As temperatures drop, bream numbers increase and we're already seeing an increase in numbers in most waterways, especially on the run-in tide in deep water during the day and in the shallows at night.
The Albert and Logan are still discoloured, and the best results have been close to the mouth on the last of the run-in tides.
The Pine and Caboolture are producing good early numbers, particularly at night and the Brisbane River is also turning up bream around the sunken wall, Clara Rocks and Luggage Point.
Don't expect to get your bag limit as yet. It is still early in the season, but you will often get a few quality fish in May.
Whiting are still being caught, although the open areas like the Broadwater are producing fewer fish than the upper reaches of rivers and creeks.
Chopper tailor have been caught on all beaches, although not consistently. They have been on the bite at one sunset and gone the next.
Mulloway should be on your target list now. There have been plenty of small fish to 70cm caught, but the big ones are there you just have to fish for them with live bait, in deep holes, preferably close to bar entrances.
Don't pack your pots away mud crabs are still in good numbers and will continue for another month.
Prawn numbers have been good. Nudgee has been the pick of locations over the past week, but they are also in the southern bay.
It is worth targeting tiger squid in the bay from now on. Evening catches have been sporadic but when you find them you should catch a feed.
Those anglers who fished offshore this week reported pearl perch, especially in 50 fathoms, tusk fish in the shallows and good numbers of mixed reef species.
Trag are still being caught in good numbers, especially at night and, surprisingly, there are still Spanish mackerel being caught by those targeting them.
