sports & Cycles ph:3408 1347
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Redcliffe Peninsula |
| Snapper on Scarborough Reef, flathead, whiting and bream off the fishing platform at Ted Smout Bridge and along Clontarf foreshores and sand crabs in Bramble Bay. |
Hornibrook Bait & Tackle ph:3284 6939
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Northern Moreton Bay |
| Snapper around Mud Island, snapper and tailor on Scarborough Reef, flathead at the mouth of the Pine River and squid near Redcliffe Jetty. |
The Tackle Shop Carseldine ph:3862 9015 http://www.tackleshop.com.au
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Sandgate |
| Sand whiting along the foreshores at Nudgee, Shorncliffe and Eventide, flathead at the mouth of Cabbage Tree Creek and sand crabs in Bramble Bay. |
Sandgate Bait & Tackle ph:3269 9701
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Moreton Island |
| Dart along the eastern beaches and a few tailor and dart at North Point. |
Sunrover Tours ph:1800353717 http://www.sunrover.com.au
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Wynnum Manly |
| Snapper, sweetlip and tailor around Mud Island, snapper and jew on Harry Atkinson Artificial Reef, small snapper off the northern end of Peel and Coochiemudlo Islands and diver whiting in the Rous Channel and on Amity Banks. |
Water Tower Bait & Tackle ph:3396 1833 http://www.watertowerbaitandtackle.com
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North Stradbroke Island |
| Dart, bream and whiting along the beaches and chopper tailor inside the Pin Bar. |
Point Lookout Bait & Fresh Fish ph:3409 8724
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Redland Bay |
| Bream on the NE side of Coochiemudlo Island and off Potts Point at Macleay Island, diver whiting on the Pelican Banks and estuary cod at SW rocks at Peel Island. |
Moreton Bay Charters ph:0433 732310 http://www.moretonbaycharters.com.au
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| Snapper on Harry Atkinson Artificial Reef and in Lazaret Gutter at Peel Island, cobia around the old four beacons, jew off Ormiston, chopper tailor in Raby Bay, bream and trevally in Raby Bay Canals and banana prawns near the Powerlines. |
Mossops Tackle Store Cleveland ph:38211240
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| Flathead and bream around Coochiemudlo Island and small snapper on the northern reef and off Potts Point at Macleay Island. |
Coochie Boat Hire ph:3207 8207 http://www.coochieboathire.com
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Jumpinpin |
| Bream and tailor inside the Pin Bar. |
Rudy Maas Marina ph:5546 2222
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| Flathead in Jacobs Well Channel, bream at the junction of Jacobs Well and Southport Channels and school jew along Kalinga Bank. |
Jacobs Well Bait & Tackle ph:5546 2229
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| Tailor in the surf at South Straddie, flathead out from Cabbage Tree Point, bream near the Stockyards and jew in the deep holes along the southern end of North Straddie. |
Gem Bait & Tackle ph:3287 3868 http://www.gembait.com.au
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| Bream along Kalinga Bank, flathead in Redland Bay Channel and lower reaches of the Logan River and jew near Marks Rocks and inside the Pin Bar. |
Cabbage Tree Pt Boat Hire ph:5546 1332
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Southport |
| Snapper, spanish mackerel and cobia on live bait on the 24s east of Southport, chopper tailor, dart and whiting along the beaches, bream, chopper tailor, trevally and jew in Southport Seaway, sand whiting near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River and mud crabs in the Coomera River. |
Doug Burts Fishing Tackle World ph:5532 0678 http://www.fishtac.com.au
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Southport - Offshore |
| Trag jew on the 24s east of Southport yesterday and snapper and trag jew on the 36s today. |
Fish'n'Fun Charters ph:0402 211454 http://www.fishnfun.com.au
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Currumbin |
| Flathead, bream, whiting, tailor and trevally in Southport Broadwater and Nerang River. |
Brad Smith Guided Fishing ph:0419 028704 http://www.bradsmithfishingcharters.com.au
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| Spotty mackerel on Palm Beach Reef, chopper tailor at Currumbin Alley, flathead and whiting in the lower reaches of Currumbin Creek and bream around the bridges. |
The Boatshed Bait, Tackle & Boat Hire ph:5525 0338 http://www.currumbinboatshed.com.au
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Tweed Heads |
| Good dart at Cabarita, tailor in the surf from Fingal to Cabarita, bream on top of the tide along the rock walls at the mouth of the Tweed River, flathead along the Chinderah reach, school jew in the deep holes near Tumbulgum Bridge and luderick in Cobaki Lakes, behind the hospital and around the bridges. |
Anglers Warehouse ph:5536 3822 http://www.anglerswarehouse.com.au
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Tweed Coast - Offshore |
| Snapper, tuskfish and maori cod between Mud and Cook Islands today. |
Down Under Charters ph:0408 753647 http://www.goldcoastfishing.com
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| Pearl perch, snapper, tuskfish and trag jew on the 32s east of the Tweed on Thursday. |
Cushy Fishing Charters ph:0418 631076 http://www.cushyfishingcharters.com.au
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Kingscliff - Offshore |
| Pearl perch, snapper, rosy jobfish, hussar, pigfish and morwong on the 40s east of the Tweed yesterday, tuskfish, snapper, pigfish and spangled emperor on the 40s east of Kingscliff and snapper, tuskfish and flathead on the 24s NE of the Tweed today. |
Kingscliff Fishing Charters ph:0411 151755 http://www.reelfishn.com.au
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Pottsville |
| Pearl perch and small snapper on the close reefs off Pottsville, dart, tailor and bream in the surf from Wooyung to Brunswick Heads and flathead, bream and whiting in the creeks. 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
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Ballina |
| Tailor, dart, bream and flathead along the beaches, jew at night along the rock walls at the mouth of the Richmond River and flathead, bream and jew along the town reach. |
Daves Bait Shop ph:02 6686 2481
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Evans Head |
| Trag jew, spanish mackerel and jew on the close reefs, tailor along Boundary Beach, bream and whiting along Airforce Beach and bream, whiting and flathead in the Evans River. |
Evans Head Sports & Marine ph:02 6682 4536
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Freshwater Reports
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Boondooma Dam |
The dam is still dirty and fishing poorly. The best suggestion would be to fish for bass, golden perch, freshwater jew and spangled perch on live bait, a sounder is necessary to locate them. | Matthew Mott's Sportfishing Charters ph:0428 682594
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Somerset Dam |
Bass on slow rolled soft plastics and blades at Pelican Point, Queen Street and the start of the timber at Kirkleagh. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Cressbrook Dam |
Bass on live shrimp, soft plastics, soft vibes and blades around the points and along the drop offs throughout the dam. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Cooby Dam |
Golden perch on frozen saltwater yabbies, blades, ice jigs and soft vibes. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Leslie Dam |
Golden perch on live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies in the deeper parts and on mask vibes hopped in the shallows. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Coolmunda Dam |
Golden perch and a few cod on frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp in the deeper parts. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Glenlyon Dam |
Golden perch to 40cm on frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and worms and a few cod to 70cm on spinner baits and jackalls. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Hinze Dam |
Bass located with sounder on live shrimp, worms and jackalls in the deeper parts and saratoga early morning on surface lures in the upper reaches of the western arm. | Doug Burts Fishing Tackle World ph:5532 0678 http://www.fishtac.com.au
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Western Rivers |
Golden perch on frozen saltwater yabbies and trolled hard bodied lures along the Goondiwindi reach of the Macintyre River and a few cod on dark coloured spinner baits around structure. A few golden perch and cod on live bait, frozen saltwater yabbies and spinner baits at St George in the Balonne River, at Texas in the Dumaresq River and around the weirs in the Condamine River. | Mullet Gut Marine ph:4632 9770 http://www.mulletgutmarine.com.au
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Fishing report - Hervey Bay to Evans Head