South-east water temperature in the shallows has been high forcing most fish, including flathead and whiting, into deeper water during the middle of the day.
The better catches have been early morning before the sun gets too high in the sky and late afternoon.
It’s been a similar story with mud crabs.
There has been plenty caught but most have come from deeper holes, especially at night.
There are a lot of anglers chasing prawns.
Top spots this week include the Pine River and deeper holes in the Logan River.
Whiting continue to be the main catch in estuary waters. Top spots include the Nerang River, Coomera River and Broadwater. There’s also been a few around Ageston Sand in the Logan River.
Flathead are another species worth targeting. Top spots include deeper holes around the entrance to small creeks and drains and the edges of main channels on the bottom of the tide.
They will also be on the bottom anywhere there are prawns as well.
There were a few better quality snapper caught in the bay this week. The best catches have been early morning by those throwing unweighted baits into the shallows around Mud and Peel islands.
Offshore there has been plenty of pan size snapper and tuskfish on the bottom when the current backs off, especially on the deeper reefs including Square Patch and Deep Tempest.
It’s the time of year for pelagic activity and there’s been a few wahoo, mackerel and tuna caught by anglers trolling the Sevens and The Group area.
There has also been small marlin caught, most out on the 100 metre line or current and temperature lines.
Spotty mackerel season is in full swing, with good catches on the Gold Coast shallow reefs and on the coffee rock grounds on the eastern side of Moreton Island just north of South Passage.
On the freshwater scene, Wivenhoe Dam continues to be a hot spot for bass with some of the best numbers and quality seen for a long time.
