FLATHEAD are in good numbers throughout all estuary waters. There has been excellent catches around Ageston Sand in the Logan River as well as Jumpinpin and the Broadwater.
This time of year is also a good time to fish for them around lighted bridges and marinas after dark.
There’s also lots of small tarwhine and bream in all estuary systems. Most are undersize but occasionally you catch a few legal fish. There’s still whiting in the upper reaches of most rivers and the secret is to use bloodworms on a sandy bottom.
There’s plenty of trevally and small tailor around. The Seaway is alive with them and they are being caught off most rock walls around Moreton Bay foreshores on small lure and fresh pawns.
There’s been quite a few mulloway caught, most have come from rocky headlands and the surf. Boaties have landed a few from the Logan and Brisbane rivers.
Big tides around the full moon this week means you’ll need to target them on the tide changes. In the bay snapper catches are slowly improving.
West Peel area has been one of the more productive but catches are improving on all artificial reefs and around the bay island shallows.
The Brisbane River continues to be a hot spot for threadfin and mulloway but over the past week there has also been some snapper.
Most of the snapper have come from out around the cranes towards the end of the reclamation pond walls. Prawns are hit and miss and Logan River has been the best location this week, but it changes daily. Chasing crabs has been well worth the effort, with sandies and muddies have been in good numbers.
Offshore there’s been a few solid trag in 90m off Moreton. Plenty of tuskfish are on the bottom in the shallows and there are lots of amberjack and kingfish around pinnacles and rock outcrops.
There is still a few mackerel off the Gold Coast but you’ll put in hours between fish.
In the freshwater there’s plenty of bass on the bite at Hinze Dam but the size has been way down.
The better quality have come from Wivenhoe Dam. Redclaw are at their best.
