GOOD numbers of mangrove jack have been caught over this holiday period.
Top spots are where there is structure like marinas, canal rock walls and bridge pylons and the best times are between daylight and dusk.
Flathead are easily spooked in the shallows when there is a lot of boat traffic. Catches have been best away from boat traffic.
There have been a lot of small sharks – and some not so small – in all rivers and creeks.
The Logan River is producing good numbers, as is the Brisbane River, Jumpinpin and the Broadwater.
Mud crabs catches improved this week. Top spots have been Jumpinpin, Brisbane River, Kedron Brook and the Pine River.
Banana prawns have been hard to find in any numbers. The Pine River has been one of the better locations this week. They have been very scarce in the bay.
Mulloway and threadfin have been consistent at night in the Brisbane River around the lit areas.
Good numbers have been caught on live bait around a tide change inside Jumpinpin Bar, both east and west of the Swan Bay entrance and in the Southport Seaway off the end of the north wall, over the submerged pipeline and around the north wall of Wave Break Island.
In the bay, lots of undersized snapper have been caught around Harry’s and other artificial reefs. You need to get away from the crowds or fish before daylight to catch a keeper.
There are school and spotty mackerel in the bay. Most of the action is on the eastern side around the Four Beacons area, bottom of Moreton Island, the dog leg in the Rous and top of the Rainbow Channel.
Offshore, there have been spotties around but inconsistent catches at Palm Beach. They have been better off Brunswick Heads in northern NSW and on the Sunshine Coast.
Warmer currents have moved in closer to the coast creating some pelagic action. There have been reports of small black marlin off the group and wide of Flinders and a few Spanish mackerel and wahoo caught in the same areas.
