THE target estuary species are still mulloway, bream, luderick, tailor and the good news is a few more summer whiting turned up across South East Queensland this week.
Most of the better numbers of whiting have been up rivers and creeks, not in the bay, Pin or Broadwater.
There were good catches in the deeper water near the Isle of Capri Bridge in the Nerang, the edges of the main channel in the Pimpama River and Ageston Sands in the Logan.
Further north, anglers reported an increase in whiting in Tingalpa Creek, Pine River and in Pumicestone Passage.
Bream are slowly dispersing back into rivers and creeks, away from bar entrances. Top spots this week have been around marinas, jetties, rock walls and canal bridges.
Land-based anglers have had good success in the Logan River, Jacob's Well jetty and the foreshores at Cabbage Tree Point.
There has also been good catches along the Wynnum and Manly foreshores and jetties.
A lot of small chopper tailor are dispersed through our estuaries.
The Pine River has had excellent numbers all week and they have been throughout the bay, Pin and Broadwater.
Anglers targeting them using lures, should make sure they use small ones less than 20 gram slugs are the best choice.
Snapper and diver whiting are the main species being caught in Moreton Bay.
Top spots for the diver whiting have been around the Brisbane River mouth to Kedron Brook Floodway and off the southern end of the Cockle Banks between Bribie Island and Deception Bay.
There are also a few on the Banana and Pelican banks but anglers will need to move around to find them.
Some of the more sheltered spots in the southern bay are producing snapper to a few kilos.
Top spots have been off the top of Macleay Island and the eastern side of Coochie.
Squid or diver whiting have been a good choice for bait.
There was no opportunity to fish offshore last weekend, but with the recent big seas we should see good catches on the shallow reefs continue when conditions settle.
Cobia have been monstering live baits on the wrecks north of Cape Moreton and few on the bait grounds just off the Seaway on the Gold Coast.
Amberjack have also been taking live baits on some of the wider reefs and kingfish off Point Lookout and the shallower reefs and wrecks.
