THERE are still good numbers of whiting being caught, with the better catches in the Broadwater and Jumpinpin, not the rivers and creeks as is usually the case.
Schools of whiting have been seen in and around the Southport Seaway and in the surf between the Seaway wall and the Pumping Jetty.
Lots of mulloway to 90cm were caught in the Brisbane River over the weekend. Best bait has been small live mullet or herring or plastics over the bottom.
There’s also been the odd threadfin caught in Moreton Bay rivers. Brisbane River is the most productive but threadfin were also caught in the Logan this week, with some as far up river as the M1 jetty at Eagleby.
There are plenty of tailor in estuary waters and the Bay. Most are just legal but in the surf there’s been some quality fish.
The bottom end of North Stradbroke Island and the entire South Stradbroke Island surf beach are turning up fish to three kilo.
All beaches from Yamba to Fraser are at their best for tailor, especially at night.
We had a little show of rain through the week which flushed a few muddies out. It’s a bit early in the season for the run to continue but if we get rain they will fire up again so be prepared.
There’s been good catches of sand crabs in Moreton Bay over the past week. Most have come from the eastern side of the bay but there were a few good catches off Wellington and Cleveland points.
There’s both spotties and school mackerel in the bay, most on the eastern side around the Sand Hills, South Passage, bottom of Moreton and top of the Rainbow Channel.
The give away has been surface activity and birds but those trolling deep with a downrigger or paravane are getting good catches.
Offshore fishing has been a bit slow as the current has been up and down. On the 50 fathom line it was two knots making it hard to find the bottom. On the 33s, the current was .5 knot and produced a few small snapper and some good numbers and quality of tuskfish and a few other species.
Riviera to US
Gold Coast luxury motor yacht builder, Riviera, will show eight yachts at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Florida, next month.
Riviera sales director Chris McCafferty said each yacht would include an hydraulic boarding platform and a feature-packed cockpit.
“The cockpit of each model connects seamlessly with a light-filled salon through a sliding glass door and awning window,” he said. “The sports-styled helms feature touch-screen glass cockpit navigation and systems monitoring.”
